CHARITY BEGINS AT… METAL
Every independent band has ambitions; build a loyal fan-base, play lots of shows, sell merch, become part of the underground music landscape and so on. But rarely does that ambition become a generosity of heart: Utilising the position their hard work and dedication has brought them to, for the benefit those less fortunate than themselves. […]
KAIZAN “DANDELION” ALBUM STREAM PREVIEW
Everyone be on the lookout Monday! We’ll be pushing a brand new album stream from the band Kaizan! Who is Kaizan, you ask? They’re a band bringing the groove from Mexico. Expect punishing heaviness accompanied by ethereal melody. In anticipation of this and the actual release of “Dandelion”, they’ve offered up two tracks – “Bellum” […]
THROWBACK THURSDAY – HEAVY COVERS (PART 2)
A few months back I wrote on the topic of metal bands doing covers of other metal bands. Being a point of interest, I felt compelled to discuss it on the throwback segment of this site. Here are six more covers worthy of recognition. 1. Nuclear Assault – Good Times, Bad Times (Led Zeppelin Cover) […]
DECREPIT BIRTH WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM!
Woah buddy! Have we got some great news for you! It has been confirmed that the Death Metal titans in Decrepit Birth are, indeed, working on a new album. This will be their first full-length since the release of 2010’s monster album “Polarity”. Drummer Sam “Samus” Paulicelli let loose with this brief statement, nipples included: […]
TESSERACT COVERED BY A FLOPPY DISK DRIVE?
And now for something completely different… A mad genius known as Gianluca Di Francesco had the idea to cover the TesseracT single “Nocturne” and a bit of “Exiled” using nothing but… wait for it… a floppy disk drive. It turned out surprisingly well. Take a look / listen. I made sure to include the original […]