The 20th Anniversary of “Unholy Cult“, the fifth album from American Death Metal pioneers Immolation should not go unnoticed, despite the success of the bands new album “Acts Of God” appearing via Napalm Records in February. The final album to feature the skills of Alex Hernandez behind the kit as well as being the first
Back when Dinosaurs roamed the Earth Australian Deathcore brutes Thy Art Is Murder entered Machine Shop Studios in Belleville New Jersey with Will Putney (Knocked Loose, Body Count, Fit For An Autopsy) for five days of pre-production before drum tracking followed by the laying down of the material that would become their sophomore album “Hate“.
Twenty years ago last month the first single from the almighty “Hate Crew Deathroll” from Finnish Melodic Death Metal act Children Of Bodom landed in “You’re Better Of Dead!“. Looking back in it now the album title immediately brought to mind the manoeuvre which Alligators use to kill and dismember their prey while the track
While we await the first material from the long spoken of new project of former Slayer guitarist Kerry King and drummer Paul Bostaph, it’s time to celebrate 21 years of “God Hates Us All“. Recorded over a three month period at Bryan Adams The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver we’ve selected the obvious choice in Grammy
Back in 2013 the relationship between Counterparts vocalist Brendan Murphy and studio Guru Will Putney (Fit For An Autopsy, Knocked Loose, Body Count) became all to real as the partnership that is now in place in Hardcore supergroup END saw the pairing working together on the Canadian Melodic Hardcore collectives album “The Difference Between Hell
In 2014 the return of one of Australia’s most important Metalcore outfits I Killed The Prom Queen for one final album in “Beloved” is one that eight years on today we celebrate. An interesting choice in many respects, it’s a reincarnation of the oldest of Metalcore sounds from a band who only featured one original
It may seem hard to believe but this past weekend marked the 20th Anniversary of the release of “Reroute to Remain” from Swedish Melodic Death Metal legends In Flames. Released via Nuclear Blast and produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, Soilwork, Dimmu Borgir) it was seen as controversial at the time because it represents a major
At a time when it feels like every seminal album is reaching an anniversary milestone, the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of “Gnosis” from Monuments could feel like just another birthday as we fast reach saturation point. Except it doesn’t and we haven’t because these are the albums we grew up with, p***ed our neighbors
It’s hard to believe but 20 years ago Corby’s finest Raging Speedhorn rolled up on New York with Billy Graziadei and Danny Schuler from Biohazard who produced their second album “We Will Be Dead Tomorrow” before joining Joe Barresi at Hook End Studios. A Sludge Metal record with elements of Hardcore, Stoner and even some
