Lightning Swords of Death

Lightning Swords of Death, ‘The Extra Dimensional Wound’ — Album Art of the Week
Lightning Swords of Death, ‘The Extra Dimensional Wound’ — Album Art of the Week
Lightning Swords of Death, ‘The Extra Dimensional Wound’ — Album Art of the Week
Mega-evil speed metal band Lightning Swords of Death releases their second full-length, 'The Extra Dimensional Wound' -- their first for Metal Blade. Gracing the cover is artwork by vocalist Farron Loathing of Farron Loathing Illustration. "This cover is a combination of graphite drawing and some digital painting," Farron told Noisecreep...
Kataklysm, ‘Push the Venom’ — New Album
Kataklysm, ‘Push the Venom’ — New Album
Kataklysm, ‘Push the Venom’ — New Album
Even though he was busy with his side project Ex Deo for much of 2009, that didn't delay Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono from digging into songs for his main band's next album. Kataklysm have just finished the writing process for the record, 'Heaven's Venom,' which is tentatively scheduled for release in the fall of 2010...
Lightning Swords of Death Bring Evil Black Metal to the City of Angels
Lightning Swords of Death Bring Evil Black Metal to the City of Angels
Lightning Swords of Death Bring Evil Black Metal to the City of Angels
"A lot of people are shocked at the concept of a band even trying to practice the art of legitimate black metal in L.A., but black metal isn't about a charting of our ancestry or worshipping Norse lore," Autarch told Noisecreep. "To us, it is about magic and the occult, things that we've been studying since we were in junior high...
Lightning Swords of Death Spew Satanic Speed in New York
Lightning Swords of Death Spew Satanic Speed in New York
Lightning Swords of Death Spew Satanic Speed in New York
The legal last name to Autarch, vocalist for Lightning Swords of Death, is Loathing. If that doesn't prove that the group consists of some evil dudes, then just wait until you see the menaces live. Aug. 17, the thrashy black metallers filled New York's Lit Lounge basement with sweat, blood -- from their own bodies, not from a butcher shop -- and fog...
White Noise: News on Dillinger Escape Plan, Down, Cradle of Filth, Fear Factory and More
White Noise: News on Dillinger Escape Plan, Down, Cradle of Filth, Fear Factory and More
White Noise: News on Dillinger Escape Plan, Down, Cradle of Filth, Fear Factory and More
So, we were at a show last week, and noticed something strange. See, we realize it's uncouth to wear a band shirt to that same band's concert. It's like wearing an 'I Love New York' shirt in Times Square. We see dudes all the time when we go to shows wearing shirts with the logos of bands on the bill, and it almost always inspires a smart-ass remark...
From the Depths: Burzum, Woe, Istapp, Lightning Swords of Death
From the Depths: Burzum, Woe, Istapp, Lightning Swords of Death
From the Depths: Burzum, Woe, Istapp, Lightning Swords of Death
FEEBLE SCREAMS FROM FORESTS UNKNOWN: In a recent interview with a Norwegian magazine, Dagbladet, Burzum mastermind Varg "Count Grishnakh" Vikernes has revealed that he has already written nine songs for an upcoming Burzum album, which he hopes to release next year...
White Noise: News on Megadeth, Def Leppard, Marilyn Manson, Shadows Fall and More
White Noise: News on Megadeth, Def Leppard, Marilyn Manson, Shadows Fall and More
White Noise: News on Megadeth, Def Leppard, Marilyn Manson, Shadows Fall and More
Yesterday afternoon, the Noisecreep office was graced by the presence of Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott, who is a bona fide riot. He's also crazy tall, which we never knew before. Def Lep's tour with Cheap Trick and Poison kicked off this week, and tomorrow in Hamburg, New York, the band will be honored by city officials...
Getting Struck by the Lightning Swords of Death
Getting Struck by the Lightning Swords of Death
Getting Struck by the Lightning Swords of Death
"While many American black metal groups set out to emulate the Norwegian bands they worship, the music we create is not in tribute to anyone accept ourselves and our patron demons," Lightning Swords of Death vocalist Autarch told Noisecreep...