by Alix Vallecillo | May 6, 2016 | News, Updates
Some of the running gags in rock and metal regarding long-awaited albums usually include bands like Tool or Necrophagist which haven’t released any new music in years, despite being active or at least officially not dead. But many forget that there’s...
by Alix Vallecillo | May 6, 2016 | News, Updates
After Brian Johnson was let go from AC/DC after facing permanent hearing loss, many wondered what the motivation behind it was. The plot thickened when Johnson’s friend and comedian Jim Breuer expressed his displeasure about AC/DC giving their long-time singer...
by Alix Vallecillo | May 6, 2016 | Books, News, That's Unfortunate, Updates
Unless you’ve been incarcerated or have a job at a correctional facility, no one really thinks about what exactly it would entail for a book to be banned at a prison. Thinking about it for a second, it makes sense to keep a normative system regarding the type of...
by Alix Vallecillo | May 5, 2016 | In The Studio, News, Updates
UK’s doom maestros Electric Wizard have been quiet yet busy since the last time we had any sort of news from them. Aside from touring the US last year with Satan’s Satyrs, the band dedicated some of their time last year to deliver a new offering for this...
by Alix Vallecillo | May 5, 2016 | Awards, News, Updates
It’s hard to remember that we haven’t even reached the middle of the year with everything that’s been happening lately, but something to remind us about it are award ceremonies. The British magazine Kerrang! recently announced the list of nominees...
by Bram Teitelman | May 5, 2016 | News, Updates
For a while, drummer Joey Jordison was synonymous with Slipknot. Then he left the band (or was pushed) in 2013 and started his own project, Scar the Martyr. The band released an album, toured, then singer Henry Derek joined Act of Defiance, a band with former Megadeth...