by Zach Shaw | Jan 18, 2012 | Interviews
For any band, the idea of losing a member just after completing work on a new album is a nightmare. So imagine when that happens to a band following the completion of their original lineup’s first album in over 18 years, and that departing bandmate just so happens to...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 12, 2012 | Interviews
Dave Grohl might be the hardest-working drummer in the business, but Riotgod founder Bob Pantella has got to be the hardest working one in New Jersey. Pantella is pulling triple duty in not just Riotgod, but also The Atomic Bitchwax and most famously, Monster Magnet....
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 10, 2012 | Interviews
With the January 24th release of their seventh album, Resolution, Lamb of God qualifies as one of metal’s elite. The band have been on a major label for five of those albums, and the new one has a decent chance to debut at #1 on Billboard’s SoundScan chart...
by Metal Insider | Dec 27, 2011 | Interviews
In 1988, New York City-based speedsters Riot released their definitive mission statement, the tempo-pushing cult classic Thundersteel, with then-new vocalist Tony Moore at the front. Moore and Riot followed that up with 1990’s The Privilege of Power before parting...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 16, 2011 | Interviews
Remember that time when Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor talked about what a joy it was to work with Rick Rubin? Oh wait, no he didn’t do that. In fact, he went on a rant at one of his solo shows recently about how little Rubin actually did during the sessions...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 23, 2011 | Interviews
There truly was no better way to celebrate 11/11/11 than by seeing Anthrax, Testament and Death Angel at the Palladium Theatre in Worcester, MA. It was worth standing outside in the frigid New England weather just for the chance to see these three thrash legends on...