Author: Music World

In a newly shared interview by the That’s Not Metal Podcast, TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy speaks candidly about the band’s career to date, growing up in public, the pressures to deliver on their early ambition, and the choices they have made in their varied back catalog that has led to new album “The Sin And The Sentence”. “We’ve always liked to test the boundaries of what we can do as a band and as TRIVIUM,” Heafy said (hear audio below). “[While making ‘The Sin And The Sentence’], we said to ourselves, ‘This has to be the greatest record we’ve ever … Continue reading

Rich Davis, a founding member of both Mystic Force and Shift, has been rocking out on his own for a while, writing, recording and producing music and videos for his solo project over the last four years. Earlier this week, Davis released his video for “Big Bad Wolf,” which combines Davis’ modern metal sound with horror on the video end. “This song is a dedication to the true ‘Big Bad Wolf,’ Davis tells Decibel. “Women. Who was I fooling thinking it was me…” You can find more of Rich Davis’ music and videos on Youtube. The post Watch: Rich Davis – ‘Big … Continue reading

Every holiday season has its own hallmarks, the things that you identify with the time to make it complete and recognizable. Valentine’s Day has its ill-advised first dates, Saint Patrick’s day has its ill-advised consumption of Irish Carbombs, Christmas has its ill-advised decision to ever voluntarily listen to Christmas music. Others, like Halloween, are just awesome. It’s definitely the most “metal” holiday of the year, depending on your taste in costumes and movies. But what about Thanksgiving? Debates about its historical origins aside, it’s mostly about eating ill-advised amounts of great food. You might think there’s nothing very “metal” about … Continue reading

Gene Simmons has commended women for finally opening up about their experiences with sexual harassment/assault in the wake of allegations of misconduct by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Since the Weinstein story broke, about one in five Americans said they had seen their friends or family post stories about sexual harassment on social media, according to a CNN poll. Using the hashtag #MeToo, they told their stories. It soon became clear just how common this sort of thing is. The KISS bassist/vocalist, who once claimed to have bedded nearly 5,000 women during his lifetime, was asked in an interview with SiriusXM … Continue reading

Swedish progressive death metallers/Decibel faves Tribulation have released a brand new music video for “The Lament,” which comes from the band’s Down Below full-length, which is slated for a January 26 release through Century Media. “We always plant strange seeds, seeds that when fully grown and ripened have taken their own often unexpected twists and turns,” Tribulation said in a Facebook post. “When working with this video we got to share that process with someone else who is also planting strange seeds. Director and producer Robert Piel approached us and wanted to make a collaboration, which was something that we gladly accepted after … Continue reading

The Los Angeles Committee of Human Rights Watch had their most successful fundraising dinner to date, raising more than every year prior. The event, which took place Tuesday night (November 14) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, had an immense amount of celebrities and influential people in attendance, including Eric Esrailian, Serj Tankian, Angela Sarafyan, Kimberly Marteau Emerson, Mike Medavoy, David Foster, Katherine McPhee and Linda Ramone. Tuesday night also introduced the inaugural Promise Award, followed by a very special performance by Ryan Tedder and Drew Brown of ONEREPUBLIC. Inspired by the film and song that powerfully depicted the atrocities committed … Continue reading