by Lori Mohr Brownstein It was 1986 and Heavy Metal was king. Big hair, spandex, high heels and ripped shirts were the rule. I was leaning against my 1977 baby blue, Honda Civic, hatch back when I heard Anthrax for the first time. It was a cool, crisp fall day, we were parked in Cherokee Park and skipping school. My friend David was along for the ride and had a new cassette tape. He popped in ...

Unbreakable is a return to form stylistically for Primal Fear, although some might say they’ve kept it somewhat safe here. Sleaze Roxx Music News Headlines Related HeadlinesPrimal Fear InterviewPrimal Fear Posts Studio Update, Pt. III For “Unbreakable”Primal Fear | ‘Bad Guys Wear Black’Primal Fear: 15 songs written for next albumReview: Ghost Brigade – Until Fear [...]

If you think ‘metal chicks‘ or ‘girls at metal shows‘ – what comes to mind? Probably something along the lines of Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy, no? Here, just for you, is the stereotypical metal chick:   SMNnews.com Related HeadlinesArch Enemy Tour FootageARCH ENEMY Taking A Break In 2012; More Room For CARCASS?EVANESCENCE Frontwoman Amy [...]

There is no denying the true awesomeness that is Cancer Bats. Just thinking about listening to them gets the blood in the veins pumping. The band recently signed back to Metal Blade for the upcoming release of Dead Set On Living, which will be released on April 24. If you haven't heard DSOL's first single "Old [...]

So many people have bought tickets to Refused's upcoming US dates just to turn around and sell them for insane rates. A quick look on StubHub show that Refused tickets at The Warfield in San Francisco start out at $ 125, and tickets in New York City start out at $ 117.95. Dennis Lyxzén, the frontman for the recently [...]

[UPDATE, 5:10pm: MS reader Mick Stingley informs us that "Blood and Fire" is based on the unreleased VH song "Ripley" from the 1984 sessions. Listen to the "Ripley" demo here.] Original post: I might not be the best judge of quality when it comes to new Van Halen. Whenever I press play I hear the [...]

It’s funny. It seems like whenever I’m lukewarm on a blockbuster act, there comes along a different band that does their thing in a deeper, less entry-level way. Example: When I heard At The Drive-In’s Relationship Of Command, I felt like that energy was what Rage Against The Machine had been driving at. Same for [...]

As if the delicious news about Aborted's new studio album is not enough to overwhelm the little, gore-happy kid in all of us, Relapse Records has recently announced the official re-signing of Swedish goregrind butchers, General Surgery! Originally formed in 1988, General Surgery (Joacim Carlsson – guitar, Andreas Eriksson – bass, Andreas Mitroulis – drums, Erik [...]

Earlier this week, we got our first taste of new Veil of Maya in the form of the song “Vicious Circles;” now the groups has performed another new tune, “Punisher,” live, which means, of course, that it’s on the internet. The quality is obviously not top-notch, but it does sound a lot more traditionally Sumeriancore-ish [...]

Sabaton will be launching their Swedish Empire Tour of North America in April. Their sixth studio album Carolus Rex will be released in May. The May 23rd show in Hollywood will be the official release party for the CD. … Read Full Post About.com Heavy Metal Related HeadlinesSabaton Reveals New Album Title And 2012 Tour [...]