Chemical Burn “Raining Anvils” Album Review
Not many might be aware of the heavy groove metal band Chemical Burn out of San Jose, CA. They formed in the year 2000 right smack in the middle of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Most bands that formed that period would have found it hard to gain notoriety against other acts like […]
R.I.P. Mayhem Festival
There has been an unprecedented amount of back and forth over this year’s Mayhem Festival. It began when co-founder Kevin Lyman made comments that he later apologized for. Then the headliner Slayer had guitarist Kerry King digging into the festival hard. This has received waves of backlash as well. All of this has undoubtedly hurt […]
After The Burial, “We’ll Be Back”
Given the passing of After The Burial guitarist Justin Lowe, After The Burial have dropped off The Summer Slaughter Tour. This didn’t stop them from making an appearance at their hometown show in Minneapolis, MN. The Acacia Strain was awesome enough to give the band 5 minutes of their set time to address the crowd […]
TesseracT “Messenger” Lyric Video
The time has finally come for a new TesseracT single! This is the first musical evidence from their upcoming album “Polaris” and the first tome featuring the return of Daniel Tompkins. The track really serves as a massive comeback for the band. It begins with some massive groooovin’ and strange vocal distortion before transitioning into […]
Free Music Monday – Rosetta “Quintessential Ephemera” Album
After unleashing their masterful effort “The Anaesthete” (Review Here) in 2013 and much more in the past, Rosetta have returned this year to bring you “Quintessential Ephemera” (in addition to their “Audio/Visual Original Score“). The new effort made landfall in late June to face high critical acclaim and wide acceptance from the Rosetta fanbase. And […]
Cattle Decapitation “The Anthropocene Extinction” Album Stream
As you very well may know, Cattle Decapitation have a brand new album on the verge of release this week. “The Anthropocene Extinction” will see the light of day on August 7th through none other than Metal Blade Records. But, as it stands, you won’t have to wait another day to listen. The band is […]
Nile – United States Tour
Nile have just announced a 2016 Winter tour for the United States! The expansive trek will take place from January through February. No direct support acts have been announced as of yet. However, it has been announced that local bands will be supporting every night of the tour. You can read over the official press […]
Mike Malyan Leaves Monuments
It’s a sad day. But it’s not one that wasn’t foreseen. Due to Mike Malyan’s troubles with RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) and fighting spirit to keep playing, he had to make the decision to leave Monuments and let himself heal. In a recent interview we had with him, he spoke in-depth about the issues he’s been […]