Author: Music World

Dave Mustaine says that he “didn’t care” that the house band played the song “Master Of Puppets” from his former band METALLICA when MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy on February 12. MEGADETH was nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award for “Best Metal Performance” for the title track of “Dystopia”. This marked the band’s twelfth Grammy nomination in this category (including nominations in the discontinued “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” category). Asked by Grammy.com what it was like winning his first award, Mustaine said: “It was really exciting. We were all sitting in a row, and when Margaret Cho [one … Continue reading

On February 19, Holland’s FaceCulture conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello. You can watch the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what they would attribute ANTHRAX‘s longevity to: Frank: “Love for music. I don’t know… just love for a good song. I just think we know we work well together, and people like what we do.” Joey: “And we’re musicians that wanna be good at what we do. That’s the strive even for me, and I’m sure for Frankie — to be really good and to … Continue reading

As it starts to warm up, so does the release schedule… I dunno, here we go… Six Feet Under release Torment on Metal Blade… and what’s to be said about this that hasn’t already been said?  This listen is a patently boring experience, I mean like every time there’s a new 6FU, this birdbrain is hoping that it’ll be SOMEWHAT of a return to form, but realistically… it’s not. This is lowest common denominator death metal in its purest form, and I’m sure this is just so the band can go out on the road and make a couple of … Continue reading

Rob Lyon of Hi-Fi Way: The Pop Chronicles recently conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hi-Fi Way: The Pop Chronicles: How would describe [the new SEPULTURA album] “Machine Messiah” and how does it compare to the rest of the discography? Andreas: “Well, it feels like a new chapter, especially in the last thirty years. The last two years, we have spent touring playing lots festival and visiting new places and it felt like we had been celebrating the last thirty years. We played a lot of … Continue reading

According to Billboard, SHINEDOWN‘s “How Did You Love” has moved into the No. 1 position on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart, marking the eleventh time the Florida rockers have topped the list. “How Did You Love” is the fourth single from SHINEDOWN‘s fifth studio album, “Threat To Survival”, and the third No. 1 from the disc. Previous chart-topping singles from “Threat” were “Cut The Cord” and “State Of My Head”. As previously reported, SHINEDOWN has officially started working on its sixth studio album and frontman Brent Smith said that the project may take a surprising turn. He explained: “Bassist … Continue reading

Traditional metal crew Saturn know how to bring together a sound that pays homage to the heavy metal bands who have inspired them while staying modern.  On new song “Still Young,” guitarists Robin Tidebrink and Linkan Lindgren lead the charge with a flurry of feel good riffs and guitar solos. Bassist/vocalist Oscar Pehrson’s vocals are in top form and would find themselves at home in the 70’s and 80’s (though they’re a fine fit and very welcome on Saturn’s music today as well).  Saturn says they chose to record their upcoming album, Beyond Spectra, without overdubs or many effects in … Continue reading

AMP DJ Omar recently conducted an interview with LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the evolution of the LINKIN PARK songwriting process: Chester: “I always say that our journey musically is a journey, it’s not a destination, and one of the things that we’ve always done is we’ve always tried to add to what we know how to do already. So once you have it, it’s kind of like riding a bicycle — once you’re on a bicycle, you know how to ride it. You’re … Continue reading

This new Zig Zags video sums up the band nicely: part-punk, part-metal band rocking out in an arcade while their audience plays a bunch of vintage games.  “Riddle of Steel” starts off like a goofy advertisement for the Vintage Arcade Superstore. The band members go through some of the games and encourage you to check it out for yourself, accompanied by a guy in a skeleton mask and a kid who looks thoroughly uncomfortable at being there.  Inside the store, the band is playing “Riddle of Steel” while a crowd of people play the arcade games and bob their heads. … Continue reading