Author Archives: Matt Zaniboni

Alexisonfire premiere “Familiar Drugs” music video

Posted by on April 17, 2019

This passed February, Canadian metal outfit Alexisonfire released their first new song in a decade with “Familiar Drugs.” Today (17th) they teamed up with Consequence of Sound to premiere a video for the track . Guitarist Wade MacNeil had this to say about the video; “Everything came together really fast. Maxxis (the director) flew into Toronto […]

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Amon Amarth release new music video for ‘Crack The Sky’

Posted by on April 17, 2019

Swedish melodic death metal vikings Amon Amarth have released a new music video directed by Roboshobo for the song “Crack The Sky.” This marks the second of a trilogy of music videos from the group’s upcoming eleventh full-length effort, Berserker, which will be released on May 3rd via Metal Blade Records. In celebration of  their new album, […]

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Mastodon’s cover of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ available for streaming

Posted by on April 15, 2019

Last September, Mastodon lost their manager Nick John to pancreatic cancer. To honor John, the group covered the Led Zeppelin classic “Stairway To Heaven.” The single was released over the weekend for Record Store Day and proceeds are going to pancreatic cancer research.  Listen to the song below:  Mastodon are embarking on a North American […]

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Video available from first Vio-lence reunion show

Posted by on April 15, 2019

The first out of a handful of reunion shows for Vio-lence is now in the books. The show took place at the Oakland Metro in Oakland, CA over the weekend (13th & 14th) and featured the band playing their 1988 debut album Eternal Nightmare in its entirety. Check out multiple videos from the show below:

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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is “ready to go anytime” on recording the next Metallica album

Posted by on April 15, 2019

It took Metallica eight years to release the follow-up to 2008’s Death Magnetic with 2016’s Hardwired…to Self-Destruct. This extensive gap could have been due to a number of reasons including the release of their film Through The Never, Kirk Hammett losing 250 riffs on his iphone, to collaborating with Lou Reed on 2011’s Lulu.  While bassist Rob Trujillo has already […]

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Stitched Up Heart release new song “Lost” featuring Sully Erna of Godsmack

Posted by on April 15, 2019

Stitched Up Heart have released a new single “Lost,” which features a guest appearance by Godsmack’s frontman Sully Erna. The track is slated to appear on the Los Angeles hard rockers’ upcoming sophomore album, which they are planning to release later this year. Vocalist Alecia “Mixi” Demner commented: “‘Lost‘ is about being trapped inside your […]

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Nails streaming new song, announce North American headline tour

Posted by on April 15, 2019

Following up to 2016’s You Will Never Be One Of Us, Nails have returned with a new song, “I Don’t Want To Know You.” The single will be released on a limited 7″ vinyl on June 7th (pre-order here) and it will include a B-side track “Endless Resistance,” which features Max Cavalera (Soulfly/Cavalera Conspiracy). “I Don’t […]

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Alcest sign with Nuclear Blast Records

Posted by on April 11, 2019

French metal duo Alcest have inked a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records and already have work put in for their as of right now, untitled sixth studio album. The group had the following to say about their signing: “We are happy to start a new chapter of our journey by signing a deal with […]

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At The Gates premiere “The Colours Of The Beast” music video

Posted by on April 11, 2019

Swedish metal vets At The Gates have released a new video for the track ‘The Colours Of The Beast” The song is taken from the group’s latest effort To Drink From The Night Itself  as the clip was created by Costin Choireanu of Twilight13Media. At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg commented about the video:  “Right in […]

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Igor Cavalera’s Mixhell release new music video “Killer Whale”

Posted by on April 11, 2019

Back In 2006, legendary drummer Igor Cavalera quit Sepultura due to “artistic differences.” It was only a couple of years after his departure that he reunited with his brother, Max Cavalera, to form the beast that is Cavalera Conspiracy. Now Igor has teamed up with his wife, Laima Leyton and Joe Goddard (Hot Chip’s) to […]

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