The upcoming documentary “Slow Southern Steel“  produced by Karim Khan (I’m Better Than Everyone Records) and directed by CT (RWAKE) looks like it’s going to be freakin’ incredible. This documentary features Hank III, Kylesa, Eyehategod, Torche, Dark Castle, Sourvein, Zoroaster, A Hanging, Haarp, Hawg Jaw, Black Skies, Ketea, Parasytic, Beaten Back to Pure, ASG, The Roller, Dixie Witch, Weedeater, Royal Thunder, and many others.
From director CT:
“The film is about underground heavy bands south of the Mason Dixon. It will have intense live performances from some of the crustiest, doomiest, and most progressive of heavy bands from the south. As will …read more

Twice in one week is odd for the report but there are a few things I think are news-worthy but don’t feel like writing extensively about them. Also, I was suppose to go see Mudvayne and Snot tonight and get an interview with Greg Tribbett. Unfortunately some things have come up and I can’t make it. It’s about a three hour drive for me and I would have to leave early and I have something that really needs to get done today. Anyway, here are a few things of interest…

Statix X have announce the title and release date for …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

Torche is a band that I have only recently come to like after seeing them this past May when they played before The Sword. The only thing I didn’t like when I saw them was that their sound man had their levels up so high that it was almost an unbearable wall of crunchy bass through out the show and their drummer was beating the living hell out of his skins. I haven’t heard Meanderthal yet but I did buy their last EP In Return Vinyl/CD pack which has cool artwork from the same artist for Skeletonwitch, Pig Destroyer …read more

Torche played at The Sword show the other night and while they didn’t sound all that great on stage due to what I’d like to blame on a bad sound tech and perhaps faulting equipment, I am really diggin the EP I bought.
In Return features 7 songs. None of them over 4 minutes long but every song is a heavy blow to the ear drums. You can check out Torche on the embedded widget below. Some of the tracks on the playlist are off of the In Return EP. Check them out.
Track Listing For In Return …read more

You may have noticed that not a whole lot was going on here at Metal Martyr yesterday. There was good reason. I went to see The Sword last night in Raleigh, NC. Let me tell you, if your a fan of The Sword and you have not went to a live show yet, GET THERE!

 
The Sword is headed out on the second leg of the Gods Of The Earth tour, this time taking out Torche and Stinking Lizaveta. The tour will make it’s way down the east coast, ending up in Houston, TX. After that, they’ll be playing this year’s Bonnaroo Festival followed by a short European tour with Metallica.