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From the insalubrious heat of Atlanta dark metal outfit Cloak arrived in 2013. Not out of other bands, but of ceremonies necessary to bind the darkest elements of death, black, and heavy metals, the members of Cloak aligned. They fought through the nascent stages of life and arrived at a point where they’re purveying a style of dark metal not unlike Sweden’s Tribulation but with a different trajectory and swagger. The group’s debut self-titled EP, “Cloak”, stunned the underground with songs like “In the Darkness, the Path” and “The Hunger”. From out of nowhere, Cloak immediately proved they were next-level … Continue reading

The split LP from BLK OPS and Cave Bastard is eight tracks of extreme mayhem. Combining grindcore, traces of death metal, noise and other extreme ingredients they could find, the split sees both bands playing high-speed brutalizers in addition to slower, almost doomed-out tracks. You can listen to the entirety of the split now. It’s out August 25 via Accident Prone Records. You can also read an interview with BLK OPS’ Champ Morgan here. BLK OPS / Cave Bastard (Split) by Accident Prone Records The post Full Album Stream: BLK OPS/Cave Bastard – “Split” appeared first on Decibel Magazine. Full Album Stream: BLK … Continue reading

SEVENDUST will enter the studio this fall to record the follow-up to 2015’s “Kill The Flaw” album for an early 2018 release. “We’re starting pre-production in October and we’ll be tracking in November, mixing in December,” guitarist John Connolly told Totally Driven Radio (hear audio below). Regarding the progress of the songwriting sessions for SEVENDUST‘s next disc, Connolly said: “I actually just got back from Atlanta last week. I went up there with Morgan [Rose, drums] and Vinnie [Vince Hornsby, bass] and Lajon [Witherspoon, vocals], just to do a writing session, just to kind of crack the ice. We’ve got … Continue reading

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Paul Stanley (KISS) and Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) made their predictions for this weekend’s big fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) will be returning from a two-year retirement at the age of 40. The 29-year-old McGregor (21-3 in MMA), meanwhile, is making his professional boxing debut. Noted fight fan Anselmo, who used to write a column for Boxing Insider, gave UFC champion McGregor “zero chance” to defeat Floyd Mayweather in a straight-up boxing match. He said: “It’s going to be a one-sided fight, with Floyd carrying him for … Continue reading

Following the overwhelmingly massive reception to the MTV Video Music Award-nominated, Mainstream Rock #1 track “Run”, FOO FIGHTERS have delivered a second consecutive contender for rock anthem of 2017 in the form of “The Sky Is A Neighborhood”. Described by Grohl as “the biggest thing sonically that we’ve ever done,” “The Sky Is A Neighborhood” is also the piece de resistance that effectively completed FOO FIGHTERS‘ forthcoming ninth album, “Concrete And Gold”. “One night I was lying out looking up at stars,” Grohl recalls. “Just imagining all of these stars as places that have life on them as well, and … Continue reading

According to Times Leader, ADRENALINE MOB‘s tour manager, Jane Train (pictured) “took a turn for the worse” over the weekend and is in “very, very, very critical condition,” a little over a month after she suffered “catastrophic injuries” in a crash that killed the band’s bassist. The 48-year-old’s attorney, Ed Ciarimboli, said she was in “pretty bad shape” Monday at the University of Florida Health Shands Burn Center in Gainesville, Florida five weeks after ADRENALINE MOB‘s RV was struck by a tractor-trailer near Micanopy, Florida. The accident occurred when the tractor-trailer — dispatched by Largo, Florida company Twiss Transport Inc., … Continue reading

Swedish death dealers Maim were against tough odds when recording their new album, Ornaments of Severity. Left as a two-piece, Maim guitarist Christian Sandberg and drummer Henric Ottosson had to write, rehearse and record the album themselves. Decibel got in touch with Sandberg to learn more about the process and what comes next for this new iteration of Maim. Ornaments of Severity is out now on Soulseller. You’ve been a band for over ten years. How has your music changed from your first album From the Womb to the Tomb to your newest album Ornaments of Severity? The music and our sound has not changed that much over the years, … Continue reading

