Opeth & Enslaved to tour U.S. in May

I got this e-mail Wednesday. At first, I screamed, “whoo hoo!” But after slightly closer inspection of the tour dates, I muttered, “aw, crap.”
Yes, Opeth and Enslaved – the two best bands of Northern Europe – are teaming up for a U.S. tour in May. That’s awesome … but the sad news is dates aren’t [...]

Interview: Reenergized, Peter Wilchers returns to Soilwork

Soilwork guitarist Peter Wilchers was sick of life on the road.
Exhaustive touring and recording had been a major part of Wilchers’ life since 1998, when the Swedish melodic death metal band broke into the major metal scene with their first album “Steelbath Suicide.”  In the years following “Steelbath,” Soilwork – with Wilchers as one of [...]

To my misdirected visitors

I had some unintended visitors today.
Yesterday, in my blurb about local band Factory Damage, I mentioned a link where people could hear their newest track “The End Times.” Today, I excitedly bashed out a brief about a fantastic tour coming to Louisville, featuring bands Lamb of God and God Forbid.
Well, the combination of so many [...]

Factory Damage competing for slot at “Taste of Chaos” show in Louisville

Owensboro’s Factory Damage has been busy of late.
The band is one of 50 bands competing in the “Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands” for a shot to open the “Rock Star Taste of Chaos” tour, when the show stops in Louisville March 15.
Factory Damage, who are in the final stages of mixing their second album, are looking for [...]

The 2008 best/worst/weirdest heavy metal short lists

Ah, lists. You love ‘em. I love ‘em.
At the end of every year, the major metal mags ship out their top 10 (or 20 or 30) album of the year lists. I love reading top 10 lists, but I’m too lazy to do that much work. Besides, I heard, maybe, 50 new albums in 2008, which [...]