Tag: Mastodon

Throwback: “Blood And Thunder” from Mastodon!

We’re going to go a bit early with this one, but who cares? 31st August 2024 will be be the 20th Anniversary of “Leviathan” from American Progressive Metal giants Mastodon, a concept album which took the band from zero to hero in less than 60 seconds. Loosely based on the 1851 novel “Moby-Dick” by Herman

Review: “To Be Alive” by Gutlocker

Four years and one Godzilla sized cover since their debut EP “Cry Havoc“, the inevitable return of Gutlocker is finally upon us having been recorded with producer Lewis Johns (Employed To Serve, Conjurer, Funeral For A Friend), the choice to work with him seemingly fuelled by the bands desire to write something not only different

Vs Tuesday: Two Bands! One Song! Who Wins?! FIGHT! Drink.

You’d have to go a few thousand miles to find someone who didn’t know who AC/DC were or at least be able to recognise one of their cuts but when it came to their seventh seminal album there must have been some nerves with Brian Johnson replacing the larger than life Bon Scott after his

Documentary: Weaponry “Forever Nothing” Studio Diary Day #5!

The Indian summer continues at The Ranch Production House as we’ve reached day #5 of 6 for the recording of “Forever Nothing” by Weaponry, a place where Employed To Serve, Conjurer and Rolo Tomassi have all recorded recent material. Producer Daly George (Creeper, Milk Teeth, Boston Manor) sits at the production desk while vocalist and guitarist

Vs. Tuesday: Two Bands! One Song! Who Wins?! FIGHT! ZZ Top?!

There aren’t going to be many members of humanity over a certain age who don’t know who ZZ Top are. The Texas trio have a distinctive Blues Rock sound and a Beard and Stetson image has kept them in beers since 1969, with fifteen studio albums, four live albums and 44 singles to their collective

Review: “Reluctant Hero” by Killer Be Killed

How often do we use the words “highly anticipated” and “supergroup” in the current era of Metal? It has been six long years since 2014’s self titled debut from Killer Be Killed, a band which features Greg Puciato on vocals and guitars, formerly of The Dillinger Escape Plan and currently in The Black Queen, Max

NEWS: Killer Be Killed premier “Inner Calm From Outer Storms”!

A third pre-release single from Soufly, Mastodon, Converge and The Black Queen collective Killer Be Killed? This is what dreams are made of! The new track comes via Nuclear Blast and goes by the name “Inner Calm From Outer Storms” with 14 days until their sophomore album “Reluctant Hero” appears on 20th November 2020. Until

Interview: Killer Be Killed talk recording “Reluctant Hero”!

Pretty much everyone knows that 20th November will see the sophomore album from Killer Be Killed (ex-Sepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Mastodon, ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Black Queen, Converge) entitled “Reluctant Hero” drop via Nuclear Blast, right? Having heard Max Cavalera and Greg Puciato talk about the writing process for the record a few days