Now this is some awesome news. Hail of Bullets — the Dutch death metal outfit that every band dude I know personally fucking loves — will be back this fall with a new album, the group’s second full-length. Set for release sometime in October, the album still has no title. But according to The Gauntlet Read More
Well, hype isn’t exactly the word. But Sarcophagus — one of my favorite if not my favorite Turkish black metal band — do have new material written. They just have to wait until later this year, and the recording is on, bitches. The thing I have always loved about Sarcophagus — beyond its awesome logo Read More
According to a press release, Finnish melodic death metal outfit Omnium Gatherum have signed with Lifeforce Records. The label will issue the band’s forthcoming LP in early 2011. Kick ass. I mean, Omnium isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. If you dig power metal, you may actually be into this band. Like, if DragonForce makes your Read More
On Tuesday, Zakk Wylde — leader of the Black Label Society — sat down somewhere to do a conference call with a bunch of writers, myself included. Of course, Zakk was taking time out of his busy day being a bad-ass to talk to all of us about Order of the Black, which drops next Read More
They reunited not too long ago and now, tech metal merchants Atheist have fired bassist Tony Choy. Yes, fired. They’ve got a new album called Jupiter currently being mixed by producer Jason Suecof and they’re down a member. A non-essential member, they claim. Awkward! The band explains in a statement that they’ve been having fun Read More
That headline alone should have given you goosebumps. Or better yet, a boner. Because after all, Suffocation kills it. The extreme metal band that makes me proud to say I’m from New York is going on tour soon and they’re bringing tech-death maestros Decrepit Birth with them. Not only that, but The Faceless, Through The Read More
You’d think a gal like Maria Brink gets hit on constantly. I mean, look at her! But the singer for In This Moment never gets approached by dudes anymore. Her band is three albums into it’s career, dominating on this summer’s RockStar Energy Mayhem Festival, and, a few weeks back, debuted at #40 on Billboard’s Read More
It’s true. No, they’re not metal. But if you’re into progressive, edgy rock (and who isn’t?) like Porcupine Tree, then Dredg should be right up your alley. Dredg are one of those bands who consistently blow me away, because they’re all just so musical. I mean, the drummer is also the piano player. How does Read More
I mean, I’m sure it will be released in North America, but right now, all we know is that the new disc from Austrian blackened metal monolith will be in stores in Europe on January 14, 2011. I happen to think Belphegor are awesome. This disc will be their ninth, and I’m pretty psyched to Read More
It’s called Telephantasm and its as close as us Soundgarden fans are gong to get to a new Soundgarden record. For now, anyway. Of course, Soundgarden did reunited earlier this year and will be playing next weekend’s Lollapalooza in Chicago. The disc will drop September 28, and the band claims it is “with great pleasure Read More