Metal
Megadeth / Testament / Exodus at the Hollywood Palladium

 

Megadeth / Testament / Exodus

Written by Richard Castañeda
Thursday, 01 April 2010

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Megadeth’s seminal masterpiece, “Rust in Peace,” the metal legends reunited with longtime bassist Dave Ellefson and ended their tour in their hometown of Hollywood before a sold out crowd. They taped the whole thing to remind us, as frontman Dave Mustaine put it, “when we’re all old and too fucked up to remember this night.”


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Filling a Void in Metal

Dark Tranquillity

Written by Richard Castañeda
Thursday, 01 April 2010


Dark Tranquillity

Repetition is a band’s worst nightmare. With a 20-plus-year reputation of brutal riffs and the Swedish meatballs to back it up, melodic death metal pioneers, Dark Tranquillity are back with their ninth studio album, We Are The Void.

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Against the Grain

SOiL

Written by Richard Castañeda
Friday, 05 March 2010


SOiL

Imagine winning the lottery and losing it all almost as quickly as the numbers were called out. Most bands would have folded after losing the support and notoriety of being Clive Davis' rock band. Most bands would have changed their name after losing their founding vocalist. SOiL isnít most bands. Proof of it lies in their continued existence 13 years later as they embark on a new tour in March with Smile Empty Soul in support of their new album, Picture Perfect.

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