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REVISITED: SEPULTURA'S CHAOS A.D. THE "UNOFFICIAL MAX CAVALERA MONTH" CONTINUES
Posted November 16, 2009 |
Continuing in what has now become the "unofficial Max Cavalera month" here on Live-Metal.net, check out our latest Revisited entry of the 1993 SEPULTURA classic, Chaos A.D. Why Max Cavalera-month you ask? Why the hell not?
One can make the argument that any of the Max Cavalera-fronted SEPULTURA releases (1984-1996) are now heralded as classics. Beneath the Remains (1989) was the Brazilian band's first major breakthrough, a lethal combination of raw and primitive thrash and death metal. Arise (1991) was more straightforward death metal—faster, heavier and even more bleak. But 1993's Chaos A.D. is the band's pinnacle album of their career ... Read Full Feature
Also, check out more features and coverage of Max Cavalera-related content on Live-Metal.net:
Revisited: Sepultura Chaos A.D.
Interview with Soulfly's Max Cavalera
Concert Report: Soulfly Recher Theatre Towson, Md.
Revisited: Nailbomb Point Blank
Interview with Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser (2006)
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ALBUM REVIEW: SLAYER WORLD PAINTED BLOOD
Posted November 16, 2009 |
Nearly 30 years into their career, SLAYER is still going strong. Those that need proof need only take a listen to the band’s newest release, World Painted Blood, a release that continues a creative rebirth for the band that started with 2001’s God Hates Us All.
Let’s just get the inevitable comparison out of the way. No, World Painted Blood is not another Reign In Blood. Or South Of Heaven. Or Seasons In The Abyss. Instead, World Painted Blood is sort of an amalgam of Seasons In The Abyss’ varied song structure filtered through the hardcore inspired production of their 90s work ... Read Full Review Here |
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NEW CD REVIEWS POSTED: THE COMPANY BAND, DIRGE WITHIN, THREAT SIGNAL AND MORE
Posted November 11, 2009 |
Dirge Within - 'Force Fed Lies'
Exotic Animal Petting Zoo - 'I Have Made My Bed In Darkness' The Company Band - 'The Company Band'
John Frusciante - 'The Empyrean'
Gunfire 76 - 'Casualties & Tragedies'
Threat Signal - 'Vigilance'
Unholy Matrimony - 'Croire, Décroître'
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INTERVIEW WITH SOULFLY/FORMER SEPULTURA FRONTMAN MAX CAVALERA
Posted October 31, 2009 |
If there was ever a prophecy written that one man would arise from Brazil to lead two bands into the metal promised land, then Max Cavalera has fulfilled it.
During their long run, thanks to albums like Arise and Chaos A.D., SEPULTURA became one of the most popular and well-known metal acts of the '90s. Of course, all good things must end, so after the groundbreaking Roots album, Max had a controversial split from SEPULTURA and then formed his new primitive, tribal-metal-machine, SOULFLY. In 1997, SOULFLY picked up where Roots left off and Max has since traveled the world for music and inspiration, taking the aggression and tribal world fusion to all new territories over the course of six SOULFLY releases. The last two albums have seen even more of a return to Max's thrash metal roots, and as album number seven is in its early stages of development, fans expect heavier still.
During their fall tour with CATTLE DECAPITATION and PRONG, Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki boarded SOULFLY's tour bus at the Recher Theatre in Towson, Md., for an interview with Cavalera. Max talks about his metal legacy, the history of SEPULTURA and SOULFLY, and his other projects, NAILBOMB and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY ... Read More |
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CONCERT REPORT: SOULFLY BRINGS THE BLOOD, FIRE, WAR & HATE TO TOWSON, MD - OCT. 20TH
Posted October 31, 2009 |
I had never seen a crowd almost completely shun the opening bands before, but that seemed to be the case here. Whether it's because of his metal legacy or spirituality, Max Cavalera has an aura that surrounds him when performing on stage. Maybe he really is “the Bob Marley of metal”—a metal messiah. Dressed in his trademark camouflage with his dreadlocked head, the heavy metal prophet led his band through a best-of-SOULFLY set with some classic SEPULTURA tracks thrown in.
