In anticipation of this year’s Metal and Hardcore Festival in Worcester here are some photos of day 1 of last year’s fest including Megadeth, Childeren of Bodom and more.
Record Store Day will cometh this Saturday April 18th with a lot of new and exclusive vinyl fromSlayer, Mastodon, Jesus Lizard Russian Circles, Bad Religion and more. Check out all of our recommended releases after the jump.
Our New York pick for Record Store Day is Generation Records where the Bouncing Souls will be performing a special acoustic set at 2 PM in the basement if you buy their 7 inch at the store. More details on their site.
Fear not, New England Metal Festers, there is a store in Worcester called That’s Entertainment that is part of Record Store Day. Only about 2 miles away from the venue, so it’s a convenient stop on the way to the fest.
ANVIL took the stage last night after a premiere of their documentary Anvil: The Story of Anvil. This band has been together longer than I have been alive and they still rock pretty hard. The film is definitely recommended as it walks the fine line whether you should be laughing with or at the band. In the middle of the film it takes a turn where you really get to know the members and you begin rooting for them, since they never got their fair shake at success. Plus their classic “Metal on Metal” rips way harder than any Bon Jovi song does.
Any movie about Vikings with a death metal soundtrack sounds good to me and now we finally have one, Severed Ways – The Norse Discovery of America. This movie is Amon Amarth’s wet dream. Complete with soundtrack from Morbid Angel, Judas Priest, Dimmu Borgir, Queens of the Stone Age and more.
Brief Synopsis of the film:
In the 11th century, Vikings, Indians, and Irish monks collide on the shores of North America in an historically unknown epic adventure of exploration, personal glory, and religious dominance. Two stranded Vikings wade through a grand primeval landscape as they struggle for survival while still in the grip of their Norse ways.
Appears to be in select theaters now and on DVD in July.
Steel Panther unleashed their lesson in (hair) metal to the audience of the Canal Room in New York City last night. The band’s set which was a variety show of sorts including original songs, covers (Bon Jovi and Guns and Roses, obviously) and comedic stage banter mostly about sex with groupies. Scott Ian who guests on their record, coming out June 9th (Get it?), came out and performed with the band on the song “Asian Hookers” which they apparently wrote in Tokyo in 1978. Check out some photos from their antics below.
Converge slays every time. They played two new currently untitled songs that were unbelievable including the one that is currently floating around in this video clip. Check out the photos below.
One of my favorite sets at SXSW, The Bronx never fail to please live. Unfortunately, I missed them performing as El Mariachi Bronx at Red 7.
Caught Hopewell after Night Horse’s set at the Scoot Inn during South by Southwest. Check out the photos below.
Night Horse performed at a Tee Pee Record’s day party at the Scoot Inn during SXSW. The band performed songs off their debut album The Dark Won’t Hide You
Past Lives consisting of 3/5 of the now defunct Blood Brothers performed right before These Arms are Snakes at the Suicide Squeezeshowcase at Red Eyed Fly. They released a great EP at the end of last year called Strange Symmetry
Austin’s Pack of Wolves should be a band on the rise this year. Check out some photos from their SXSW performance at Spiro’s after the jump.
Valient Thorr flexed their muscles to deliver a supercharged show at the outdoor Emo’s Annex stage at SXSW. Check out the photographs after the jump.
These Arms Are Snakes closed out the Suicide Squeeze SXSW party in Austin on Wednesday night with a bang. The band fucking ripped which made getting beer spit on myself and my camera not so bad. Check out some photos below.
Added photos from a few shows into the archives. Check them out at the links below.
Walls of Jericho
Slipknot
Mastodon
Torche
Fucked Up
Coming soon to the archives, photos of Baroness, Coliseum, Megadeth, Municipal Waste and many more.
