The Suffocation piece running in this week's paper was culled from Phil Freeman's recent conversation with Terrance Hobbs of Suffocation. As with many of our other Rough Mixes features, there's far more to the story of this stalwart New York-based death metal band than there was space. As such, after the jump, we've posted Freeman and Hobbs's exchange in its entirety.
Sunn O))) rise (Tom Murphy)SunnO))), Eagle Twin and The AccüsedBluebird TheaterThursday, August 13th, 2009Better Than:
Some commentators on SunnO))) would have you believe.
The two-piece Eagle Twin kicked off the show in high spirits. Although
mining similar artistic territory as Isis, Twin brought its own take on
experimental metal. With the sometimes staggered, sometimes storming
percussion and the sculpted guitar distortion channeled into elastic
rhythms coupled with the gravelly, hist
All right, the Tauntaun contest is over. Today's Friday, and we've picked the winners as promised. Thanks to everyone who entered. It was genuinely surprising to see how much everyone knows about Tauntaun, about the members past history, ie., what bands they've all played in (Sleeper Horse, Grace Like Gravity, Uphollow, Voices Underwater, Ian
Cooke Band, Ian O, Drag The River, Rocky Votolato, Love Me Destroyer,
Gamits, Pinhead Circus. Yes, we know that's eleven. We just learned how
to count.)
Dear, metal heads, prepare to be stoked: Slayer has unveiled the artwork for its forthcoming album, World Painted Blood, which is slated for release on Tuesday, November 3. While the music is sure to be dependably bludgeoning, the enticing aspect of this album is the fact that it will be issued with four different covers. Each collector's edition cover will reportedly feature a blood-red, see through map of human skulls and bones that will, when pieced together (see above), makes a composite
Photo by Nancy LevineHolly Hartnett.It's about that time.
Today in Cafe Society:
• Behind the Bar with Holly Hartnett of Venue.
• Under Fire: Caramel Groundhog Day.
• Guess where I'm eating?
• Denver's newest road trip: Interstate Kitchen & Bar.
• Oktoberfest is for sale. Will someone buy it a drink?
Today in Backbeat Online:
• Four is the magic number for Slayer and U2.
• File under: comedy gold from Monolith.
• Boulder electro-savants Savoy are giving it away.
• Fres
Dethklok (Aaron Thackeray)Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge and High on Fire
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Fillmore Auditorium
Better than: Seeing the Archies, Alvin and the Chipmunks or any other cartoon rock band
"There sure are a lot of nerds here for a heavy metal show," said a
friend while overlooking the sea of fist-pumping, metal-crazed fans
covering the floor of the Fillmore on Saturday night. With acts such as
the seminal hard-core outfit Converge and reigning metal kings Mastodon
on the sa
Tech N9NE's latest effort, K.O.D., grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the second week in a row, while Slayer's new disc, World Painted Blood, came in second and Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 grabbed the third slot. Michael Jackson's This is It and Say Anything's new self-titled album rounded out the top five for the week ending November 8.
Alex SolcaCannibal Corpse didn't invent death metal, but it has become one of the
genre's definitive bands. Forming in Buffalo, New York in 1988,
Cannibal Corpse quickly came to prominence due to its decidedly brutal
music and horrifically detailed lyrics to match. From the beginning,
Cannibal's album covers were a source of controversy, leading to bans on
the albums and songs in several countries. Former senator Bob
Dole, among others, accused the band of being purveyors of immoral
music cap