Check out a full review of the October 20th show at the Recher Theatre in Towson, Md. SOULFLY received support from PRONG, CATTLE DECAPITATION and MUTINY WITHIN
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MOVIE REVIEW: SAW VI
Posted October 25, 2009 |
Trying to piece together the elaborate and ever-expanding game of the Saw franchise is like ... well, I can't even explain what it's like, but it's damn hard. The first three films are classics that I can watch repeatedly, but the latest installments, Saw IV and Saw V, lacked much of what made these great. Ever since the original writing-directing team of the first three films—Darren Lynn Bousman, James Wan and Leigh Whannell—handed the writing over to Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the franchise has seen a rapid decline. Saw V was the low point, more of a transition film than anything else that easily could have been a direct-to-DVD release (the only one I haven't seen in theaters). So would the new writing team make amends for Saw V?
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INTERVIEW WITH ARCH ENEMY GUITARIST MICHAEL AMOTT
Posted October 25, 2009 |
Since ARCH ENEMY replaced its original singer, Johan Liiva, in 2000 and brought in Angela Gassow, from the Wages of Sin album onward, the band has risen to a new level in extremity and popularity. But what about their older material? Do fans remember it? Does it matter now that Gassow is fronting the band? ARCH ENEMY has handpicked songs from its first three albums and re-recorded them with Angela on vocals, calling the collection The Root of All Evil. The intention is to introduce these older songs to new fans with the possibility of including them in live sets for years to come. The end results are fantastic as The Root of All Evil brings these songs to entirely new heights.
Live-Metal.net's Jeff Maki spoke with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott just as the album was released. Amott talks about the reasons for The Root of All Evil and all things ARCH ENEMY, not to mention another great extreme metal band that he's a part of—CARCASS ... Read More |
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CONCERT REVIEW, LIVE PHOTOS: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH BOURBON STREET BALLROOM OCTOBER 9, 2009
Posted October 13, 2009 |
With album No. 2, War Is the Answer, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is bigger than ever, landing on the Billboard Top 200 at No. 7 and receiving support on their headlining tour from SHADOWS FALL, a band that itself was headlining not long ago. Read on for a full report with set lists and live photos.
In many ways FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH belongs in the WWE. Vocalist Ivan Moody bears a strong resemblance to WWE superstar John Cena, and the rowdy crowd at Bourbon Street Ballroom in Baltimore, Md. easily could have been one attending a Monday night Raw event—muscle-bound brutes with sleeveless shirts, mohawks and tattoo sleeves to go with a mix of older fans resembling bikers and young kids that looked like they were at one of their first rock shows. All that was missing were the homemade signs displayed throughout the crowd. Even the tour's name—"Shock and Raw"—is appropriate ... Read More |
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CONCERT REVIEW: IN FLAMES 9:30 CLUB WASHINGTON D.C. OCTOBER 5, 2009
Posted October 10, 2009 |
As the touring cycle for IN FLAMES' latest album, A Sense of Purpose, winds down, the influential Swedes are on their third U.S. run in support of the album, this time with openers BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and THE FACELESS. Having seen the band live numerous times, this is the first time I've seen them as loose and fan-friendly as they were tonight.
Read beyond the break for the full concert report complete with a video snippet, IN FLAMES and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME set lists and lots more ... Read More |
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INTERVIEW: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH DRUMMER JEREMY SPENCER
Posted October 8, 2009 |
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is a metal band that has achieved mainstream success on its own terms, self-financing and producing its 2007 debut, The Way of the Fist, and touring relentlessly in support of it for nearly two years. The hard work translated into hit singles at rock radio and a No. 7 debut on the Billboard 200 for its sophomore release, War Is the Answer. About 10 days into the band’s headlining tour of the United States, dubbed the Shock and Raw Tour, with support from SHADOWS FALL and OTEP, drummer Jeremy Spencer checked in with Live-Metal.net’s Greg Maki
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DIRGE WITHIN - 'Force Fed Lies'
E1 Music |
Force Fed Lies is a blistering, energetic opening statement. The band’s sound is in the vein of bands like GOD FORBID, ALL THAT REMAINS, IN FLAMES and LAMB OF GOD —heavy-ass metalcore. The album features guest spots from Wayne Static, Corey Beaulieu and Edsel Dope ... Read More
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THE COMPANY BAND - 'The Company Band'
Restricted |
THE COMPANY BAND is somewhat of a stoner rock supergroup featuring CLUTCH vocalist Neil Fallon, FIREBALL MINISTRY frontman/guitarist James Rota, CKY drummer Jess Margera, guitarist Dave Bone and FU MANCHU bassist Brad Davis. On certain levels, I'm a fan of all of these bands, so I was eager to see what they would come up with. The end result is nothing as I imagined. Their debut album is a combination of the above bands with an unexpected, heaping dose of laid-back, '70s-style rock in the vein of classic Skynyrd or even Bob Seger ... Read More
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NICK OLIVERI - 'Death Acoustic'
Impendance |
Is this guy drunk? It sure as hell sounds like it. How bad is that guitar out of tune? It sounds like it's damn near broken.
