Search results for 'grim reaper'

News

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's ERIC BLOOM 'Never Took Offense' To 'Saturday Night Live''s Cowbell Sketch

In a new interview with Midwest Mixtape podcast, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT vocalist/rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom once again talked about the famous "Saturday Night Live" sketch "More Cowbell" which revolved around the band's most famous song, 1976's "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". The skit, which aired on April 8...

Review

Death Etiquette

Going righteously berserk at the exact point where thrash and death metal meet, ATOMIC WITCH are the living embodiment of face-ripping metal insanity. The band's debut album "Crypt of Sleepless Malice" snuck out in 2022, causing mild ripples of positive disgust among those in the know. Three years o...

News

Sweden's LIV SIN Releases New Single 'Run' From Upcoming 'Close Your Eyes' Album

Swedish modern metal force LIV SIN has released "Run", the second single from the band's upcoming album, "Close Your Eyes", due out August 8 via Seek & Strike. Inspired by the chilling true story of a Mexican cult, "Run" channels its dark narrative into a fierce, adrenaline-fueled metal assault....

News

DAYSEEKER Announces New Album 'Creature In The Black Night'

Southern California's DAYSEEKER — Rory Rodriguez (vocals),Gino Sgambelluri (guitar),Ramone Valerio (bass) and Zac Mayfield (drums) — will release its new album, "Creature In The Black Night", on October 24 via Spinefarm. Produced by Daniel Braunstein (SPIRITBOX, SILENT PLANET) and mixed by Zakk Ce...

News

Ex-MASTODON Guitarist BRENT HINDS Blasts His Former Bandmates As A 'S***' Group 'With Horrible Humans'

Ex-MASTODON guitarist Brent Hinds has blasted his former bandmates as a "shit" group "with horrible humans". Hinds, who exited MASTODON in March, made his comments in a social media post earlier today (Wednesday, June 25). After MASTODON shared the artwork of the band's 2014 album "Once More 'R...

Review

Confessing Darkness

For reasons that may be a mystery to even the band themselves, IMHA TARIKAT's take on furious black metal hits differently. All the necessary ingredients are there — the morbid, dissonant guitars, the wrathful screams, the battle between all-out blitzkrieg and more atmospheric modes of oppression —...

Review

Kriegsgötter MMXXV

Still one of Germany's best kept secrets, MYSTIC CIRCLE have been unearthing supernatural horrors and blasting like madmen for the last three decades. For those in the market for some eviscerating blackened death metal, this review would like to refer to you to the band's recent studio albums, "Erzd...

News

WARMEN Feat. Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist JANNE WIRMAN: 'Band Of Brothers' Title Track Released

WARMEN, the brainchild of former CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne "Warman" Wirman, has released the official lyric video for the title track of its upcoming album, "Band Of Brothers", due on August 15 via Reaper Entertainment. The new track delivers a crushing mix of heaviness, melody, and cinema...

Review

+ dar skogen sjunger evighetens granar +

Over the last couple of decades, it has become increasingly hard to be enigmatic. Now that every band has to share the details of their daily itinerary, their dinner and their inside leg measurements, mystique and intrigue are decidedly out of fashion. Fortunately, VILDHJARTA have never played the c...

News

WARMEN Feat. Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist JANNE WIRMAN: New Album 'Band Of Brothers' Due In August

WARMEN, the brainchild of former CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne "Warman" Wirman, will release a new album, "Band Of Brothers", on August 15 via Reaper Entertainment. The follow-up to 2023's "Here For None" was recorded at various locations across Finland and refined by Mikko Karmila (mix) and M...

News

FUGITIVE, Featuring POWER TRIP's BLAKE IBANEZ and SETH GILMORE, Shares New Song 'Spheres Of Virulence'

Hailing from Forth Worth, Texas, FUGITIVE features guitarist and bandleader Blake Ibanez and vocalist Seth Gilmore, who have been pulling double duty by globally selling out shows with both POWER TRIP and FUGITIVE throughout 2024. With FUGITIVE, Ibanez offers up even more of the tectonic plate-shift...

News

MASTODON Recruits Canadian Guitarist NICK JOHNSTON For Spring 2025 Tour

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have recruited Canadian musician Nick Johnston as their fill-in guitarist for their spring 2025 North American tour, which launched Thursday night (May 8) at The Factory in Chesterfield, Missouri. Johnston has stepped in following the departure of longtime MAST...

Review

Bellum Regiis

When HATE released their debut album in 1996, it was far from obvious that they would develop into something special. "Demon Qui Fecit Terram" was a vicious first foray that exuded youthful vitriol and vigor. Like many young bands from Poland, HATE's blackened death metal was largely dedicated to ri...

News

RUSH's ALEX LIFESON: 'Moving Pictures' Was 'The Most Fun Record We Ever Made'

In a new interview with Fox San Antonio, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson reflected on the making of "Moving Pictures", the band's eighth studio album, which was originally released on February 12, 1981. The LP was recorded in October and November 1980 at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada, which...

Review

Biographyte

Will there be a moment in the evolution of death metal when the genre becomes too fast, too technical, and far more like brutal automatons competing in an Olympic event than anything resembling rock 'n' roll? The jury is out on that one, but CYTOTOXIN are cheerfully testing the boundaries of avowedl...