Having gone in deep on Killswitch Engage, Meshuggah and In Flames over the last couple of days, Cover Killer Nation has gone one step further with a Rank ‘Em All series entry for Oakland California’s Machine Head. Their entire 25 plus year career gets put under the spotlight and… All we really want to know
Where would the World be without Swedish Experimental Death Metal act Meshuggah? Championed as the forefathers of the DJent sound, the quintet have been blazing a trail as impressive as the Northern Lights since 1987. But imagine for a moment that you were a newbie to their sound? Which album should you pick first to
Part behind the scenes, part live footage, this pro-shot set from Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals from the final Slayer tour sees them do “A Vulgar Display Of Pantera” in full Pantera tribute and includes footage from back stage & inside the barricade. The set was shot in Oakland California and includes “Becoming“, “Walk”
Canadian guitarist Nik Nocturnal counts down 40 of some of the best breakdowns to come over of the past decade (2010-2020) in this latest episode from his YouTube channel. But he doesn’t only count them down. Oh no. He plays them. That’s made possible by using a shed load of gear including a JP6 in
We all have our favorite album from the Metalcore mainstays that are Killswitch Engage. It’s often the talk of a booze fueled journey home from a gig as to which one is best and sometimes the reasons don’t make much sense. Much like an unnamed individual claiming that Phil Labonte (ex-Shadows Fall, All That Remains)
Ever wondered why Mitchell Rogers, James Hohenwarter and Mike Foley, otherwise known as the strings men of Philadelphia Pennsylvanian Metallers Varials sound so good? In this latest episode of his “Behind The Mix” series, Leo Sypniewski analyses their guitar and bass tones while mixing audio from a recent live set. The band will arrive upon
Backed by a soundtrack of cuts from Slayer, Immortal and of course Darkthrone, Black Metal Werewolf discusses the most Metal Characters in Christmas Movies. Our vote has to go to OldMan Marley from Home Alone who is rumored to be a serial killer who killed his family in 1958 but does nothing but clear the
Quite how Lucca Schmerler, frontman of German Brutal Slamming Deathcore act Mental Cruelty manages to get on a tour bus escapes us. He’s the biggest unit of a Metal vocalist we’ve seen in the live arena, standing head and shoulders above the rest. The five piece have been across Europe and the US with new
You know what time it is. Pure Noise Records have delivered episode #4 of the making of “Monomyth” by The Warriors! A shorter outing from the highly influential Hardcore Punks, this one… Go and check out the album! It’s just 27 minutes long and features a raft of guest appearances including from Winston McCall and
You know it’s that time. Three in three days from Pure Noise Records as they do a classic chop shop move and segmented the making of “Monomyth“, a brand new guest appearance loaded album from The Warriors into 10 minute bite size chunks to give you a daily dose. We’re not going to name them
