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A Corrosive Storm Is Underway: Storm Corrosion Officially Sign With Roadrunner Records

Filed Under: General News, Upcoming releases

Feb.08, 2012

It’s kind of mind-boggling to me that none of us at HBIH have mentioned this legendary duo, but allow me to remedy that mistake. For those who do not know Storm Corrosion is the upcoming musical project between Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth and Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.

Their upcoming album is said to be some sort of conclusion to a loose trilogy of albums that began with Opeth’s latest release, Heritage, and Wilson’s latest solo album Grace for Drowning. Neither of those albums were particularly metal, and both were a pretty big departure for the musicians involved, so you can expect the same sort of experimentation to seep into the sound of Storm Corrosion. I personally loved both of those releases, being two of my favorites of 2011, so I’m expecting nothing but the best from these two.

Anywho, today the star duo finally announced their official signing to Roadrunner Records. In the press release the two talked about their excitment for this project, and Åkerfeldt went so far as to say it will be one of the most beautiful pieces of music he’s ever been involved with:

“Some of the music on this record I think is the most beautiful music I have participated on ever… There’s some magical sections on there. Musically I think we’ve created something earthy, a bit frightening, exhausting, profound and rather intense. All at the same time. I can safely say I don’t know any other band or artist that sounds anything like Storm Corrosion. I guess that was also one of our goals, so to speak.”

That’s a big promise there. Let’s hope he can follow through with that statement. Storm Corrosion’s self-titled album will be released April 24th on Roadrunner Records. You can read the full press release regarding the duo’s signing below. Cheers!

- EC

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Tags: Mikael Åkerfeldt, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Roadrunner Records, Steven Wilson, Storm Corrosion

Lamb Of God – Resolution

Filed Under: Reviews

Feb.03, 2012

Lamb Of God

Resolution

01. Straight To The Sun
02. Desolation
03. Ghost Walking
04. Guilty
05. The Undertow
06. The Number Six
07. Barbarosa
08. Invictus
09. Cheated
10. Insurrection
11. Terminally Unique
12. To The End
13. Visitation
14. King Me

[01/24/11]
[Roadrunner Records]

Longevity in bands is a strange beast — some bands make the best of it and some have some pretty well documented struggles with it. Take for instance prog legends Rush, that are set to release their 19th album later this year to what looks likely to be a rapturous reception after the way their recent single was received, but it’s bands like Metallica that are the most fascinating. Despite having a recent output that ranges solely from the above average (Death Magnetic) to the frankly dreadful (St. Anger), they’re still the biggest metal band around and essentially sustaining their lucrative lifestyle off the back of achievements made at least 20 years ago. You could argue that Metallica fans simply suffer from ‘battered wife syndrome’ or that they made such an impact with early material that it doesn’t matter, either way it’s an interesting insight into the way popularity and quality interlinks.

It would be hard to argue against the idea that Lamb Of God are, by far, one of the most important metal bands of the 21st century, maybe even the Metallica of our generation. Taking as much inspiration from Pantera as they do Slayer, you only have to listen to the quality of an album like Ashes Of The Wake to understand why they were able to put one of the final nails in the coffin of the declining nu-metal trend and become of the main proponents for the ‘New Wave Of American Heavy Metal’ psuedo-genre. But the attention span of us consumers is a fickle one, so after six studio albums that showed a fairly paced and natural progression, you’d be forgiven for asking ‘what are Lamb Of God doing that’s still relevant and why should I care?’

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Tags: Ashes Of The Wake, Exhorder, Ghost Walking, King Me, Lamb of God, Metallica, Pantera, Resolution, Roadrunner Records, Rush, Sacrament, Slayer, Wrath

Gojira’s New Album Definitely Still Happening

Filed Under: Upcoming releases, Video

Jan.19, 2012

Yep, believe it or not kids, but that new Gojira record they announced back in November is still a thing! Although details have been sparse, we’re now being treated to the fourth installment in one of those obligatory studio webisode videos that are doing the rounds at the moment, this time focusing on Joe Duplantier’s vocals:

Sounds pretty interesting, and given that vocals are usually the last thing to be tracked, I think it’s fair to say that progress has been made. How far along we are to release I couldn’t say, but we’re hopeful it’ll be in the first half of the year. Maybe.

