Posted by Jeff Podoshen on May 11, 2020
Extreme metal masters Cadaver – creating brutal metal since the late 1980s – are back with a new EP on Nuclear Blast Records called D.G.A.F. It’s amazing and you should definitely check it out. We caught up with Anders Odden from his home in Norway to talk about Cadaver and it’s exciting new endeavors. […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on April 1, 2019
UK supergroup Tronos have dropped a new video for their song “Judas Cradle”. The supergroup features Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury, Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren and producer Russ Russell (At the Gates, Dummu Borgir). This track will be featured off their upcoming record, Celestial Mechanics which comes out April 12th via Century Media. The band delved into the journey […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 29, 2017
Back in February, shortly after Megadeth’s Grammy win, frontman/guitarist Dave Mustaine mentioned he was thinking about recording a new album to release sometime next year. Then we heard the thrash giants would re-record Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! with both Kiko and Dirk. However, in a brand new interview with Oklahoma City […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 19, 2017
The trial is over for drummer Bastian Thusgaard. He spent the last several months touring with Soilwork, filling in until they found an official replacement for Dirk Verbeuren who left the group last year to join Megadeth. The band made the following statement: “We are super stoked to announce Bastian Thusgaard, as our permanent drummer. […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 12, 2017
In a ceremony before the televised portion of the Grammy Awards, Megadeth picked up their first-ever Grammy Award for Dystopia. Dave Mustaine seemed happy, saying that he’d spoken to Kenny G about being nominated so many times without winning, but Kenny had been nominated without winning over 20 times. He also stated “it’s a little weird […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 13, 2016
It’s been a great year for Megadeth. Not only was Dystopia a nice comeback album that garnered the band another Grammy nomination and will likely end the year as one of the 100 best-selling albums of 2016, but the band picked up a new drummer in Soilwork’s Dirk Verbeuren. They also got their own beer, and […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on May 20, 2016
Megadeth struck drumming gold when Dave Mustaine announced that Lamb of God’s Chris Adler was going to play drums on Dystopia. And then when the band decided to tour in support of the album, Adler sat in with them. As solid of a pairing he as , with Lamb of God on the road as well, it […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 3, 2015
Soilwork is in the process of recording a new album, and from the sound of it, they’re making pretty solid progress. Via a posting on Toontrack’s Facebook page, drummer Dirk Verbeuren and vocalist Bjorn “Speed” Strid show off a snippet of a new track using software from Toontrack. They seem pretty psyched about the software, which […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 12, 2013
Soilwork had lots to celebrate last month. That’s because the group’s double album The Living Infinite not only cracked the top 60 in its first week, but also marked the Swedish metal group’s best debut ever. Yet singer Björn “Speed” Strid isn’t letting himself rest to enjoy the victory, as Soilwork continue on with an […]
Posted by Gabi on July 2, 2012
It’s official, Soilwork is one third Night Flight Orchestra now. After the news last week about Peter Wichers parting ways with Soilwork yet again, the new guitarist has officially been announced, and it is none other than David Andersson. Other than Björn “Speed” Strid’s collaboration with Andersson in the classic rock project Night Flight Orchestra, […]
