Gear Peavey Collaborates with Periphery’s Misha Mansoor on New invective 120 Guitar Amplifier Karila Shannis, January 20, 2017January 20, 2017 Guitarists with heavier tastes looking for their next upgrade will find a sturdy solution in the new Peavey® invective™.120 Head and invective™.212 Cabinet. With design input from Periphery’s Misha Mansoor, this dynamic duo is perfectly suited for each other, helping players achieve the most revered metal sounds, from woody and… Continue Reading
News POWER TRIP Unveils New Single And Extends North American Tour; Nightmare Logic Preorders Posted Karila Shannis, January 20, 2017January 20, 2017 Editor’s Note: Never underestimate the power of a crushing mid-tempo crossover riff. Power Trip is set to dominate the year’s thrash metal picks with the release of a second single “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe).” SKANKERS UNITE! OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE (EARSPLIT) POWER TRIP strikes again with the… Continue Reading
Bands BLACK ANVIL To Kick Off North American Tour With Mayhem And Inquisition This Friday Karila Shannis, January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 Editor’s Note: What a way to kick off a year of tours that has already seen Entombed A.D. and Repulsion taking stages across the nation and is going to include Nile/Overkill, Marduk/Incantation, and Morbid Angel/Suffocation. Given the generally negative sentiments covering the world in a thick haze, this is the perfect… Continue Reading
Bands OBITUARY Premiere New Track “Sentence Day” From Self-Titled Album Karila Shannis, January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 Editor’s Note: THIS SONG RIPS. If you loved “Inked in Blood” and “Century of Lies” off of their 2014 master effort Inked in Blood, you are going to dig the hell out of this. The fact that this band is still producing original riffs that implode your heart faster than these… Continue Reading
Gear NAMM 2017: BAE Audio creates new subsidiary UK Sound Karila Shannis, January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 Analogue gear manufacturer BAE Audio [NAMM 2017: Hall A: Booth 6290] announced it has created a new subsidiary, UK Sound. The new branch of BAE Audio will develop and manufacture affordable, high quality analogue equipment for musicians and project studios looking to integrate the unmistakable character of vintage recording gear… Continue Reading
Gear NAMM 2017: EBS Blue Label Pedals for guitar & bass Karila Shannis, January 16, 2017 ’BLACK HAZE’, ’DRIVE ME CRAZY’ and ’THE DRIVE’ offers significantly different drive characters and are designed and developed by EBS with the input from several Swedish top session guitarists. Black Haze The Black Haze is a beautiful drive with some darkness to it to make it interesting and irresistible. This pedal… Continue Reading
Gear NAMM 2017: Antelope Audio to open the realm of recording possibilities Karila Shannis, January 8, 2017January 22, 2017 NAMM 2017: Antelope Audio to open the realm of recording possibilities, with interface launch, performances and engaging booth discussions. Antelope Audio [Hall A – Booth 6596] promises to continue pushing the realm of what is possible in recording technology at NAMM 2017. This year, Antelope, whose products have been nominated… Continue Reading
Gear StompLight introduces StompLight DMX Pro for MOBILE DJs and Musicians Karila Shannis, December 30, 2016January 22, 2017 StompLight announces the groundbreaking StompLight DMX Pro lighting effect pedal. The StompLight DMX Pro offers professional stage lighting with simple foot control in a single fully integrated lighting device. With a set up taking just seconds the StompLight DMX Pro lighting effect pedal is a great new solution for the… Continue Reading
Gear Epiphone Introduces The Brendon Small “Snow Falcon” Flying-V Karila Shannis, December 26, 2016December 28, 2016 Epiphone presents the new Ltd. Ed. Brendon Small “Snow Falcon” Outfit, the second signature guitar for Dethklok creator Brendon Small, featuring the historic Flying V profile in a one-of-a-kind Snow Burst finish plus Gibson® Burstbucker™ humbuckers with coil-splitting, KillPot™ switch, LockTone™ bridge, Stopbar tailpiece, and Grover® Rotomatics™ machine heads plus… Continue Reading
Gear Dj Ashba of Sixx:A.M. Teams Up with Dean Markley Karila Shannis, November 1, 2016December 28, 2016 Dean Markley USA announces the addition of guitarist Dj Ashba to their artist roster along with the Dj Ashba Artist Series of strings. Ashba joins many musicians who proudly play Dean Markley strings. The Dj Ashba Artist Series is a custom set of gauges that feature .010, .013, .017, .028,… Continue Reading