The world does not need another album by “Spinal Tap.”
I know how that sounds, like I’m a humorless jerk with a yardstick in his posterior, so let me explain a bit. I like “This Is Spinal Tap” the movie, but I think the periodic resurrection of “Spinal Tap” the band is, ultimately, a slap at metal and [...]
Interview: Abigail Williams works to create larger than life metal
n the early 1990s, Norway spawned two very different styles of black metal — the stripped down, lo-fi primal screams of bands like Darkthrone and Mayhem, and symphonic black metal bands like Emperor and Dimmu Borgir, who blended blistering metal and breakneck speed with the influences of classical music.
Ken Sorceron, lead vocalist for Abigail Williams, [...]
Interview: S.W.W.A.A.T.S. brings political death metal to Owensboro
John Paul Collett II, vocalist for Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky, is fan of the old-school death metal that originated in his home state of Florida. Musically, the band blends traditional death metal with technical precision and elements of grind to create a vicious assault.
But Collett said he hopes fans do more than [...]
Interview: Devin Townsend talks about “Ki,” his four-album concept project and returning to music
Devin Townsend – founder and frontman for Strapping Young Lad and a prolific solo artist – had completely burned out on the music business by the time SYL did the 2006 Ozzfest tour.
“I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that my wife was pregnant during Ozzfest,” Towsend said during a [...]
Metal Mood Stabilizer Song of the Day #4: Cannabis Corpse, “Mummified In Bong Water”
A truly fantastic song from a killer band. But remember: Drugs are bad. Just Say No, kids.
