In memory – Makh Daniels (singer for Early Graves)
In fond memory: Today we lost another member of the metal community, Matikeef “Makh” Daniels, 28, of Pacifica, the lead singer for Early Graves. Five Members of Early Graves (San Francisco, CA) and four members of The Funeral Pyre (La Habra, CA) were heading from a show in Eugene Oregon the night before to a show in Reno Nevada. At 5:30 in the morning on Interstate 5 outside Medford Oregon the driver apparently fell asleep, and … Read entire article »
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Tidal Wave 2010 – videos of all 14 bands
Here are my videos from this year’s Tidal Wave 2010 free outdoor metal festival. I might add another one or two; but at least now i have at least one video up from each of the 14 bands that were spread across the two days. 7.31.2010 – Here are 14 videos so far, one from each of the bands: Witchaven, Vastum, Go Like This, Elk, Giant Squid, Anvil Chorus, Blind Illusion, My Victim, Amber Asylum, Abysmal Dawn, … Read entire article »
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New Material By The Antioch Synopsis Posted
Sacramento technical/hardcore/experimental metal band The Antioch Synopsis has just posted 4 new tracks to their myspace page, or if you’re one of those fancy technical types you can download the torrent of their new tracks. You may not recall, but I wrote a brief description (dare I say – “synopsis”?) of the band a few months ago, outlining some up-and-coming “tech-death” bands. TAS’s sound is kind of a combination of Job For a Cowboy meets Converge … Read entire article »
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Remembering Ronnie James Dio.
Ronnie James Dio’s fight with cancer has been pretty well documented by the metal community over the past year. Obviously there was utter shock when the news broke, then there was some relief when he made a public appearance at the Golden Gods Awards and he looked pretty good. Then the Heaven and Hell tour got canceled and now we have the official news from his wife and manager that Dio has in fact, passed … Read entire article »
Feel The Wrath of Vesuvius…Again…Soon
The Central Valley’s youngest tech death band, The Wrath of Vesuvius just released the artwork and track-listing yesterday for their next album, Portals Through Ophiuchus. Besides getting recently signed to Abal Records and playing a show with Whitechapel the other day, I would say that isn’t too bad for a band that looks like it just grew its pubes out last week (just kidding guys, besides, pubes are overrated anyways). There is no release date for … Read entire article »
Like Bay Area Thrash? (Of Course You Do.) Then You Better Listen To These New Laceration Tunes.
Laceration should change the title of their new album from “Realms of the Unconscious” to “Keepin’ It Real” – as that would be a more appropriate description for how these thrashers approach their metal. Some bands take the melodic approach with guitar harmonies and so forth, which is cool, but Laceration pretty much just beat you in the face with their guitar riffs, growling thrash vocals and syncopated drumming. Not only are the tracks crushing, … Read entire article »
Now Open: The Jason Newsted…Art Gallery?
Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has an art exhibit that just opened up yesterday at Micaela Gallery in San Francisco. Despite my first reaction of, “Why the fuck aren’t you playing metal right now!?” I have to say, the painting he has on display (titled, Absenthe Won) is actually pretty cool: I can see how moving from music to painting is a natural process, they’re both creative activities and they both let you express yourself. I’m not … Read entire article »
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Lots of Death Angel News – Complete with Bullet Points!
Mark Osegueda from Death Angel did a pretty sweet interview with Full Metal Jackie this week. Aside from a bunch of Death Angel news, Mark goes on to talk for a few minutes about the early days of the Bay Area Metal Scene and more or less how everyone in the world envies it. Here are some news items worth mentioning: Death Angel will be touring later this year with Soilwork. If you weren’t aware, there’s been … Read entire article »
The Tidal Wave 12 (FREE 2-day outdoor metal concert in S.F.) is BACK!! (final update 7.28.2010)
YES!!!!! CONFIRMED, The Tidal Wave (a FREE 2-day outdoor metal concert in San Francisco) is coming back! This is the big news we have been waiting for. (final update 7.28.2010 – link to videos from the show at bottom of post) The Tidal Wave 12 is Saturday & Sunday July 24 & 25, 2010 Noon-6pm @ McLaren Park Amphitheater, S.F. (a.k.a. Jerry Garcia Amphitheater). This is a daytime event, Noon-6pm both days (Saturday & Sunday). Yes, … Read entire article »
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Saviours to Play Ozzfest!
