Metal Gateway Songs
Unlike most of our faithful readership that were moshing in the utero pit to Cannibal Corpse, I took a more circuitous route to present-day metal. As a baby boomer I did get a taste of Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. But I was a band nerd in high school and a music education […]
Solution .45 “Nightmares in the Waking State: Part I” Album Preview
Though I’ve been a fan of Solution .45 for quite some time now, there is a new album on the horizon and I am PUMPED. Melodic death will always be one of my favorite genres. Specifically for bands like Solution .45. The only problem I have with them is that when I listen to them […]
Free Music Monday – Elision of Animus “Contrition” EP
Elision of Animus are a DIY Progressive Death Metal band from Ílhavo, Portugal. The project started on July of 2011, when the 2 members came together to create 2 demo songs as an experiment. Shortly after, this initiative would lead to the creation of the band’s first conceptual EP, “Dementia”. The band’s debut EP came […]
Anup Sastry – Anus Pastry Fake Story
The internet never fails to impress me… In recent years, the trend seems to be for a multitude of sites (following suit of The Onion among others) to create fake news stories of all manner. Today, one of these fake news stories hit hilariously close to home – so naturally we’re going to promote and […]
Keep On Rotting “Wooden Sun Cult” Single Exclusive
Presenting a whole new sub-genre for your collective metal pleasures… “Progressive Acid Gibbon Death Metal”. This is the style put forward by the highly talented Czech Republic band Keep on Rotting. They’ve been active for half a decade but they’re just now emerging into the public eye with their sound which could be loosely compared […]
I Killed The Prom Queen Were Detained In Malaysia
Malaysia and metal music don’t exactly have the best history together. Take the instances with Lamb of God and Carcass for example. The latest band to run into problems is Australia’s I Killed The Prom Queen who had a show slated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Instead of playing, however, they were detained in an immigration […]
Deftones Finish Album / Recount Paris Attacks / Cancel Euro Tour
Deftones had quite an eventful weekend to say the least. There’s good news and awful news that came out of it. First and foremost, it’s safe to assume that you’ve all heard of the Paris attacks and other events that transpired over the weekend. The music community took a large hit as The Eagles of […]
Decibel Magazine Tour 2016
There’s a series of very heavy shows set to be happening in the United States in March and April of next year. Decibel Magazine is, once again, hosting a metal tour de force throughout the nation. This will be headed by none other than Abbath (ex-Immortal) who will be joined by High On Fire, Skeletonwitch, […]