Trident bassist Alex Impaler is as big a metalhead as you or I, and not just because he plays in Swedish metal bands. In addition to practicing kickboxing when he's not playing music, he collects Iron Maiden memorabilia. "I have around 360 albums, 100 T-shirts and I don't know how many 'things': pins, poste
As I Lay Dying, 'The Powerless Rise' (Metal Blade): 'The Powerless Rise' is another solid outing for Christian soul rescuers As I Lay Dying. It's teeth-bared metalcore with shreddy riffing and more breakdowns than the shoulder of a major interstate and a smatter
Even though Rush was never a band to toss televisions out of windows or do strange things to groupies with fish, film directors Sam Dunn and Scott McFadyen manage to tell an engaging story in the documentary 'Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage,' which screens worldwide on June 10.
Here is a band that has sold a staggering 40 million albums in the
Prog rock fans, rejoice! There's a new Coheed and Cambria record in stores called 'Year of the Black Rainbow.' Like all of Coheed's previous efforts, 'Black Rainbow' is a concept record that serves as a prequel to frontman Claudio Sanchez's 'Amory Wars' storyline, the same storyline that's unfolded across the band's first four records. According to Sanchez, 'Black Rainbow' is essential listening for fans of the Co
It's no secret that Texas legends Pantera started out as a good time glam metal band and self-released four albums -- 1983's 'Metal Magic,' 1984's 'Projects in the Jungle,' 1985's 'I am the Night' and 1988's 'Power Metal' -- before finding their power groove and becoming the skullcrushing Southern thrash outfit with which they'd make metal history.
The band's first album with vocalist Phil Anselmo wasn't even 1990's
The status of Ozzfest may be up in the air right now, but the formerly annual tour was a breeding ground and one-stop shop for the best, brightest and oftentimes most fleeting acts in metal. The fest's alumni list reads like a 'Who's Who'
Imagine Brann Dailor leaving Mastodon to join My Chemical Romance. Unthinkable, right? Now imagine the kind of reaction dear Brann would get from the 'Don's fans. Well, when Chris Pennie left technical
If you've ever loved Rush, Queensrÿche, Iron Maiden, Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd, then you can understand the extreme admiration people have for Coheed and Cambria. For me the band -- with their hearty, retro guitar solos and progressive song structure -- has a
Delilah's, tucked in the Lakeview neighborhood in northern Chicago, is a 16-year-old watering hole, established by owner Mike Miller to deliver the "anti-boring." On the first Tuesday of each month, Delilah's offers The Metal Shop, the city's longest-running DJ event, hosted and produced by music industry vet Ron Platzer, pictured above right, flanked by Guest DJ and Terror vocalist Scott Vogel to his left, who has had tenures at Victory Records and Jeff McClusky & Associates.
"It's a real honor", Pla