Can you believe that the upcoming Lost Songs album from …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead will be the band’s eighth? From listening to first single “Up To Infinity”, it sounds as if this could easily be off their first or second record or, at the very least, fit seamlessly into the tapestry of Source Tags & Codes. It’s a visceral, biting song that gives great hope for the rest of Lost Songs. Dedicated to the […]
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The Singles Bar: Orgy, “Grime Of The Century”
Orgy is back as vocalist Jay Gordon reactivates the goth rockers and unveils “Grime Of The Century”, the first offering from an all-new line up.
Spin Cycle: Bob Mould, Silver Age
Bob Mould is back and re-energized with Silver Age, a plugged in new album of 10 originals in the vein of Sugar.
Metal Monday Volume 86 (9.3.12)
Meshuggah better watch their collective backs because a whole new breed of technical metal is out to get them. The latest djent worshipers to spring up is the UK’s Monuments with their Century Media debut, Gnosis. Labelmates Stealing Axion (Read our review here ) may go for the skies in terms of grand ideas, but Monuments goes for the throat from start to finish. While they add atmosphere to everything they do, in essence there is no filler and no letting up. […]
The Singles Bar: Battlecross, “Hostile”
Fresh off Trespass America and Battlecross prove why they were one of the hottest acts on the bill yet again with their version of Pantera’s “Fucking Hostile”.
Spin Cycle: Dublin Death Patrol, Death Sentence
Not to contradict myself but the sophomore release from Dublin Death Patrol is the album I wanted when I picked up the latest Testament record, Dark Roots Of Earth. While DROE is a great thrash record, I definitely wanted something more in tone with The Formation Of Damnation or The Gathering. If I wanted something more like The New Order, I’d just go dig in my vaults. Nostalgia is not the case when it comes to DDP. Chuck Billy sounds downright vicious while Steve […]
Questions with…Hiran Deraniyagala of Battlecross!
Battlecross guitarist and co-founder Hiran Deraniyagala talked with Popblerd on the bands recent Boston stop while touring as part of the Trespass America bill.
10 Questions with…Corey Beaulieu of Trivium!
While Trespass America might be winding down, many of the bands on the bill are gearing up for more tours and new albums once the the tour ends on August 28th. One of those bands with a new album in the works is Florida’s Trivium, whose untitled new album is due in 2013 tentatively. On the Boston stop of Trespass America, guitarist Corey Beaulieu sat down with Popblerd to talk about the new record, why Trespass was the best tour […]
The Viewfinder: Converge “Aimless Arrow”
It’s always a cause for celebration when Converge announce a new album and even more so with the year the Boston old school heavy scene is having (Guitarist Nate Newton’s Old Man Gloom returning, Caleb Scofield’s Zozobra due soon, like three albums at least by Aaron Turner). The lead track off of All We Love We Leave Behind (Due October 9th through Epitaph), “Aimless Arrow” is everything fans love about Converge and then some. It’s frenetic and fierce and downright […]
Spin Cycle: The Fades, Ragnarok
We’ve been talking a lot about UK’s The Fades throughout 2012 and the payoff is finally here as their first proper album, Ragnarok, is finally released. Soon. It’s not out yet. But we’ve heard it, and it’s killer. Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, The Clash, Sex Pistols, early Killing Joke. It’s all in there. And ridiculously cohesive. You’d think that after releasing as diverse singles as they have up til now there wouldn’t be any more surprises and that’s […]
Metal Monday Volume 85 (8.27.12)
With Meshuggah coming up short on their latest outing, a new breed has come to capture the throne. Two of those bands, Stealing Axion and Monuments (More on them later), happen to be labelmates residing on Century Media. If you like your metal long and djent-like, Stealing Axion’s Moments is for you. The heavy parts are heavier than Meshuggah on their best day but the thing that sets Stealing Axion apart from their peers is the stand out clean vocals that act as a […]
The Viewfinder: Alain Johannes “Not Of This Earth”
Alain Johannes deserves to be in the spotlight after stints in the background with QOTSA, Them Crooked Vultures, and Chris Cornell. His latest single, “Not Of This Earth” is likely to put him there permanently.