In what is set to be the biggest, baddest and most gruesome convention to hit Las Vegas, Fangoria’s Trinity Of Terrors continues to add to the list of scream-worthy celebrities set to attend the three day event. The multi-media horror event which will take place Halloween weekend had previously announced guest appearances from the likes of John Waters (PINK FLAMINGOS, SEED OF CHUCKY) and Malcolm McDowell (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, ROB ZOMBIE’S HALLOWEEN) and now the newly announced addition of Bruce Campbell (EVIL DEAD, ARMY OF DARKNESS). Also on the list of terrifying events will be the screening of over …read more

Rock and Roll just wouldn’t be the same without Les Paul. The inventor of the solid body electric guitar, Les Paul was also the father of multitrack recording. He invented reverb, he designed the “Les Pulverizer”. The man was a legend, and his contributions to music will never be matched or forgotten.
RIP, Les.

Bravewords.com reminded me that today (may 13th) would have been the late Death singer, Chuck Schuldiner’s 42nd birthday. Chuck died of complications of the brain cancer in December of 2001. He established himself as an icon in [death] metal and will forever be missed. Rest In Peace, Chuck.
 

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

I dare you to tell me that this song doesn’t kick so much ass it makes it painful to walk! Try and tell me that that opening riff just doesn’t give you at least a half-chub! Scavenger Of Human Sorrow is the opening track from Death’s last album The Sound Of Perseverance. Seriously, it makes me want to dig up Chuck Schuldiner and bring him back to life like some kind of Frankenstein monster, throw a B.C. Rich Stealth in his hands and just let him go crazy! We’ve lost way too many metal geniuses in the last 30 years. …read more

Painkiller is one of my favorite Judas Priest songs and Death’s last album, The Sound Of Perseverance is an under-rated album by the band. No one can sing a Judas Priest song like Rob Halford but Ripper Owens did a fair job during his time. The late Chuck Schuldiner did his best to wail and scream like Halford in this cover of Judas Priest’s Painkiller. Enjoy.
 

Doing the Top 10 Death Metal songs a bit ago had me remembering back to 1993 when this video was actually in rotation on Headbanger’s Ball. This is an awesome song from a great Death album.
 

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

Unless you’re only into some of the new Death metal or Deathcore, then you probably know at least some part of American Death Metal history. That history being that so many influential and break through death metal bands paved the way for so many other bands out of The Sunshine State.
January’s issue of Revolver Magazine has a great article on the history of Florida Death Metal with contribution from David Vincent (Morbid Angel), Glen Benton (Deicide), John Tardy (Obituary), Paul Masvidal (Death, Cynic) and Scott Burns. If you don’t have a clue who Scott Burns is, he is responsible …read more

IGN.Com, a video game site recently published a post on the 10 Best Death Metal Singers and I must say that it is a hell of a list. I couldn’t agree more with it. Take a peak at the list below, but visit the site to get their insight on them, essential albums and a song/video from the band. My 10 picks aren’t much different, but when you put together a list like they did, it’s tough not to pick some of the same ones.

Frank Mullen – Suffocation
Lars Göran Petrov – Entombed
Paul Pavlovich – Assük
David Vincent – Morbid Angel
Mikael …read more