Metal playlists from the underground
Many new adds this week to the Gears of Rock Top 30 Spotify playlist from Machine Head, Lamb of God, DemonScar, Cro-Mags, Power Trip, Honey Bone Rush, and Carach Angren. Cro-Mags unleashed their first killer album in 20 years. DemonScar officially dropped the “No Escape” single today featuring David HK. Honey Bone Rush offer you […]
How in the hell is Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn 50 years metal already? Feels like I was just watching him murder the Ozzfest ’97 stage at Giants Stadium. Damn time really marches on man. Last week Flynn celebrated his 50th with a killer show at Oakland Metro and has posted an awesome video playlist […]
Last night’s Revolver Golden Gods Awards was one hell of a rock show chock full of treats. Following the highly anticipated video premiere of Pantera’s “Piss” video, fans were treated to performances by Trivium, Black Veil Brides, Marilyn Manson, and more. Watch the performance of Trivium featuring Corey Taylor of Slipknot and the brutal Rob […]
Machine Head is an American thrash and groove metal band from California that has been active since the early 1990s. This is the only band that is successfully carrying the Pantera torch—sorry, no other band comes close these days. Robb Flynn is an extremely brutal vocalist and guitarist, yet you can still understand what he […]
Ozzfest ’97 featuring Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Marilyn Manson, Type-O-Negative, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Powerman 5000, and Coal Chamber at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, June 15, 1997 This quote from the New York Times sums up this legendary show: This made the very premise of the concert one of rebellion, infusing it with […]
I managed to hit two important New York rock shows today. First up, the Rockstar Mayhem Festival at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. Here are the bands I had the time to experience: Airbourne – This was my introduction to these crazy Australian dudes. They act like Metallica but sound like AC/DC. They were probably […]