EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams has released the following statement: "Joseph M. LaCaze, New Orleans native and drummer for EYEHATEGOD, MYSTICK KREWE OF CLEARLIGHT and OUTLAW ORDER, passed away on August 23rd in New Orleans after a very successful five-week U.K. and European tour with EYEHATEGOD. He also performed ceremonial voodoo drumming and in numerous solo ...
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According to numerous reports out of New Orleans, Joey LaCaze, drummer of EYEHATEGOD, OUTLAW ORDER and TEN SUICIDES, has passed away. He was 42 years old and leaves behind a wife and a child. No further details are currently available. EYEHATEGOD just completed a month-long tour of Europe and was gearing up for a string ...
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John Serba of MLive.com recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MLive.com: The first word that comes to mind listening to your [solo album "Walk Through Exits Only"] is "experimental." Was that your intention, to branch out and ...
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Keith Chachkes of Ghost Cult magazine recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ghost Cult: What made this the right project to become your first true solo album? Anselmo: I guess when I wrote the fucker, that was ...
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CORRECTIONS HOUSE — Mike IX Williams (EYEHATEGOD), Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS), Bruce Lamont (YAKUZA), Sanford Parker (MINSK) and their minister of propaganda, Seward Fairbury — will release its debut full-length on October 29 via Neurot Recordings. Titled "Last City Zero", the eight-track, near-50-minute offering was produced by Sanford Parker at Electrical Audio, Soma Studios, 60 Psycho ...
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John Gehrig of Sic Asylum recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sic Asylum: You've had the chance to play with legends in music, from Rob Halford to the SLAYER and ANTHRAX guys as well as countless others. ...
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"Walk Through Exits Only", the career-first solo album from Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of PANTERA and DOWN, is available for streaming in its entirety below. Due on July 16 via Anselmo's own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce), "Walk Through Exits Only" will be available digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Produced by Anselmo and Michael Thompson, and ...
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Neurot Recordings has announced the addition of CORRECTIONS HOUSE to its eclectic roster of artists. The band's full-length debut will be released this fall. Featuring Mike IX Williams (EYEHATEGOD), Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS), Sanford Parker (MINSK) and Bruce Lamont (YAKUZA), CORRECTIONS HOUSE is a mysterious collective of souls exploring the darkest, most unsettling facets of sound ...
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Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of PANTERA and DOWN, will take to the road for his first-ever solo tour, dubbed "Technicians Of Distortion", which will kick off July 31 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On this trek, Anselmo will be joined by his backup band THE ILLEGALS — guitarist Marzi Montazeri (ex-SUPERJOINT RITUAL), drummer José Manuel Gonzales (WARBEAST) ...
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Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of PANTERA and DOWN, will release his career-first solo album, "Walk Through Exits Only", on July 16 via his own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce). "Walk Through Exits Only" will be available digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Produced by Anselmo and Michael Thompson, and recorded over the past couple of years at ...
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The official listening and release party for "Walk Through Exits Only", Philip Anselmo's (PANTERA, DOWN) career-first solo album, will be held on Saturday, July 13 at 10:00 p.m. at Duff's Brooklyn in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The address is: Duff's Brooklyn 168 Marcy Avenue (between S 5th & Broadway) Williamsburg, New York For more information, visit
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Savannah, Georgia's BLACK TUSK will release its new EP, "Tend No Wounds", on July 23 via Relapse Records. The disc was recorded with producer Phillip Cope (KYLESA, BARONESS) at the Jam Room in Columbia, South Carolina. The artwork was created by Brian Mercer (EYEHATEGOD, LAMB OF GOD, ZOROASTER). "Tend No Wounds" is a six-song, 20-minute ...
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Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of PANTERA and DOWN, will release his career-first solo album, "Walk Through Exits Only", on July 16 via his own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce). "Walk Through Exits Only" will be available digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Produced by Anselmo and Michael Thompson, and recorded over the past couple of years at ...
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Dr. Abner Mality of Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA) about the upcoming Housecore Horror Film Festival, the singer's lifelong love affair with horror and his upcoming solo album. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Wormwood Chronicles: Putting something like [the Housecore Horror Film Festival] ...
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Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of PANTERA and DOWN, will release his career-first solo album, "Walk Through Exits Only", on July 16 via his own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce). "Walk Through Exits Only" will be available digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Walk Through Exits ...
