News Death Metal Legends INCANTATION Re-Sign to Relapse Records, Announce New Album Terry Bunch, February 11, 2016March 7, 2016 Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the re-signing of legendary death metal pioneers INCANTATION! The band, who originally signed to the label in the early 1990s and released some of the most influential extreme metal albums of all time, including Onward to Golgotha (1992), Mortal Throne of Nazarene (1994), Diabolical Conquest (1998), and The Infernal… Continue Reading
AMC Releases First Four Minutes Of “The Walking Dead” Mid-Season Premiere Episode Terry Bunch, February 10, 2016March 7, 2016 Today, AMC released the first four minutes of the highly anticipated mid-season premiere episode of “The Walking Dead” on the AMC app and via social media. View the advance clip here: http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead/video-extras/season-06/episode-09/the-first-4-minutes-of-the-mid-season-premiere-the-walking-dead-season-6 In addition, Hallmark eCards has partnered with “The Walking Dead” to create unique, original Valentine’s Day eCards inspired… Continue Reading
News SKELETONWITCH Welcomes New Vocalist Adam Clemans Terry Bunch, February 10, 2016March 6, 2016 Today, the Ohio-based blackened metal quintet SKELETONWITCH – who will join Abbath, High On Fire and Tribulation on this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour, which kicks off March 17 – officially welcomes Adam Clemans (Wolvhammer) as their new vocalist. Last month, the group recorded a new EP, due to be released… Continue Reading
Art FALLUJAH – “Dreamless” album release date and details revealed Terry Bunch, February 9, 2016March 6, 2016 Progressive death metal masters FALLUJAH will release their third full-length album, entitled Dreamless, on April 29 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Dreamless was recorded at Sharkbite Studios with producer Zack Ohren (ANIMOSITY, SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH), and was mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis (DEVILDRIVER, CANNIBAL CORPSE, WHITECHAPEL, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CARNIFEX) in Orlando, FL at Audiohammer. Cover art was created… Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with Wovenwar at NAMM 2016 Karila Shannis, February 8, 2016March 6, 2016 At the NAMM convention, we caught up with Jordan Mancino, drummer of Wovenwar. With beers in hand, we catch up on the latest status of the band’s recording sessions, keeping the San Diego metal scene thriving at the Brick, and what is catching Jordan’s eye around the convention floor. http://wovenwar.com… Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with Joey Vera at NAMM 2016 Karila Shannis, February 7, 2016March 6, 2016 Metal Life exclusive interview with Joey Vera at NAMM 2016 http://www.armoredsaint.com Continue Reading
Books Metal Life book review: “Empty” by Ty Arthur Diana Marsh, February 7, 2016February 8, 2016 Outer space in all of its glorious mystery has been a topic that few writers have not touched on, even if only in mentions and slight references. Out of everything the human mind could conceive as to what might comprise the blackness that intrigues us so, the existence of aliens… Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with Tobias Sammet of AVANTASIA Diana Marsh, January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 Even after the incredible amount of press that Tobi has been doing for Avantasia’s upcoming release called Ghostlights (available January 29th), he still found the energy to give a brilliant interview. We discussed the new album, the absolutely incredible tour they will be embarking on, and so much more (like… Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with Metalix show host Karila Shannis, January 28, 2016 Metal Life magazine reporter Karila recently interviewed Brad Lopez, host of the Metalix show on the idobi radio network. Where did you get your start in radio, and who influenced you to continue on today with your Metalix show? Metalix was originally hosted by Uncle Nasty, a legend in Denver radio…. Continue Reading
Interviews Metal Life exclusive interview with ERIC PETERSON of TESTAMENT Diana Marsh, January 26, 2016 So after fan girling over Chuck, I got my shit together and interviewed Eric Peterson the following day, and it was a riot. Eric gave us an inside look at how their “creative flow” works, had some fun at Chuck’s expense, and gave an update on the new Dragonlord album,… Continue Reading