Interview: Ihsahn discusses new solo album, his past with Emperor and black metal

Former Emperor frontman Ihsahn was never afraid of taking musical risks. At a time when the early Norwegian black metal movement was still lo-fi and jagged-edged, Ihsahn led Emperor into a fuller sound, paring classical arrangements, strings and – occasionally – clean vocals with the band’s blistering black metal. The music was both genre defining [...]

Megadeth to perform “Rust In Peace” album during spring tour with Exodus

Well, it’s not the “American Carnage” tour, but this would still be a fun show. It’ll be landing in Indianapolis, which isn’t too terribly far away. Check out the press release.   MEGADETH ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR DATES FOR RUST IN PEACE 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR BAND TO PERFORM LANDMARK ALBUM IN ITS ENTIRETY ON TOUR WITH TESTAMENT [...]

Someday, new blogs will come

Things have been hectic of late, so new posts have been few and far between. But that doesn’t mean I’ve given up the ghost. Check back next week for interviews with Mnemic and former Emperor frontman Ihsahn. Mnemic is releasing a new album and Ihsahn will release the solo album “After” on Tuesday. Expect the [...]

Aw, crap. Megadeth/Slayer tour postponed

I read the news today, oh boy. This ruins my week. Read for yourself. This came in this evening, hot from the presses at Roadrunner Records. AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR FEATURING MEGADETH, SLAYER AND TESTAMENT POSTPONED  MEGADETH TO ANNOUNCE HEADLINE TOUR FOR MARCH AND APRIL  New York, NY- The much anticipated American Carnage Tour, featuring hard [...]

Song of the Day (lazy blogger): Fifth Angel, “Wings of Destiny”

I admit it’s lazy of me to just post a new song of the day rather than write a real, live blog … but I have good reasons. For starters, it’s too cold to write. But more importantly, I just ran across Fifth Angel’s “Wings of Destiny,” a song I’m sure I haven’t heard in [...]