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Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of PANTERA and DOWN, will release his career-first solo album, "Walk Through Exits Only", on July 16 via his own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce). "Walk Through Exits Only" will be available digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Produced by Anselmo and Michael Thompson, and recorded over the past couple of years at ...
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Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of PANTERA and DOWN, will take to the road for his first-ever solo tour, dubbed "Technicians Of Distortion", which will kick off July 31 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On this tour, Anselmo will be joined by his backup band THE ILLEGALS — guitarist Marzi Montazeri (ex-SUPERJOINT RITUAL), drummer José Manuel Gonzales (WARBEAST) ...
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Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of PANTERA and DOWN, will release his career-first solo album, "Walk Through Exits Only", on July 16 via his own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce). "Walk Through Exits Only" will be available digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Produced by Anselmo and Michael Thompson, and recorded over the past couple of years at ...
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One of the more prolific acts of the blood-boiling mid-late-'90s metallic hardcore scene, INTEGRITY will release new LP through a joint collaboration with A389 Recordings and Magic Bullet Records. Legions of converted souls worldwide have hailed the name INTEGRITY for two and a half decades. Formed in 1988, the band surged out of the Cleveland ...
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Congratulations are in order for DOWN drummer and EYEHATEGOD guitarist Jimmy Bower and his wife Dana Kieferle Bower, who welcomed their first child, a daughter named Maddie Rae Bower, earlier this week. Jimmy and Dana were married in March 2012 in New Orleans, Lousiana. DOWN's latest EP, "Down IV Part I - The Purple EP", ...
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In what can only be described as a match made in hell, the worlds of heavy metal and horror collide this fall as the first-ever Housecore Horror Film Festival (HHFF) erupts in Austin, Texas. World-famous heavy metal musician Philip H. Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and internationally renowned, best-selling true crime author Corey Mitchell ("Hollywood ...
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"Hoax The System', the first video from CORRECTIONS HOUSE, the new collective featuring Mike IX Williams (EYEHATEGOD), Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS), Sanford Parker (NACHTMYSTIUM) and Bruce Lamont (YAKUZA), can be seen below. The clip was created by Mortichrome Productions. CORRECTIONS HOUSE has scheduled a string a rare live shows in January/February. The 19-date trek will commence ...
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Fort Worth-based duo PINKISH BLACK has finished recording its new album for a tentative spring release via Century Media Records. Produced by PINKISH BLACK's own Jon Teague and Daron Beck, the as-yet-untitled untitled CD was recorded at The Echo Lab, with Matt Barnhart handling engineer duties. Mastering will be handled by James Plotkin. To hear ...
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"Soul To Devour", the new video from the Italian "post metal"/sludge band VAREGO, can be seen below. The clip comes off the group's debut album, "TVMVLTVM", which was released last year via Argonauta Records. According to a press release, "TVMVLTVM" "is a mystical/esoteric concept that will have its continuity in the next works of the ...
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CORRECTIONS HOUSE, the new collective featuring Mike IX Williams (EYEHATEGOD), Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS), Sanford Parker (NACHTMYSTIUM) and Bruce Lamont (YAKUZA), has scheduled a string a rare live shows in January/February. The 19-date trek will commence on January 21 in Brooklyn, New York and wind its way through much of the of the East Coast before ...
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Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with EYEHATEGOD guitarist Jimmy Bower, who is also the drummer of DOWN, on November 27 after EYEHATEGOD's show in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. Between touring in EYEHATEGOD and their numerous affiliated projects, the band has been slowly stacking up new ...
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Candlelight Records has announced the signing of DEMON LUNG. The Las Vegas-based quartet, featuring guitarist Phil Burns, basisst Patrick Warren, drummer Jeremy Brenton and vocalist Shanda Fredrick, is set to begin recording its full-length debut in the coming weeks at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California with producer Billy Anderson (SLEEP, HIGH ON FIRE, EYEHATEGOD) for ...
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J. Bennett of Decibel recently conducted an interview with all five members of DOWN for cover story of the magazine's January 2013 issue. A few excerpts from the article follow below. On bassist Rex Brown's departure from DOWN: Pepper Keenan (guitar): "What happened with Rex? He's a great bass player, but we just ...
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It's been 17 years since a little side project amongst New Orleans-based metal buddies defied the odds and became a genre phenomenon. There have been countless metal, sludge and doom acts serving electric alms to BLACK SABBATH, going as far back as PENTAGRAM, WITCHFINDER GENERAL, SAINT VITUS, CANDLEMASS and CATHEDRAL. Not a lick of them ...
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