Rock music can be defined by one song or album which encapsulates everything about that particular moment in time. However, there are other moments when an artist may take on a new style, move away from their origins, or even start experimenting with different sounds altogether. This was very much the case during the 1990s …
Dave Grohl has an alternative plan for Super Bowl Sunday for folks who aren’t sports fans. A virtual reality concert by the Foo Fighters will take place following the Super Bowl on February 13th on Meta’s Horizon Venues app. From the biggest stages in the world to the tiniest clubs to filming movies and miniseries, …
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Nobody believed that those young men would soar to such heights. In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in the early 1980s, SEPULTURA originated as a role-playing game. And destiny was kind enough to bestow the ways of metal music on Paulo Jr. (b), Jairo Guedez (g), Max (g/v), and Igor Cavalera. When the band released their first …
At the end of February, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor will release an album of B-sides and acoustic tracks. In an interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, Taylor broke the exciting news last week. He also stated that the first single will be released on Friday, February 11th, and the CMFT B-sides will be released …
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Faith No More’s unique blend of heavy metal, funk, hip-hop, and progressive rock has gained them a cult following. The band’s debut, We Care a Lot, featured Chuck Mosley’s abrasive vocals but was powered by Jim Martin’s metallic guitar. By the time they produced their first album in 1985, the band already had a run …
The music is immediately noticeable as a point of comparison between Life Is Peachy and Korn. This time around, the result was harsher, more clinical and dissonant, but still saturated in reverb, a departure from the warm, fuzzy analogue sound of their first album. Even though guitarists Brian Welch and James “Munky” Shaffer had already …
Alternate metal band Helmet debuted in 1990 with Strap it On, their debut album on the noise rock label Amphetamine Reptile Records, which also released the Melvins and the Jesus Lizard. Despite Helmet’s debut album’s tendency toward the louder side of things, there were significant traces of the then-up and coming grunge scene hidden beneath …
It’s difficult to summarize the sound of Tool in a sentence, because it encompasses such an expansive range of genres and techniques. But it’s safe to say that every Tool fan will find something recognizably “Tool-esque” about their albums. And while some people might be put off by what can occasionally be an abstract, complicated …
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With the genre classification system in music being somewhat rigid, it’s difficult to pinpoint where alternative metal began. It is often an umbrella term for all the subgenres of heavy metal, including hardcore punk, post-punk, grunge rock and industrial rock with strong influences from hip hop and electronica. Alternative metal’s release of one of its …
Anthrax had a tough decade in the 1990s and early 2000s, when the band was at its lowest point. This rock band rose to prominence in the 1980s and has maintained that position over the past decade. They have performed and released numerous hit singles. Anthrax’s music has always been a mix of fast and …
