Tag: Megadeth

NEWS: Enemynside indulge in a little “Battery”!

The Chaos Machine of Italian Thrash Metallers Enemynside has returned with a cover of “Battery” by Metallica to brighten up the darkest of days. The song takes the isolated bass and drums of the original parts from Cliff Burton and Lars Ulrich in the same way the band did with their cover of “Tornado of

Bootleg: “Tornado of Souls” by Megadeth!

27 years after it first appeared on the Megadeth classic album “Rust In Peace” the Thrash titans stepped onto the Ronnie James Dio stage at Bloodstock in 2017 and performed “Tornado of Souls“, a track which has lost none of it’s magic despite the years gone by. This one can be considered a tribute to

Bootleg: “Symphony of Destruction” from Megadeth!

Back to Bloodstock Open Air Festival in 2017 and a second cut from Big Four Thrash Kings Megadeth in “Symphony of Destruction“. May 2019 saw them in a studio in Franklin, Tennessee to begin pre-production of follow up to 2016s “Dystopia“, once again teaming up with co-producer Chris Rakestraw with a tentative 2021 release date

Bootleg: “Hanger 18” from Megadeth!

Going back to 2017 and the set from Big Four Thrash Kings Megadeth at Bloodstock Open Air Festival in 2017 where they stood upon the Ronnie James Dio stage, here’s the classic “Hanger 18“. 2021 will see the annual Metal meeting have it’s postponed 20th Anniversary celebration with a wealth of acts rebooked for the

Review: “The World Keeps Turning” by Leo Viridi

A concept EP that tells a story of trying to navigate this existence and understanding the World for what it is, “The World Keeps Turning” is the follow up the 2019’s “LV1” which saw Multi instrumentalist Leo Viridi joined by a wealth of collaborators including members and former members of Megadeth, Act of Defiance, King

NEWS: “The World Keeps Turning” for Leo Viridi!

In July 2019 we reviewed the debut album “LV1” from Leo Viridi, who was joined by musicians who had performed in the likes of Dissension Rising, Megadeth, Act of Defiance, King Diamond, Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo, Mutiny Within and Wearing Scars and took the best of all of those guests to mould them into the

Review: “Self Titled” by Angel Rising

A Melodic Death Metal project that came to life in 2018, Angel Rising started out as the solo project of multi-instrumentalist Listenangel, who is joined by drummer Kevin Talley (ex-Dying Fetus, ex-Suffocation, ex-Chimaira) and vocal paring Hermyth and M Fox. Some may know Listenangel from his YouTube days, specializing in guitar shredding, virtuosos guitar solos,

NEWS: Hitherside return with “Eighteen of Six”!

Part American part Belgian Alternative Metal duo Hitherside, a partnership between vocalist Jennifer Summer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Oerlemans have returned with “Eighteen of Six“. It comes a year after their impressive “Blue Lotus” record which sees former Soilwork and current Megadeth and Cadaver drummer Dirk Verbeuren make a guest appearance on “Get It Back” and is

Interview: Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren talks new Cadaver album!

It’s kind of funny how some musicians become names in their own right while others simply remain members of a band. Dirk Verbeuren is one who during his time is Swedish Melodic Death Metallers Soilwork was firmly in the latter, a relative unknown, despite 12 years and four albums with them. But since replacing Chris

Review: “Last Rites” by Futurephobia

A Thrash Metal project with Death Metal inspirations, Futurephobia began life as Timeless in the summer of 2014 in Bosnia & Herzegovina and six years on they have finally been able to unleash their debut EP “Last Rites“. As a band they began to record with producer Dragan “Draba” Gnjatović back in 2017 and premiered their