Category Archives: Recaps

Clutch preview new album with intimate NYC set

Posted by on May 19, 2015

If you’re a Clutch fan, you already know that the band have a new album coming out in September. Given that they’ve been playing songs from Psychic Warfare live since last year, and even gave a preview of one from an ironing board in a hotel room, that’s no surprise. But last night (18) on the […]

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The second annual Fear FestEvil mostly gets it right

Posted by on April 15, 2015

Curated by Metallica’s lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, the second annual “Fear FestEvil” was held in San Jose, California this past weekend, and promised to be an amalgamation of all things horror and metal. For the most part, Kirk and company got it right, finding a good balance between the cheese of old-school horror and the […]

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Photos and recap: Motörhead’s Motorboat

Posted by on October 1, 2014

Last week, the first annual Motörhead Motörboat cruise set sail with an all-star lineup. Motörhead, of course, headlined the event, but there were tons of of other bands, including Anthrax, Testament, Down, Zakk Wylde, High on Fire, and the much-talked-about Metal Allegiance, featuring members of Anthrax, Megadeth and Mike Portnoy, among many others. Ralph Sutton and Jay Oakerson […]

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Music sales hit an all time low

Posted by on August 28, 2014

First the good news: Ace Frehley had a top 10 album when the charts came out yesterday. Then the bad news: pretty much everything else. For the week that just ended, the 3.97 million albums sold is the lowest cumulative week since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. In fact, it’s the first time in the […]

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Recap: GWAR-B-Q evolves, sets stage for band’s next act

Posted by on August 18, 2014

This past weekend, many of metal, hardcore and punk’s elite descended on Richmond, VA’s Hadad’s Lake not just for the 5th annual GWAR-B-Q, but also to pay tribute to fallen frontman Dave Brockie and his altar ego Oderus Urungus. And while first and foremost, the event remained a celebration of all things GWAR, there was […]

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