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Two exclusives in a day? Unbelievable! But it’s true. Not only did we bring you some tasty sounds from the upcoming Dissona record, we have a full stream of Chemical Burn’s Raining Anvils! Ten years have passed since the Los Angeles band released their last album, Bury Your Demons. They,…
Last weekend was New England’s riff-heavy showcase, the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival XVII in Worcester, Massachusetts. Several bands brought on-stage devastation for three days (unfortunately, photographer Mark Valentino was only available for two). Contained below the cut, we have a short review of the day as well as…
Just last week, Texas Independence Fest announced its first wave of bands for its 2015 event, which takes place at the Empire Control Room & Garage in Austin, TX from April 10th-12th. Wasting no time in stirring up more excitement, the festival has already expanded its lineup — which initially…
Let’s keep it brief, okay folks? This is the second part of our Top 50, Album of the Year list. At the end, you’ll find our Top 10, while tomorrow we’ll have individual staff members’ top 10 lists and our Outliers section: albums that were placed on individual top 10’s…
Oriental blackened thrash band (or, in their own words, “Pioneers of Sumerian thrashing black metal”) Melechesh have announced their sixth studio album, titled Enki. They’ve also released the track list, announced the guest stars andother details about the album. First, the guests. Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Killer be Killed, ex-Sepultura) will contribute…
No perfection but some solid releases in This Week in Review. The rundown after the break. Haken – Restoration As Nick Budosh notes in his 4/5 horns review of the new record from Haken, this band is now a mainstay of the progressive metal genre. “Restoration is a brilliant effort…
The American author Mark Twain once said “Familiarity breeds contempt – and children”. It’s a nifty quote that could be applied to Max Cavalera who, along with brother Igor, head the list of pioneers of Brazilian death-edged thrash metal. Max Cavalera’s literal children, of course, ended up getting involved later, but…
Earlier, I posted about how excited I was for the upcoming Cavalera Conspiracy album Pandemonium. Well, now they’ve posted a full track, and it’s pretty heavy, reminiscent of old school Sepultura. Check the song and my impressions out after the jump! First of all, I’ve got to say I love how…
I gotta admit that I’ve always loved pretty much everything that Max Cavalera does. That being said, whenever he takes his music in a heavier direction, it makes me really happy. So, hearing the teaser for Cavalera Conspiracy’s upcoming album Pandemonium has made me really really happy. No, really, this…