Industrial sounds are busy shaking up hardcore at the moment but, as far as the mainstream incarnation of the genre goes, industrial metal appears to be largely done and dusted. The pounding, mechanical sounds that once dominated alternative music during the ’90s and early 2000s have left little mark on…
Let’s just kick this into high gear immediately with some thrash real talk. HOT TAKE: Anthrax sucks. Everyone just keep your pants on for that. Whenever a discussion of the Big 4 comes up, inevitably it becomes an argument about Anthrax. There’s no question that Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer should…
Greetings, heaviest of Heavy Bloggers! Welcome to Doomsday, our celebratory roundup of all things slow and low, doom and gloom that may have slipped under the radar over the past month (or so). I’ll be frank, fellow doomheads: the month of June, at least for this author, was dominated by…
Surprise! This week we have an interview, with Chris of Schammasch, the Swiss avant-garde band we’ve been raving about for weeks. We get his perspective on art, avant-garde and meaning behind music. A great chat! Definitely listen to Triangle (here is a good place). Then we do our news round-up, new music from Hatebreed, Six Feet Under (why), Meshuggah, Setentia, Brujeria, The Levitation Hex and the DOOM OST. We talk about Agalloch’s disbanding, Rob Zombie’s being a Babymetal fan (and my short review of their live show), and we talk about Radiohead, Beyonce and Drake taking a stance against Spotify, and the big perspective of the streaming service wars. Then we talk about how album art reflects on the music, inspired by our conversation with Chris. We have an extensive cool people section this time, gushing over DOOM and talking about the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer. Enjoy!
Horror movie master, industrial music maker and…champion of puppies? It’s not the first thing you think of in regards to Rob Zombie, but he now gets to wear that title with pride. He has narrated an ad for the Puppy Rescue Mission, which brings dogs that soldiers have bonded with in…
[Photos By Maclyn Bean] Mayhem Fest shaped up to be one of the strongest lineups the show has seen so far. With bands like Job For A Cowboy, Machine Head, and Mastodon, there are very few bands that would be better suited to headline than ROB ZOMBIE. It’s no secret…
Earlier this week, we shared photos from this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Amon Amarth, Battlecross, Born of Osiris, Butcher Babies, and Children of Bodom via regularly contributing photographer Maclyn Bean. Today we finish the photo sets with Emmure, Five Finger Death Punch, Job For A Cowboy, Machine…
DISCLAIMER: This track by track review of Black Sabbath’s 13 was written as a one time run through listen of the new album at an exclusive listening event in L.A.. This is not definitive nor refined. A more cohesive review of the album will be released when it is available.
We’ve got the new Ghost album spinning at Heavy Blog HQ, and we’re so on the ball that we have a review of it coming up later today. Here’s a spoiler alert though: We like it. A lot. The album’s closing track ‘Monstrance Clock’ is a groovy track in particular…
The Mayhem Fest lineup has been announced, and it’s looking pretty good.
