by Metal Insider | Feb 28, 2012 | Releases
If death metal is the metal subgenre that the music industry continually tries to ignore, then grindcore is the bastard child that the industry has flat-out disowned. No subgenre is as abrasive, aggressive, or downright assaultive as grindcore, and it has been that...
by Metal Insider | Feb 27, 2012 | Contests
Tomorrow (February 28), Relapse Records will be releasing Vivus!, a two disc album featuring live recordings of Death’s final lineup performing at the Whisky A Go-Go in LA and at Holland’s Dynamo Open Air in 1998. This live compilation is a must have for any diehard...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 13, 2011 | In Memoriam
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTK0MbOobQ[/youtube] Today marks the tenth anniversary of Chuck Schuldiner’s death. After a two year battle with a brain tumor, the singer/ guitarist passed away on this day in 2001. As the frontman and songwriter of Death (and...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 7, 2011 | Super MegaGroups
If you’re familiar with Italian progressive/avant-garde metal band Ephel Duath, then you know that guitarist/ core songwriter Davide Tiso is the only constant member in the band’s 13 year life span. In fact, the band has gone through more lineup changes than we can...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 15, 2011 | Updates
As you’ll recall, former Death/Testament guitarist and producer James Murphy had discovered back in early October his brain tumor, which had been showing great signs of improvement, had suddenly returned. Luckily, though, the tumor was non malignant and surgery was...