Author Archives: Ben DiCostanzo

Scar the Martyr’s Debut Album Available for Streaming

Posted by on September 26, 2013

The self-titled debut album from Slipknot drummer, Joey Jordison’s new band, Scar the Martyr, is available for streaming on relics.scarthemartyr.com. The official release date for the album is October 1 through Roadrunner Records.

The album was produced by Rhys Fulber

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Founding Member of Evile Quits Band

Posted by on September 3, 2013

This is just really bad news for such a good band. Ol’ Drake, one of the founding members of Evile has quit. Ol’ Drake posted a link to this Blabbermouth article on his Facebook page and explains his reasoning for the departure: “Over the past year, I’ve, unfortunately, found myself becoming more and more detached […]

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Tool guitarist becomes husband, will become father

Posted by on August 30, 2013

Tool guitarist Adam Jones got married last month and is now expecting his first child with wife, Korin. The couple was married in July but the news wasn’t made public until Wednesday night when a photo of the couple was posted on Jones’ Facebook page with the caption “Mrs. Jones <3 July 6th, 2013.” The […]

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Randy Blythe Releases Short Film from Prague

Posted by on August 23, 2013

Randy Blythe has put out a short film titled, “Prague: The Devil is the Details” in which he documents his time on trial for manslaughter charges, which he was eventually acquitted of. The Lamb of God front man had this to say about the film: “This is a movie I made in Prague during my trial. […]

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Ghost Will be Performing with Skeletonwitch Again

Posted by on August 13, 2013

While Ghost B.C. will be touring with Deftones and Avenged Sevenfold in the fall, they have also announced a series of headlining off dates with supporting act Skeletonwitch. If you are around the Wisconsin, Ohio, or Tennessee areas and are upset that you weren’t able to see them the first time, fear not, they will […]

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Iwrestledabearoncereleasenewmusicvideo

Posted by on August 12, 2013

Thespacebarissooverrated. Either way, iwrestledabearonce actually did release a new music video in case you were having trouble understanding the headline. The song is “Boat Paddle” and it comes off the band’s latest album, Late for Nothing. The video, which starts off like the world’s worst sitcom/superhero movie, finds the band on Planet Pancake in an attempt […]

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It’s 2013, so of course Crazy Town is back

Posted by on August 5, 2013

Remember Crazy Town? Well no matter what your answer is, the less aggressive Limp Bizkit-style rap/rock group from the ’90s are returning. The definition of what a one-hit wonder is, they have never had a song as popular as “Butterfly,” that song that goes, “come my lady come come my lady.” So metal, isn’t it? The […]

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Last in Line Makes Live Debut

Posted by on August 5, 2013

Last in Line, the band featuring Vivian Campbell alongside founding Dio members, Vinny Appice, Claude Schnell, and Jimmy Bain with new singer Andrew Freeman (Lynch Mob), played their first show ever on Saturday night at the Slidebar in Fullerton, California as a warm-up for their upcoming tour of the U.K. Last in Line brainchild Vivian […]

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The Melvins Will Release “Tres Cabrones” with (Almost) Original Lineup

Posted by on August 5, 2013

The Melvins are set to release Tres Cabrones, a new 12-song album that reunites Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover with original drummer Mike Dillard, on Nov. 5 via Ipecac Recordings. “Tres Cabrones is as close as we’re willing to get to the Melvins 1983 line-up,” explained Osborne.  “The best part is it’s all new songs.  […]

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Ozzy Osbourne says Bill Ward is Incapable of Playing with Black Sabbath

Posted by on August 5, 2013

Original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward is the only thing missing from Black Sabbath’s first #1 album in America, “13,” and the current tour the almost fully-reunited band is taking part in. Though Ward has defended his physical status, Ozzy Osbourne says it is because Ward is “incredibly overweight” and wouldn’t have been able to […]

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