Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 24, 2017
When Anthrax released their For All Kings box set recently, they included a cover of “Carry On Wayward Sun,” from Kansas’ 1976 Leftoverture album. A classic rock staple, they played it pretty close to the vest, turning in a faithful rendition of the track. However, the Killthrax tour is full of surprises, and this past Saturday, they […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 30, 2017
While Anthrax are one of the Big Four of thrash, it seems like at the end of the day, they enjoy being a classic rock cover band. Their 2013 Anthems EP featured covers of song from Boston, AC/DC, Journey, Rush and Thin Lizzy, and they’ve covered Pink Floyd live acoustically recently. And having just launched the Killthrax […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 24, 2014
Since their formation in 1984, GWAR has been of the most unique bands in metal. With the shocking and sudden death of frontman Dave Brockie last night, it’s important to remember the band’s impact not just on the metal scene, but beyond it. And although GWAR’s music was almost an afterthought to their theatrics and […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on September 12, 2013
The death of a bandmate is a tragic struggle for any band, even when said band’s members consist of scumdogs from outer space. However, the almighty GWAR moved forward despite the loss of Flattus Maximus (aka Cory Smoot). And luckily for them, the Maximus clan came to the aid of GWAR to help them through […]
Posted by Matt Brown on October 19, 2012
GWAR covers Kansas Earlier this month, GWAR participated in the A.V. Club’s feature Undercover where they ended up playing “Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas. The cover is hilarious, but it also sounds pretty good. Apparently, A.V. Club readers enjoyed it so much that they voted it as their favorite Undercover session of 2012, ahead […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on October 2, 2012
GWAR covers Kansas It seems like only yesterday that GWAR unveiled their latest guitarist, Pustulus Maximus. That’s probably because it was then that the scumdogs of the universe first showed the world the replacement for Flattus Maximus. Thanks to the awesome AV Club feature “Undercover,” we finally have a chance to see him in action. […]
Posted by Natalie Camillo on April 24, 2009
Testament, Unearth and Coalesce will headline the American Waste hardcore and metal festival in Kansas City, Missouri. See BLABBERMOUTH.NET for the current line-up and event dates.
