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Otep Describes Pulling Out Hair For Latest Album
For nearly 10 years now, the mysterious frontwoman of Otep is still a figure of great intrigue. With the band's latest Victory release, 'Smash the Control Machine,' they entered the Billboard charts in the top 50 and have continued to pique their listeners' interests...
Skeletonwitch, ‘Repulsive Salvation’ — Video
Skeletonwitch just released their third studio album, 'Breathing the Fire,' and already the blogs are chiming in with praise. MetalSucks writer Vince Neilstein lauded the record while premiering the band's video for what is also his favorite track, 'Repulsive Salvation,' and was in attendance when David Brodsky directed its video shoot in Brooklyn last month...
Henry Rollins Gets Involved in the Hunger Crisis With Film Project
In Western culture, hunger is not a leading cause of death, and Henry Rollins has taken it upon himself to expose many of us to the ugly truth the hunger crisis is a big deal around the world. He teamed up with writer/director Neil Hollander for this project, which is squeezed between his busy schedule as a spoken-word artist, a DJ on KCRW and his acting spot on FX's 'Sons Of Anarchy...
Megadeth’s Shawn Drover Was ‘at Ease’ Recording ‘Endgame’
Drummer Shawn Drover of Megadeth recently took time to talk to Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles about ways in which Megadeth has grown since he joined the band in 2004.
The band recorded 2007's 'United Abominations' in a 16th century English mansion, but their latest LP was completely produced in their own studio, Vic's Garage. Lo...
Cauldron Guitarist Dislikes Boring Guitar Solos
Canadian trio Cauldron have been under the radar in America, but are set to blow with their recent round of touring and debut album, out on Earache. While many bands are reviving the '80s flare for classic thrash, Cauldron are going back to a time when the New Wave of British Heavy Metal reigned supreme...
Dark Funeral’s ‘My Funeral’ Video Banned
Now, why would MySpace go and ban the lastest music video for 'My Funeral' by Sweden's own Dark Funeral? A bit over the six-minute mark, most of the video is an just an elusive, dark figure walking through corridors against scenes of the band playing in a dirty ...
Lamb of God Talk About Their New Success
Lamb of God have probably seen the rise and fall of metal bands throughout their years of loving music and the artists who write their favorite songs. Now on that same rise, they're conscious to keep their identity as the demand for their music grows with popularity...
Converge Premiere ‘Axe To Fall’ Video on Fearnet
Stop-action metal videos that feature extreme brutality or violence walk a fine line between the artistic and cheesy. A few videos come to mind that unfortunately tip towards the latter category, but Craig Murray's visual creation for Converge's latest video, 'Axe to Fall,' achieves the merciless, vicious effect of the song itself...
Decibel Editor Albert Mudrian Discusses Magazine’s Process of Metal Inclusion — Video
Metal Injection's video interviews have some of the best around in the online metal world. Their team of interviewers have been bringing solid conversations with the personalities behind the music. Just recently, Rob sat down with Albert Mudrian, the editor of Decibel magazine, and the two talked about the magazine's internal workings and starting out as a metal writer...
Before There Was Rosalyn Reminds Us That Power Corrupts
With a new album coming out on Victory Records, Houston's Before There Was Rosalyn have plenty to talk about. The title, 'The Fuhrer: An Allegory of a History of Deception,' is bound to raise many eyebrows, given its deep political and philosophical implications about life, death and much of the wrongdoing in-between...