Children of Bodom mean well, but Garage Days Re-Revisited this is most definitely not. Whenever a bunch of kids form a band, they start out playing cover versions of their favorite songs. In metal, that fondness for playing those old tunes never fades, even when a band becomes huge. Of course, Metallica played a very large role in popularizing the metal cover, their "Garage Days Revisited"...
Deftones played two tribute shows this weekend for bassist Chi Cheng where they were joined by members of Metallica, Children Of Bodom, System Of A Down, Dillinger Escape Plan, Far, Suicidal Tendencies and more! (more…)
Put Your Hands Up Here Comes My DJ! In an industry that has been said to be over saturated with peripherals for rhythm games do we really need a plastic turntable? People that don’t enjoy the gentle musings of Children of Bodom and Metallica would have to say: Yes! Activision and FreeStyleGame’s DJ Hero is a game [...]
words by BBG, photos by Chloe Rice Skeltonwitch Metal Underground: You've toured with some great bands already. Like you said, you just got off the Children of Bodom tour, Danzig, which had to be really cool, and many other people....
Ohio’s SKELETONWITCH will bring their brand of “blackened thrash” to NYC’s acclaimed “BLACKENED MUSIC SERIES” on November 14. The show will take place at Brooklyn’s Union Pool and will also feature Relapse’s BLACK ANVIL and is part of “THE BLACKENED WEEKEND,” which will also feature appearances from RWAKE, KRALLICE, SHRINEBUILDER and more....
Wisconsin’s Lazarus A.D. recently returned from their first ever trip overseas to Japan’s Loud Park festival in Tokyo. Needless to say, the band had an amazing experience. They were the third band to play on the Big Rock stage on October 18th. The stage was headlined by Slayer and also featured Children Of Bodom, Hatebreed and Papa Roach among others. Lazarus A.D. sampled some foreign cuisine,...
SKELETONWITCH’s new effort, “Breathing The Fire,” sold 3,500 copies in its first week of release, landing at number #151 on the Billboard Top 200 and #2 on the magazine’s Heatseekers Chart. The album was recorded in Seattle with acclaimed producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, High on Fire). The band spent the last month on the road with Children of Bodom and are now supporting...
Well the Funkcast was probably about as gentle a ‘tell me about this genre’ podcast as you’re likely to get. This, on the other hand, is not gentle. I suppose it was never likely to be – there’s only so gentle an introduction you can give to this kind of music. Basically, I was becoming increasingly [...]
SKELETONWITCH is almost ready to unleash their metal masterpiece Breathing the Fire on October 13th via Prosthetic Records. Breathing the Fire is the follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed album, Beyond the Permafrost (Prosthetic Records, 2007). The Athens, OH based band traveled to Seattle, WA to record with producer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, High On Fire). The album was mastered...
Lady Gaga, Rhianna and Journey all feature on the COBHC’s wish-list of tracks they’d most like to see Alexi and his Finnish shredders cover in the future. (more…)
Polvo, Bronze Fawn, Water Beds (Crocodile) On In Prism (Merge), their first album since 1997's Shapes, Polvo sound like they've upgraded their equipment since crucial mid-'90s recordings like Today's Active Lifestyles and Celebrate the New Dark Age. That means that those patented, wonky guitar tones no longer materialize. For some, those eccentric efflorescences defined Polvo. Obviously, though, Polvo...
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