by Bram Teitelman | Dec 11, 2014 | Lists, News
Most of the time when Rolling Stone writes about metal, it’s done pretty dismissively or covering bands much more mainstream, like Metallica. That’s why we weren’t all that surprised then their list of the top 50 albums of 2014 only contained one...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 3, 2014 | News, Rumors and Gossip, Updates
Wondering if Krokodil bassist Alessanddro Venturella and Jay Weinberg are the bassist and drummer of Slipknot? According to now fired drum tech Norm Costa, now you know. Apparently, Costa was working with the band and isn’t any longer, as he posted several...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 21, 2014 | Interviews, News
The debut album from UK band Krokodil, Nacash, stands on its own. However, many know about it because the band’s bassist Alessandro Venturella is likely also in another band, Slipknot. Back in the UK, the band, which features members of Sikth, Gallows and Hexes,...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 11, 2014 | New Music, News
What would it sound like if members of djent forerunners SikTh, Gallows, Hexes and maybe Slipknot (but let’s be honest, totally a member of Slipknot) jammed together? It might sound like Krokodil, whose debut album, Nachash, is out in stores today. The end...
by Seth Werkheiser | Oct 17, 2014 | New Music, News
Today Slipknot releases track #6 from their highly anticipated album, .5: The Gray Chapter, due out October 21st. The new song, “Skeptic,” is “undoubtedly about the band’s fallen bandmate, Paul Gray,” according to Kerrang Magazine. With a line...