The story goes that when talks didn’t go according to plan for an M.O.D. (Method of Destruction) 30th Anniversary reunion to play debut album “U.S.A. for M.O.D.” in full with the original line up, guitarist Tim “The Riffmaster” McMurtrie and bassist Ken “Angry Corpse” Ballone decided to take the path less traveled. The unmistakable legendary
The third and final part of our Joey Jordison tribute looks back at the five projects that took him from Des Moines, Iowa to the Global stage as a true hero and icon of Metal during a 31 year career that touched many hearts and left behind a legacy of which anyone would be proud.
Having recorded a new album and with tour dates lined up, it will be interesting to see if Megadeth replace Dave Ellefson immediately or temporarily get a fill in for those immediate commitments. A return James LoMenzo of Black Label Society gets our vote and seems like something of an obvious choice, his work on
The debate will rage on around campfires and shots of Wild Turkey about whether Megadeth or Metallica are the better band and have the better legacy; both have blotted their copy book at various times in their careers; “Super Collider” and “Load” both being prime examples but then you can’t be perfect all of the
There is no doubting that despite crawling out from under the weight of Metallica and all the controversy that has flown over him like a Vulture circling its prey that Dave Mustaine has done plenty right with Megadeth and served the Metal Gods well over the years. His legacy has plenty to offer despite the
Proving that they aren’t resting on their laurels and playing just the older material from their much loved back catalogue, Big Four Thrash Gods Megadeth included “Poisonous Shadows” from their 2016 record “Dystopia” in their set at Bloodstock in 2017. Let’s face it, if there was one band who should grace the Ronnie James Dio
Hailing from Shoalhaven and Sydney, New South Wales, Australia are a five piece Metal outfit who originally formed 21 years ago as Labyrinth then rebranded Labyrinthia before finally ploughing ahead under the moniker Temtris. For original members Anthony Fox (Guitars) and Genevieve Rodda (Vocals) the unveiling of “Ritual Warfare” marks the bands sixth studio album
As they did for a cover of “Tornado Of Souls“, Italian Thrash Metal outfit Enemynside have taken the original isolated drum tracks from Nick Menza and bass tracks from Dave Ellefson and added their own vocal and guitar parts for a unique cover of “Lucretia” by Megadeth. As their Rockshots Records released album “Chaos Machine”
How this next pair of bands will be remembered by their fans is a curiousity. Chicago Illinois Thrash act Wrath dropped arguably their finest hour in “Nothing To Fear” back in 1987 and despite a three year hiatus have since gone on to deliver further four albums covering subjects of society and war. Album opening
A Melodic Death Metal act formed in Samara Russia in 2011, God Syndrome take influence from the Death Metal scenes in America, Sweden and Poland to create their sound which is highlighted as they pay tribute to their heroes with this covers EP. The band consists of Vocalist Pavel Bamburov, guitarist Sergey Aksenov, bassist Dmitry
