The Clash of the Titans 1991 tour was one of the most epic and spectacular series of metal gigs to ever have graced the planet, basically making various venues in the US and Europe the very center of the scene for a day. Now, Megadeth and Slayer are set to embark on a tour of [...]
Album name: Blue Record
Artist name: Baroness
Genre: Sludge Metal
Released: October 13, 2009
Label: Relapse
ZME Rating: 9/10
Website: myspace.com/yourbaroness
Red and blue are interesting colors. They are two of the three “addictive primary colors,” the third being green. Red, generally signifying anger in modern culture, is assuredly addictive in American society: road rage, “You lie!,” talk radio, you get it. [...]
Metal can something be sooo ridiculous versatile. A few days ago I came across this band called Alestorm, a true Norwegian Black Metal Scottish Pirate Metal band, that’s simply hilarious in everything from lyrics, to music, to props. Not that I’m saying they’re a bunch of clowns or lame, oh, on the contrary, Alestorm is [...]
Album name: Deflorate
Artist name: The Black Dahlia Murder
Genre: Melodic death metal
Released: September 15 2009
Label: Metal Blade
ZME Rating: 9/10
Website: myspace.com/blackdahliamurder
Deflorate: Past the flowering state; having shed its pollen. It’s important to note that word - important because The Black Dahlia Murder has after only four albums ascended to extreme metal’s throne. But keep in mind one [...]
Yes, this column is months and months late. Get over it. I wasn’t writing for ZME in February and, more importantly, I have a valid point to make. So here we go.
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences doesn’t know shit about music. The Grammy Awards used to mean something and were actually worth [...]
It was a sweet day when we decided to go in Barcelona to see the Australian living legends. So, along with game master Tibi Puiu, a few friends and a handful of whisky and tequila bottles we head out for Spain’s cultural capital. We tried to visit as much as possible there, so we missed [...]
Just recently Mastodon were invited to play a tune on David Letterman’s Late Show in the usual post-show format. The experience, apparently, left Dave a bit ‘frighten,’ but I’m pretty convinced he’s now gone past it and erased the show out of his memory altogether. Can’t be hard at all, considering Mastodon’s performance was completely [...]
Album name: Shallow life
Artist name: Lacuna Coil
Genre: Metal…ish
Released: April 20, 2009
Label: Century Media
ZME Rating: 8/10
Website: Lacuna Coil
The first thing that has to be said about this album is they’ve worked with producer Don Gilmore, who also teamed up with Good Charlotte, Avril Lavigne and Linkin Park, so at first I was thinking this album is [...]
I’m pretty confused about as to where RATM stand at the moment: they split up in 2000 only to reunite to tour 7 years later, but pretty much all the members are involved in other projects that are recording albums, only RATM is not recording.
One Day As A Lion is made up of frontman Zach [...]
Opeth, live @ The Monarch, Austin, Texas - 16.10.08. Photo by HeadovMetal.
Opeth, and their future tour mates Enslaved, have both delivered same of the best new metal material of the past year, in the form of “Watershed” and “Vertebrae“, respectively. Fans of the bands, and good metal alike, should be happy to know the two [...]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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