Why the hell am I listening to this? Because Nick Oliveri (currently of Mondo Generator, Moistboyz) was once part of a great band that released one of my all-time favorite albums, Songs for the Deaf ... Read More
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AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE - 'Double Brutal'
Metal Blade |
In these refined times of ours, sometimes guys just need to be dumb. Just put the brain on autopilot and get in touch with our inner caveman. Hence the popularity of pro wrestling, hockeyfights.com, MMA, heavy metal and Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.
Tim Lambesis combines the latter two into the ultra-dumb Austrian Death machine, a counterpoint to his main band, the ultra-serious As I Lay Dying. Calling ADM ultra-dumb may sound like an insult, but it’s actually the highest compliment. Even Lambesis himself has called the project “an outlet of pure testosterone and stupidity.” ... Read More
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MARDUK - 'Wormwood'
Regain |
“Wormwood” is a title that's been used frequently throughout the years. It has a Biblical connotation (Wormwood was a star in the New Testament Book of Revelation that crashed to Earth, poisoning one third of the waters), ties to the comic book and music worlds (it appeared as a song title for both Michale Graves and Tristania), and it has been used as a title in literature for horror stories. In this case, Wormwood—the title of MARDUK's 11th studio album—disturbingly and accurately describes the rotting, decayed and blasphemous sound of this veteran Swedish black metal band ... Read More
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| MEGADETH'S RUST IN PIECE REVISITED |
It was 1990. Even after three superb thrash metal records, vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine and his band, MEGADETH, were overshadowed by his former band, METALLICA. Not for long. On Sept. 24, 1990, Rust in Peace was released and the decades long debate had started: Who is better, METALLICA or MEGADETH? The thrash metal masterpiece cemented MEGADETH in metal history and has withstood the test of time nearly 20 years later ... Read More
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Tyrants of the Rising Sun is the second DVD release from ARCH ENEMY, chronicling the band's 2008 concert in Tokyo, Japan. ARCH ENEMY has risen to the forefront of the extreme metal scene due to their “hottest chick in metal,” death metal vocalist Angela Gassow, and the amazing guitar playing of the Amott brothers, Michael and Christopher ... Read More
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ALICE IN CHAINS
9:30 Club
Washington D.C. |
ALICE IN CHAINS’ Sept. 4, 2009 show at Washington, D.C. ’s famed 9:30 Club was significant for more than one reason. Foremost, it was the band’s first night on its first tour supporting its first new studio album in 14 years. Second, singer William DuVall said he was born in the area and both his 98-year-old grandmother and 5-month-old son were in attendance. Covering one extreme to the other, he said, this show was as much about opening new doors as it was walking through old ones
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It was 1990. Even after three superb thrash metal records, vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine and his band, MEGADETH, were overshadowed by his former band, METALLICA. Not for long. On Sept. 24, 1990, Rust in Peace was released and the decades long debate had started: Who is better, METALLICA or MEGADETH? The thrash metal masterpiece cemented MEGADETH in metal history and has withstood the test of time nearly 20 years later ... 
Tyrants of the Rising Sun is the second DVD release from ARCH ENEMY, chronicling the band's 2008 concert in Tokyo, Japan. ARCH ENEMY has risen to the forefront of the extreme metal scene due to their “hottest chick in metal,” death metal vocalist Angela Gassow, and the amazing guitar playing of the Amott brothers, Michael and Christopher ... 
