Monthly Archives: September 2012

Slipknot Confirmed For Download Festival 2013

Posted by on September 27, 2012

Ready to get even more jealous of the UK festival? It’s been confirmed that Slipknot will be performing at next Summer’s Download Festival. They join already announced headliners Iron Maiden and Rammstein. Slipknot’s Clown had the following to saying about the band’s upcoming festival gig” “We are extremely honored to have been asked once again […]

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Red Fang Streaming New Song

Posted by on September 26, 2012

Red Fang are streaming a brand new song, “Crows In Swine,” over at Vice. It’s pretty great. There’s no word on whether there’s anything new coming beyond this single, but if you like it as much as we do, you can head over to iTunes and pick it up there. In other news, they have announced […]

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Metal By Numbers 9/26: Things Are Looking Up For Down

Posted by on September 26, 2012

When Down decided to release four EP’s over the course of a year, it was essentially done so there wouldn’t be another five year break between albums. That might be a good idea. While the first of the four planned EPs sold nearly 12,000 copies, that’s a far cry from the 29,000 or so that Down […]

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Yup – There’s A Metal Version Of ‘Gangam Style’

Posted by on September 26, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsJY-D8FSdc[/youtube]If you haven’t heard Korean superstar Psy’s ridiculous, but somehow still catchy, international superhit “Gangam Style” yet, a) consider yourself lucky and b) you will eventually. The original video, like it or not, is pretty hysterical, and features his signature dance moves, which basically looks like he’s riding a horse. It’s also already got more […]

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Video: Encrust’s “Engine” Is Running

Posted by on September 26, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aDJQSscYqI[/youtube] We’re big fans of Chicago death n’ rollers Encrust. In fact, we’ve liked them since they were called Hunters. The band just finished taking people by surprise on the Obituary tour, and now they’ve released a lyric video for “Engine Of Deceit.” If you’re around for CMJ, the band will be playing at the […]

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Anders Nystrom On Katatonia’s Drive To Expand American Audience And The Future Of Bloodbath

Posted by on September 26, 2012

Katatonia certainly kicked off the fall season with a bang. In support of their new album Dead End Kings, the Swedish doom group toured North America with The Devin Townsend Project, Paradise Lost, and Stolen Babies. Though the tour has come to an end, Katatonia have no plans of slowing down just yet. However, their […]

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DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara Releases Benefit Single For Ailing Sister

Posted by on September 25, 2012

This past summer, DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara announced plans to release a song to benefit his sister Kerri, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. And now the benefit single is available for purchase. Titled “Dark Meadowlark,” the song was mixed by Logan Mader and produced by Greg Weiss (ex-Speak No Evil, who also played bass […]

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Converge Streaming Another New Track

Posted by on September 25, 2012

It’s been a few weeks since Converge let “Aimless Arrow” fly. With All We Love We Leave Behind coming out on October 9, the band have let another track out there. “Shame in the Way” is streaming now on Pitchfork, whose Brandon Stosuy did an insightful interview with vocalist Jacob Bannon. Among the revelations are that the […]

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TesseracT Unveil New Singer

Posted by on September 25, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx4ucOHgFNM[/youtube] Is there any genre where the vocalist matters less than djent? That’s not to take away from the singers – they’re all really good, melodic and powerful vocalists, but given that many of the semi-genre’s fans are more excited about guitar tones and rhythms than singers, it’s not that big of a surprise that […]

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Fall Into Darkness Festival 2012 Announces Lineup

Posted by on September 25, 2012

Saint Vitus, Weedeater, Worm Ouroboros have been confirmed for this year’s Fall Into Darkness Festival. Presented by Scion A/V, the annual art-metal festival will take place October 5-7 in Portland, OR.

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