Archive for April, 2013

Apr 7
It's Wes!

The Faceless Guitarist To Appear On Austrian Death Machine LP

Posted by Chris Harris on April 7, 2013 in New Records, News

Add Wes Hauch’s name to the ever-growing list of dudes who’ll be appearing on the next Austrian Death Machine LP. You know about the new Austrian Death Machine record, right? It’s called Triple Brutal and it’s being crowdfunded…meaning, fans of the band are forking over cash to help fund the album’s production in exchange for Read More

Mar 4
The Burden of Sorrow

Pyrithion Release Lyric Video

Posted by Chris Harris on March 4, 2013 in New Records, News

What’s Pyrithion? It is not an infectious disease that slowly corrodes the urethra. It is a band that corrodes the ears, featuring As I Lay Dying’s Tim Lambesis, Allegaeon guitarist Ryan Gilsan and ex-Embodyment and The Famine guitarist Andrew Godwin. At the end of this post, you can hear what the band sound like. Stream Read More

Mar 4
Tim Lambesis

Austrian Death Machine Release Studio Video

Posted by Chris Harris on March 4, 2013 in News, Video

You know, the more I think about it, the more upset this whole Austrian Death Machine crowd funding effort burns my grits. Tim Lambesis has a studio. His own recording studio. So theoretically, he could make his own record for very little cost. I mean, I know other bands record there so, it’s not like Read More

Mar 1
"I dropped my pen, toots"

Terror, Goatwhore Added To New England Metal & Hardcore Festival

Posted by Chris Harris on March 1, 2013 in News

They might as well just release the entire lineup already. It’s not like the bill doesn’t already fucking rule. You think adding Terror’s going to get some kid to go, “Wait one hot fucking second! I wasn’t sold until this Terror announcement. Fuck it, I’ll go.” At this point, people are either going or not Read More

Feb 28
Tim Lambesis

As I Lay Dying, Allegaeon Members Form Side Project

Posted by Chris Harris on February 28, 2013 in New Records, News

You know, a reader raised an interesting point with me recently — one I had completely spaced on. Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying has launched a shameless Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for a new album by his pointless side project Austrain Death Machine. The dude OWNS a studio. So I am sort Read More

Feb 1
Job For A Cowboy

Two More Bands Added To New England Metal & Hardcore Fest

Posted by Chris Harris on February 1, 2013 in News

Oh yes, folks. The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival keeps growing. Like that thing in your shorts. Keep taking those vitamins, and it’ll be a full three inches…from the GROUND! Job For A Cowboy and D.R.I. were both added to this year’s Metalfest bill. Metalfest goes down at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Read More

Jan 23
Dillinger Escape Plan

Dillinger Escape Plan, Allegaeon Tapped For New England Metal & Hardcore Festival

Posted by Chris Harris on January 23, 2013 in News

Yup. One of the best metal festival’s in the U.S. of fucking A goes down each spring in Worcester, Massachusetts. The annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival XV revealed today that a bunch of bands have been added to the already impressive bill. Which bands? How about Allegaeon, Alpha & Omega, Born Low, MurderDeathKill Read More

Oct 25
Allegaeon

Allegaeon Added To Job For A Cowboy, Cephalic Carnage Tour

Posted by Chris Harris on October 25, 2012 in News, Rad, Tour Dates

Holy pumpkin porking, Batman! Allegaeon — who are fucking unruly — have been announced as the mystery guest on Job For A Cowboy’s forthcoming “The End Of The World Tour.” That was a well-kept secret and dude…what a nice surprise? I love that band. I want to go to this now for sure. Of course, Read More

Jul 3
That's right

And We Have Two Winners: Metal Blade Prize Packs Being Shipped

Posted by Chris Harris on July 3, 2012 in Contests, Rad

If you signed up for our newsletter in order to win one of two Metal Blade Prize Packs, I have bad news for you. Unless your name is Sean Lynn or David Bowles, you were not picked. Nope. You lost. But see — readers of GunShyAssassin really do win, so you should try the next Read More

May 9
Metal Blade likes you

Win One Of Two Metal Blade Prize Packs! 

Posted by Chris Harris on May 9, 2012 in Contests, Featured

Wake up, folks. It’s contest time, and man — do we have some awesomeness for you this morning. So, here’s the deal people. A really cool dude we know at what appears to be your favorite label (judging by our current poll results), hooked us up with two really cool prize packs. Alas, we have Read More