A few days after the death of bassist and founding member of Slipknot, Paul Gray, his bandmates remember him in a press conference. RIP Paul: continue reading...
The 27 Club is an unlikely group of talented musicians who passed away at the young age of 27- sometimes under mysterious circumstances. continue reading...
I’m actually amazed that the Insane Clown Posse is still releasing new material and touring! Check out 4 new streams from the bands new album Bang! Pow! Boom!: continue reading...
Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated rock sensation Papa Roach has been scorching stages across the globe in support of their new release and fifth studio album Metamorphosis, which debuted at #8 on the Billboard Album Chart. Rolling Stone calls the album “hard-riffing and accessible” and Billboard lauds it as “polished and wide-ranging.” The band, which is Jacoby Shaddix (vocals), Tobin Esperance (bass), Jerry Horton (guitar) and Tony Palermo (drums), is fresh off a European run of sold out headlining and festival dates and will kick off their tour with fellow powerhouse Nickelback on July 10th at Darien Lake, NY. continue reading...
Insane Clown Posse, the Detroit duo of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, are readying their tenth full-length release Bang! Pow! Boom! Already multiple times platinum with albums The Great Milenko and The Amazing Jeckel Brothers now the underground duo is back and poised to strike again. The group’s dark visions and Barnum minds have spawned a carnival of music and mayhem often scorned by mainstream media, but embraced by an entire sub-culture of like minded-individuals. continue reading...
U.K. juggernauts ENTER SHIKARI–known for an eclectic sound that audaciously melds hardcore punk with pulse-pumping drum’n'bass and dark, gut-churning dubstep– have just released their new album COMMON DREADS. The album is available for purchase through iTunes and Amazon as well as the band’s own store: http://gomerch.com/entershikari; limited edition bundles with the physical CD will be available at the above link. continue reading...
Sister-site WatchMojo.com got the chance to interview Slipknot:
Formed in 1995, Slipknot is a Grammy-winning nine-piece heavy metal band. Since their inception, the band has gone through numerous line-up changes, been nominated for seven Grammy awards (winning once), released three DVDs and four studio albums. One of the group’s two custom percussionists is Shawn Crahan. Otherwise known as “Clown,” Crahan is one of the band’s founding members, and is also a huge part of the band’s imaging – from editing their DVDs to Slipknot’s (in)famous masks. In this video, we had the chance to speaks to Clown about their music. continue reading...
Head over to www.CrackTheSkye.com and get ready to have your mind blown! The new MASTODON micro site has just launched and features animation inspired by their upcoming album Crack the Skye. Like their previous releases, the new artwork was created by Paul Romano (Trivium, Godflesh). The site also features the world premiere of the sweeping instrumental, “Oblivion” plus a 60 second snippet of the track “Divinations.” continue reading...
Heavy rock iconoclasts MASTODON will release their new album, Crack the Skye on March 24, 2009. However, hardcore fans will have the opportunity to pre-order a very special Deluxe Limited “Tunnel Book” Edition of Crack the Skye online only via the band’s website: www.mastodonrocks.com.
This super-deluxe version of Crack the Skye will come housed in a hard box case featuring a third dimension worm hole design that will contain exclusive and additional album art by long-time Mastodon artist, Paul Romano. The special package will include the full-length Crack the Skye album on CD, plus a DVD containing The Making of Crack the Skye with photo gallery, Track by Track band commentary and more by director Jimmy Hubbard. continue reading...
Here’s your chance to hear the first studio recording from Metallica’s new Death Magnetic album. The song is called “The Day That Never Comes” and its pretty good. Some familiar clean verse guitar lines contrasted with heavy choruses and extended solo sections. At times it sounds like some of their other songs, and its not a new formula, but dammit, its a great formula and its good to hear them ripping again, especially the last 2 minutes of the song. Stream it HERE continue reading...
