As we do every year, we continue to mourn the loss of legendary frontman Peter Steele of Type of Negative, and NYHC band Carnivore who died on this day, April 14th in 2010. He was only 48 years old. He would have turned 63 this year. Join us as we recall the life and musical legacy of the “Green Man”!
Since their inception, Deafheaven have always been that band not to show where they’re going next. After releasing what some could consider their magnum opus in Sunbather (Deathwish Inc.), the band did not let that define the band they would become. Only two years later, they’d return with the far more moody New Bermuda (Anti Records/Epitaph Records). This would continue for the career they’d lead up to this point, especially in their previous efforts, Infinite Granite (Sargent House), taking the band from the Blackgaze sound they had cultivated and popularised, in search of a lighter, synthier approach. That brings us to the modern day, and it seems for all the teasing the band have done over the lead-up to their new project, Lonely People With Power, their debut release in their new deal with Roadrunner Records. This appears to be a culmination of what’s come before in one solid package, how these conflicting sounds will come together and meld is a completely different matter altogether.Continue reading
Deafheaven have just announced a North American headline tour in support of their upcoming album, Lonely People With Power (Roadrunner Records). With support coming from Gatecreeper and Trauma Ray, the live run kicks off on April 19th at The Belasco in Los Angeles, CA, running through San Francisco, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Austin and more, with two nights in NYC, May 14th and 15th. Find live listings and more below.
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Deafheaven have revealed that their new album, Lonely People With Power, will be released March 28th via their new label home, Roadrunner Records. The band have also shared the album’s first single “Magnolia,” aling with an official music video directed by Sean Stout. Watch it below and find out more.
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Nik and Keefy of Ghost Cult tackle the second album from Obituary, “Cause of Death!” The album cover rules, but the music has nothing to do with it. Discuss!
New series time! Nik and Keefy of GhostCultMag tackle the early classics of Obituary! We start with “Slowly We Rot” from 1989 (Roadrunner Records)!Continue reading
Rejoice, fellow death metal fans, Opeth has brought back the harsh vocals! That’s right. Mikael Ackerfeldt and company figured now was the time, as their new album, The Last Will & Testament (Reigning Phoenix Music), has the perfect concept to complement it. The reading of a post-World War 1 patriarch’s last will and testament that spills out family secrets, track by track, section by section of the document (the first seven tracks are named simply after which paragraph is being recited). In terms of instrumentals, this album is my favorite mix of the melodic death metal era of Opeth and the more recent prog-rock era of the band.Continue reading
Having recently announced the upcoming release of their new album, As Above, So Below, Highly Suspect have dropped another track from the LP; “The Blue-Eyed Devil.” It follows their first single, “Summertime Voodoo,” As Above, So Below is due out July 19th, via the Roadrunner/300/Elektra record labels. In the meantime, check out “The Blue-Eyed Devil” and more from Highly Suspect below.
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The album that would become Slipknot’s third album, and the crucial masterpiece in their history, almost didn’t happen at all. Between the hard-fought success of Iowa (Roadrunner Records), the well-documented interpersonal relationship issues between the nine band members, rising fame and pressure, side bands like Stone Sour, To My Surprise, and Murderdolls, and “off the field issues,” you couldn’t blame this band if they imploded totally around this time. However, overcoming themselves and all of these obstacles; Slipknot’s Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Versus) (a great pun on Salman Rushdie’s controversial book, The Satanic Verses, is one of their best albums, along with their debut might be their finest hour. It is certainly their biggest hit album on a lot of levels. It yielded six singles and as we like to say on the Glacially Musical podcast (where we reviewed this album), an album has a bunch of singles if it’s selling and the band is doing well on tour. Continue reading
Having just dropped their debut album Rivers of Heresy (Roadrunner Records) extreme metal supergroup Empire State Bastard have shared a new stand alone single – “Tired, Naw?” The track is streaming on all DSPs now. The band features members of Biffy Clyro with Dave Lombardo on drums! Stream the new single now!