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Alright fellow Heathens! The time has come to answer the call of battle! Paganfest America Part III has arrived!  I had the pleasure of attending the first show in Baltimore, Maryland. I arrived there early in the afternoon, with my girlfriend Alexa. When we got to the venue, we hung out with Alestorm, Arkona, and Huntress. Christopher Bowes, the ever ... Read More »

Jeff Loomis is a staple in the metal world, not only for his work as the face and heart of Nevermore, but his stature as one of the elite guitarists in the metal scene today. When Nevermore took a hiatus in 2011, this encouraged Loomis to pursue a project he has been meaning to partake in once more, a solo ... Read More »

Century Media Records – Turisas: : “PAGANFEST: AMERICA PART III” FEATURING TURISAS BEGINS THIS WEEK; THREE SPECIAL PAGANFEST CONTESTS LAUNCHED. 3/29 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar 3/30 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium 3/31 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre 4/1 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda **PaganFest with EX DEO** 4/2 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House **PaganFest ... Read More »

Head over to Metal Insider to read the full story: GWAR’s Oderus Urungus To Dave Mustaine: “Keep Your Fucking Mouth Shut” | Metal Insider. Earlier we pointed out some of Dave Mustaine’s thoughts on politics and social practices.  Oderus is among the many who feel the need to point out that Dave Mustaine clearly has no idea what he’s talking about.  Basically ... Read More »

When Death Metal comes in mind, a lot of people might picture satanic, gory, and other dark themes. One band takes this genre to the next level, and use it to promote a more Christian message into this genre. You know who I am referring to: Impending Doom! This band from California just released their 5th studio album, Baptized in ... Read More »

In older times, a war was waged against the Gaulish tribes by the Roman empire. The Gaulish people fought back with heavy resistance against the Romans. The brutality of this story is told through Swiss Folk Metal band Eluveitie‘s new album, Helvetios. Helvetios is Eluveitie’s first ever concept album, and is an album that should not be ignored. This 17 ... Read More »

You know your band shreds when you can measure blood with inches rather the traditional sense of volume. Yes, that is right, we are talking about those crazy Canucks in 3 Inches of Blood. And no the title is not exactly about prolonging our mutual enjoyment of listening to aggressive and awe-inspiring metal music, it is their new album: Long ... Read More »

From the frozen lands of Norway comes another masterpiece of a band. Borknagar, made famous by the bassist ICS Vortex after his untimely leave from the infamous Dimmu Borgir, is a progressive metal band with elements in black, folk, and death metal. Sounds interesting? Well it definitely it. As we have seen in the fame of Dimmu Borgir, the success has largely been a ... Read More »

Only a few months in the year, and the siege of great metal albums begin their assault on the market. These bands hail from all over the world, giving the fans what they need: heavy metal! And from the Scandinavian land of Finland comes one of the most diverse band, Stam1na. Stam1na had recently released their newest album Nocebo. The ... Read More »

Christopher Amott and the Swedish Extreme Metal band Arch Enemy have decided to cordially part ways.  Although he was the guitarist for the band since the beginning in 1996, with a brief hiatus from 2005-2007, both Christopher and the rest of the band felt that it was best if he leaves the band.  They released a statement regarding his departure: ... Read More »