ODERUS URUNGUS OF GWAR FEATURED IN SPIN MAGAZINE
ODERUS, BEEFCAKE AND BALSAC SERVE AS CELEBRITY JUDGES FOR THE 14th ANNUAL BURTON SNOWBOARD DOG-COSTUME CONTEST
2009 truly has been the year of GWAR. They released their 25th anniversary album Lust in Space on Metal Blade Records; they are currently on their 25th anniversary tour with Lamb of God and The Red Chord. ODERUS URUNGUS has become the “Interplanetary Correspondent” for Fox News Red Eye, and now ODERUS URUNGUS is featured in the latest issue of SPIN Magazine.
The feature in the November 2009 issue of SPIN Magazine takes place at the Slave …read more

South Carolina death metal act Through the Eyes of the Dead have announced the title of their forthcoming release on Prosthetic Records. The album, their third full length, will be titled Skepsis. The band has been recording at New York’s Gellar Cellar Studios. Alan Douches has been tapped to master the effort. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Parasite Throne
2. Dementia
3. No Haven
4. Perpetual Defilement
5. Inherit Obscurity
6. The Manifest
7. Defaced Reality
8. Siphonaptera From Within
9. Insomnium
10. Skepsis
Justin Longshore, the band’s guitarist had this to say:
“The recording process for Skepsis has been going really well. We really focused on writing a record that will …read more

Goatwhore has unleashed the video of “Apocalyptic Havoc”, the first single from their new album Carving out the Eyes of God. The video was recently filmed by acclaimed video director, Dave Brodsky (The Red Chord, Unearth, The Black Dahlia Murder). Brutal. Check it out now!
“Who needs a God when you’ve got Satan!!?”
Apocalyptic Havoc
GOATWHORE
Tour w/ Obituary, Krisiun, The Berzerker, Warbringer
09/03 Tucson, AZ The Rock
09/04 Mesa, AZ …read more

I read a post on Headbanger’s blog where they were talking about The Red Chord’s Guy Kozowyk about the new wave of deathcore and metalcore bands of today and how oblivious they are to the roots of where their sound comes from.
The Red Chord’s combination of death metal rhythms and hardcore screaming are clearly the kind of stuff deathcore bands have embraced, but Kozowyk’s main gripe is that the new breed are inexperienced, unskilled and unfamiliar with the history of extreme metal. Put an album by Death, Corrosion of Conformity, Morbid Angel or Napalm death in front of …read more

The Red Chord Vocalist, Guy Kozowyk answers 15 questions on the official Mayhem Youtube channel. Check it out.
 

The next bands on the bill I wanted to cover were The Red Chord and Walls Of Jericho. I got to see The Red Chords’ set kind of late, got some pictures and then had to run to the Rockstar Energy tent to get to Machine Head’s signing session. I got to their set kind of late because my son and I were hungry so I paid 16 bucks for two slices of Papa John’s pizza. Bottled water was 4 bucks a pop and this is where I think most of my money went to. They had all the …read more

Even though a lot of the tour dates for the upcoming Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest dates have been announced already here are some  dates posted by Roadrunner.com. You can also register for presale tickets. You can bet the farm I’m going to cover this show in August  in Virginia Beach. Now, I have to try to figure out how to get a press pass. Any promoters or Label PR’s listening???
From Roadrunner Records Myspace Post:
Organizers of the first-ever Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival have announced dates, venues and on-sale information for the highly anticipated all-star thunderfest.

Well it’s friday and you know what that means. FREE METAL DOWNLOADS!! I’ve got four for you today. Satyricon’s King from the Now, Diabolical cd, Devildriver’s Hold Back The Day from The Fury Of Our makers Hand record. The Red Chord’s Antman from Clients, and lastly Burn In Silence’s Lines From An Epitaph.

SKELETONWITCH to tour alongside Job For A Cowboy, The Red Chord
Hot off returning home from the Dying Fetus / Cephalic Carnage tour alongside labelmates YEAR OF DESOLATION, Athens, Ohio’s SKELETONWITCH have just been confirmed as a support act on an upcoming tour in late January alongside Job For A Cowboy and The Red Chord. Already touring heavily throughout 2007 in support of the band’s Prosthetic Records debut, ‘Beyond The Permafrost,’ SKELETONWITCH has already shared time on the road with Withered, Nachtmystium, Municipal Waste and Toxic Holocaust, as well as Dying …read more