Metal playlists from the underground
The Lurking Fear rain down blistering Swedish death on newest single “The Starving Gods of Old.” The brutal track is off of their upcoming debut album Out Of The Voiceless Grave. It’s thunderous and thrashy like it should be. Look for this beast of an album on August 11 via Century Media. The lyric video for “The Starving Gods […]
Frontman and director Rob Zombie filmed a commercial for Amdro Ant Block starring Clint Howard. The 30 second spot is titled “Death Note.” See it below: Rob Zombie released Hellbilly Deluxe 2 in 2010 and is gearing up for a tour with Megadeth and Lacuna Coil this spring. Zombie also directed The Lords of Salem […]
Motörhead is a legendary heavy metal band from England that has been active since the mid-1970s. Whether you consider them to be speed metal, punk, or thrash, one thing is for sure about this power trio: Lemmy Kilmister and company is as metal as metal can get. Here is my top 10 rundown of iconic […]
Hail! Hail! Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is truly the greatest of all rhythm games out there; it is loud, fierce, and an absolute blast. The disc comes fully loaded with 93 rocking songs and a storyline that is narrated by the god of thunder himself, Gene Simmons of Kiss. This is an exceptionally exciting […]
ACCEPT: BLOOD OF THE NATIONS German metal masters Accept return with BLOOD OF THE NATIONS, a 12-track album that displays this Teutonic unit’s classic loud and fast dynamic with some discernible twists. This disc (the band’s first studio offering in 14 years), brings on some major changes in the lineup for starters, as former TT […]
Aerosmith, arguably the greatest hard rock band of all time, brought their legendary live show back to Jones Beach last night with fellow hard rock icon Sammy Hagar supporting on the “Cocked, Rocked, Ready to Rock” tour. Hagar got the party started right, whipping through classics “There’s Only One Way To Rock,” “Bad Motor Scooter,” […]
CULTED: OF DEATH AND RITUAL Destroying with a dastardly mix of doom metal for the digital age, the three-parts Canadian and one part Swedish quartet Culted return with a foreboding four-track affair OF DEATH AND RITUAL. This stopgap release by this unit who rumor has it have never ALL been in the same room at […]
We are now at the half way point of a great year for heavy music. The first 6 months of 2010 have given a great assortment of powerhouse releases. If the year was to end right this second, these are my picks for the Top 10 Albums of 2010. 1. Overkill – Ironbound Legendary New […]
BARONESS: BLUE RECORD Baroness follows up their stunning previous effort THE RED ALBUM with another colorfully titled endeavor BLUE RECORD. Despite taking discernible steps away from their comfort zone this time around, most notably by choosing burgeoning producer John Congleton known more for indie rock savvy than sludge metal salvation, this unit’s unbridled spirit and […]
Rammstein – Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da [Oct. 20, 2009] Never fully got into these guys, don’t consider myself a fan, but you can’t dislike their one hit track “Du Hast.” Have they released anything as powerful since? Not so much. Pre-release verdict: Rammstein’s music is always amusing from an American’s perspective. There is something […]