New Years Day are a band that seemed to be at a crossroads. With the release of their last album Malevolence they started to hit a creative peak and the time has come for them to follow it up. Unbreakable is certainly a mixed bag, it definitely takes New Years Day in a new direction, but…
It’s been a long time coming, but finally after a near decade long wait we have been blessed with a new album from The Damned Things. For those out of the loop The Damned Things are a group comprising of members of Fall Out Boy, Every Time I Die, Anthrax and Alkaline Trio which I…
When it comes to music it seems that everything has to be put into a category or subgenre. Naturally when this happens, trends form, bands get big and eventually everything gets watered down and becomes deritive. It’s important to remember the former part of this sentence when discussing Whitechapel. Finding their feet during the burgeoning…
Pyro enthusiasts Rammstein have returned with their first new song in 8 years. ‘Deutschland’ see’s a return to form for the German Metallers and is sure to get fans buzzing over their forthcoming new album.The video for ‘Deutschland‘ was directed by director Specter Berlin and is as visually arresting as you would expect, see for…
Jaret Reddick has been bothering the pop punk scene for 25 years as part of Bowling for Soup. Kelly Ogden is the firecracker leader of the sunshine soaked duo The Dollyrots. This collaboration album has been a long time coming. Duets albums are a rarity nowadays.There are classic examples throughout history, we’ve had Sonny &…
Zeal & Ardor are one of the most unique and spellbinding bands in the current metal scene. Lead by the enigmatic Manuel Gagneux, their blending of spiritual slave music and black metal is certainly something that needs to be heard to be believed. With that said the studio cannot do the band the justice they…
Some big Monday afternoon news from the Slipknot camp. The band has parted ways with long term percussionist Chris Fehn effective immediately. This news comes hot on the heels of the story that broke late last week that Fehn was suing the band with issues allegedly surrounding his payment and compensation during his time in…
It seems remarkable that of all the side projects that Davey Havok has featured in over the years, 3 of which include his partner in crime Jade Puget, that Blaqk Audio is the one that has soldiered on. It speaks volumes that Only Things We Love is the fourth studio album by the duo. It…
Lamb of God resident axe slinger Mark Morton is the lastest musician to step out from the comfort zone of a well established act and throw his hat into the solo album ring. One would argue that Lamb of God are one of the most consistent and successful metal bands of their generation, so naturally…
It looks like something big is brewing in the Slipknot camp. Late last night the band unvieled a brand new website http://www.wearenotyourkind.com and along with it a countdown clock which appears to run out this Monday (March 4th). Speculation has been running wild as to what this could all be leading to, with the common belief…
