Santa Barbara quintet Devildriver have been around since 2002 in once incarnation or another, with frontman and former Coal Chamber vocalist Dez Farfara being the only original member in the current line-up. The groove metal band are one that should be noted as having the rare element of getting heavier with each progressive release, rather
Thrash Metal legends Slayer are a household name. They have so many classic songs from throughout their career that picking just one to cover must be a serious undertaking. “Disciple” is one of those songs that sticks in your mind and brings that instant hit. So perhaps a more obvious choice. In the blue corner we
Some fan filmed footage from the Tinley Park stop of Slayer’s final tour in the US has appeared online. From the show on 25th May, here are a couple of the better cuts from each of the bands on the bill. Slayer will of course be upon our shores in November with Lamb of God and
Continuing the Cro-Mags theme (blame Lamb Of God) we’re going to go with one of the 5 or 6 most covered Cro-Mags songs around. The crossover thrash legends practically invented metallic hardcore and their debut “The Age Of Quarrel” is seen by many as one of the cornerstones of the current scene. In the red corner we have Machine Head joined by Biohazard‘s Bobby Hambel at The
Power Trip covering Cro-Mags “We Gotta Know” from their seminal album “Age of Quarrel” with Lamb Of God‘s Randy Blythe in Las Vegas Nevada a couple of years back. The song has gone on to appear on Burn The Priest‘s new album “Legion XX”. Check out our review!
Following on from their pretty decent United States Of Metal article, Kerrang! Magazine have compiled a United States Of Hardcore list. While paying tribute to scene veterans like Misfits, Minor Threat & Agnostic Front they also point to newer, up and coming bands like Knocked Loose, Year Of The Knife & Turnstile to strike a fine balance.
The build up for any Lamb of God release is always going to pretty eventful, the band having become to many the new Pantera with the likes of huge single “Redneck” from 2009’s “Wrath”. A covers album entitled “Legion : XX” under their original moniker Burn The Priest to celebrate their 20th anniversary was the surprise news
Napalm Records have continued to build the hype around the upcoming Devildriver album “Outlaws Til The End Vol. 1” with this new interview clip about the guests on the album. For those who haven’t already seen the list, they include Hank III, Wednesday 13 and Lamb Of God members.
The ocean of discussion pieces, fan backlashes and frankly gushing over Slayer‘s career delivering Metal to the Masses has been snowballing since the bands decision to announce a final World tour before hanging up their collective boots. Their set list has even been dissected by Loudwire! Here’s the opener from their set at Papa Murphy’s Field,
Just three short years ago in 2015, Lamb Of God ripped it up at Rock In Rio. They don’t come much bigger that the annual Brazilian celebration of all things Metal and watching the fans go crazy on a huge scale for their anthem “Redneck” must have been a special moment. Lamb Of God have
