My Dying Bride might be the most important Doom band ever. Their second album Turn Loose The Swans (1993, Peaceville Records) redefined the genre, forsaking Sabbath worship, and creating a romantically depressing river of sonic darkness from which they sailed. Continue reading
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CONCERT REVIEW: Ministry – Gary Numan – Front Line Assembly Live at Terminal 5
How concerned are you that you missed one of the best tours of 2023? Ministry, Gary Numan, and Front Line Assembly took their spectacle on the road and blew away audiences everywhere they went. The three like-minded bands have become fast friends and the mutual respect they have for each other is evident in social media posts and comes out in stellar performances night after night. How do you top that kind of success? Do it again. Continue reading
Gatecreeper Books a Headline Tour with Undeath, Jarhead Fertilizer, and Final Gasp
Arizona’s death-metal forerunners Gatecreeper have announced West Coast / Southwest dates including Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, Denver and more. Undeath, Jarhead Fertilizer and Final Gasp will support each night. The run follows their extensive North American support tour with In Flames this Spring. Tickets are on sale Friday, March 29 at 10AM Local Here. Artist Pre-sale tickets will be available Thursday, March 28 at 10AM Local at the links below.
ALBUM REVIEW: Exhorder – Defectum Omnium
After returning from hiatus with the rather good comeback album Mourn The Southern Skies in 2019, New Orleans Thrash Metal legends Exhorder are at it again with new album Defectum Omnium (Nuclear Blast Records) – thankfully not making us wait another twenty-seven years. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Ministry – HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES
Ministry’s long career began back in 1981 and has seen many different incarnations over the proceeding 43 years with the one constant of producer/singer/multi-instrumentalist Al Jourgensen steering the ship throughout. It’s fair to say the band have had to navigate some severely choppy waters over the decades, with a revolving door style policy of other personnel joining the larger-than-life frontman in his lifelong musical pursuit, and with various controversies never too far away.Continue reading
Alcest Shares a New Single and Video for “L’Envol” – New Album “Les Chants De L’Aurore” Coming Soon
This summer will see the release of a long-awaited gem, French shoegaze/indie act Alcest announce the release of their seventh album Les Chants De L’Aurore for June 21st. The pre-order will start soon. To celebrate the announcement, the band shares a new song, “L’Envol,” together with an outstanding music video that you can watch here. The music video for “L’Envol” as well as the artwork for Les Chants De L’Aurore was created by Yoann Losel. Watch the clip here:Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Lucifer – Lucifer V
In the beginning … there was Lucifer! And now this fifth full-length outing for the “occult metal” outfit proves to be a thoroughly satisfying, good ol’ heavy rock ’n’ roll album which, at its very best – the outstanding “Slow Dance In A Crypt” – can be downright beautiful and utterly beguiling.
With song-writing nous, all-round playing chops and excellent production, including a superb, crunchy guitar sound, Lucifer V (Nuclear Blast Records) has at its heart the clean, clear, commanding voice of Johanna Platow Andersson.Continue reading
In Flames Books a Headline Tour with Gatecreeper and Creeping Death
Sweden’s iconic masters of metal In Flames are set to infiltrate the US for a spring headlining US tour with special guests Gatecreeper and Creeping Death. The skull crushing lineup will kick off the excursion on May 1st in Portland, ME and will wrap it up on May 26th in Dallas, TX. In Flames continues to tour behind their 2023 album Foregone, out now on Nuclear Blast! Read our review here.Continue reading
Alluvial (The Faceless, Suffocation) Share “Death Is But A Door” Video – New EP Announced
Hailing from Georgia, US, Alluvial have just posted a brand new video for thier track, “Death Is But A Door”. Directed by Juan Carlos Escobar Salazar, it depicts the mental and emotional descent of a man against an apocalyptic urban backdrop. The song is also the title track of their new Ep, due out on January 12 via Nuclear Blast records. Check it out below.
*Trigger warning: The video does include scenes of gun violence.
Watch Machine Head Unbox the 20th Anniversary Vinyl Edition of “Through The Ashes of Empires”
In time for Record Store Day Black Friday last weekend, Machine Head and Nuclear Blast Records released a 20th anniversary vinyl edition of their 2003 album Through The Ashes of Empires. There are two splatter versions: one for the USA and one for the UK and Europe, although its available for import too. Watch Robb Flynn unbox the vinyl and order it at the link below. Machine Head will kick off their next big tour in early 2024 with Fear Factory.Continue reading