Arch Enemy’s new studio album The Root Of All Evil contains a selection of completely re-recorded tracks from the band’s first three albums Black Earth (1996), Stigmata (1998), and Burning Bridges (1999), reenergized and unified […]
Death metal titans Obituary are readying to embark on a North American headlining tour in support of latest long player Darkest Day, released via Candlelight Records this past June. The tour will kick off on […]
Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) brings his latest incarnation, the shape-shifting Puscifer, to cities throughout the Western U.S. for an evening the Las Vegas Review Journal dubbed as “a performance art spectacle equal […]
Germany’s Obscura has announced that they will join The Black Dahlia Murder, 3 Inches of Blood, Necrophobic, and more for the 2010 Bonecrusher Fest. This month-long European tour will kick-off on January 8th in Wiesbaden, […]
World-renowned power trio High on Fire has commenced work on its long-awaited, fifth studio album and follow-up to 2007’s Death is This Communion. The esteemed band just completed pre-production with producer Greg Fidelman (Metallica, Slayer, […]
Canadian extreme metal outfit KATAKLYSM will perform a series of shows in the provinces of Ontario, Québec and New Brunswick this Fall. Although KATAKLYSM plans a Canadian tour next year, which will cover the other […]
Denver, Colorado extreme metal troop ENEMY REIGN refuse to adhere to the restrictions of a closed-minded genre. Drawing influence from early ’90s death metal, late ’80s grindcore, East Coast hardcore, and Bay Area thrash, friends […]
SDM: From past to present, a lot of your studio experience has been pretty intensive. Going from Demigod, to Apostasy, to Evangelion… Can you tell me a little about the differences in the studio for […]
SDM: Considering you took your moniker from the band Hellhammer, how big of a fan are you of Hellhammer and Celtic Frost? Hammer: I’m a big fan, absolutely. I never met the guys or anything […]
SDM: Your new band Charred Walls of the Damned is set to release its debut album. How did the idea for this project come about?Richard: The television channel that I work for, Howard Stern’s Howard […]