Don’t hold us to that. Actual details when we have them!

- CG

Tags: Gojira, Joe Duplantier, Roadrunner Records

Speaking Of French Progressive Metal Groups That Sound Sort Of Like Gojira, Here’s Some New Gojira Footage.

Filed Under: Upcoming releases, Video

Dec.02, 2011

Don’t even tell me the title doesn’t make sense. Gojira does sound sort of like Gojira, considering their scope of material. So anyway, Gojira are in New York recording their new album set for release in 2012 and they’ve since opened up a YouTube account to document the experience. It’s honestly kind of slow right now, but at least we’re starting to hear bits and pieces of new Gojira tunes taking form.

There’s not much to tell now, but we’ll update you when there is. Keep an eye out! Gojira’s new record will hit early 2012 on Roadrunner Records.

- JR

Tags: Gojira, Roadrunner Records

Gojira Signs To Roadrunner Records; Studio Video Now Available

Filed Under: General News, Upcoming releases, Video

Nov.11, 2011

So everyone’s been all super excited as of late because Gojira are in New York recording their new album. Not only that, but they’re now signed to the biggest metal and hard rock label around, Roadrunner Records. They’re letting fans in on the action by opening their official YouTube account and posting the first studio video of them in the studio, seen above.

Here’s an excerpt from the press release:

“We are so stoked to walk with the legendary Roadrunner,” Joe said about the new partnership. “We discovered Sepultura, Machine Head, Death, Fear Factory and so many other great bands thanks to these guys. Roadrunner has been a great source of inspiration for us as metal fans. It’s an honor to be part of this family today as a band. We feel we’ll get the right support at the right moment in our career. We cannot wait to release our new record and get back on the road.”

A lot of people are anxious over this new business relationship, but I don’t really see any harm in it. Roadrunner’s roster has many fantastic acts who make the albums they want to without issue, like Dream Theater, Opeth, and Porcupine Tree. They also signed Mastodon and Periphery for distribution outside of North America. Everything’s going to be just fine on this front. For those who aren’t keeping count, we should be getting a new Gojira album as well as their star-studded Sea Shepherd EP (Brent Hinds, Randy Blythe, Max Cavalera, Frederik Thordendal, and Devin Townsend) in the next year. This is exciting! We’ll have more release information as its given.

- JR

Tags: Dream Theater, Gojira, Mastodon, Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Roadrunner Records, Sea Shepherd

Gojira Recording New Album; Potentially Signed With Roadrunner?

Filed Under: General News, Upcoming releases

Nov.08, 2011

Come hell or high water, it has been confirmed that one way or another there WILL be a new Gojira record at some point soon – hopefully within the next twelve months. As confirmed by photos on their Facebook page, the French metal legends are currently in New York tracking material for a new album, and thanks to some on-the-ball social networking, Vince over at Metalsucks has unearthed that a) they are at Spin Studios in Long Island, and b) that they are working with producer Josh Wilbur, and it is to be a release for Roadrunner Records. No official word on that yet, but a since pulled Facebook post from the studio all but does that for them.

We’ve been teased for absolutely fucking ages regarding the Sea Shepherd EP, but the release of this is being ever delayed but one thing or another (I believe hard drive failure is the most recent culprit – remember to back up your files kids!) so I reckon this is our best bet for new Gojira in 2012. In the meantime, you can follow their efforts in this Facebook photo gallery.

This all follows the exciting news that Joe and Mario Duplantier will be offering their services up for music lessons via the increasingly pant-wettingly exciting Bandhappy.

Tags: Bandhappy, Gojira, Roadrunner Records

Korn Debut New Video for “Narcissistic Cannibal“

Filed Under: Upcoming releases, Video

Oct.27, 2011

Despite Korn falling off the wagon, I think “Narcissistic Cannibal” is one of the best songs the band has done in years and actually gets me sort of excited for their new album The Path Of Totality, which features an array of dubstep and EDM artists. Revolver has the exclusive premiere of the band’s new video, and it’s not bad. There’s some weird shots of random figures between the band’s performance footage, which makes sense because the video was directed by the dudes behind Robot Chicken. A bit of a departure for those guys, eh?

