R.I.P. Re-Thrash: 2002-2012
It appears safe at this point to pronounce the thrash revival officially dead.
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It appears safe at this point to pronounce the thrash revival officially dead.
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When we checked in with guitarist Jeff Potts in May, it was to ask about the status of his killer thrash band Mantic Ritual.
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As the old saying goes, "don't judge a book by its cover"; well definitely don't judge this excellent album by its lackluster, high school Photoshop graphics-class looking cover art.
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So what was the most rock 'n' roll soiree at E3 this year?
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"Where the fuck are Mantic Ritual at? @AnsoDF? Help?"
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Lars Ulrich addressed the negative reaction many Metallica fans had for the sank-like-a-stone Lulu album with Lou Reed. "It was more spiteful than anyone was prepared for," the drummer said.
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30-year thrash vets Overkill are obviously the draw on this Monday night Metal bill at Screamin' Willies on the east side of Columbus but the bill is stacked with up-and-comers opening the show.
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What's wrong with being nineteen forever?
Read MoreIn the five years I've been using a digital recorder to record interviews, I've never encountered any technical issues.
Read MoreOn Tuesday I caught the movie Titanic 's big-money scene on TV.
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Check out the above cover to Wildernessking's The Writing of Gods in the Sand EP.
Read MoreA recent acquaintance hears that you listen to tons of metal and reacts with surprise.
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Primitai have been announced as special guests on Warbringer's UK tour.
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Last week we premiered ' Eight of Swords ,' the striking new video from California trad-metallers Huntress.
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I was hoping to catch even more than I did on the first night of CMJ (10/18), but due to the amount of traveling I had to do to get from venue to venue, and unfortunate timing, I was only able to see three bands.
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While BV faves Landmine Marathon are in town supporting Warbringer , and Death is at Music Hall of Williamsburg, the best top-to-bottom showcase goes to Villains , Occultation , Raspberry Bulbs , & Skull at Saint Vitus.
Read MoreFriendly reminder: as of RIGHT THIS SECOND, the legendary Richard Christy from Death, Iced Earth, Control Denied, and, oh yeah, The Howard Stern Show , is at the MetalSucks/ Vertebrae 33 booth at New York Comic Con signing copies of Charred Walls of the Damned 's ridiculously rocking new album, Cold Winds on Timeless Days , which is out NOW on Metal Blade Records.
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If anyone needs any proof that the "New Wave of Thrash Metal" party is over, they should listen to Worlds Torn Asunder.
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I'm officially making the switch from the Top Hard Music chart to the Current Hard Music chart for the purposes of this column.
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Screamer John Kevill and crew work hard, make forceful records, and tour enough to symbolically qualify as vagrants.
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I'm gonna put about as much effort into this introduction as Dark New Day put into promoting the release of their new album.
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HUGE drop of new releases this week including much-anticipated new records from Mastodon and Machine Head, as well as a ton of excellent other stuff from Craft, Dead In The Dirt, Landmine Marathon and more.
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While it may not officially be autumn, it's cold as fuck in New York City, relatively speaking of course.
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Fall has become the de-facto touring high season for metal bands in the U.S. Aside from a small handful of medium-sized tours, there's rarely much to go see during the summer: bands spend May, June, and part of July touring the European festival circuit, and no one wants to compete with the big package tours like Mayhem and Warped during July and August.
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As Tuesday wraps up, we bring you this enlarged, super-sized, mega Audio Roundup, featuring a lot of great tunes from a wide spectrum of metal.
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Landmine Marathon have unveiled the cover art for their latest offering, Gallows, and… holy shit, do I ever love it.
Read MoreEspecially when there is all this tunage to keep you pumped!
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In fact, I think I liked it better than anything I've heard the band do since One by One, The Wicked Fall , their free EP that we were giving away back in the early days of MetalSucks.
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Warbringer, LaZarus AD, Landmine Marathon and Diamond Plate are heading on the road for a slew of shows.
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Modern distinctive Heavy Metal group 'Arch Enemy' have announced a unique one-off live show at the London Shepherds Bush venue on the Sixth of December with record label friends 'Warbringer' and 'Chtonic' set to support.
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Arch Enemy have announced a special one-off London show for December 6.
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Here's a scary thought. 1,226 thrash metal fans met up to catch Autopsy and Nuclear Assault headline a festival of high-octane metal that also featured appearances from Cattle Decapitation , Exmortus , Hatchet , Skinlab , Undivided , Vindicator , Warbringer , Whiplash , Witchaven and Zombie Holocaust.
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Max Cavalera is a name you've probably heard recently.
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