UK brutalizers Unfathomable Ruination are living up to their name with a new video for “Neutralizer” off their 2016 sophomore album, Finitude. The video features assorted live performances by Unfathomable Ruination playing to enthusiastic crowds. Unfathomable Ruination released Finitude on Sevared Records last year. The post Video Premiere: Unfathomable Ruination – ‘Neutralizer’ appeared first on Decibel Magazine. Video Premiere: Unfathomable Ruination – ‘Neutralizer’ Video Premiere: Unfathomable Ruination – ‘Neutralizer’ Decibel Continue reading

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain, who is also a noted car enthusiast, drives a custom Jaguar XKR-S adorned with the band’s font and painted a singular shade of blue. The longtime Jaguar aficionado recently took The Wall Street Journal out for a spin. Check out the video below, and read the full article at this location (subscription required). In 2012, McBrain decided to have British automaker Jaguar commission him with a special-edition XKR-S shortly after taking the sports car out for a ride out on a race track. At his behest, Jaguar jumped at the opportunity, dressing up McBrain‘s XKR-S … Continue reading

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor sat down with Larry King for an all-new season-six episode of the Emmy-nominated series “Larry King Now”. The singer discussed a potential new SLIPKNOT album, his desire to collaborate with Jay-Z and his friend Chester Bennington‘s suicide. Taylor also opened up about politics, including his views on President Donald Trump and a possible Kid Rock Senate bid. Speaking about his relationship with LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington, whose recent suicide shocked the music community, Taylor said that he didn’t agree with to fans calling Chester “cowardly.” “Unless you’ve walked in those shoes, you … Continue reading

The surviving members of LINKIN PARK have released a statement thanking fans for their support and announcing plans for a tribute event for their late singer, Chester Bennington. Bennington died by suicide on July 20. He was 41. His private funeral service took place on July 29 near his home in Palos Verdes, California. It was attended by five hundred guests, including members of all three bands Bennington sang in: LINKIN PARK, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and DEAD BY SUNRISE. Earlier today, LINKIN PARK posted the following message on the band’s official Twitter account: “Just wanted to say thank you to … Continue reading

DEAD CROSS, the Southern California outfit featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (ex-SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MISFITS) and singer Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE), will play at El Rey theater in Los Angeles tonight (Tuesday, August 22). The show is a make-up date for last night’s DEAD CROSS concert, which was canceled at the last minute after Patton was involved in a “minor accident.” According to DEAD CROSS‘s publicist, “Patton is okay. He is getting stitched up and is raring to go. He thought he could skateboard to the show last night but he suffered a bad wipeout on the way.” All tickets … Continue reading

British extreme metal legends NAPALM DEATH have entered Parlour Studios in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England to begin recording their new album for an early 2018 release. Helming the sessions once again is producer Russ Russell, who has previously worked with THE HAUNTED and DIMMU BORGIR, among others. A few photos from the studio can be found at NapalmDeath.org. In a recent interview with Metal Wani‘s Jake Patton, NAPALM DEATH vocalist Mark “Barney” Greenway spoke about how the band’s musical approach has evolved over the years as it has become more commercially successful. “Our way of approaching things is always the same,” … Continue reading

During an August 21 appearance on the “Trunk Nation” show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106), ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell spoke about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for the band’s long-awaited follow-up to 2013’s “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here” album. He said: “We’re in the process of cobbling together some tunes, and hopefully in the very near future we’ll have something out for you guys.’ Asked about a possible “target date” for the release of the next ALICE IN CHAINS disc, Cantrell said: “I don’t know. We’ll see. When we’re ready, we’ll let you know. [Laughs] … Continue reading

BMG will reissue the solo catalogue on vinyl from IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson on October 27. Dickinson‘s six solo albums span from 1990 to 2005 and have been cut from the original masters for reissue on heavyweight, black 180-gram vinyl in artworked sleeves. Two of the titles — “The Chemical Wedding” and “Tyranny Of Souls” — are being made available for the first time ever on vinyl. The four previously available — “Tattooed Millionaire”, “Balls To Picasso”, “Skunkworks” and “Accident Of Birth” — have been long out of print, with the latter two titles now expanded to double LPs … Continue reading

I PREVAIL has released a new video for “Lifelines”, the title track from the band’s debut LP. The clip was shot in Detroit at the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program, an organization which uses boxing to help at-risk youth with educational tutoring and discipline. Singer Brian Burkheiser told The Pulse Of Radio how the song itself sums up the themes of the album. “It’s just those defining moments in your life where the path goes one way and you can’t look back, and for better or for worse you’re a different person coming out of whatever experience that is,” he … Continue reading