From Maruta to Trivium
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc53Rb3voss] There’s been a lot of talk about Nick Augusto joining Trivium, but not enough about him leaving Maruta. After tech-ing for Trivium and filling in on some dates, Augusto recently replaced Travis Smith on drums — not that I care. I do care about Maruta, though, because they’re a bitchin’ grindcore band. Their MySpace...
While Heaven Wept - Vast Oceans Lachrymose
by Anthony Abboreno Vast Oceans Lachrymose (Cruz del Sur, 2009) doesn’t waste time. Throw on the first track, “The Furthest Shore,” and you know what you’re in for. Palm-muted riffs that hold the sweet spot between traditional metal and thrash transition into an epic solo that cuts away to beautiful emptiness before chucking you back...
Top 5 Metal Moments in Movies
Heavy music and film have always had close ties: Black Sabbath got their name from an old Boris Karloff creeper. Since then, cinema has provided endless inspiration in metal for everything from intros to lyrics to entire concept albums. This is mostly a one-way street; movies are much more prominent in metal than vice versa....