A band of legend centered around the work of Kirk Windstein as the only member who has been in the revolving door of the band over the last 32 odd years, Crowbar are the undisputed Kings of Louisiana Sludge Metal that takes the slow, brooding style of Doom Metal and Injects it with a lethal
Often sidelined and underrated, the debut Nirvana album “Bleach” has some absolute rippers on it and deserves more credit that it often gets, hiding in the shadows of “Nevermind“, “In Utero” and of course that MTV unplugged album. There have been plenty of bands influenced by it and who have chosen songs from it for
Masterminded by vocalist and bassist Steev Esquivel, Skinlab first came over our Metal Horizon in 1997 with debut album “Bound, Gagged And Blindfolded“. A Groove Metal quartet, often underrated and too quickly compared with Machine Head due to both bands hailing from the Bay Area, they have worked their way through numerous line up changes and
Taking and taking you through everything from writing, pre-production, recording, mixing and mastering, Scottish Metallers Catalysis leave no stone unturned in this documentary about the making of their debut album “Connection Lost“, an album that sees a pair of six string legends in Phil Demmel of Vio-Lence and formerly Machine Head as well as Joey Radziwill of Sacred
When a bands mission statement reads “Pure f***ing metal from Kouvola, Finland, Fast, heavy and aggressive. No compromises.” and they cite influences in Sepultura, Fear Factory, Slayer, Machine Head, Testament and Death, it makes for a mouthwatering prospect, especially for fans of 90’s era Roadrunner Records Metal. Soulwound have been grinding their axe since their
Originally formed as a quartet in late 2016 and hailing from Dundee in Scotland, Catalysis laid their foundations with a pair of EPs in 2017’s “Into The Unknown” and 2018’s self-titled “Catalysis” while making regular Viking style raids across Scotland for shows with bands like To Kill Achilles, Black Blood and Harbinger. As anyone in any
A week ago, Machine Head shared the full “Burn My Eyes” portion of the set from their Oakland California, home town throwdown show. The album is officially 26 years old and like a fine wine or whiskey, only gets better with age. Robb Flynn said he believes it will be four years before touring activities
Much to our surprise, California Thrashers Vio-lence have returned with a cover of “California Uber Alles” by Dead Kennedys and even more interesting, the band have gone in house for their knob twiddling with bassist Christian Olde Wolbers, formerly of Fear Factory doing the Engineering, Recording and Mixing. If this is a sign that the
New Orleans Louisiana Sludge Metal Legends Crowbar are much loved in these parts with not only stonewall classics like “Odd Fellows Rest” and “Equilibrium” seen regularly on our playlist, but also newer material like “Sever The Wicked Hand“. Today however, we’re going to set the dial for 2001 and the bands groundbreaking seventh studio record
In the latest episode of “Everything You Love” from Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold, he chats to long time Chimaira drummer and friend Andols Herrick, who has been seriously ill since late 2016. The conversation runs through his ongoing health issues, his musical inspirations, working with Machine Head main man Robb Flynn on the Roadrunner United
