The early to mid 1990’s delivered a harsh blow the heavy metal. Grunge overshadowed heavy metal but thankfully did us all a favor by killing the glam-rock era. While a lot of metal bands continued to release solid metal albums, they still had grunge to deal with in both marketing and touring.
I was in my mid teens, working as a dishwasher during the time. My coworkers were all in to the grunge thing and were neo-hippies to boot. We had a prep room where we would prep food and had a cd player in there to listen to …read more

Earache Records have announced that Wake Up And Smell The Carcass is now available in Europe, which means a North America release will follow in due time If you’re a Carcass fan then you probably know that they have been re-releasing the Carcass discography one by one. Each re-issue comes with a DVD with interviews and videos, repackaged and in some cases a demo cd of the album in it’s raw form.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. It’s hard to be unique in this metal age. With the ass-load of bands out there you’d have to pull off something pretty big and establish a sound that no one else has. Is it possible? I suppose it is, but there would be someone that would find a band that sounds just like you. If the music is good then it’s not a problem, but if the music is bad then you’re just another band in the cesspool of metal.
With that said, let me introduce Hemoptysis out of Tempe, Arizona. Formed in 2007 …read more

Toxic Holocaust are setting out on a North America tour with a handful of shows leading up to a tour with Grindecore pioneers Napalm Death, Canadian Death metal monsters Kataklysm, along with Coliseum and Trap Them. The band has also announced a free in-store performance at Rasputin Records in Mountain View, CA tonight.

03/27/09 San Francisco, CA United States Rasputins FREE 7 pm in-store show
03/27/09 Richmond, CA United States Burnt Ramen evening show
03/28/09 Anaheim, CA United States The Grove w/ Carcass as part of the California Metalfest
04/03/09 Salt Lake City, UT United States Club Vegas
04/04/09 Colorado Springs, CO United …read more

The German Metal Hammer website, Metalhammer.de had a vote for the top 111 death metal songs of all time. After their staff did their best to compile the list of 111 songs they let the fans vote for the top 10. When it all comes down to it, it’s all about favorites. So here is their top 10 and my top ten. If you have 10 favorite death metal songs, add them in the comment section.
Metalhammer.de’s top 10 Death Metal Songs

Cannibal Corpse – ‘Hammer Smashed Face’ from Tomb Of The Mutilated
Arch Enemy – ‘We Will Rise’ (from Anthems Of …read more

You guys are probably getting tired of me talking about Carcass…but too bad. You should really check them out some time. They put on a killer show and their classic. This list may not look much different from the last list of tour dates that I posted but there are a few additions.
Carcass US Tour Dates and Support

3/13  The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
3/14  Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH (w/ Abigail Williams)
3/15  The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL (w/ The Black Dahlia Murder)
3/16  Majestic Theater – Detroit, MI (w/ The Black Dahlia Murder)
3/17 Headliner’s  – Louisville, KY
3/18  Pops – St. Louis …read more

Real quick, I posted a lot of stuff yesterday, so this will probably be my only post of today. I say that now but I may post more. I’m also checking out this new Cannibal Corpse album, so I’ll have a review of that up within the week.
Carcass have announced a handful of U.S. Tour dates and calling it Exhumed To Consume II. So if you missed it the first time because they skipped your city, check the list below and see if they are hitting a town near you this time. The following announcement (After the fold w/dates) …read more

2009 metal festivals are popping up everywhere! One of the latest is happening in Ft. Worth. The third annual Metal Up Your Ass Festival. Headlined by Carcass with Suffocation, Whitechapel, Samael, Arsis, Decrepit Birth, Veil Of Maya, Psycroptic and Suicide Silence are just a handful of confirmed bands attending this fest on March 21st at the Ridglea Theater in Ft. Worth. I’ll try to update as new bands are announced. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door and went on sale today at Front Gate Tickets.
Image: Front Gate Tickets
On a side note, the Ridglea Theater has …read more

Metal Martyr Best Live Shows Of 2008. I’m going to break this down by single bands and not so much the tour or show name. I saw a good amount of shows this year. In fact I went to more shows just this year than I ever have in my whole life before before this year. This year has had some great shows come my way and a few I have had to travel a few hours for. Through some of these shows I’ve learned of bands and learned became a bigger fan of other bands. I’d say one …read more

Holy crap, there is so much stuff coming out today. On a side note, before I get started the new (and last from the bad) Light This City Stormchaser will be coming on November 11th. I got a review copy the other day and I’m really diggin it. I’ll write up a review later in the week. AC/DC has sold over 3/4 of a million copies of their new album Black Ice in the U.S. alone and over 5 million copies worldwide. That’s some crazy numbers. It’s a cool rock album if you dig AC/DC. I’ll be transcribing the Opeth …read more