by Matt Brown | Jan 10, 2013 | Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/vjX7tXu_XQ4[/youtube] In death metal, the only thing more important than brutal and disturbing lyrics is brutal and disturbing artwork. Not that we’re usually disturbed; most of us are sick sons of bitches. On that note,...
by Matt Brown | Jan 2, 2013 | Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/A7mRKJdWSbY[/youtube] Metal musicians covering popular songs is nothing new, but that doesn’t make them any less unexpected (or sometimes unnecessary). In this case, former Cerebral Bore vocalist Simone “Som” Pluijmers gave...
by Matt Brown | Jan 2, 2013 | Video Games
Welcome to What Are You Playing?, a new feature where we’ll be exploring the world of video games. Each week, we’ll be asking a notable artist what game or games they’re playing. We start things off with legendary GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus, who...
by Matt Brown | Dec 19, 2012 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Trying to find a new metal album on the charts at this time of year is like trying to find a store that isn’t playing Christmas music: there’s at least...
by Matt Brown | Dec 19, 2012 | Legal Woes
Last April, Eric Ellis, guitarist for Bury Your Dead from 2004-2008, was put on trial for gang related crimes (supposedly inspired by the TV show Sons of Anarchy). Now he’s officially been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Ellis originally left Bury Your...