Interview: Municipal Waste’s Ryan Waste talks “The Fatal Feast”

The members of Richmond, Virginia’s Municipal Waste took a good long time — for them — to write and record their newly released punk-metal crossover messterpiece “The Fatal Feast.” To prepare, the band gave themselves a window of time when they weren’t under a pressing record company deadline and weren’t burned out from trying to wedge [...]

Are metal fans more likely to be depressed?

Blabbermouth.net posted an interesting little article about a study done by University of Melbourne professor Katrina McFerran. Blabbermouth reports McFerran found teens who listen to metal “habitually and repetitively”  are more likely to suffer from depression. McFerran – who is listed at the University of Melbourne Web site as a music therapist, researcher and lecturer with a [...]

Goodbye, Clay Burns

I haven’t written anything for a while. Sorry about that. Anyone familiar with the Owensboro, Ky. music scene will remember Metatron, the eclectic, psychedelic death metal band that was equal parts chaotic metal, free jazz and space-age fuzz. I’ve been a supporter of the O’boro scene for a long time and did what I could through the [...]

Goodbye, Ronnie James Dio

More bad news today – according to the Washington Post, Ronnie James Dio passed away Sunday. Dio had been undergoing treatment for stomach cancer. He was 67. You don’t need me to tell you Dio’s story. Dio replaced Ozzy as the frontman for Black Sabbath and was part of some of Sabbath’s best work (“Heaven & Hell” is [...]

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 [...]