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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Imagika Preparing to Release New Album
Veteran Bay Area thrash / progressive metal band, Imagika are scheduled to release their next album in May of this year. Their next album is titled, “Portrait of a Hanged Man”, two songs from which have already been posted on their myspace page. The songs are familiar-sounding according to Imagika standards, but the band seems to have taken a heavier approach, reflected in some of the guitar riffs and Norman Skinner’s vocals – which are … Read entire article »
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Another European Metal Fest That Should Be in the U.S.
Wow, Bolt Thrower are way more popular than I thought they were. I mean, that song The Killchain is pretty awesome, but those guys with Testament and Behemoth seems kind of odd. 59 Euros for tickets and camping. What is that – like three thousand dollars or something? I’m just assuming… … Read entire article »
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Faith No More Sold Out Back-to-Back-to-Back
This April, Faith No More will be playing back-to-back-to-back shows at the Warfield. For many of you, this is the best thing to happen since the band re-united last year. My FNM nostalgia is not quite as pronounced, as I was only 9 years-old when The Real Thing came out, but these shows will be legendary. Looks like I will be waiting until next-time to catch this show. Like many people my age, my early exposure to FNM was pretty much limited to their television performances like the ones on SNL and Arsenio Hall: I picked-up a copy of The Real Thing when I was old enough to do so, but by the mid 1990’s FNM were basically over-exposed. They were the sound track for the early 1990’s – every movie, commercial … Read entire article »
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Exodus “Exhibit B” Artwork Is Killer
Bravo to the guy who designed this cover! This is how an Exodus album cover is supposed to look! Unsurprisingly, Gary Holt loves it too: To me, the artwork represents man and his affinity for bloodshed, ignorance, and all-around ability to be led like sheep to the slaughter. The image fits the songs on this record perfectly. The whole layout is going to as sick as the record itself! For reference, here’s the cover from Exhibit A. It’s … Read entire article »
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New Death Angel Will Be “Heaviest Album to Date”
There’s a new Death Angel album coming out this September. According to the band, it’s going to be their “heaviest album to date” (obligatory metal statement!). Personally, I’ve never really considered Death Angel that “heavy” of a band, but going heavier can never be a bad thing. After all, they are a Bay Area staple and their history alone makes them metal legends. They continue to tour and put out albums (since re-uniting in 2001) and … Read entire article »
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Black Metal Documentary to Open in Berkeley Next Week
Remember when all that crazy church-burning was going on in Norway a few years back? You may remember the story from the DVD, Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey. As the story goes, supposedly a few Black Metal bands / fans were running around murdering people and burning down churches throughout Europe – which is a pretty normal thing if my history lessons serve me well. Following all those incidents a few years ago, two crazy-ass directors thought … Read entire article »
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Alex Skolnick Skipping Out on This Testament Tour
There was a good article posted on noisecreep yesterday featuring Alex Skolnick (with video) where they discuss why Glenn Drover is playing guitar on this upcoming Megatestodus tour. Long story short, he already made commitments with his other band, The Alex Skolnick Project. Skolnick will be back in the line-up for the American Carnage, a.k.a. Megaslaytest, tour this summer/fall. Choosing Drover to fill-in was kind of an interesting choice. It would’ve been cool to see Steve … Read entire article »
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Metal Video Director Needs Your Help To Make Indie Horror Flic
An independent film company here in Berkeley is helping out Metal Video Director Chad Rullman (Mastodon, Nile, et.al) raise funds for his new indie flic, Thrall. From the film’s website: Disenchanted by American horror films recent destruction via glossy CGI, rehashed re-booted re-makes, and campy, cheap thrills; writer/director Chad Rullman is on a mission to develop a truly scary and suspenseful horror movie. One that will reclaim the genre, and bring American horror films back to the heights achieved in the 70s & 80s. For 10 bucks you can get your name in the credits and tell everyone how much better you are because you support independent art. … Read entire article »
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Happy Valentine’s Day / President’s Day Weekend
It will be kind of quiet around here for the holidays, so we’d just like to say Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy President’s Day to all of you! Find someone special/funny/awesome/metal to hang out with and have a great holiday weekend! … Read entire article »
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David Ellefson Back in Megadeth – New Band Photos Up
Alright, it might be a time for a road trip down to L.A. In case you haven’t heard, James Lomenzo isn’t in Megadeth anymore. It was an uncharacteristically quiet farewell, especially considering all the drama surrounding the two Daves over the years and Megadeth, but I’m sure that fans will be stoked to see the long-time bassist back in the mix for the upcoming Rust In Peace tour. From the Megadeth website: More photos after the jump. … Read entire article »
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Happy Metalversary!
Heavy Metal has officially turned 40! The first Black Sabbath album was released on February 13, 1970 (Friday the 13th!), making today the unofficial birthday of Heavy Metal. Although, I doubt there would be much dispute. Here’s to another 40 years! … Read entire article »
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New Suffokate Album on the Way
Oakland’s newest Death Metal/Death Core band, Suffokate, have released a new video for their song, Not the Fallen. Their new album, No Mercy No Forgiveness comes out February 23rd on Mediaskare records. Last year, they opened for Dying Fetus and The Faceless on the Planetary Depravity tour and are currently on the road as part of the Small Town Shakedown tour. … Read entire article »
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Musical Chairs
What do Job for a Cowboy, Animals as Leaders and the band in this video have in common? More than you think… … Read entire article »
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Chico’s Armed for Apocalypse Opening for Sepultura
Sludge / Hardcore metal band Armed for Apocalypse, from Chico, California are opening up for Sepultura and Crowbar this April. Check it out: A4A came through the Bay in December on tour, but their upcoming tour with Sepultura appears to be a Europe-only deal. You can read an awesome review of their show here. The band is signed to Metal Blade records and has tunes from their album Defeat up on their myspage page. … Read entire article »
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American Carnage Tour – Take 2!
