On May 14, a band that makes me proud to say I am from New York, Immolation, will release a fresh, flawless batch of frenzied death metal tracks. Immolation have a new album coming next Tuesday called Kingdom of Conspiracy, a release that will no doubt make a ton of year-end lists come December. Immolation Read More
So here I am again, sitting in front of my laptop somewhere in Switzerland. Feeling tired but happy. We’ve met lots of cool people and played great shows. The awesome guys of Moonspell and their techs treat us very nicely and the catering is top notch. We also met people from Century Media in Essen Read More
Wanna hear some solid doom this a.m.? Then head for the end of this post, where you’ll find a track streaming from San Francisco-based band Orchid’s new LP. It’s the title track from The Mouths Of Madness, which is scheduled for an April 26 release on Nuclear Blast. Orchid’s pretty awesome.
Can it be? A third song from the new Immolation album has, indeed, been posted online for all to hear. But “all” won’t be hearing it. Just metalheads, like us. The New York death metal vets will unleash a third album on the world come May 14, called Kingdom Of Conspiracy. I’ve heard it, and Read More
What in the fuck are you waiting for? There’s new Immolation streaming at the end of this post, and you should be listening to it already. Quick. Stop dragging ass. The song is called the “Kingdom of Conspiracy” and comes from the New York death metal veterans’ ninth full-length album of the same name. Kingdom Read More
One of our newest writers, Ville Friman from Insomnium, is back with the second installment in his ongoing studio blog for GunShyAssassin. He’ll be offering us updates on the progress of the new album, as well as his thoughts on the entire recording experience. By the way, his first entry can be found here. I Read More
And a producer…someone from the gifted team at AudioHammer in Sanford, Florida. It’s at AudioHammer Studios that the newly-written Death Angel disc will be tracked, the band’s revealed. They’ll hit the studio next month to begin tracking the follow-up to 2010′s Relentless Retribution for an October release on Nuclear Blast Records. “After nearly three years Read More
I bash a lot of these crowd-funding campaigns because most have involved bands that shouldn’t release new music, and/or bands that should be able to self-fund their own releases, because, well, they have studios and are in otherwise successful bands. But Early Man’s been quietly raising funds for their next LP online, and have just Read More
Oh yeah, dudes. Orchid’s pretty awesome. If you’re into doom rock inspired by the fucking greats. The San Francisco band’s just released the first trailer for their upcoming album, The Mouths Of Madness. You can check that out at the end of this post. The trailer features singer Theo Mindell, discussing the album’s artwork. Orchid’s Read More
They’ve spent the last half of their career working on it, but finally, the new Norma Jean record will be out this June. And according to the band, it’s (say it with me) the fastest and most brutal record they’ve ever made. In fact, (say it with me) it’s a return to form, and harkens Read More