. . . The last time IO caught up with Jaz Coleman more than two years ago he was in a prickly mood: challenging, cackling and taunting in equal measure. Despite the apocalyptic overtones of the calendar year the latest conversation found the mercurial vocalist in good spirits. The much-written about incident earlier this year where Coleman seemingly disparaged would be-tour mates The Cult then went AWOL has blown over (Coleman was later found in the Western Sahara and claimed someone was impersonating him). Many fans were pissed, but was this a surprise given that Coleman [...]
. . . Dave Nuss would love to play Sabbath Assembly’s music for a religious audience. But when he approaches more progressive Christian festivals his embrace of the Process Church theology – which promises the eventual union of Christ and Satan at the end times – guarantees they won’t get on a bill. “They’ll say ‘We’re sorry but worshipping Satan is just a deal breaker,” Nuss says. “It doesn’t matter how much you say praise Jesus. As soon as you say Hail Satan you aren’t wanted here.’ But metalheads are more than willing to accept it. They realize [...]
If there's any endeavor that can compete with music for the sheer volume of trend-hopping, it's exercise. People are always looking for the magic formula that will allow them to drop the gut, beat depression, or chase a bus without blowing chunks. The missing factor, of course, is diligence: people want more results with less time. This is why exercise trends fade: people realize that in order to be successful you have to be consistent. Remember Tae Bo? Of course you don't. And regardless, it's been called shadowboxing for a century. One of the reasons CrossFit is [...]
. . . “If they put a bullet in me then I’m dead. But I can’t live a coward…the problem is I have injected the white kids with the anger of the black kids” –Ice-T Rodney King was found dead by his fiancé in a swimming pool on June 17. King is best known for what happened on the worst night of his life in 1991. High on PCP, he led Los Angeles police officers on a 100-mile-per-hour car chase and was later beaten on a roadside by officers. Video footage captured [...]
You've likely heard of Coffinworm, perhaps because of their stellar Profound Lore debut When All Became None . It isn't because of an ambitious tour schedule; these guys only play outside of Indianapolis as their schedules allow. A blue-collar work ethic infuses everything they do, even their often depressing music. "We're not dumbasses trying to look evil," guitarist Carl Byers said recently. "We're just people like everyone else. What we collectively make is what is important. There's something that gets spoiled when you are super candid about everything." Byers, a journalism school graduate who worked as a [...]
. . . The biggest cliché in music is “this is our best album.” If you’re Cattle Decapitation that’s not a cliché but the truth. Not only is Monolith Of Inhumanity their best album, it’s a leap above almost anything that’s been released this year. Who else would dare to mix anthems, grind and asphyxiation sounds? And who else could make it sound good? There were hints that Cattle Decapitation was distancing themselves from their peers on The Harvest Floor ; Monolith of Inhumanity is a further step down the sonic [...]
This photograph was originally published in the July 1987 issue of Metal Hammer, accompanying an interview with Quorthon promoting Under the Sign of the Black Mark. Image courtesy of My Gallery of Rock and Metal. Today, May 11, 2012, is the 25th birthday of Bathory’s landmark Under the Sign of the Black Mark : arguably the single most seminal work in the history of black metal . Earlier today, we published a thoughtful analysis of the album by Swedish Death Metal author Daniel Ekeroth; our birthday [...]
In metal we cherish our history. It’s a shared bond that unites all of us across decades and continents and keeps our community strong. Pop music might be disposable but classic metal albums are timeless. Tradition still matters. There are few albums as timeless in the metal canon as Bathory’s Under The Sign Of The Black Mark , which turns 25 today. Some of today’s most influential black metal bands – particularly Watain – were enormously influenced by this album and its otherworldly take on the early black metal sound. Invisible Oranges has collaborated with [...]
If you are a normal band looking to rev up a tour you’ll probably play your hometown Hooters. If you are Marduk you’ll trek to Siberia – one of the most inhospitable places on Earth - for your first date. Marduk was one of the first extreme metal bands band to play far Russia near the Chinese border. They’ll start on the edges of the Earth this year for a tour that will take them through Puerto Rico, North America, Europe and the festival circuit. “It’s a great place to start,” guitarist and founder Morgan Håkansson said recently. [...]
Cris Jerue is a survivor. Of what, you ask? How about everything: dysfunctional family, addiction (heroin, alcohol, prescription medication, others), combining Xanax with Jim Beam, operating heavy machinery under the influence, touring while broke, cycling through bassists and drummers at a record pace (five of each at last count). Even on the cusp of success—16 released Bridges To Burn via Relapse in 2009 to the biggest push of their career—Jerue almost sabotaged his life again with drugs. Yet somehow he cleaned up—even when forced to go cold turkey. Death had to wait; time for another record. [...]
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. . . Few understand or appreciate the power of simplicity. There's beauty in a stripped sentence. There's beauty in a sparse room free of clutter. In music, there's beauty in knowing what you want to say without flourish. John Lee Hooker, The Ramones, and Motörhead made careers of it. Find a groove and go. It sounds easy, yet few have mastered it. It's why Asphyx is so powerful, and their new album Deathhammer is so good. Asphyx has always impressed without ever showing off. It's as linear as metal gets, yet it's packed [...]
Napalm Death has been on a decade-plus streak of strong if not spectacular albums: Enemy of the Music Business , Smear Campaign and Time Waits For No Slave among them. That doesn’t mean there weren’t jitters before they started writing their 14th studio album, Utilitarian . “You always wonder if this is going to be the one where I’m going to get writer’s block and not be able to do anything,” vocalist Barney Greenway said from England recently. Napalm started recording Utilitarian – named after the John Stuart Mill philosophy [...]
. . . Cannibal Corpse were writing songs for their twelfth album last spring when guitarist Pat O'Brien got the call of a lifetime: come play for Slayer. O'Brien had written several songs for the upcoming album Torture , but his bandmates weren't about to hold him back. "It happened right in the middle of writing," drummer and founding member Paul Mazurkiewicz said recently. "The first two songs were Pat's songs. He has four songs on the record and got the call [from Slayer] in April. We were in the thick of writing, but we [...]
Years before establishing himself with The Devil's Blood, Selim Lemouchi paid his dues touring and gigging with metal and rock bands. Unlike many young musicians, these weren't happy times as he learned his craft and traveled the world. Instead, the guitarist and songwriter suppressed what he felt was his true calling, struggled with drugs and alcohol, and at one point was bedridden with severe depression. Salvation didn't come from therapy or Christianity or self-help maxims. Instead, Lemouchi had a number of spiritual experiences – moments he says can't be explained outside of music - that led him to embrace Satanism. [...]
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