The full concert film from The Transformers: The Movie 40th Anniversary Celebration of Life Concert, held July 23 at the House of Blues in San Diego as part of Hasbro‘s Apology Tour, is now streaming on YouTube. Knights of Unicron, Cold Slither, Britta Phillips of Jem and the Holograms, Stan Bush, Sebastian Bach, Brittney Slayes, Francesco Cavalieri, and Vince DiCola, forty years later, it still hits like a truck. Watch the full show now. Continue reading
Chris Elliott of Cell Arts and Black Angeles Media chatted with Matt Harvey (Exhumed, Gruesome) of the Death tribute band, Left To Die! After extensive touring celebrating some of Death’s classic albums, the band recently released their debut album Initium Mortis from Relapse Records! The album is a modern re-recording of the pre-Death demos under the moniker Mantas. Matt is joined in Left To Die by Gus Rios (Gruesome, Cold Slither), original Death members Terry Butler (Obituary) and Rick Rozz (Massacre)! The album even features artwork by Dan Goldsworthy!
As always, Matt gives a great interview and is not only a student of old-school brutal Death Metal, but is also doing a great job carrying the musical legacy of Chuck Schuldiner forward. Continue reading
Ojayy caught up with Gus Rios, the mastermind behind last year’s G.I. Joe Cold Slither record, to discuss his latest project with “Knights of Unicron: The Transformers: The Movie: The Soundtrack: The Reformatted Edition,” out July 24, 2026, through Hasbro Music. Gus breaks down how Knights of Unicron, comprising himself, Matt Harvey, and Ross Sewage, rebuilt the iconic 1986 animated movie soundtrack from the ground up to deliver a heavier, sharper, and more powerful sonic experience for the fortieth anniversary. Continue reading