Iced Earth mainman Jon Schaffer has been taken into custody following his “unlawful entry into the United States Capitol Building” in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021. Several reports indicate the guitarist turned himself into authorities around 3pm this afternoon, January 17. Jon Schaffer had been listed on the Most Wanted…
Thrash Metal
Canada’s Maudiir Announce Corrosive Black Thrash Single “The Slumber” Off Upcoming EP “La Part Du Diable” Out Feb 19th
Coined as ‘blackened thrash metal’ F of Maudiir takes advantage of complete creative control and effortlessly moves between styles, adding infusions of punk, focused guitar solos, and clean production to the classic black metal vocals and chunky bass riffs. The first single “The Slumber” off Maudiir forthcoming 2021 EP “La Part du Diable” starts on a big…
Breakdown: one of the greatest names in Brazilian Death Metal resumes its activities in europe territory
Officially founded in 1998 in the city of São Paulo, the Death / Thrash band, Breakdown, presented to the world one of the great records released in the style in 2007. “Time To Kill” arrived in the market loaded with fast and accurate riffs, technique and monstrous feelings and an…
Alexi Laiho deceased
One of the most renowned guitarists in the world, Alexi Laiho, has passed away. The musician, most notably known as the frontman of Children of Bodom, died in his home in Helsinki, Finland, last week. Laiho had suffered from long-term health issues during his last years. Alexi Laiho and drummer…
Transilvania – Of Sleep And Death
January 2021 January 1st, 2021 / Invictus Productions Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine The new year will start with a bang with the release of Transilvania’s OF SLEEP AND DEATH. Transilvania is a blackened thrash outfit that formed in 2014 in Austria. Black metal and thrash, when…
SACRIFICE – Surprise Drop New Demo Song!
Yesterday, Canadian thrash legends, Sacrifice released a brand new demo song. This is a demo from a song that will be on their upcoming studio album. In style, it very much sounds in line with the classic FORWARD TO TERMINATION era…and that is fantastic!! The band said: World War V…
Brutal Assault 2021 : More bands confirmed
20 new bands in the Brutal Assault 2021 line-up for Xmas! If any of you orthodox metalheads do not have a ticket yet, do not waste any more time as we have confirmed a thrash legend from the Bay Area, the forerunner of Machine Head – yes, Phil Demmel will…
Finnish thrashers Prestige inks deal with Massacre Rec
The Finnish thrash metallers PRESTIGE, feat vocalist/bassist Aku Kytölä, guitarists Jan “Örkki” Yrlund(Imperia, Satyrian, ex-Ancient Rites and ex-Lacrimosa) & Ari Karppinen and drummer Matti “Matson” Johansson (ex- Korpiklaani ), will release a new digital single entitled “Exit” on the 15th of December. The single can be pre-ordered and -saved from…
KREATOR Announce UNDER THE GUILLOTINE
The story of Kreator’s meteoric rise to the global elite of thrash metal bands from their humble beginnings in Essen Germany, began under their first name of Tormentor in the early 80’s. It was their ‘Blitzkreig’ and ‘End Of The World’ demos changing hands in the era’s bustling underground…
Demoniac – So It Goes
December 2020 December 11th, 2020 / Edged Circle Productions Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Chile’s Demoniac was formed in 2011. At the time, the band was on a mission to create the fastest and most ferocious thrash metal known to man. For the most part, what is…
ANTHRAX ANNOUNCES LIMITED-EDITION, INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED, “PERSISTENCE OF TIME” NEZUMI X WRISTWATCH
Platinum-selling thrash masters ANTHRAX – Joey Belladonna/vocals, Charlie Benante/drums, Scott Ian/rhythm guitar, Frank Bello/bass, Jon Donais/guitar – have joined forces with the Stockholm-based NEZUMI Studios and its founder David Campo to create and produce the limited-to-50, NEZUMI Baleine dive watch, the Anthrax Persistence of Time edition. The watch was inspired…
Mr. Bungle Release “Sudden Death” Video
Mr. Bungle, who recently released their first album in over two decades, The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo (Ipecac Recordings, lnk.to/MBWrath), have partnered with acclaimed Director Derek Cianfrance (“The Place Beyond The Pines,” “Blue Valentine”) for the band’s “Sudden Death” video. “If you lived in Lakewood, Colorado, during…
ANTHRAX + Z2 Comics All-Star Lineup for “Among The Living” Graphic Novel
Just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Z2 gives music fans something to celebrate with news of one of the publisher’s most ambitious projects yet. The Among the Living graphic novel pulls together a who’s who of names from around comics and music for a track by track storyline inspired by one of…
ANGELUS APATRIDA – Reveal details for new, self-titled album; Launch first single & video for “Bleed The Crown”; Album pre-order starts today!!
Spain’s leading Thrash Metal band ANGELUS APATRIDA returns with their 7th, self-titled album, to be released on February 5th, 2021 worldwide via Century Media Records. “Angelus Apatrida” (“/ˈan-je-lus – a-ˈpa-tri-da/”) was produced by the band, recorded with Juanan López in September/October at Baboon Records, in Albacete, Spain and then mixed…
Destruction release “Born to Thrash-live in Germany” U.S version through Deko Entertainment.
The wait is over! Germany’s cult Thrash metal band DESTRUCTION are releasing “Born To Thrash – Live in Germany“ US versions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the release had to be postponed, but now the band is proud to release their very special and limited US versions via Deko Entertainment licensed by Nuclear…