Neil Mitchell is apparently some DJ in Australia our reader Andrew Buckis described as one of that country’s biggest shock jocks. I don’t know much about him, but Mitchell sounds like a total douche. The other day, he went on a rant about Ouroboros, the death metal band that received a $20,000 government grant to Read More
The best kind of metal is free metal, and that’s why we speak the names of Dying Fetus, who have bestowed upon us this day a song from their forthcoming album. It’s gratis, baby. Head here, and just download the song, which is called “Subjected To A Beating.” I know a few people who should Read More
Perfect timing! Six Feet Under’s excellent new album Undead lands in stores today. What a great time for them to announce a new guitarist? Ola Englund has joined the band, and will make his first official appearance with the band on the 18 Nights Of Blood Tour next month. Dude replaces Rob Arnold, who has Read More
You read that correctly. Amon Amarth’s Johan Hegg has tracked guest vocals for the forthcoming fourth album from Swedish death metal band Evocation. The as-yet-untitled CD is being recorded in part at IF Studios, the In Flames-owned facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, with producer Roberto Laghi. A late 2012 release is expected through the band’s new Read More
Get ready to snap your head clean off your neck. At the end of this post, you will find an exclusive song stream from Enemy Reign, the Denver death metal band who have a new full-length out called Between Hell And Oblivion. The song is called “Forged From Suffering,” and fuck me if it doesn’t Read More
That’s right, folks. “Heartless,” a new song from Rise to Remain (the English metalcore band featuring Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson’s son, Austin), can be downloaded for free right here. That would be kind of cool…to have Bruce Dickinson for a dad. At the same time, I would never want a different father than the Read More
They just keep adding more and more goods bands to this fest. I feel like the initial lineup was rather weak, and someone in the Metallica camp took notice and decided to enlist the likes of Charred Walls of the Damned, Black Dahlia Murder, and Ghost to beef that shit up a bit…make it worth Read More
Century Media Records has signed London quintet Monuments. I have never heard of these dudes, but they seem psyched to be part of the label’s roster. “We’re looking forward to working with Century Media and getting our music to every corner of the world,” says Monuments in a statement. “Expect to have your ears and Read More
Chris Adler has been getting a lot of ink these days, but as you know, he’s always getting digital ink here at Gun Shy. We recently chatted with the Lamb of God drummer — as we’re want to do — for this next installment in our long-running Adler Chatter series Last month, the winners of Read More
Somewhere in Chicago, Black September are working hard on their next album. OK, that’s a humungous assumption on my part. I shouldn’t say they are working hard. In fact, I have no idea how hard they are working. They could just be sitting around, smoking weed and comparing dick sizes, for all I know. But Read More