Posted by Elliot Levin on January 21, 2022
Ask anyone their favorite sub-genre of metal, and just about no one will say “parody bands.” But just because some metal musicians would instead make goofy videos than headline Wacken doesn’t mean that their music isn’t worthy; in fact, some of the funniest parody groups are also insanely talented shredders not to mention […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 8, 2016
If a website or awards show ever gives out an award for “Best Currently Incarcerated Musician,” former As I Lay Dying and Austrian Death Machine vocalist Tim Lambesis has the nomination wrapped up. Unfortunately, he won’t be around to accept, as he’ll be at the California Rehabilitaiton Center in Norco, CA for the foreseeable future. […]
Posted by Matt Brown on April 9, 2014
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Wow. That’s a lot of debuts. Some of them were highly anticipated (This Is Your Life), some have been surrounded by controversy (Triple Brutal), and some no one really asked for (Punk Goes 90’s […]
Posted by Matt Brown on April 7, 2014
Austrian Death Machine’s crowdfunded album Triple Brutal was released last week on April 1 after members of the band sans Tim Lambesis announced plans to move forward with the project. Of course, many of the perks from the crowdfunding involving Lambesis had to be put on hold, but at least the royalties from the album are […]
Posted by Chris Colgan on April 1, 2014
Despite the date on the calendar, today’s new release list is no joke! There are tons of amazing new releases to listen to today – check them all out and enjoy the great new metal! Ronnie James Dio – This is Your Life (Rhino) This is a very special tribute album with […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 3, 2014
[youtube]http://youtu.be/WI4LkkBBR7g[/youtube] It’s kind of hard to listen to Austrian Death Machine. Reconciling what was essentially a joke band assembled from discarded As I Lay Dying riffs and Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes with the real-life drama of band founder Tim Lambesis frankly isn’t that easy to do. But with the album already successfully over-crowdfunded, things are indeed […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 25, 2014
NBC San Diego reports that As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis has pleaded guilty to hiring a hitman to murder his wife. He’ll serve nine years in prison, according to a court clerk. He’d been pleading innocent until now, and while the “readiness conference” for his trial kept getting pushed back, it was expected that he […]
Posted by Matt Brown on February 12, 2014
Some bad but unsurprising news for fans who helped crowdfund Triple Brutal. Back when the crowdfunding campaign for Austrian Death Machine’s Triple Brutal started, there were a few perks fans could obtain depending on how much they paid. The PRP has listed the possible perks: As part of the crowdfunding campaign, 99 people each donated $99 for personal […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 6, 2014
Which will be out first, the next Austrian Death Machine album, or it’s singer, Tim Lambesis? His “readiness conference” was delayed once again until February 10th. Lambgoat suggests a plea deal may be in the works. We might find out more in two weeks.
Posted by Matt Brown on February 6, 2014
[youtube]http://youtu.be/MDwOJOTvLzE[/youtube] So here’s a story involving Tim Lambesis that doesn’t have to do with his current legal troubles. His side project, Austrian Death Machine, was set to release its third album following a crowdfunding campaign even after Lambesis’ arrest, and now it looks like that’s actually going to happen. Triple Brutal is currently set for release April 1 […]