Whoa, Saviours are playing at this year’s Ozzfest!? They’re not one of those bands you see listed in a small font at the end of the web page either – they’re listed right next to Skeletonwitch! That’s pretty gnarly, considering that they’re like the only “indie” label band in the line-up. It’ll be interesting to see how the croud reacts, considering their style is considerably different than most all the other bands on the bill. I … Read entire article »
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Soundgarden Is Back!? Relax, It’s the Nineties.
Remember that expression? “Relax, it’s the nineties.” It seemed to sum-up the general well-being in America and the world at the time. Nothing was off-limits, anyone could be or have anything. The nineties. Holy shit, that sounded like the future back then. People were more accepting then, I think. Somehow we took a step back in the 2000’s. You never hear anyone say, “Relax, it’s 2010!” Or, “You can be anything!” Or, “I don’t care if … Read entire article »
Some New Annihilator Coming At You
Canadian Thrash metal legends Annhilator are releasing a new self-titled studio album on May 17th. From what I’ve heard so far, it sounds pretty bitchin’. The guitar solos are pretty over the top and, while I’ve never been a huge fan of Annihilator lyrics or vocals, they sound like an improvement. There is quite a lengthy intro on this new song, but don’t worry – it gets moving pretty quick, it almost reminds me of … Read entire article »
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Listen to This New Early Graves Track, “Goner”
If there’s a band that can successfully combine punk, metal and death metal, then it has to be San Francisco’s Early Graves. Albeit there is definitely more metal than punk, I appreciate the rawness and speed that these guys put together. I was glad to finally see them a few weeks ago with Light This City, although I could totally see them touring with a lot of the East Coast hardcore bands that make their … Read entire article »
Alice in The Skye With Diamonds
I was seriously considering open a can of haterade upon hearing that the Deftones were playing with Alice in Chains and Mastodon. However, seeing as how I’ve never seen them perform, I will hold back judgment (well, most of my judgment) until I actually watch them live. It’s not that the Deftones are that bad, they’re just kind of…boring. Granted, their new stuff is way better than their old Nu Metal stuff, but it’s just too … Read entire article »
Hooray for Summer Slaughter At the Fillmore!
Or maybe I should say, “Hooray for Summer Slaughter Not Being at The Grand Ballroom!” Check out these tour dates: 7/17-San Diego, CA @ Soma 7/18-Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues 7/20-El Paso, TX @ Club 101 7/21-San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit 7/22-Austin, TX @ Emo’s 7/23-Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre 7/24-Houston, TX @ Warsaw Ballroom 7/26-Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution 7/27-Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 7/29-Philadelphia, PA @ TLA (Theatre of Living Arts) 7/30-Baltimore, MD @ Sonar 7/31-Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 8/01-New York, … Read entire article »
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Decrepit Birth to Cover Death on New Album
I have a feeling that this new Decrepit Birth album will be outta control! The band just posted a bulletin on myspace listing all of the tracks from their new album Polarity and, low and behold, the band covered See Through Dreams off of Death’s Human album (see video below). That’s such a good Death song, I always feel like it never got the attention it deserved, so it’s cool to see a band like … Read entire article »
Embryonic Devourment Have a Reptilian Agenda
I’m digging the new tracks Militarized Reptoids and Darken Thy Fluids from Embryonic Devourment. The tracks actually came out some time ago, but apparently the final recordings just wrapped up last month and the band is ready to release them on their new album, Vivid Interpretations of the Void – as soon as they find a new label. I’m not sure how easy that endeavor will be, but looking at the big metal fests that … Read entire article »
Gilman’s Rent Goes up $3k / Month – Collecting Donations to Survive.
