by Seth Werkheiser | Jan 30, 2015 | News, Touring, Video
What happens when a scourge of yuppie scum invade Portland, Oregon? Well, Lord Dying saves the city, of course. This new video is for the song “Poisoned Altars,” the title track of their latest album, which came out this month on Relapse Records, their...
by Seth Werkheiser | Jan 29, 2015 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Touring
Just a few months after vocalist Uta Plotkin parted ways with Witch Mountain, the band has already found their new singer; Kayla Dixon. The 19 year-old theater actor auditioned via video, and then she got the gig a week later. Said Dixon in an interview with Noisey,...
by Metal Insider | Dec 19, 2014 | Metal Power Rankings, News
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...
by Seth Werkheiser | Dec 16, 2014 | News, Touring
If a new Enslaved album wasn’t enough great news, the band has also announced a US tour in early 2015 with Yob and Ecstatic Vision. Said guitarist Ivar Bjørnson. “Announcing the release of our new album In Times at the same time as a North American tour, both in...
by Metal Insider | Dec 12, 2014 | Lists, News, Top 10
I really did not come into 2014 expecting to see 2012 and 2013 topped for metal records, but this year was nothing short of historic. It’s almost criminal I can’t just make a top 30 this year and be done with it, really. Any of my honorable mentions this...