Metal playlists from the underground
That Metal Show starring hard rock guru Eddie Trunk, comedian Jim Florentine, and Inside The NFL’s Don Jamieson finally made its debut on VH1 Classic last night at 11 p.m. Iron Maiden’s current world tour was the first topic of discussion. Trunk and Florentine made the point that fans have been psyched with the setlist […]
To commemorate their 25-year run as the premiere Polish death metal band, Vader has released XXV, a twin-disc set which finds the band re-recording a slew of their songs from their humble beginnings to their later works. Adorned with liner notes explaining each track straight from mainman Peter as well benefiting from the technological advances […]
Headhunter, the side project of Destruction’s figurehead Schmier, returns after a 14-year absence with PARASITE OF SOCIETY. This 11-track album alternates between power metal, thrash metal, and even toys with the mainstream. offering a cover of Skid Row’s “18 & Life,” giving fans of vintage metal a kick in the ass. “Remission” features an ethreal […]
I’ve got Cccome? in my ears! By Peter O’Brien Keeping up with their proclamation that “the voice of liberty shall not be mute,” “Harmonicore” quartet, Cccome? has followed up their 2007 self-titled release with an all-new auditory assault entitled Raccoon. The album was recorded at Big Orange Studio in Addison, VT back in April and […]
AC/DC’s decision to destroy Madison Square Garden was most likely made to honor their sold-out crowd of loyal rock ‘n roll fanatics. The legends blasted through their radio hits “Back in Black,” “You Shook Me All Night Long,” and “Highway To Hell,” and blazed through new cuts “Anything Goes” and “War Machine,” making last night’s […]
Sometimes bad things happen for a greater good, and such is the case when referring to the plight and resurgence of Early Graves. Refreshingly injecting dollops of crusty Swedish metal into their chest-thumping Hatebreed meets vicious punk metal on acid formula, this San Francisco quartet convincingly sever the ties with its former identity Apiary and […]
Opiate for the Masses is a veteran act whose current release MANIFESTO takes a number of elements from a metal smorgasbord to comprise its sound, with melodic industrial metal taking the reigns and being the most prevalent throughout the 11-track sojourn. Electronically charged with the machine-like manipulations not unlike the harder moments conceived by Linkin […]
1. Study with infinite loopholes finds that heavy metal music restricts blood flow to the heart causing added stress [gigwise.com]. 2. Lame vampire soundtrack bumps AC/DC’s Black Ice from the peak position on the US pop chart [reuters.com]. 3. XM and Sirius finally merge their stations. Sirius “Hard Attack” is now “Liquid Metal” and “Buzzsaw” […]
Female-fronted aggro-metal seems to be in fashion thanks to bands like In This Moment and of course Lacuna Coil, and you can add Tennessee quintet Straight Line Stitch to the list. This group’s latest 10-track disc WHEN SKIES WASH ASHORE juxtaposes the differences between Staind, DevilDriver, and Killswitch Engage, melding melodic hooks with blistering metalcore […]
Straight-edge deathcore unit Liferuiner bring another seething slab of modern anger to life on their latest 11-track offering TAKING BACK THE NIGHTLIFE. Injecting the similarly raucous rage of bands like Emmure, Bury Your Dead, and similarly-minded moshcore troupes into their bass drop and guitar chug heavy bag of tricks, songs like “Americant” and “Bad Rock […]