The 2012 Summer Slaughter Festival tour is an all-embracing showcase of everything extreme. With an incredibly eclectic and brutal lineup consisting of Cannibal Corpse, Between the Buried and Me, Periphery, Goatwhore, Exhumed and more, there was no way in hell we were going to miss the New York City date. At the legendary Irving Plaza, metalheads were camping outside the venue long before the doors even opened … at 2pm.
Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: – Prog metal favorites Baroness were involved in a serious bus crash Wednesday when their bus plummeted 30 feet over a viaduct. Get the details here. [Loudwire] – Slipknot‘s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan gives us the exclusive scoop on their major festival events at Heavy MTL, Mayhem Fest and Knotfest, plus discusses life without Paul
They said they wanted to resolve their issues with their former bandmates “behind closed doors” before getting to work on their new album — and it looks like the members of Kyuss Lives! got half of what they wanted from a federal court ruling handed down Monday (August 13). The lawsuit, sparked when singer John Garcia and drummer Brant Bjork started touring as Kyuss Lives! without the participation of their
California rock trio Kyng have been heating things up with their debut album ‘Trampled Sun,’ and their latest single ‘Bleed Easy’ is a perfect reflection of the band’s musicianship on the disc as a whole. Frontman Eddie Veliz sounds like a less raspy Chris Cornell as he begins the song by crooning the lyrics, “I’m so sick of your disease / Like the animal that’s chained / Now my brother’s
Waiting patiently outside of the band trailers during the 2012 Heavy MTL Festival in Montreal, Canada, we couldn’t help but feel anxiously elated that we were about to speak with Slipknot percussionist / backup vocalist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan. After he allowed us into his den, we spoke with Clown about the past, present and future of Slipknot in an interview you won’t want to miss. Quietly waiting for our arrival