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Congrats to the Faceless for snatching a win from Every Time I Die in our latest Death Match. The technical deathcore band and their track ‘Autotheist Movement III: Deconsecrate’ will now make it’s pilgrimage to the Death Match Hall of Fame, but they’ve got an extreme and incredibly innovative band to go up against this round. Experimental extreme music pioneers Converge are back to release one of the most anticipated
Two years after the tragic passing of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, a major development related to his death has surfaced in the case of a Des Moines, Iowa, doctor charged today (Sept. 5) for involuntary manslaughter. Physician Daniel Baldi was busted for over-prescribing narcotic painkillers to his patients, with one of the eight victims being revealed as Paul Gray. According to the Des Moines Register, the charging documents claim Baldi
An unusual case in Saulsalito, Calif., resulted in police arresting a man claiming he is former White Zombie drummer Phillip Buerstatte for allegedly defrauding a rehab center out of $75,000. He is also accused of defrauding a rehabilitation center in Novato. However, authorities identified the man as 46-year-old Loren Breckenridge. The Marin Independent Journal reports Breckenridge arranged to stay at the Alta Mira drug and alcohol rehab center for a month, but
A new football season is upon us, and it got us thinking how closely music and football go together. Whether it's the latest batch of hard rocking bands turning up in our Madden video game, the amped-up anthems we hear at stadiums across the land, or just the blistering songs frequently chosen for NFL highlight packages, music definitely helps tell the story of the NFL season. With that in mind, we set out to choose the most hard-hitting, bone-crunching, face-melting tracks that closely represent the game itself. So let's flip the switch on the new season by counting down the 10 Best Songs for the NFL Season.
In the ever-changing world of the music industry, it’s a rarity for bands to reach a decade with the same representation, but Seether are still going strong with Wind-Up Records after hitting the 10-year mark. To help celebrate the occasion, Seether were surprised backstage by President/CEO Ed Vetri and their manager Jack Rovner with plaques that marked the accomplishments the band have reached over the past decade. Vetri stated, “The
Green Day are one of the top bands going, which makes them the perfect act to help launch a new streaming service. The group has teamed with Nokia and AT&T to launch Nokia Music, which will offer free and unlimited access to playlists and songs from a global catalog boasting 17 million tracks. To help celebrate the launch, the group created a series of exclusive playlists and they’ll shortly announce
Texas metal band the Sword have just announced a U.S. headlining tour beginning in October. The Sword are set to release their fourth studio album, ‘Apocryphon,’ on Oct. 22, and will hit the road with Gypsyhawk, Eagle Claw and American Sharks. The Sword have been riding high since the release of their second full-length, ‘Gods of the Earth,’ in 2008, snatching supporting spots that included dates opening for Metallica. The