Tag: Roadrunner Records

NEWS: Trivium share “Shogun” acoustic EP!

If last week’s “The Crusade” acoustic EP was a short and sweet one, Trivium guitarist and vocalist Matt Heafy goes from four to six tracks with nearly 35 minutes of acoustic renditions from “Shogun” in his latest offering. The last album to feature drummer Travis Smith saw four singles, all of which are included in

Riff Police! Pull Over! #144: Wrath Vs Laaz Rockit!

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

NEW: Gojira are “Born For One Thing”!

And so the wheels of the big machine have started once more with French masters Gojira climbing back into the saddle and delivering us from evil with “Born For One Thing“. A new single, it’s slated for release on a new album going by the name “Fortitude” which is due on 30th April via Roadrunner

Bootleg: Trivium in San Francisco!

Returning to the touring cycle for “The Sin And The Sentence” and San Francisco on 28th November 2017, Trivium have given us a full set that was the first to be streamed live on guitarist and vocalist Matt Heafy’s platform of choice, Twitch. We’re hoping they can re-create the energy and give us “In Waves”

NEWS: Trivium share “The Crusade” acoustic EP!

Last week saw Trivium vocalist and guitarist Matt Heafy unveil a four song acoustic EP of material from his bands “Ascendency” album, their major label debut for Roadrunner Records. Seven days later he’s returned with an EP of four more acoustic renditions, this time from the follow up record “The Crusade“. An album that bassist

Riff Police! Pull Over! #143: Angelus Apatrida Vs Machine Head!

Between them both Oakland’s Machine Head and Spain’s Angelus Apatrida have a lot of Metal to be celebrated. Some might say that Machine Head have had something of an on-off career with highs (“Burn My Eyes“) and lows (“Supercharger“) but every step of the way they’ve brought something new to the table and at least

Bootleg: Glassjaw in Syracuse New York!

Another day, another dollar, another Glassjaw bootleg? We can’t go to a live show so why not? 4th May 2002 at Armory High in Syracuse New York is where this one was shot, which was after some secret sessions with Ross Robinson to record their sophomore album “Worship And Tribute“. How do you follow up

Bootleg: “Creeping Death” from Trivium!

In case you hadn’t guessed it, not only is this a freshly released pro-shot video of Trivium taking on “Creeping Death” by Metallica in the live arena, but it also sees the band joined by a pair of impressive guests in Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Robb Flynn from Machine Head. Flynn is no stranger

Playthrough: “Death Church” from Machine Head!

The last few dates including one at London’s Brixton Academy which we had tickets for may not have taken place, but the 25th Anniversary tour run for “Burn My Eyes” from Machine Head which saw original members Logan Mader and Chris Kontos join Robb Flynn and Jared MacEachern certainly managed a decent amount of shows,

NEWS: Trivium share “Ascendancy” acoustic EP!

As Trivium main man Matt Heafy has unveiled an EP of acoustic renditions of songs from their “Ascendency” album this weekend, we’re once once again calling for him or the band to do a full acoustic record. Failing that, having these songs on vinyl and on Spotify would also be a good thing. Do the