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Trivium confirms 100% that Alex Bent is their touring drummer

Trivium confirms 100% that Alex Bent is their touring drummer

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 23, 2017 | Interviews, News, Touring, Updates, Video

Last week, we confirmed the rumors on Alex Bent (Dragonlord, ex-Battlecross, etc.) as Trivium’s new touring drummer via our interview with Matt Heafy. After a few weeks of rumors, bassist Paolo Gregoletto confirmed on his twitter, revealing Bent is indeed playing with...
Interview: Trivium’s Matt Heafy calls last three drummers “session players,” talks black metal influence in band

Interview: Trivium’s Matt Heafy calls last three drummers “session players,” talks black metal influence in band

by Metal Insider | Jan 19, 2017 | Interviews, News

Matt Heafy is easily one of the most driven, focused, and wildly talented musicians to ever spread his serpentine seed upon the metal domain. Not only does the guy have chops, he’s an incredible songwriter as well – inflicting insane amounts of melody into his...
Countdown to deathcore extinction, or just a slow death? Carnifex weighs in

Countdown to deathcore extinction, or just a slow death? Carnifex weighs in

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 18, 2017 | Interviews, News, Updates, Video

Remember the late nineties?  A time after grunge and post-grunge, when nu-metal bands were a dime a dozen? Many praised this subgenre that welcomed bands like Slipknot, KoRn, Disturbed, and loads more. It was an amazing time to be “nu,” despite wondering if the...
Donald Trump could be the first metalhead president

Donald Trump could be the first metalhead president

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 17, 2017 | Interviews

Regardless on how everyone feels, this Friday (20) Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States of America. I’m sure many were curious to see who would perform at his inauguration. At one point, Vince Neil was rumored and that news didn’t last too...
Interview: Alex Skolnick, publisher Tom Bejgrowicz talk ‘Unbuilt’ magazine

Interview: Alex Skolnick, publisher Tom Bejgrowicz talk ‘Unbuilt’ magazine

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 17, 2017 | Interviews

With so much of 2016 being about things going away, it was nice to hear about something being created instead, which is why it was refreshing to hear about Unbuilt. In a world where print journalism continues to shrink almost daily, a culture and...
Amon Amarth’s ‘Jomsviking’ was almost a film

Amon Amarth’s ‘Jomsviking’ was almost a film

by Metal Insider | Jan 3, 2017 | Interviews, News

The holidays are done, 2017 has kicked off and we have many things to look forward to in the world of metal. Slowly, as the gears of the industry start turning, we are starting to see how this year will play out. One such development (technically coming from 2016)...
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Amorphis share “Black Winter Day” live video
Amorphis share “Black Winter Day” live video

Amorphis are celebrating thirty years of Tales From The Thousand Lakes by releasing the live recording, Tales From The Thousand Lakes (Live At Tavastia) on July 12th via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) via CD, BluRay and vinyl. The performance was filmed at the Tavista...

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God Is An Astronaut unveil “Falling Leaves” video; new album arriving in September
God Is An Astronaut unveil “Falling Leaves” video; new album arriving in September

God Is An Astronaut are back with their new album, Embers, out September 6th via Napalm Records. To celebrate the album announcement, the group has unveiled the first single, "Falling Leaves." The band describes the song as: "A reflective voyage through the brevity of...

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Fleshgod Apocalypse unleash “Bloodclock” video; new album arriving in August
Fleshgod Apocalypse unleash “Bloodclock” video; new album arriving in August

Fleshgod Apocalypse have announced their long-awaited sixth full-length album, Opera, which is scheduled to arrive on August 23rd via Nuclear Blast Records. Inspired by frontman Francesco Paoli's 2021 mountain climbing accident, Opera is structured as a 10-act...

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New & Noteworthy, July 24th – Terminally Unique

It's the week that many metal fans around the world have been waiting for. A new magnum opus from Virginia's pride and joy is being unleashed, and no one can wait to get their hands on it! That's just the tip of the iceberg, though. Be sure to read everything for the...

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New & Noteworthy, July 17th – Sacred & Wild

So last week, I was confused by the releases taking place on Friday instead of Tuesday. How foolish of me to forget that last week marked the end of New Music Tuesday and the beginning of New Music Friday. Given this change, it only makes sense that our new release...

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New & Noteworthy, July 7th – Bloom

By all technical means, we're early this week, because all of the new music is coming out on Friday for some reason. However, that's no excuse not to give you a primer for what's being released this week. Read on and pre-order to your heart's content!   Between...

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