by Bram Teitelman | Dec 11, 2013 | Legacies, News
In 1997, Geffen Records released Get Some, the debut album by Santa Barbara’s Snot. The band, a mixture of punk and nu-metal, were fronted by charismatic frontman Lynn Strait. Appearing on the Ozzfest 1998 tour helped increase their exposure both with metal fans...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 7, 2013 | Interviews
Even before 2013 was halfway done, Dez Fafara was all over the place. While he was touring with a reunited Coal Chamber, he was also putting the finishing touches on Winter Kills, DevilDriver’s sixth album and first with Napalm Records. And the remainder of the year...
by Metal Insider | Aug 1, 2013 | Collaborations
[youtube]http://youtu.be/t4kkzsRJObE[/youtube] Earlier this year, we became aware of Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne, who declared his love of rock by announcing he’d be working with Serj Tankian on a track for his 13th album, Something Else. He also had a wish...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 1, 2013 | Updates
Noticing a pattern here? Whenever a member of System Of A Down speaks out about the status of a new album, Serj Tankian quickly downplays the hype. Last Monday night, it was drummer John Dolmayan who told the crowd at SOAD’s show at the Hollywood Bowl that “Next time...
by Zach Shaw | Jul 31, 2013 | In The Studio...Or Are They?
Last Monday night (July 29), System Of A Down played their only U.S. date of 2013 at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. However, the night was memorable for fans thanks to a comment made by drummer John Dolmayan at the end of the show. “Next time we come back here, we’ll have...