From Nuclear Blast: English metal legends CARCASS are back with their first collection of new music in 7 years, “Despicable,” coming October 30th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band has released a new song titled “The Long And Winding Bier Road”
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Jeramie Kling and Taylor Nordberg Announce Departure from Massacre
Florida death metal outfit Massacre will be undergoing more lineup changes following the departure of guitarist Taylor Nordberg and drummer Jeramie Kling. A glance at Massacre’s Wikipedia lineup section shows long list of past musicians, with Kling and Nordberg being part of the band for just a year. An abbreviated version of their Facebook statement… Continue reading Jeramie Kling and Taylor Nordberg Announce Departure from Massacre
Album Review: SpellBook’s Magick & Mischief (Cruz Del Sur, Sept. 25th)
By Mark Partin Back in 2007, drummer Nickolas Zinn and vocalist Nate Tyson put their superb talents together and formed the band WITCH HAZEL. Stellar guitarist Andy Craven and bassist Seibert Lowe now complete the quartet. Toiling hard, they self-released 3 albums: Forsaken Remedies (2012), Nocturnity (2015), and Otherworldly (2018) — which all caught the… Continue reading Album Review: SpellBook’s Magick & Mischief (Cruz Del Sur, Sept. 25th)
Bair Grills… Hemlock Is Blind by Paradox Black
Connecticut has known literally countless heavy metal musicians. From the internationally recognized to the tough-break busts, the local legends and the unsung greats, the multitaskers in ten different projects and the lifers who spend decades in the same group…. For the third-smallest state in the Union, it seems like there is a nearly infinite supply… Continue reading Bair Grills… Hemlock Is Blind by Paradox Black
AltCtrlToob Video Roundup: Eyes of the Dead and Celtic Metal Dude
As “Back to School in the Year of Corona” quickly approaches, I could sure use some levity in my life. Here are two videos I’ve come across that provide it! First up is the July video “End of Days” from Connecticut death metal stalwarts Eyes of the Dead. Filmed and edited by Bob Marino of… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Roundup: Eyes of the Dead and Celtic Metal Dude
Album Review: Desolator’s Sermon of Apathy (Black Lion Records, Sept. 4th)
My first exposure to death metal, in late 1994/early 1995, came via Obituary’s World Demise and Symbolic from Death. Both albums turned me on to the genre but it wasn’t until I discovered Entombed that it fully clicked. Left Hand Path changed my outlook on heavy music and I fully bought in to what the… Continue reading Album Review: Desolator’s Sermon of Apathy (Black Lion Records, Sept. 4th)
Your Bandcamp Friday Wishlist: The August 2020 Edition
Boy howdy, was the underground music scene excited when we heard that bandcamp was extending their very popular Bandcamp Friday promotion for the rest of the year! It’s almost as if bandcamp cares more about people than the federal government of the United States… But that’s a whole other column. In case you’ve been escaping… Continue reading Your Bandcamp Friday Wishlist: The August 2020 Edition