In a conversation with J. Vuorela Interviews prior to EYEHATEGOD's February 14 concert at Kulturhaus Astra in Berlin, Germany, frontman Mike "IX" Williams was asked whether the New Orleans sludge metal pioneers had any idea they were helping create a new style of metal during their early years. The band's 1990 ...
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Psycho Las Vegas will continue to redefine America's conception of what a festival can be, taking over Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino for the second year in a row August 14-16, 2020. Now approaching its fifth consecutive year in the sweltering neon decadence of Las Vegas, the resort-wide casino takeover will utilize four stages including ...
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Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), David Ellefson (MEGADETH), Randy Blythe (LAMB OF GOD), Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY), Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD), Devin Townsend, Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED), Mike Williams (EYEHATEGOD), Harley Flanagan (CRO-MAGS), CROWBAR, Roy Mayorga (STONE SOUR), Johnny Kelly (DANZIG, TYPE O NEGATIVE), Phil Rind (SACRED REICH), Terry Butler (OBITUARY), Danko Jones, FAITH NO MORE, Lee Dorrian ...
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In a brand new interview with "The MetalSucks Podcast", Kirk Windstein was asked about the possibility of new music from DOWN, the band that he recently rejoined in time for the upcoming shows celebrating the 25th anniversary of its "NOLA" album. Asked if he would like to make a new album ...
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British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH will embark on a North American tour this spring. The trek will kick off with a few West Coast dates featuring support from THE LOCUST, while the rest of the tour will feature ABORTED and WVRM. Select shows will also include TOMBS. Tour dates: Apr. 03 - Philadelphia, PA @ ...
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After a highly successful year of international touring and continued work on a new studio album, U.K. grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have announced a new seven-inch / digital EP to be released via Century Media Records on February 7. The release will kick off the start of the band's "Campaign For Musical Destruction" headline European ...
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Kirk Windstein says that he is not opposed to making new music with DOWN Last month, Windstein confirmed that he will be part of DOWN's upcoming 2020 shows to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group's debut album, "NOLA". A founding member of DOWN, Windstein left the band in 2013 in order to focus on ...
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Kirk Windstein has confirmed that he will be part of DOWN's upcoming 2020 shows to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group's debut album, "NOLA". A founding member of DOWN, Windstein left the band in 2013 in order to focus on CROWBAR and his family life. He was replaced by Bobby Landgraf, DOWN's former guitar ...
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SCOUR — the extreme metal unit featuring Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, SUPERJOINT), John Jarvis (AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED), Derek Engemann (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, ex-CATTLE DECAPITATION), Mark Kloeppel (MISERY INDEX) and Adam Jarvis (PIG DESTROYER, MISERY INDEX) — will release its long-anticipated "Black" EP (the third in a ...
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DOWN has confirmed that it will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its classic debut album, "NOLA", by making a number of special live appearances next year. In addition to performing at the 2020 edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 18-21, 2020 in Dessel, Belgium, DOWN has just announced that ...
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DOWN has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 18-21, 2020 in Dessel, Belgium. The announcement of DOWN's participation in the event comes less than a month after singer Philip Anselmo revealed that DOWN was planning to reunite in 2020 for ...
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The Bay Area metal scene gets the love that it deserves for its part in anchoring the 1980's U.S. thrash metal scene. It is where METALLICA found its voice, as well as propagating discussions of "The NEXT Four", which often include some combination of the area's heavyweights TESTAMENT, DEATH ANGEL, and/or EXODUS. That region of ...
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Philip Anselmo has confirmed that there are tentative plans for DOWN to reunite in 2020 for some shows in celebration of the 25th anniversary celebration of the band's classic debut album. "We do have the 20th [sic] anniversary of 'NOLA' coming up, and I know that we have been offered some shows," Anselmo told
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In a brand new interview with Jenna Williams of DamnationVault.com, Philip Anselmo spoke about the lyrical inspiration for his EN MINOR project, which he had previously described as "the darkest, heaviest, most miserable shit I've ever written." "I don't wanna be that dude, but I do have some dad issues," Anselmo ...
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The metal underground is in such absurdly rude health at the moment that it's often hard to decide which brutal sub-strain to pay closest attention to. 2019 has been an exceptional year for death metal. But digging deeper reveals that there seems to be a significant resurgence in the dark art of slow-motion extremity, and ...
