Atmospheric black metal project Woods Of Desolation, the project headed up by frontman D. and drummer and keyboardist Vlad (Drudkh, Windswept), has signed with Season Of Mist and is now streaming the title track of their new album “The Falling Tide.” I’d point out how excellent the writing and overall misty production of the single […]
Record Store Day Black Friday 2022 will take place on November 25. This year’s vinyl-related festivities include a picture disc of Ghost‘s most recent album, anniversary editions of The Sword and Silverstein records, represses of recently reunited bands like Shadows Fall and Kittie, and way more! Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Check out the rock-related […]
In a really great conversation with Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage and his co-host Matt Stocks on a recent episode of the Stoke the Fire podcast, Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe shared his thoughts on what he thinks makes a perfect front person. It’s an age-old debate, but when you have masters of the […]
Pallbearer and Stygian Bough, the project between Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin, are closing out their year with a handful of West Coast dates. The shows also close out Pallbearer‘s recent touring celebrations of their 2012 album Sorrow & Extinction, and presumably begin to usher in the next age of the band. Advertisement. Scroll to […]
Here’s a premise for you – Alice in Chains go back in time to 1999, kidnap the members of Backstreet Boys Taken-style, and turn the pop song “I Want It That Way” into a super moody grunge classic. Sounds too good to be true, right? Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. If this sounds like anything you’d want to hear, […]
From a respectable opening on Day 1 to a veritable dustbowl on Day 2, and then a gargantuan mudslide on Day 3, the 2022 Blue Ridge Festival has been nothing else if not an interesting outing for those who made the trek. But whether the element of chance promised smooth sailing or stormy weather, both […]
It doesn’t feel unfair to call Clutch inimitable at this stage, does it? There simply isn’t another band that does it like they do. After three decades of making the space they occupy in the rock scene indisputably theirs they’ve played with the formulas, injected their brand of effortless cool and turned all the groove-makers […]
Soilwork guitarist David Andersson has died at 47 years old. Andersson played with Soilwork between 2012 and 2022, with his most recent effort being the band’s latest record Övergivenheten. Andersson also played in The Night Flight Orchestra since 2007, had recently joined Gang Of Old Ladies, and will be sorely missed. Advertisement. Scroll to continue […]
Torche is now streaming their surprise new single “It Never Began” from what the band is dubbing an “upcoming double single release.” The single was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Torche guitarist Jonathan Nuñez at Sound Artillery Studio and features artwork from Dick Lucas (Subhumans, Culture Shock, Citizen Fish). Download the single, as well as […]
If you’ve been jonesing for a Ghost ritual lately, especially in Europe, Tobias Forge feels your pain. Ghost—instead of making the typical festival rounds this year—is currently out on a late-summer jaunt through North America with Mastodon and Spiritbox, something Forge seemed to indicate was a decision made partly out of having hands tied. Advertisement. […]