by Benjamin Friedman | Oct 22, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs, Touring
Protest the Hero have been consistently making metal headlines recently, largely due to their groundbreaking album Volition, which is significant because it was produced by a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign. It also doesn’t hurt that it featured...
by Benjamin Friedman | Oct 2, 2013 | New Music
[youtube]http://youtu.be/WMPd_WEMrLM[/youtube] Lately, Protest the Hero have had to concede to fans on the internet when it comes to the release of new material off their much anticipated fourth album Volition. Yesterday, the artwork for the album found its way online...
by Benjamin Friedman | Sep 9, 2013 | In The Studio
Toronto prog-metal quintet Structures (Often stylized as STRUC/TURES) may be young, but they’ve already made an impact in the metal world with their djenty, technical EP All Of The Above and their full length Divided By. The up and coming group has nothing but...
by Benjamin Friedman | Aug 15, 2013 | Controversy
Recently, German post-metal band The Ocean has been making waves (get it?) about crowd surfing (another Ocean joke!) on the Summer Slaughter tour, resulting in a debate with tour founder and Sumerian Records founder Ash Avildsen. Now, Summer Slaughter is essentially a...
by Benjamin Friedman | Aug 14, 2013 | New Music
We’ve already heard a bit of Italian symphonic death metal quintet Fleshgod Apocalypse’s upcoming album Labyrinth. “Elegy” and “Minotaur (Wrath of Poseidon)” are both classic Fleshgod- heavy as hell with some truly demonic...