It has been a long and winding road for Finnish Death Thrash group Curimus. Formed in 2004 and calling the small town of Loimaa their home, they churned out four demos before making waves with the debut album which finally arrived in 2012 entitled “Realization” which was swiftly followed by 2014’s “Artificial Revolution” before things
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
When we reviewed “From Filth To Filth” from Filthy Crook, one thing came to mind. Headbanging. Their EP is so groove laden that it will have even the hardest of Metal Heads cracking a smile as they listen to it. So we asked them about the influences behind it and this is what they said… “After
Back on 23rd July 2013 when Clutch had a family emergency and had to abandon their set at Hellfest Open Air in France, Down stepped in at the last minute. Their set only actually saw them play a pair of their own songs, instead choosing to play an eclectic mix of EyeHateGod, Crowbar, Corrosion of
This year marks 25 years of “NOLA” from supergroup Down and a couple of weeks back, the band got together and played a live streamed set to an online audience. Essentially the bands debut album was written over a five year period by Pantera vocalist Philip H Anselmo and Pepper Keenan from Corrosion of Conformity before
“Bones in traction, Hands break to hone raw energy, Bold and disastrous, My ears can’t hear what you say to me, Hold your mouth for the war, Use it for what it’s for, Speak the truth about me, Determined” There can be little doubt that Pantera have been a band to have influenced Metal in
The 25th Anniversary of “NOLA” pro-shot set from Down (Pantera, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Superjoint Ritual etc) live from New Orleans that aired on 29th August has surfaced in all its glory. The actual music starts at 35 minutes in and needless to say includes all the classics like “Stone the Crow“, “Bury Me in
It’s rare to find live footage of this age of this quality, especially when it comes to the audio. Filmed in twin cam style at Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec City, Canada on 16th January 1997, here are Groove Metal legends Pantera ripping it up on “The Great Southern Trendkill” tour! This show saw them out
Back in 2011, Cleveland Ohio bruisers Chimaira were down to the last man standing in vocalist Mark Hunter. A gradual exodus of members started with bassist Jim LaMarca in 2010 before drummer Andols Herrick did likewise. The band regrouped with “The Age of Hell” but soon the writing was on the wall with guitarists Matt
Filmed at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton Ontario Canada on 25th June 2001, here’s a full set from Pantera on what turned out to be their final US summer tour. Given the name The Extreme Steel tour, it saw them headline and bring Static-X, Slayer, Morbid Angel and Skrape with them, thus allowing Kerry King
