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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Black Friday: Kvist – Who You Callin’ Twig?
Now I simply don’t have time today to scour the bowels of the internet for BM action today. Conveniently, I wanted to share this band with all of you for a while now. The now defunct Norwegians Kvist are underground … Read the rest of this entry →
Wheels of Fire
Arch Enemy came through town, or should I say, rolled through. Skeletonwitch also slayed the house and DevilDriver did their euzh, inciting a circle pit and kill line lively enough to give Pete a shiner. The headliners I thought were … Read the rest of this entry →
Thulcandra Is Back On The Block, Peddling Another Fix For Fiends Of Swedish Black Death
Just under the six minute mark of the opening track, “In Blood and Fire”, you’ll remember why these Germans have been lauded for being able to capture the magic of Storm of the Light’s Bane. I would stop making the … Read the rest of this entry →
First, Video Interviews With Metal Bands. Next, 60 Minutes.
New-ish Pathology guitarist Kevin Schwartz was awesome enough to sit down with us for a video interview after Pathology steamrolled El Corazon a couple weeks ago with Grave and Blood Red Throne, addressing everything from Pathology‘s new song writing direction, … Read the rest of this entry →
Glorior Belli: The Great Southern Darkness
I gotta hand it to Metal Blade, they certainly can’t be accused of not adding any trailblazers in their arsenal. Giving unique bands a shot at the big time (at least in metal terms, for what it’s worth) is something … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Infernal Majesty’s None Shall Defy
I almost didn’t want to do this since to me it seems ridiculously obvious but I’m surprised at how many people rag on this thrash classic. Infernal Majesty deserves a spot on Tuesday Time Machine but I’m soytenly not gonna … Read the rest of this entry →
Nostalgically Thrashy OSDM, Contemporary Slam Metal and Ice Cold Beer: Just Another Night at El Corazon
There is a big difference between slam metal and deathcore. A slam is like a sumo wrestler while a breakdown is generally just an out of shape lazy guy. So, if you don’t know that difference your first step as … Read the rest of this entry →
New Skull Fist Video! Monday Suddenly Doesn’t Seem So Bad.
Sometimes I hate this rainy stink hole and those sometimes are usually Mondays, as I’m then reminded that I’m (at least legally) an adult. However, this is not one of those days, my minions! My favorite Canadian heavy metal horde … Read the rest of this entry →
Evil Survives’ Re-Issue of Metal Vengeance
I’ve FINALLY managed to get to this record. Slow like a fox, I say. I’ve been a fan of Evil Survives for a while now. Like labelmates Spellcaster, they blend traditional heavy metal with thrashier elements and, though nearly all … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday: Throne of Katarsis : Well It’s Dark, Alright. Other Than that…?
There is a whole lot of noise being talked about this band on the webbernet, with some praise thrown in, so I figured I’d give them a spin. Now this band couldn’t compose a short song to save their lives … Read the rest of this entry →
Methinks New Megadeth Will By Rye-chuss.
Yep, this is a fucking thrasher. “Public Enemy Number 1″ is pretty awesome for hooks and melodies but this has that old-school feel that I crave like I crave justice. I don’t think the band has sounded this tight and … Read the rest of this entry →
Covering Fire Vol I: Venom’s “Black Metal” –A Whoduhnit
I love covers. Their novelty wears off just in time for me to find a new one that enters my rotation. So we’re gonna serve up a taster platter of some covers, you betchyur adorable little studded bracelets we are. … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Pentagram Circa 1987
This is a certified, hands-down, bonafide (giggity), classic metal record and a milestone for a band that, like Carcass, can claim to have founded two metal genres/subgenres, heavy metal and doom metal. Therefore, I’m gonna abridge my usual self-serving, thinly … Read the rest of this entry →
Altered Artists: Wicked Minds Are Italy’s Answer to Deep Purple
Starting off as a thrash metal band in the early 90′s, Italy’s Wicked Minds went on to release several records in the psychedelic progrock vein of Deep Purple and Uriah Heap. These guys are much more than a retro-copycat; the wah-wah heavy … Read the rest of this entry →
The Black Path of America Tour
Black Metal gigs are great. Token dude there to see local band exclaims, “dude did you see *insert local band* earlier? You didn’t? Why did you even come?” Uh, to see the bands that have actually put together a career. … Read the rest of this entry →
Black Friday: The Artist Formerly Known as Geïst
Germany is certainly the home to some seriously progressive, artsy black metal these days. Make no mistake my grim blockbuster employee friend, this is not soft, or alternative in any way. The music of Eïs is only for those with … Read the rest of this entry →
The Ocean Between Us
As writer of this blizzy bloggedy web zine extravaganza I often come across footage that humbles me as a musician and both inspires me to keep playing, regardless of how little time I have for it and how little money … Read the rest of this entry →
Why At The Gates Is Better At Retirement Planning Than Most People
Let us march forward with the melodic death/Gothenburg theme. At The Gates reigned from 1990 to 1995, pumping out an awesome legacy of music with albums like With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness and Slaughter of the Soul. Their melodic … Read the rest of this entry →
Nightrage’s Insidious Streaming In Full
Happy Hump day, shreddheads. Nightrage is finally streaming the full version of their upcoming release Insidious over on the Finnish mag Inferno. Gotta credit TNOTB for bringing this one to my (in)attention (I’ve been trying to catch the red dot from my … Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday Time Machine: Nuclear Assault Circa 1988
Tuesday Time Machine late again (IRONY). Ahhhh yeah, it’s gonna be some more shameless 80′s thrash worship so, as they say, if you can’t stand the heat then you’re probably a scene kid. Cartoony, slightly tongue-in-cheek, just political enough and … Read the rest of this entry →