“The Great Southern Trendkill” was released in 1996 to some critical acclaim. Not only Pantera‘s eighth studio album, but widely considered their most aggressive to date and the first to feature Drop G downtuned guitar work. By this point in their career there were growing tensions in the Pantera camp (allegedly due to the Abbot brothers taste for Whiskey and Anselmo’s hunger for Heroin) which
Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera took part in Revolver Magazine’s “Songs for Black Days” series yesterday with a 10 track deep seletion of tracks that get him fired up when he’s feeling low. While some of them are surprising there are a couple of obvious choices which he has covered in his years in the music
Filmed on 4th October at The Aurora Concert Hall in St. Petersburg Russia, here’s a full set from Cavalera Conspiracy performing Sepultura classics “Beneath The Remains” and “Arise” in full. The just over 77 minute set also includes a pair of Motorhead covers in “Orgasmatron” and “Ace Of Spades” in tribute to the late Lemmy
At Pol’and’rock Festival in Kostrzyn, Poland earlier this summer, Soulfly performed new song “The Summoning”. It’s one that appears on their recently released and reviewed album “Ritual” via Nuclear Blast. Max Cavalera and the band maybe at their finest in the live arena, but the album is full of quality cuts.
Having taken the time to digest the announcement that the remaining members of the original line-up of Static-X (Bassist Tony Campos, Drummer Ken Jay & Guitarist Koichi Fukuda) are reforming the band to record a new album “Project Regeneration” and tour the World for the 20th Anniversary of “Wisconsin Death Trip”, it’s time we talked about
Brazilian Metallers now relocated to Phoenix Arizona, Soulfly have often come in for a large amount of often unnecessary stick. Metal purists have often argued that Max Cavalera should have stayed with Sepultura after “Roots” in 1996 rather than leaving the band on a high and forging his own path. But so much water has
Released in 2003, “St. Anger” is the title track of the album of the same name that was not only Metallica’s last for long time label Elektra Records but also the last to feature the bands long time producer and collaborator Bob Rock. It was also the first Metallica album after the exit of long
Braintee in Essex is the home of Industrial Electronicia pioneers The Prodigy. Rising from the back of the early 90’s rave scene, the bands third album “The Fat Of The Land” released in 1997, build on their previous hard work to critical acclaim and huge commercial success. Going Multi Platinum, the single “Fire Starter” was
Manchester Hardcore Quartet Bleach have had the pleasure of having their debut EP Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by none other than Loathe guitarist Erik Bickerstaffe. It’s not often that a band in Loathe’s position would have the opportunity to put their name behind another band in this way, with labels and management often pulling the
Recorded in Tampa, Florida at Morrisound Recording with Scott Burns in the production chair and released in 1991 is the album that many consider to be San Paulo Brazilian legends Sepultura’s finest hour. Well, 42 minutes and 26 seconds if you want to be specific about it. It’s the album that started the ball rolling
