A few years ago, Iron Maiden had an album out, A Matter of Life and Death. They thought it would be a good idea to play the entire album on tour, sprinkling in a few classics from, oh, the other 13 albums they had. That kinda sucked. Then they realized that hey, maybe some fans [...]
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Blu-ray video format has largely been relegated to audio and video-phile status for years, as it’s still being introduced to the mainstream markets, and at relatively high price points compared to the ubiquitous DVD format. We’ve been hearing this past Black Friday was a huge win for the format, as consumers cashed in on [...]
Monday, November 30, 2009
For those of you paying attention to the world beyond metal, the global economy took a hit this past week because of the situation in Dubai. Essentially, a playground for the rich in the United Arab Emirates, the desert city is in serious debt and have basically asked their debtors if they can let things slide [...]
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Inspired by our Metal Sucks brethren, who posted some dude covering Necrophagist on a ukelele, here’s some guy covering Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper” on harp. Who knew that you could do a shredding solo on the harp? I know who I’m going to get to play my wedding now.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Chances are, if you like metal, you don’t know who Neko Case is. The alt-countryish singer is best known for her solo career and ther ime in the New Pornographers. Aside from that, she’s really hot. And according to what the Deciblog points out, she just got even hotter. They reference a review of her Thursday show by St. Louis music blog the Riverfront [...]
Friday, July 31, 2009
While the initial OMGTHATSAWESOME! reaction has worn off from the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, the games are still fun to play, and every time the track listing from a game is unveiled, it’s always cool to see what metal makes the list. Activision has just posted the list from Guitar Hero 5, which is actually [...]
Monday, July 27, 2009
You know it’s getting towards football season when the soundtrack to the latest Madden NFL game is released. Last year’s incarnation featured the world premiere of Trivium’s “Down From the Sky” and helped kickstart Hollywood Undead’s career, for better or for worse. This year, the soundtrack doesn’t appear to have taken too many chances with [...]
Friday, July 24, 2009
This is one of the best random genre mashups we’ve heard. Thanks Metal Sucks!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Back in the day, if you wanted to show your support for a band, you would have to buy a T-shirt. Lately, the best way to become a walking billboard for your favorite band is, well, by walking. Iron Maiden, Slayer and Mastodon are among those that have worked with Vans to come up with their own sneaker [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Albums mixed in 5.1 surround sound (that’s five speakers plus a subwoofer) have always been hard to come by in the metal scene. The 5.1 album has been a niche product in general because of the format’s higher price and limited playability (it’ll only play on your DVD player, but you’ll still have to buy [...]
Video of Shadows Fall performing their cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Bark At The Moon” with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick has been posted online.
Down/Crowbar guitarist Kirk Windstein has joined the New Orleans hardcore/thrash super group Suicide War.
Doom metal legends Candlemass will release a new DVD called Ashes To Ashes-Live on June 29 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Ill Nino has signed a new recording deal with Victory Records.
Otep has released a new video for the song “Rise, Rebel, Resist.”
Thursday, March 4, 2010
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