New York Hardcore veterans Madball have confirmed that the title of their forthcoming ninth studio album will be ‘Hardcore Lives’. The album – tracked and engineered by Unearth guitarist Ken Susi and mixed and mastered by long-time collaborator Zeuss (Hatebreed, Agnostic Front, Soulfly, Terror, Whitechapel) – is set to be released …
Read More »Soulfly – Savages
Soulfly is the popular extreme metal outfit fronted by former Sepultura lead singer Max Cavalera. Since forming in 1997 the band have released eight studio albums which have earned widespread acclaim and which have been notable for a high volume of guest appearances from artists involved in largely disparate forms …
Read More »Graspop Metal Meeting 2013 – Day 1 – Friday 28/06/13
Every year at the end of June, flocks of nomadic metal fans descend on the tranquil little town of Dessel in the north east of Belgium for the Graspop Metal Meeting. Now in its 18th year, GMM offers the best of all genres of music over 3 sonically charged days. …
Read More »Maximum Cavalera Tour – Soulfly, Incite, Lody Kong. Classic Grand Glasgow, 05/10/2012
It’s not very often the word dynasty is used in metal, however this tour could well herald the start of the Cavalera metal dynasty as Max Cavalera brings Soulfly back to the UK with support provided by two of his sons bands – Zyon & Igor Jr’s Lody Kong and Richie’s …
Read More »Maximum Cavalera Tour – Photos of Soulfly, Incite, Lody Kong, Classic Grand, Glasgow, 05/10/2012
Some of the photos of Soulfly, Incite, Lody Kong that I took during the MAXimum Cavalera gig at the Classic Grand in Glasgow.
Read More »Soulfly interview with Marc Rizzo 5/10/12
I had the chance for a quick catch up with Marc Rizzo, guitarist from Soulfly before their knockout show at the Classic Grand in Glasgow. We chatted about the new album, festivals and the joys of touring and so on. To read my review of the gig, click …
Read More »Ektomorf – ‘Black Flag’
Following their dalliance in the unplugged arena, with the highly imaginatively named ‘The Acoustic’ project earlier this year, Hungarian neo-thrashers Ektomorf have plugged their funny shaped geetars back into their Marshall stacks and turned the volume back up to 11 for this, their ninth studio album. Having built a reputation …
Read More »Attika 7 – Blood Of My Enemies
Attika 7 are the band for whom the term ‘biker metal’ was invented. They define it. In fact, it could be argued that they redefine it. After all, they not only feature a famed motorcycle builder – Rusty Coones – in their ranks, are the band of choice of the …
Read More »Saint Diablo – ‘Saint Diablo’
When you think of Latino thrash, your thoughts inevitably stray in the direction of underground forces such as Brujeira and Suicidal Tendencies as well as giants of the scene such as Sepultura and Soulfly. And, certainly, there are parts of this third album from the Virginian combo which are more …
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