Category: Metal
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The first time I heard Dead Lord from Sweden I was mighty perplexed. This was largely because they’re on Century Media Records, who typically release music that’s extremely heavy and entirely modern, two things you couldn’t exactly accuse Dead Lord of being. But by the time I finished listening to their new album, Heads Held…
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“Humanity won’t save us / At the speed of light,” sings Iron Maiden’s “Speed of Light,” the first single from their forthcoming album, The Book Of Souls, which is due out on September 4th. It’s one of the band’s best singles in years and manages to both kick ass and be incredibly catchy at the…
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THE BATTLE FOR PHILADELPHIA… THE CITY OF “BROTHERLY LOVE” GHOST RESCHEDULE CONCERT IN WAKE OF COINCIDING PHILADELPHIA PAPAL VISIT [MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY] We wish to inform you that due to Frankie’s visit next month in Philadelphia, we received a letter informing us that Ghost fans would not be able to use public transportation or…
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Vicious Brazilian death metal trio Krisiun’s new album — their twelfth — was produced by Erik Rutan, the mastermind behind Hate Eternal and former guitarist of Morbid Angel. His previous production credits include Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under, Malevolent Creation and Agnostic Front, among others, though this isn’t exactly his first rodeo with Krisiun —…
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If you were only a fan of “I Believe In A Thing Called Love,” the mega-hit single from Permission To Land, the debut album by The Darkness, then all I can say is that you’ve missed some incredible hard rock ‘n’ roll since then. To that end, their new album, Last of Our Kind, would…
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Deathrite is one of those hybrid style bands that, on paper, shouldn’t work. Their unique sound blends elements of thrash, punk, death metal and grindcore in a way that is both invigorating and like a breath of fresh air. From the opening chords of Revelation of Chaos’ first track, “Melting Skies,” the album sinks its…
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Probably the most pop thing Bring Me The Horizon has ever done, but it’s still pretty darn heavy, too. And if we have to listen to pop-influenced metal, I’d rather listen to this than Linkin Park.
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You’ve read correctly — Korn remixed Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money.” And it’s killer! (Actually, it’s not that they remixed it so much as they covered it but kept Rihanna’s vocals instead of singing them.) I found the original version of the song to be on the boring side but with Korn’s grinding guitars,…
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If you like prog metal you’re in for a veritable treat here with Leprous’ blistering new song and video, “Slave,” which will be on their forthcoming album to be released later this year. I’m not a huge fan of prog myself, but this one really grabbed me. It just feels like an epic metal song,…
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“No you can’t stop moving…” The Butcher Babies are back!
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Stephen Pearcy of RATT fame proves that he can produce sleazy, L.A. rock just fine as a solo artist. Welcome back, man!