by Zach Shaw | Aug 8, 2012 | Collaborations, In The Studio
While America has the Big 4, Germany essentially has the Big 3 of Teutonic thrash. Those three bands, of course, would be Kreator, Destruction and Sodom. So hearing that Destruction’s new album Spiritual Genocide (due out in November) will feature Sodom’s Tom...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 7, 2012 | Interviews
As I Lay Dying spent the better part of the summer on Mayhem Fest, rotating slots on the main and second stage with Asking Alexandria and The Devil Wears Prada. However, the remainder of 2012 promises to keep the San Diego metalcore group busy, with their new album...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 7, 2012 | Rumors and Gossip
Another Mayhem Fest came to an end this past Sunday in Hartford, CT. And while it’ll be a while till we find out who will be on touring festival’s bill next year, we do know who organizers want to headline. Mayhem Fest co-founder/event producer John Reese reportedly...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 7, 2012 | That's Unfortunate
While Bram went to the System of a Down and Deftones show on Saturday night (8/4) at the PNC Center in Holmdel, NJ, I went to see System Of A Down kick off their mini East Coast tour in Camden, NJ last Thursday (2). However, it appears that guitarist Daron Malakian...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 6, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnACyWIGBMc[/youtube] The last two days of Lollapalooza experienced some weather issues. However, Black Sabbath’s headlining set on the festival’s first night (August 3) went on without a hitch. And over this past weekend, fan...