LIVE PHOTO GALLERIES: Gojira, Mastodon, Lorna Shore—By Greg Maki—It was no surprise that a double bill featuring two of the most respected metal bands in the world, plus one of the genre’s fastest rising newer acts, made for a fantastic night of music on a Wednesday night in Baltimore. The Mega-Monsters Tour, which just wrapped... Continue Reading →
Groove metal mainstay DevilDriver, which will release its 10th album, "Dealing with Demons Vol. II," on Friday, May 12, 2023, via Napalm Records, has shared another new song from the record, "This Relationship, Broken." Frontman Dez Fafara said the song "explores the severance that happens between two long time partners when they leave each other... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Anthrax, Black Label Society, Hatebreed—By Greg Maki—If someone arrived here from another planet without a clue as to what metal is, I can think of no better way to explain it than to simply drop them into the middle of the crowd at this show. Each veteran act offers a different flavor—from the... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki While I appreciate its completely uncompromising nature, I’ve never been able to fully embrace death metal. Imagine my surprise then at how much I’ve been enjoying “Corpsegrinder,” the debut solo LP by George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, the voice of Cannibal Corpse, one of the most revered bands in the subgenre’s history. Perhaps that’s... Continue Reading →
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki While the 2020 shutdown of the world wasn’t kind to any recording artists, it had the potential to be devastating to an act like Jinjer. The Ukrainian metal band had been surging in popularity around the world, first on the strength of the single “Pisces,” then on 2019’s one-two punch of the... Continue Reading →
More and more, festivals are becoming the driving force for touring rock and metal bands. While obviously there were none in 2020, festivals are returning in force in 2021, mostly in late summer and early fall. Headliners and co-headliners include such heavy hitters as Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, the original Misfits, Korn,... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki-----When it comes to Jinjer, the Ukranian sensation that’s been taking the metal world by storm in 2019, fans and critics tend to focus on frontwoman Tatiana Shmaylyuk—and not without reason. Alternating between guttural, demonic growls and soaring melodic tones, she’s nothing short of a force of nature and one of the... Continue Reading →
I've been writing that the last few years have been a celebration of Max Cavalera and his incredible career in metal, first with the mighty Sepultura, and now with the Soulfly tribe. With "Ritual" being released last year, Soulfly now has 11 studio of albums just on its own. It's truly unbelievable.
Below, in what is becoming a regular column here, Live Metal's Jeff Maki caught up once again with the iconic guitarist, vocalist and ambassador of metal, Max Cavalera. "Ritual," touring, and all things Soulfly are discussed. Plus, did anyone know that Max is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I didn't. And is rock really "dead?" Max has the best answer we've heard yet. Read on ...
Machine Head, which will release its new album, "Catharsis," on Jan. 26, 2018, via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, has released a live video for the song "Now We Die," which originally appeared on 2014's "Bloodstone & Diamonds" album. The clip comes from the CD/DVD digipak version of "Catharsis," which contains a full, 21-song live concert filmed in... Continue Reading →