The Path Of Totality is due out December 6th on Roadrunner Records.

- JR

Tags: Kill The Noise, Korn, Roadrunner Records, Skrillex

Megadeth – Th1rt3en

Filed Under: Reviews

Oct.26, 2011

Megadeth

Th1rt3en

01. Sudden Death
02. Public Enemy No. 1
03. Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
04. We The People
05. Guns, Drugs & Money
06. Never Dead
07. New World Order
08. Fast Lane
09. Black Swan
10. Wrecker
11. Millennium Of The Blind
12. Deadly Nightshade
13. 13

[11/01/11]
[Roadrunner]

Megadeth are arguably the most consistent band in the ‘Big Four’ of thrash metal. While always falling short in terms of recognition and record sales of their mega competitors and career long rivals Metallica, Megadeth have always trumped the aforementioned trainwreck in terms of sheer skill and unwavering faith to their fans and their genre. With really only one blip on their radar to cast a doubtful eye at — the pop ‘sensation’ Risk — Megadeth have crafted a solid lineage for themselves in the metalverse, and since their revival in the early 2000′s have consistently improved and honed their sound and maintained a unique style and presence that outshines all of their Big Four contemporaries.

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Tags: Dave Mustaine, Megadeth, Roadrunner Records, TH1RT3EN

So, I Really Like The New Korn Song, “Narcissistic Cannibal”

Filed Under: General News, New music, Upcoming releases

Oct.12, 2011

First off, this won’t be the only Korn post you’ll see today. Entirely coincidental. If you happen to hate them with a passion, we are sorry and I totally get it.

But anyway, as you may know, Korn are doing a collaboration album with various dubstep artists like Skrillex and some other names I’m not familiar with. I’m not all that familiar with dubstep and I certainly wouldn’t call myself a fan, but I was once a huge fan of Korn before I got into metal, so I’m approaching their tenth studio album The Path Of Totality with both anticipation and with a grain of salt. On one hand, I appreciate how every Korn album had its own identity and sounded different from the last; they’ve never made the same album twice regardless of whether they meant to or not. On the other hand, I’ve had a bad taste in my mouth ever since Korn III and have fallen off the wagon a bit over time so I’m not sure if I’m going to like it or not.

I thought “Get Up”, the first single from The Path of Totality, was pretty silly. It has grown on me since then, but I was still unsure if the gimmick was going to work. I did enjoy the aesthetic of the guitar riffs, punchy bass, and the swelling and stabbing synths, but would it translate well over the course of a whole album?

Then today I heard a radio-rip of “Narcissistic Cannibal,” the album’s second single, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. It reminded me of Untouchables, one of their best albums. You can give that a listen below.

What I liked about post-Head Korn is that, aside from Korn III, they’ve been pretty experimental and had a touch of industrial to them. This song takes them back on that path, so I’m behind that 100%. I’m still a bit apprehensive about where this album’s going to go, but so far it’s looking better than the last one.

The Path of Totality is due out December 6th on Roadrunner Records.

- JR

Tags: Kill The Noise, Korn, Roadrunner Records, Skrillex, The Path Of Totality

Machine Head – Unto The Locust

Filed Under: Reviews

Sep.26, 2011

Machine Head

Unto The Locust

1. I Am Hell
2. Be Still and Know
3. Locust
4. This Is The End
5. Darkness Within
6. Pearls Before The Swine
7. Who We Are

[09/27/11]
[Roadrunner]

Machine Head fans rejoice and raise your glasses in the air, for the Bay Area thrashers’ new album Unto The Locust fucking rips. You are going to love it. I can’t help but feel like it doesn’t quite top their 2007 opus The Blackening, but then again how could it? In my opinion The Blackening is one of the very finest heavy metal albums of all time, and there was no way its follow up was going to stand up in my mind. I almost dreaded Unto The Locust’s release as much as anticipated it; mostly for fear that it would be a step backward. Or, in a nightmare scenario, for fear that it would somehow be a steaming pile of garbage.

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Tags: Adam Duce, Dave McClain, Machine Head, Phil Demmel, roadrunner, Roadrunner Records, Robb Flynn, Unto the Locust