Tag: Testament

Review: “Insurrection” by Helgrind

Celebrating 20 years of mayhem, underground Thrash legends Helgrind have returned from the depths of the abyss for “Insurrection“. The record comes almost a decade after its predecessor in 2011’s “Inquisition” and marks the first writing collaboration between vocalist and bassist Paula Nelson and guitarist Si Ellis as they looked to create a new record

Playthrough: “Autumn” from Mother Of All!

A Technical Melodic Death Metal project of drummer Martin Haumann (Timechild, ex-Afsky, ex-Myrkur) that saw him joined by Steve Di Giorgio (Testament, ex-Death, Sadus) on fretless bass and Frederik Jensen on guitars, Mother of All released their debut album, ‘Age of Solipsist‘ in June via Black Lion Records. Now the band have premiered a playthrough

Documentary: “The Pandemic” with Exodus!

Taking a side step from their making of “Persona Non Grata” series, Bay Area Thrash titans Exodus have taken a 223 seconds to talk about what happened when they had to abandon their “The Bay Strikes Back” European tour in 2020 with Testament and Death Angel as the Global Pandemic struck. The bands eleventh studio

NEWS: Shadow Of Intent to return with “Elegy”!

The return of Shadow Of Intent with their highly anticipated fourth studio album “Elegy” will happen on the 14th January 2022. Written and recorded at guitar player and producer Chris Wiseman’s studio in Beacon, New York and featuring guest vocals from Phil Bozeman of Whitechapel and Chuck Billy of Testament, it also sees them bringing

Vs. Tuesday: Two Bands! One Song! Who Wins?! FIGHT! Into The Pit #2!

When you talk about Metal anthems, you don’t need to look much further “Into The Pit” by Testament. The Bay Area Thrash titans have long been hailed as members of an elite group of bands alongside Metallica, Exodus and Annihilator as influencers of generations of musicians and let’s face it, if there was no “The

Review: “Age of the Solipsist” by Mother of All

Formed in 2013, Mother of All is a one man project, the brainchild of Martin Haumann who you may know better as the drummer of Myrkur and Afsky to name but a few. Incorporating melodic and Progressive elements into Death Metal with the highly praised EP ”Secular Assault” in somewhat varied and eclectic that explore

Bootleg: “Gadhimai” from Underside!

The Nepalese Metalcore act who have made their mark internationally, Underside landed a left hook with “Gadhimai” at the Dogtooth Stage at Download Festival in 2019. The song itself was subject of a four part recording documentary series with engineer Stephen Tamang and part of a set that saw the band joined by Testament drummer

NEWS: Mother of All premier “Curators” Dual-Video Medley!

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Hannes Grossmann (Hate Eternal, Alkaloid, Necrophagist) at Mordor Sounds and adorned with the cover artwork by the acclaimed Travis Smith (Opeth, Nevermore, King Diamond), 11th June will mark the arrival of “Age of the Solipsist“, the debut album of Mother of All via Black Lion Records. As a solo project

NEWS: Wreck-Defy take on the “Powers That Be”!

When you have in your band former members of Thrash heavy hitters Annihilator and Testament, as well as Malevolent Creation it can bring a certain amount of pressure. Fortunately for Ontario, Canada’s Wreck-Defy their November released record entitled “Powers That Be” mixed and mastered by Juan Urteaga (Skinlab, Testament, Machine Head) at Trident Studio, Pacheco,

Bootleg: Testament in Poland!

The titans of creation that are Thrash legends Testament were at Poland Rock Festival in 2019, caught on camera by Kreciola TV as they smashed through a set which took them from “Brotherhood of the Snake” through “Into The Pit” to “Alone In The Dark” and we’ve got no doubt that they’re itching to get