Monthly Archives: May 2012

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Maz

Kyuss Added To Esteemed Club Of Bands Bickering About Band Name

Upon browsing Blabbermouth, I found a bunch of footage from the recent Kyuss Lives! performance in Slovenia. The somewhat nostalgic incarnation of Kyuss, who are commonly credited as originators of stoner metal, sounds pretty good. If you may not have … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 30, 2012 by Maz

New Fear Factory Song “New Messiah”

I thought they got all this post-technoapocalyptic cyberchrist stuff out of their system with the song “Pisschrist”? Honestly, though Fear Factory was arguably a bit mallcore towards their 3rd and 4th records, at least the band’s music was colorful and … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 30, 2012 by Maz

A Conversation With Ihsahn

It’s painfully ironic that black metal, itself born out of spite for dogmatism, is now known to many as harboring the most uptight, draconian and humorless fanbase. It should also come as no surprise that many of the musicians who … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 29, 2012 by Maz

Whitechapel Song: Yes, But Doth It Slam?

Let’s be honest, when a new Whitechapel tune comes out, most of us aren’t really curious about how good it is in some fluffy, altruistic sense but really just more concerned about whether it slammeth or not. Well after thinking … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 29, 2012 by Maz

Tuesday Time Machine: Sepultura – Beneath The Remains (1989)

When combing Sepultura‘s discography, there is an unavoidable line of logic. Surely, Schizophrenia and Morbid Visions have their own gritty charm but even Max Cavalera admits these lack originality (Morbid Visions similarity to Celtic Frost‘s Morbid Tales is not a … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 28, 2012 by Maz

Sin of God: Dynamic Deathgrind With A Dash OSDM

This Hungarian band is set to release their first official full-length LP on July 12th. The two tracks they’ve released as bait seem to indicate that we’re in store for a varied and riffy take on deathgrind. The second track … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 28, 2012 by Maz

Crikey! How Did This New Verdunkeln Release Pass Me By?

I am the fail, guys. Earlier this month Verdunkeln released a new album and, after babbling incessantly about how I couldn’t get enough of their Germanic black metal druid hymns, I go and completely sleep on this release. Their previous … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 27, 2012 by Maz

French Tech Deth From Upheaval

France is not exactly known for a thriving technical death metal scene but considering how much the French have been contributing to progressive and avant garde metal subgenres, it’s only fair to give this a listen. Though it’s not quite … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 27, 2012 by Maz

Andreas Kisser of Sepultura Jams With Kreator At Rock In Rio

Seems like this Rock In Rio shinding in Portgual was the thing to be at. This fan-filmed video has pretty good sound and even gives you a first-person look at what being knocked around in a mosh pit is like. … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 26, 2012 by Maz

This Week In How To Waste Your Time; Mastodon’s Full Set From Rock in Rio.

To piggyback on that full Rush concert I posted earlier, Mastodon‘s full set from yesterday’s Rock in Rio is on YouTube to help keep you distracted this fine evening. Is it me or are the vocals kind of bleh? Even … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 26, 2012 by Maz

KoRn And Fear Factory Have New Heat For You, Dogg.

Like many metalheads currently in their mid 20s, I was introduced to heavy music through the commercial crossover bands of nu-metal (See what they did there? They spelled “new” with two letters so you know they’re like making music for … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 25, 2012 by Maz

Marilyn Manson Is In A Hilarious New Short Film “Wrong Cops”"

Who knew that Marilyn Manson would continue his acting career in a scene that involves kidnapping and NOT be cast as the perp? The above short film “Wrong Cops” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this last week when the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 25, 2012 by Maz

Hear Nile. Go senile.

Nile‘s At the Gate of Sethu is due to hit North Americans in the jajunum on June 29th via Nuclear Blast. It’s full of more hyperblasting, Middle Eastern tinged, tech death goodness, anchored by Dethklokian run-on song titles and anthropological … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 25, 2012 by Maz

Black Friday: Khors

Candlelight Records has a new horse in the stable. Ukrainian pagan black metal band Khors is releasing their fifth album, the first in their native language, later this year under the banner of their new label. And in my attempt … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 24, 2012 by Maz

Got An Hour To Kill? Rush – Exist Stage Left Full Concert

If you’re feeling proggy, nerdy and or like you’ve been too productive lately here is Rush‘s Exist Stage Left full concert DVD newly uploaded to that soon-to-be self-aware maze of information known as YouTube. ShareTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Posted on May 24, 2012 by Maz

Wrap Your Face Around This New Hexen Song

So it seems I may have been a bit quick on the draw with the Hexen review. Mostly because Being and Nothingness won’t hit North America until July 17th. Nonetheless, this is a really sweet progressive thrash record with enough … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 23, 2012 by Maz

New Songs From Tank And Grand Magus. In Wit Da Old Skool!

Tank and Grand Magus are giving our weekly fill of retro fist-pumping with a couple of new tracks. Tank is one NWOBHM styleband I never really got into but the newly released single “Don’t Dream in the Dark” gives me … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 23, 2012 by Maz

Gojira Premieres A Video, Fans Shriek Like Small Girls In Anticipation Of Live Dates

Gojira‘s new video is a nice showcase of how to create something striking on a low-budget (Everyone kiss off with yer black background performance videos already!). Take a gander over at Brooklyn Vegan. There are some tour dates with Lamb … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 23, 2012 by Maz

Warning: Choking Hazard. Like, Srsly, This Guy Comes To Life At Night To Strangle Your Kids.

Finally! I’ve been waiting for a trve ass necrokvlt mofo to stick smack dab in the middle of my Lego Harry Potter set. This forest-wandering, paint-wearing, dude who arbitrarily holds up goat skulls is well needed comic relief amidst the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 22, 2012 by Maz

The Gorge: Proggy, Metallic Post Hardcore (?)

If you like your Botch and Dillinger Escape Plan, then Missouri natives The Gorge are definitely worth a look. They’ve got a nicely fluid poly-rhythmic sound but with some nice stompy mosh parts thrown in as well. On songs like … Read the rest of this entry →

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