If you’re of the generation that read RIP magazine and scoured album credits for clues about your favorite band’s favorite bands, their collaborators, and the folks behind the scenes, you already know who Del James is. If not? Here’s the short version: He was an… Read More »Del James on Lucha Libre, Circle 6 Death Matches and His New Graphic Novel, Consensual Violence
Last year, Cannibal Corpse guitarist and producer Erik Rutan faced the unimaginable. Caught in the path of Hurricane Helene, the death metal legend’s home base of Mana Recording Studios—where albums by the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Goatwhore, Six Feet Under, Devourment and many, many more… Read More »Metal Blade Records & Vincent Locke Release Exclusive Merch In Support of Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL) and Mana Recording Studios
When last we heard from Xodiac, it was in the form of four-member sub-unit UNIT-X early this summer. I had to look up this review because I couldn’t remember the song at all, and that’s probably because it was a cover of an old SS501… Read More »Song Review: Xodiac – Alibi
Rookie group Close Your Eyes completely reinvented their sound with last month’s pre-release SOB. While I initially balked at the cringe lyrics and heavy vocal effects, that song eventually won me over through the sheer force of its dance beat. However, I still enjoy the… Read More »Song Review: Close Your Eyes – X
For the more adventurous explorers of the underground over the last few years, there are two words of power you have likely encountered during your travels: “dungeon synth.” While most people’s exposure to the subgenre revolves around Mortiis and a certain codpiece, those who peaked… Read More »KILL FEED 074: ERANG is the Dungeon Synth Champion We’ve Always Imagined