The rescheduled dates for the American Carnage Tour have been posted! Jul. 23 – Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC CANADA Jul. 24 – Heavy MTL, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC CANADA Jul. 26 – Metro Centre, Halifax, NS CANADA Jul. 27 – Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB CANADA Jul. 29 – Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT CANADA Jul. 30 – John Labatt Centre Center, London, ONT CANADA Aug. 11 – Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, … Read entire article »
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There is a Metal Mole Covering The Grammy’s This Weekend!
Ryan Seacrest can piss-off. The Grammy’s have someone new who knows how to represent rock and metal. Check out http://www.grammy.com/live throughout the weekend to watch Jamie Harvey, aka the Hard Rock Chick, interview and raise hell on the red carpet! Sadly, there is no Best Metal Album category, but there is a Best Metal Performance category in which Slayer, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Ministry and Lamb of God are nominees. Not a bad selection! … Read entire article »
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New Film to Feature Death Metal Artwork
If you though Daniel Craig was scary as James Bond, just wait until you see Dream House. Apparently he and Naomi Watts are going to star in some “psychological, suprernatural thriller” (i.e., running away from ghosts) in 2011. The film will be using an assortment of Death Metal poster artwork from MONSTROSITY vocalist and metal illustrator Mike Hrubovcak of Visualdarkness.Com as background set dressing for a location in the film. There is a young metal couple … Read entire article »
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Anvil’s Drummer is Named Robb Reiner?
Maybe I should know this, but I didn’t make it through the entire Anvil movie so I don’t know any better. No wonder these guys are so popular. They remind you of Spinal Tap. Robb Reiner: Rob Reiner: Anyways. Spinal Tap ANVIL are playing at The Fillmore next week. … Read entire article »
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Black Cobra to Play Free Show Next Month / Hellfest this Summer
The loudest 2-piece rock/metal band to come out of the Bay Area, Black Cobra, are playing a free show on Friday, February 5th at Amoeba Music in San Francisco. This is pretty awesome, especially considering the fact that they’re playing Hellfest this summer, one of the biggest metal festivals in the world. Just check out this line-up: 7 SECONDS – AGNOSTIC FRONT – ARCHITECTS – ARCH ENEMY – ATHEIST – BEHEMOTH – BLACK COBRA – BLOODBATH – BORN FROM PAIN – COUNT RAVEN – DARK FUNERAL DYING FETUS – EARTH CRISIS – FINNTROLL – GENERAL SURGERY – GHOST BRIGADE – GWAR – IMMORTAL – KAMPFAR – NEGURA BUNGET – OBSCURA – RWAKE – SAVIOURS – SECRETS OF THE MOON – SEPULTURA – SUFFOCATION – SWALLOW THE SUN – SWORN ENEMY – … Read entire article »
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New Fallujah Tracks – Dayumm!
As of right now, these guys get the gold metal for the most technical Bay Area metal band. They just released two tracks on their myspace page, Prison of the Mind and Hallucination that are mind-blowingly good, especially for a bunch of young bucks. I think they’re working on an entire new album, I seriously can’t wait to hear it. Don’t take my word though, check it out for yourself! … Read entire article »
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20th Anniversary of the Clash of the Titans Tour. You cannot kill the Metal!
For those of us that never got to experience one of the greatest metal tours in the history of the world, imagine Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, Death Angel and Alice in Chains all in one tour. Quite a line-up, eh? Guitar World recently got Dave Mustaine, Kerry King, Scott Ian, Eric Peterson, Rick Ernst and Rob Cavestany together for their February 2010 issue to talk about the legendary Clash of the Titans tour, which … Read entire article »
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New High on Fire Track Posted Online
The new track Frosthammer has been posted on sterogum. Check it out! … Read entire article »
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Footage – Decrepit Birth Recording New Album, Polarity
Santa Cruz Death Metal band Decrepit Birth have posted some footage of them recording their new album, Polarity. Judging by the clip, there’s going to be no shortage of technical brutality. As if we’d expect anything else? “We began recording the new album Polarity on Thursday at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland California. We are happy to say that everything is going very smoothly! This is an awesome recording facility and by far the best place we have worked in yet. We started by setting up and tracking KC’s drums. With the help of engineer Zack Ohren, we are confident that this album will have our best production to date! Concepts for new material are very special to us on a personal level. The lyrics reflect on the world around us, visions … Read entire article »
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Thrash/Death Pioneers Insanity Looking for a Bass Player with Vocal Abilities
From the Insanity myspace page: The old school death/thrash pioneers INSANITY(covered by Napalm Death on Leaders Not Followers vol.2) Need a bass player (hopefully with good Death/Thrash vox). Looking to record new album and play shows (and some weekend mini tours) or festivals. Last year we mainly played the Western U.S. (besides Bay Area shows) but the goal is to play overseas supporting national acts in the next year or two (altho we still have our day jobs). Please … Read entire article »
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