In case you forgot or were not alive, the late 1990s was a time when every Metal record label was jumping on the bandwagon of trend-hopping and hunting for the next “big thing” mostly Nu Metal or Nirvana’s take on pre-Grunge revival of Punk vibes. With almost no websites yet, pundits at music magazines, radio, and MTV, had declared metal dead (many bands would say otherwise, all the while the underground excelled like never before with stellar releases.
News from the camp of Orange County rockers Joyous Wolf: singer Nick Reese has opted to leave the band. The remaining band members announced that the split was due to creative differences and, the band is seeking a new vocalist to complete their new album. In addition, the band is searching for a new label, having been signed to Roadrunner Records since 2018, and they are also working on other things and business relationships behind the scenes. Joyous Wolf has been one of the coolest bands we have ever covered, with major tours, music festivals, and more.
Slipknot recently wrapped up their headline tour of Latin America, including three of their own Knotfest events. Now you can watch a three-minute video recap of the tour. Slipknot continues to support their 2022 album The End, So Far, which was released on September 30th via Roadrunner Records. The album will be their final release under their original record deal, signed in 1998.
Arguably the biggest metal band in the world, Slipknot is the subject of our current series. Episode 2 of 4 picks up the band following the release of their game-changing debut, from Ozzfest side-stage opener to headlining over legends in just a year, followed by the release of their second album, Iowa (Roadrunner Records).
Kicking off a new series on arguably the biggest metal band in the world Slipknot! Episode 1 of 4 takes the band from their formation out of the mire of the Iowa metal and rock scene in the early 1990s, forming the “classic” line-up, working with Ross Robinson signing with Roadrunner Records , comparisons to Mushroomhead, to releasing the the epic debut album in 1999!
Roadrunner United was a project organized by iconic hard rock record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary, culminating in the U.S. Billboard Top 200, UK Albums, and Australian ARIA Albums-charting original The All Star Sessions. Four “team captains” (Slipknot’s Joey Jordison (RIP), Machine Head’s Robb Flynn, Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares, and Trivium’s Matthew K. Heafy) were chosen to lead 57 artists from 45 past and present Roadrunner bands. On December 15, 2005, a concert celebrating the project, album, and anniversary took place at the Nokia Theater in New York City. That star-studded event featured multiple musicians, both past and present, from Roadrunner bands — as well as musicians that did not originally perform on the All-Star Sessions album. Now that album is getting a release in 2023 on multiple formats. Watch the live performance video of “The End (Live)” featuring Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares, and Trivium’s Matthew K. Heafy – right now!
Slipknot previously announced details of their highty-anticipated new album, The End, So Far, which will be released September 30th, 2022 via Roadrunner Records. The band has shared the album’s second single – “Yenn” and now a full narritive music video – directed by M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan! “Yen” follows “The Dying Song (Time To Sing)”, and is also available now on all DSPs. Pre-orders for the album merch and music, as well as pre-saves are live right now.
Slipknot previously announced details of their highty-anticipated new album, The End, So Far, which will be released September 30th, 2022 via Roadrunner Records. The band has shared the album’s second single – “Yen_ complete with a visualizer by M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan! “Yen” follows “The Dying Song (Time To Sing)”, and is also available now on all DSPs. Pre-orders for the album merch and music, as well as pre-saves are live right now.
Slipknot has announced details of their hotly anticipated new album, The End, So Far, which will be released 30th September via Roadrunner Records. The band has shared the album’s lead single “The Dying Song (Time To Sing)”, available now on all DSPs. Pre-orders for the album merch and music, as well as pre-saves are live right now. The video companion is streaming on Slipknot’s YouTube channel you can watch now!Continue reading
After a brief hiatus from the overarching conceptual narrative that their previous catalogue followed, 2018’s Vaxis- Act 1: Unheavenly Creatures saw Coheed & Cambria make a welcome return to The Armory Wars saga, commencing a new tale within the narrative, one to be told across a five-album span. A span that follows the titular and, currently, little-known character Vaxis, who at the point of Act 1 is unborn but an almost guiding hand to his parents Nia (Sister Spider) and Nostrand (Creature) in their escape. A welcome return with glorious results which means anticipation is rife again for the follow-up as the narrative continues on Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind (Roadrunner). Where Act 1 largely comprised of deceptively sprawling songs and hit a near eighty-minute mark, Vaxis II’s repertoire is generally more succinct with songs around the three-to-four-minute mark. Arguably a more commercial-friendly effort, that thought belies the still present depth within even shorter songs and the areas of innovation throughout which still feels unmistakably in character for the band, despite clear differences to its predecessor.