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EYEHATEGOD guitarist Jimmy Bower will sit out the band's upcoming tour in order to undergo surgery on his right arm. Replacing him on the trek will be EYEHATEGOD's former guitarist Brian Patton. Bower announced his absence from the EYEHATEGOD tour in a Facebook post three days ago. He added that he also needs "a break ...
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Philip Anselmo's EN MINOR played its second show ever Friday night (August 16) at the Psycho Las Vegas festival at the House Of Blues in Las, Nevada. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. The Psycho Las Vegas performance took place just two days after EN MINOR made its live debut at ...
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Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR made its live debut Wednesday night (August 14) at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, Louisiana. The concert served as the release party for EN MINOR's debut seven-inch, which was released on August 2 via Housecore Records. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube ...
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Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR will make its live debut tonight (Wednesday, August 14) at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, Louisiana. The concert will serve as the release party for EN MINOR's debut seven-inch, which was released on August 2 via Housecore Records. A project inadvertently in the making since Anselmo's earliest ...
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Video of Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR project performing an acoustic version of the song "On The Floor" at Anselmo's home and barn studio, Nödferatu's Lair, just outside of New Orleans, can be seen below (courtesy of Revolver). "On The Floor" appears on EN MINOR's debut seven-inch, which was released on August 2 ...
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"On The Floor", the first song from Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR project, can be streamed below. The track will appear on EN MINOR's debut seven-inch, which will be released on August 2 via Housecore Records. A project inadvertently in the making since Anselmo's earliest days as a child in the French Quarter, the band ...
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EYEHATEGOD drummer Aaron Hill says that he doesn't blame anyone for the incident last Sunday (July 7) when he was robbed and assaulted prior to the band's scheduled performance in Guadalajara, Mexico. The 35-year-old musician was attacked by three men and a woman not far from the Forum Independence, the venue where the band was ...
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EYEHATEGOD drummer Aaron Hill was robbed and assaulted prior to the band's scheduled performance in Guadalajara, Mexico Sunday night (July 7). According to Informador.mx, the 35-year-old musician was attacked by three men and a woman not far from the Forum Independence, the venue where the band was slated to play. The assailants reportedly ...
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Philip Anselmo says that he wants Kirk Windstein involved in a hypothetical 25th-anniversary celebration of DOWN's classic debut album. A founding member of DOWN, Windstein left the band in 2013 in order to focus on CROWBAR and his family life. He was replaced by Bobby Landgraf, DOWN's former guitar tech who was previously in GAHDZILLA ...
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Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR will release its debut seven-inch this August via Housecore Records. A project inadvertently in the making since Anselmo's earliest days as a child in the French Quarter, the band features Stephen Taylor (SUPERJOINT, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, WOVEN HAND, 16 HORSE POWER), Kevin Bond (SUPERJOINT, CHRIST INVERSION, ARTIMUS ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Philip Anselmo performing a cover of BATHORY's "Massacre" with his SCOUR project on May 25 at Maryland Deathfest at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland can be seen below. SCOUR, which also includes members of CATTLE DECAPITATION and PIG DESTROYER, released its second EP, "Red", in November 2017. In a recent ...
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EYEHATEGOD vocalist Mike IX Williams has fired back at Arkansas senator Jason Rapert after the ultra-conservative lawmaker took a stand against the band's show in his home state. A poster for the May 24 concert at Vino's depicts Rapert — who just announced his plans to file a so-called trigger law that would make abortion ...
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At last month's Download festival, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY members Pepper Keenan (guitar, vocals) and Woody Weatherman (guitar) spoke to Guitar Interactive Magazine about the making of the band's latest album, "No Cross No Crown", which came out in January via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The LP is the group's first studio effort with Keenan in more ...
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EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike IX Williams spoke to Metal Underground about the decade-and-a-half gap between the band's self-titled 2014 album and its predecessor, 2000's "Confederacy Of Ruined Lives". "I think [the self-titled album was] one of our best," he said (see video below). "It's crazy — after being together that long and taking 14, ...
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Fresh of a three-week European headlining tour, EYEHATEGOD will return to North American stages this week for the second leg of their tour supporting BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. Scheduled to begin on July 18, the journey will wind its way through more than two dozen cities and includes a handful of headlining ...
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