Tag: Roadrunner Records

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

Often sidelined and underrated, the debut Nirvana album “Bleach” has some absolute rippers on it and deserves more credit that it often gets, hiding in the shadows of “Nevermind“, “In Utero” and of course that MTV unplugged album. There have been plenty of bands influenced by it and who have chosen songs from it for

Throwback: “The Grand Conjuration” from Opeth!

As our personal favourite Opeth album “Ghost Reveries” has reached the 15th Anniversary milestone it seems only right that we should celebrate with “The Grand Conjuration“. The Swedish Progressive Death Metallers eighth studio record and their first for Roadrunner Records was produced by Jens Bogren (Sepultura, Between The Buried And Me, Arch Enemy) and saw

Documentary: Behind The Scenes of Chimaira Christmas 10!

Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold has been producing amazing quantities of quality behind the scenes footage of the band which hasn’t seen the light of day since it was filmed for whatever reason. Today is no different as he travels back in the Bill and Ted phone booth to 2009 and Chimaira Christmas 10. Pre-Show and

Review: “Dealing With Demons” by Devildriver

The long awaited return of Santa Barbara California Groove Metallers Devildriver is finally over with the release of a ninth studio album. Back in April 2018 Dez Farfara announced that the band had 48 songs written to be cut to 22 for a two part double album, the second part of which is slated for

NEWS: Dry Kill Logic return with “Don’t See Ghosts”!

A year after New Yorkers Dry Kill Logic dropped single “Vices” , their first new material in 13 years, they’ve returned with “Don’t See Ghosts“. The single was recorded at Intension Studios in Astoria, New York and Silver Bullet Studios in Burlington, CT. It was produced by the band’s guitarist, Jason Bozzi and mixed by

Riff Police! Pull Over! #122: Ektomorf Vs Sepultura!

Essentially masterminded by vocalist and guitarist Zoltán Farkas, the soul founding member of a band that has has had a revolving door of musicians over the past 27 years, Ektomorf began life back in 1993 in the small city of Mezőkovácsháza near the Hungarian border with Romania. 16 band members and 14 albums through 7

Interview: Trivium on The Downbeat Podcast!

You may know former Architects drum tech Craig Reynolds better as the sole British member and drummer of Stray From The Path. His project The Downbeat Podcast sees him chat to the great and good of the Metal World in this weeks offering his offender of choice is Trivium guitarist and vocalist Matt Heafy. The

Bootleg: Chimaira in Minneapolis!

Another pro-shot full set from Chimaira guitarist Rob Arnold’s personal archive sees the band decimate Minneapolis Minnesota back in 2004 with new drummer Kevin Talley on board. The set is from “The Impossibility of Reason” touring cycle and is shot in multicam style with cuts like “Sp Lit” and “Power Trip” being particularly impressive.

Review: “The Suffering” by Soulwound

When a bands mission statement reads “Pure f***ing metal from Kouvola, Finland, Fast, heavy and aggressive. No compromises.” and they cite influences in Sepultura, Fear Factory, Slayer, Machine Head, Testament and Death, it makes for a mouthwatering prospect, especially for fans of 90’s era Roadrunner Records Metal. Soulwound have been grinding their axe since their