What kind of landlord raises your rent by $3,000 per month?! Shit, I thought they had rent control in Berkeley – apparently not! From the 924 Gilman Blog: On July 1, 2010 our rent will increase by nearly $3000.00 a month, jeopardizing the future of 924 Gilman. A little background… The club’s rent has been increasing every year for the last twenty three years, and up until now we’ve been able to make the adjustments needed to compensate for … Read entire article »
Dublin Death Patrol to Cover Accept, Other Classic Metal Bands on New Album
Testament front man Chuck Billy spilled the beans in a recent interview when he said that his Bay Area Metal Super Group, Dublin Death Patrol, are working on a new album – complete with covers of songs from classic metal bands like Accept. In case you weren’t aware, Dublin Death Patrol (DDP) is composed of members from Testament, Exodus, Laaz Rockit and others. There’s not too much to report on right now but, after listening to … Read entire article »
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Metallica Fans Still Don’t Know Who Gojira Are.
Metallica kicked-off their European tour this week in Norway with Fear Factory and Gojira (Volbeat and High on Fire take the last half). There are a few videos on YouTube of the occasion, but this one was surprising because it seemed like no one in the audience knew who Gojira was. Now, I haven’t been to a Metallica show in like 10 years, so maybe I’m just out of the loop – but are the … Read entire article »
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RIP Peter Steele
You will be missed, and your contribution to the music we all love will never be forgotten. 1962-2010 Rest in Peace, Peter Steele … Read entire article »
Faith No More Make News Again, Thankfully Mike Patton’s Junk Is Not Involved.
A few months ago I posted about how I wasn’t that big of a Faith No More fan, but that I appreciated what the band had done for music. Shoot, I tried buying tickets back in February but the band already sold-out every single show in San Francisco months in advance. Now, every music outlet in the country has basically already covered this story, but seeing how this is a Bay Area … Read entire article »
Y&T Have a New Album, and it’s Ugly As Hell.
I was going to say something sarcastic about how old Y&T are, or about how awful the cover of their new album Facemelter is, or about how basically no one under 35 has ever heard of them, but after listening to Mean Streak for the second time today, I’ve come to realize that they’re actually still relevant. For you kids out there, you can think of Y&T as basically like an older version of White … Read entire article »
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New Nevermore Sounds Better Than Old Nevermore
I just heard a sample of Nevermore’s next album, The Obsidian Conspiracy from Blabbermouth (video is below), and I’m going to go out on a limb here and say it’s probably going to be their best album to date. I mean, Jeff Loomis has already established himself basically as one of the best guitar players in the world, so there may not be too many surprises there, but judging by the clips below, the production … Read entire article »
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Second Listen: The New Exodus is Actually F’n Awesome.
It took me a second listen to realize how awesome the latest Exodus track, Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer), is. I heard it last week and didn’t think too much of it, but I must have had a revelation because now I can’t wait to tear it up in the pit when they perform this song. Despite all the people out there that still bitch and moan about vocals, if you ask me, Rob … Read entire article »
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I’m over “300″, but this video makes me want to join the Roman Legion.
Either that, or maybe one of those renaissance sword fighting groups you see in the park… Congratulations Italy, you’re no longer metal-deficient. … Read entire article »
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Let Kaos Take You Into The Pit
I can’t believe it’s been over a month since the new Kaos record came out. Somehow their latest release, The Pits of Existence, flew under my radar. I had a friend that used to play their last record, Kaos Among Us, all the time, so it’s good to see that there is some new music coming out of the Kaos camp. I haven’t heard the entire album yet, but so far, it sounds like good old … Read entire article »
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High on Frost Hammer
Those lucky bastards at Decibel Magazine just unveiled a new video for the High on Fire song “Frost Hammer”. According to the description, I was expecting some kind of a Lord of the Rings remake. I mean, the video does feature some viking/satanic inspired imagery, but otherwise it’s pretty much like all of the other HOF videos: shirtless Pike plus band rocking out in some warehouse. Luckily, I happen to like that kind of thing. Watch … Read entire article »
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Forbidden Recording New Album, Signed to Nuclear Blast
From the band’s myspace page: Hello all. Some of you may already know that we’ve been down in L.A. recording drums for our new record. Many of you have been wondering how we were doing that without being signed. Well, we have been working on this deal for some time while we were preparing to hit the studio! All of the stars lined up perfectly and we finished the writing process the same week we inked our new … Read entire article »
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