After the mixed bag of “Temper Temper“, Welsh Metallers Bullet For My Valentine had expressed the desire to return to something heavier with their 2015 fifth studio album “Venom“. The departure of bassist Jay James prior to the recording left guitarist and vocalist Matt Tuck to play the bass parts, despite James replacement Jamie Mathias
Technical Death Metal trio Helion formed in 2012 in Bergamo, Italy and having released a trio of EPs since in 2015’s “Duat’s Calling“, 2016’s self titled and 2019’s “Legacy Of The Serpent” which is effectively a promo for this album, Max Cirelli (Guitar/Vocals), Andrea Cividini (Bass), Alessandro Francesco Caruso (Drums) finally dropped their debut full
Going back to 1995 and to the seminal Fear Factory record “Demanufacture“, guitarist Dino Cazares has offered up this guitar lesson yesterday on the brilliant “Replica“. He plays his signature Ormsby Guitars 7 string tune in B on the sofa of his Los Angeles California home and makes it oh so simple. So if you’re
It’s been five long years since the last Fear Factory record “Genexus” dropped in 2015 and following various legal disputes and drama which have surrounded the band for as long as we can remember, it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting anything new from them in the foreseeable future. That being said, all the members
Paying tribute to one of his favorite bands, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Vital Remains and ex-Belphegor and drummer Eugene Ryabchenko has pulled out all the stops with a playthrough video for “Powershifter” by Fear Factory. Be warned. Czarcie Kopyto Custom Drum Pedals, Paiste Cymbals and Vater Shredder Hickory Drumsticks were all harmed in the making of this
Chuck Schuldiner founded Orlando Florida Death Metal band Death in 1983 and was their vocalist, guitarist and occasionally bassist until his tragic death in 2001. The band were a revolving door of musicians including Obituary guitarist James Murphy and Strapping Young Lad, Testament and Fear Factory drummer Gene Hoglan at various points in time. “The Sound
Formed in 2018 in Hungary by Gergely Magony (guitar), Ádám Balogh (vocals) and Gábor Kuczora (bass) after the dissolution of their previous band Forbidden Noise and starting out as a home studio project Jigokü was created with a desire to play dark and heavy music without being unnecessarily complex with some cathartic writings. After creating their
There may still be lingering questions about the future of Fear Factory but guitarist Dino Cazares seemed happy enough during his appearance at this year’s NAMM event. While he was there, guitarist Ola Englund had coffee with the legend and filmed this interview as part of his long running “Coffee With Ola” series.
Does anyone even know what Fear Factory are up to these days? Contradictory social media posts from various band members put them in entirely different directions and leave us fans utterly clueless. One thing is for sure. Guitarist Dino Cazares was at the Seymour Duncan booth at NAMM 2020 and used their pickups to perform
Tommy Victor, Aaron Rossi and Jason Christopher might be of the opinion that no-one wants to hear new music from Lower East Side residents Prong and everyone just wants to hear their classics like “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck” but we beg to differ. 2007’s “Power of the Damager” and it’s remix follow up
