Some days the metal news flows while other days it’s a slow crawl. Yesterday was one of those slow crawl days. Overnight things can change and looking through my RSS this morning there is some news of significance to include band members quitting and being replaced like it’s the cool thing to do.

The Showdown have announced that they are replacing their Drummer and bass player. Drummer AJ Barrette and bassist Eric Koruschak have parted ways and have been replaced with Yogi Watts of Demonhunter fame and Jeremiah Scott. The announcement said that Eirc And AJ wanted to spend more …read more

There are time when I get tired of a few things in metal. I love bands like Arsis, Cattle Decapitation and The Black Dahlia Murder, but the constant fret tapping scales can kind of get redundant after some time. That’s what I love about bands that still hold true to power chords and the art of a picked, chugging riff. With that said, enjoy the new Showdown Video for [Achilles] The Backbreaker.
 
The Showdown – Achilles – The Backbreaker

I’m so glad that I haven’t seen the Verizon commercial in the longest time, with the gym dude talking about how Fallout Boy’s new tune gets him pumped while his buddy struggles with the weights. The only things that Fallout Boy pumps is my stomach.
I have a little room in my house (and I mean the size of a prison cell) that holds my guitars, amps, music stuff and my weights. I’m not buff and cut, nor am I fat, but I like to get in there and try to maintain what muscle I have whenever I can’t find …read more