Metal playlists from the underground
The one movie of 2008 that really gave The Dark Night a run for it’s buck is Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler starring Mickey Rourke and a topless Marisa Tomei who won an academy award for her role in the legendary film, My Cousin Vinny. Mickey Rourke plays Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson, an aging washed-up 80’s […]
If you ever wanted a true audio history of Heavy Metal music then you might want to consider the Heavy Metal Box released by Rhino Records. The set contains 4 CDs in a neat box shaped as a Marshall head with knobs that go to “11.” Yesterday, we discussed the classic songs on disc one […]
If you ever wanted a true audio history of Heavy Metal music then you might want to consider the Heavy Metal Box released by Rhino Records. The set contains 4 CDs in a neat box shaped as a Marshall head with knobs that go to “11.” The first disc of the box contains 18 tracks […]
Saxon, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal band that inspired Spinal Tap, is back with a brand new single “Live To Rock,” which appears on the upcoming album Into The Labyrinth due out Jan. 9. “Live To Rock” begins with a keyboard sequence that would excite any old school Saxon or Bon Jovi fan. […]
Here are the lists of “Top 10 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums of 2008” by Meds, Pete, and our awesome readers: Meds [Administrator] Metallica – Death Magnetic AC/DC – Black Ice Maiden Heaven – Kerang! Tribute to Iron Maiden Tesla – Forever More Extreme – Saudades de Rock Motorhead – Motorizer Airbourne – Runnin’ […]
Here is another evil Christmas record to check out. It is called Christmas Carnage Vol. 1 and features Keep of Kalessin, Enslaved, and Satyricon. I know, Christmas is done (wah wah wah). However, you can download this entire album for free until Jan.1 and save it for next year’s holiday season. Highly recommended! Many thanks […]
That Metal Show starring hard rock DJ Eddie Trunk, comedian Jim Florentine, and Inside The NFL’s Don Jamieson aired its seventh and final all-new season 1 episode on VH1 Classic last night at 11 p.m. The hosts opened the show with a discussion of recent trends in music distribution by bands like Guns N’ Roses […]
Idiot is a Metro NY area trio whose eight-track endeavor (Demo) showcases a band with a heavy sound made for the modern age. Changing over from fragile to frantic on the drop of a dime, this squad can flex its metallic muscle a la Deftones and Chevelle with the best of them (“Frankie Sharp,” “6”) […]
The dynamic NYC duo known as Object holds their ground and maintains their grunge-laden hard rock stance on the tandem’s latest 12-track excursion BLACK SWAN. Built from a sturdy foundation of tasty riffs and thunderous drums and cymbals colliding into each other with the controlled recklessness of the early goings of a demolition derby, cuts […]
Italian black metal trio Black Flame unleash an eight-track affair steeped in calamity with IMPERIVM. Without deviating from the genre’s basic elements , this foreboding troupe attack with the feral fury passed down through the left hand path. Tracks like “Ad Inferna” strike with a venomous bite, revealing a grim vocal rasp and a demonically-charged […]