DevilDriver recently confirmed that they will be releasing an outlaw country covers album this year, which will include the likes of Randy Blythe, Glenn Danzig, Mark Morton, John 5, and many more. The Lamb Of God front man will be featured on the cover of ‘Ghost Riders In The Sky’ by Johnny Cash, alongside John Carter Cash and his wife Ana, and we have a taste of what you can expect today. Continue reading
Last night a horrific terror attack left 22 people dead, and more than 50 people injured after a suspected suicide bomber set off an explosive after Ariana Grande‘s sold out show at Manchester Arena (details). Like many of you, I don’t know much about her music, but what I do know is that her audience is young, and many of those young lives were lost last night. Just like we do every week, these fans just went to see a show. They wanted to escape from life for a few hours, and enjoy one of their favorite singers, but a coward decided to turn what should be a joyous occasion into an absolute nightmare.
Like all of us, musicians around the world were appalled at the attack, and we saw many post messages of support and love last night on social media. One of those was Lamb Of God‘s Randy Blythe, who took the time to write out a powerful message in response to the attack that I feel is worth sharing. Continue reading
Recently recovered from a life-saving liver transplant – metal survivor Mike IX Williams of EyeHateGod returns to the stage this weekend, first tonight at Berserker Fest in Pontiac, Michigan alongside Off!, Negative Approach, GWAR, The Obsessed, Fuck You Pay Me and many more. Then the band will play a string of headline dates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Brooklyn, New York this weekend, with additional booked shows for next month in Louisiana and Texas. Mike IX chatted with Ghost cult Chief Editor Keith Chachkes about his current health, his transplant surgery, recovery, and getting back on stage!Continue reading
As we all know by now, Lamb Of God will be hitting the road with Behemoth and Slayer this Summer. After that tour is over, the band has revealed that they will be taking a well deserved break. Continue reading
It feels important to have a new Body Count album. It feels right to have Ice T utilizing this vehicle of expression right now. It also feels necessary to have an artist of stature and credibility to challenge and comment on some of the very real issues we’re living through; issues like the undermining of #BlackLivesMatter, and racial profiling and the high-profile killings of unarmed black males by police (‘Black Hoodie’).Continue reading
Body Count has now confirmed that Bloodlust will be hitting stores on March 31st via Century Media. Continue reading
Randy Blythe is back from his trip to Standing Rock, and has updated fans on the experience through Instagram posts, and with his powerful first person account on RollingStone.com. Continue reading
The metal community is rallying around one of its own, and a legend at that. Mike IX Williams is seeing many bands from the New Orleans scene come together to support his plight to help him get a a life-saving liver transplant as soon as possible. A concert has been booked for this winter to raise more money for the cause. Continue reading
As we told you last week, Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe recently traveled to North Dakota to take part in the Standing Rock Protests. The front man has returned from his visit, and shares two powerful recaps on his Instagram account. Continue reading
While you may be aware of Lamb of God’s status of one of the leaders of American metal for over fifteen years, you may not know how passionate the members of the band are about their fellow people. Perhaps that doesn’t matter to you, and you only like your music without the entanglement of human affairs included with your “bree bree bree” death vocals. Maybe music is your ultimate escape from the coils of life and you’d rather not think about the hard stuff.Continue reading