This is actually pretty rad shit. The Black Dahlia Murder’s frontman Trevor Strnad — a former columnist for this site — has recorded a cameo on the forthcoming Hatesphere disc. I now have more of a reason to listen to the new Hatesphere CD. Hatesphere have been in the studio as of late, working on Read More
That’s right, folks. Brutal Truth have a split coming with Bastard Noise. The effort will be released by Relapse. More details on that will be forthcoming but a press release claims Brutal Truth have remixed a track from their latest album End Time. The split will also boast “numerous high-profile guests.” Brutal Truth have summer Read More
If you’re into progressive metal and don’t know Aeon Zen, we’re about to change that. Aeon Zen’s a recent discovery for yours truly. I admit it. So I reached out to the band’s people upon hearing the band’s LP Enigma (in stores now), and asked if we could stream the following track, “Warning.” Aeon Zen Read More
Let’s start your morning off with a little Black Dahlia Murder. The band’s released a live video of their track “Moonlight Equilibrium,” and in a shocking move, frontman Trevor Strnad doesn’t go topless during the performance. The clip was captured during the band’s November 9, 2012, show in Columbus, Ohio. Two more videos from the Read More
So, it seems Shavo Odadjian had “a temporary state of bad judgement” yesterday when he took to Facebook and started spouting some truth about System of a Down’s current state. As I have long suspected, Shavo wrote yesterday that the entire band — save for Serj Tankian — are fucking ready to record new music. Read More
That’s right, y’all. INVSN, a band boasting Refused throat Dennis Lyxzén, has signed a deal with Razor & Tie. The band also features ex-The (International) Noise Conspiracy guitarist and pianist Sara Almgren. INVSN’s debut album has already been tracked, and is being mixed by Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, Nick Cave) and Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Nightrage). Read More
Oh yeah, bitches. I can honestly say that I am looking forward to the new Satyricon album with anxious anticipation. The Norwegian black metal act rarely lets me down, and have been working on new stuff for a while. It appears the work is almost done with the new album. Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven, says in Read More
It’s hard to tell whether the posts popping up this morning on billy goat-bearded System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian’s Facebook are authentic or the work of hacker fans. They seem legit, but at the same time, they seem so absolutely careless, you’d never imagine someone would willfully share information in such a manner. Read More
I know most will say no. But if you do, you can find that torture at the end of this post. It’s a track called “Kingmaker,” off of Megadeth’s forthcoming new album, which we’re just weeks away from the release of. Super Collider, that very album, will be i stores June 4. In a related Read More
You know, no one could ever accuse me of being xenophobic. When rad bands announce European tour dates, I bring news of them as well as when they announce American shows. Now, the one and only Dillinger Escape Plan is, uhm, planning on crossing the pond this fall to come fuck your shit up, my Read More