Author Archives: Cheska Colombo

Mutoid Man stream new LP, Bleeder

Posted by on June 24, 2015

The lovechild of Converge and Cave In, Mutoid Man are killing the supergroup game right now. This three-piece consisting of Steve Brodsky (Cave In), Ben Koller (Converge) and bassist Nick Cageao is set to release Bleeder on June 30th via Sargent House and are streaming the LP in its entirety now. Bleeder is the followup […]

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Eddie Van Halen talks musical preferences (or lack thereof), old and new band members

Posted by on June 19, 2015

Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen recently spoke in length to Billboard from his home studio in Studio City, CA about all sorts of things – his past addictions, fighting cancer, the struggles (and bandmates) that stand in the way of a new Van Halen record and the fact that he really doesn’t listen to music […]

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Bullet For My Valentine to take young fans’ ashes on tour

Posted by on June 4, 2015

To honor the memories of two young fans who passed recently, Bullet For My Valentine is posthumously taking them out on the road this summer. James Simmons (18) and Corran “Coz” Powell (21) were huge Bullet For My Valentine fans involved in a fatal car crash in late 2014. Following their passing, both families shared […]

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Dying Fetus’ band name offends Dutch gynecologist

Posted by on May 29, 2015

Well, this is hilarious. Dutch gynecologist Bertho Nieboer clearly has an eye for detail (or maybe just a tendency to pick out female reproductive words in advertisements?). Neiboer got a bit pissed off driving past a billboard for this year’s FortaRock when he saw Dying Fetus amongst the mentioned bands that will be supporting Slipknot […]

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Animals as Leaders run middle school in “Physical Education” music video

Posted by on May 29, 2015

A departure from the ever-popular theme of a band playing students at a highschool, the new Animals As Leaders video for “Physical Education” depicts the band members as parts of the administration in a middle school. This track is the latest single off of the band’s third full length The Joy Of Motion, released via […]

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Thy Art Is Murder wage a holy war with new video, “Light Bearer”

Posted by on May 29, 2015

Thy Art Is Murder is back, and just as heavy. The band’s new album Holy War is set to hit stores on June 30th and features “Light Bearer” – their newly released track and music video. In this straightforward metal performance video with tons of fire, Thy Art Is Murder bring a release that’s bound […]

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Eight Black Sabbath albums to be re-released on vinyl

Posted by on May 29, 2015

Black Sabbath fans and vinyl enthusiasts alike are bound to be stoked on the latest in re-release news. In a series of releases starting on June 22nd, the first eight Black Sabbath albums will be pressed to 180-gram wax and each also includes a CD version of the album. Here’s how the release dates break […]

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First Asking Alexandria shows with new vocalist are already cancelled

Posted by on May 28, 2015

Never mind! Having just announced their new vocalist Denis Shaforostov and dropping a new song to show him off just earlier this week, Asking Alexandria has already had to cancel their first scheduled performances with their new frontman. Asking Alexandria were booked to play with the new lineup in the UK at Manchester Academy on […]

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Jonathan Davis of Korn teams up with Big and Rich to make country music

Posted by on May 28, 2015

According to a recent Instagram post, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis may be delving into some previously untouched territory with his next musical endeavor. Davis posted a studio photo with the caption: “Working with Big and Rich on a country music project #Bakersfieldsound.” Big and Rich took to their Instagram to share a photo with Davis […]

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Check out Metallica’s Anesthesia performed on an upright bass

Posted by on May 18, 2015

In another installment in the seemingly perpetual series of Metallica covers comes a pretty awesome take on one of Cliff Burton’s more notable masterpieces. Multi-instrumentalist and Youtube sensation Rob Scallon is celebrating what he calls “May-tallica” with a series of instrumental covers of some of the band’s works. Scallon kicked the month off with a […]

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