Metal Anarchy

  • Guitarist Reese Maslen Returns To Bilmuri Despite Controversy

    As previously reported, Bilmuri‘s touring guitarist Reese Maslen stepped away from the band late last year after being accused of racism, misogyny, etc. by his ex-partner Celina Coma. However, it appears he has since been welcomed back. Maslen commented:

    “Since stepping down from Bilmuri last December, I’ve been doing the work to be better for myself and everyone around me. I assumed I would not be asked to rejoin the band, so I acted and spoke publicly as such. On Sunday, I was Playing in bed when I got a call from Johnny; I’m coming back for the Kinda Hard tour. See you 2nite Denver”

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  • The All-American Rejects Premiere New Song “King Kong”

    The All-American Rejects have premiered a new song titled “King Kong.” This track is from the band’s new album “Sandbox,” which will be released on May 15. Frontman Tyson Ritter commented:

    “‘King Kong’ is about leaving Los Angeles… I’m from a small town in Oklahoma, and I moved back home. When I got to L.A., I fell into an interesting crowd. It was the quintessential, ‘I’m in L.A. in my twenties and early thirties’, life. It’s a town where everyone is chasing the same industry. There’s no real life about it for me that I experienced until I left. Nick brought out the quality in the song. It was a very natural combination of our efforts.”

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  • Metal Anarchy’s New Music Showcase: Q&A With Monkey Intrusion

    Time for the next edition of Metal Anarchy’s “new music showcase,” the feature where I introduce you to artists that readers of this site may find interesting. This time I have a Q&A with Monkey Intrusion’s Vincenzo Reina.

    METAL ANARCHY: Tell me a little about your band:

    REINA: Hi guys, we are Monkey Intrusion a rock band from Italy. Marco Plesnicar (bass) and I (Vincenzo Reina guitar and voice) started when we were teenagers and played our own music, mainly prog rock. Ten years ago, we met Enrico Goti to hire the main voice and a second guitar and then we met Marco Bertoli with his powerful metal drums. Lately this year, Sara Cova a magnificent rock and soul singer joined the band.

    METAL ANARCHY: Who are your main influences?

    REINA: Our influences are very different, reflecting how we grew up as musicians. Marco Plesnicar and I were in love with many of the great bands of the seventies and eighties like Led Zeppelin, The Who, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Police, as well as music geniuses like David Bowie and Peter Gabriel. Enrico and Marco Bertoli grew up with grunge and prog metal, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Alice in Chains, Angra, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Sara brings her soul and hard rock influences.

    METAL ANARCHY: What is your latest release and why should readers of this site check it out?

    REINA: Our Album “Pussycats and Monkeymen” gathers the best songs we wrote in these years, melting all genres we love in a unique sound that represents all of us. If you like hard rock with no boundaries and want to listen to genuine heartful songs, you should check it out.

    METAL ANARCHY: What can people expect when they go to your live shows?

    REINA: Every show is different and intense, you will always find powerful metal drums, heavy guitars, pumping bass and three very different voices, singing and harmonising together.

    METAL ANARCHY: Where do you see your band heading in 5 years?

    REINA: Two other albums released, many gigs and most of all a huge audience all over the world in love with Monkey Intrusion’s songs.

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  • Metal Anarchy’s New Music Showcase: Q&A With Kazaran

    Time for the next edition of Metal Anarchy’s “new music showcase,” the feature where I introduce you to artists that readers of this site may find interesting. This time I have a Q&A with Kazaran’s Caiden Crafts.

    METAL ANARCHY: Tell me a little about your band:

    CRAFTS: We’re a metalcore trio from Adelaide, South Australia made up of myself (Caiden Crafts) Travis Jones, and Rory Amoy. We’ve played live with additional members: Samuel Burns, Benjamin Batty, and Matthew Zipeto.

    METAL ANARCHY: Who are your main influences?

    CRAFTS: We have a passion for early 2000s metalcore and enjoy writing songs that influence that style. Bands such as Killswitch Engage, All That Remains, Lamb of God, Parkway Drive and Arch Enemy are among our influences.

    METAL ANARCHY: What is your latest release and why should readers of this site check it out?

    CRAFTS: Our latest record titled ‘In Possession’ came out on March 27th and is our second EP released next to our first ‘Lost Amongst The Living.’ The record features FALTER and False Dawn, both vocalists from our hometown of Adelaide, and they add so much to the tracks they are a part of. The record in full is heavier and darker than our previous releases, but also shows a new strength in power and sound that we’re excited to continue using going forward.

    METAL ANARCHY: What can people expect when they go to your live shows?

    CRAFTS: We love to get people involved in our shows and I personally enjoy inviting all our featured artists and collaborators to come down and join in on their tracks, so you never know who may show up and grace the stage with us. However, at the current time we aren’t doing live shows.

    METAL ANARCHY: Where do you see your band heading in 5 years?

    CRAFTS: Recording and enjoying metal music.

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  • The Story So Far Announce North American Tour With The Starting Line And Ultra Q

    The Story So Far have announced a fall North American tour with The Starting Line and Ultra Q. Here’s the dates for that run:

    10/17 Virgina Beach, VA – The Dome
    10/18 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
    10/20 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
    10/21 Pittsburgh, PA – Citizens Live at the Wylie
    10/23 Wallingford, CT – The Dome at Oakdale
    10/24 Providence, RI – The Strand Ballroom
    10/25 New York, NY – Terminal
    10/27 Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
    10/28 Toronto, ON – History
    10/30 Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady Music Center
    10/31 Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
    11/01 Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
    11/03 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
    11/05 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre

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  • Ceremony Premiere New Song “Other Hells”

    Ceremony have premiered a new song titled “Other Hells.” Vocalist Ross Farrar commented:

    “‘Other Hells’ started as a meditation on the dualistic arts and the interplay of opposing forces in our lives: awake/asleep, physical/spiritual, inhale/exhale. This is a constant theme in the work of Ceremony; beauty juxtaposed with the intensity of aggressive music, seeking to create a single, cohesive work through audible, visual, and structural elements. Amid the ongoing rise in politics that lean on tribalism and polarizing rhetoric in an attempt to divide, the song responds by aiming to unify, using punk’s great liberatory force: the slam.”

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  • A Wilhelm Scream Premiere “Fell Off” Video

    A Wilhelm Scream have premiered a new video for their song “Fell Off.” This track is from the band’s latest album “Cheap Heat.” The group commented:

    “We’re super stoked to unleash our brand new video for ‘Fell Off,’ filmed at our sold-out show in Melbourne, Australia last month at Stay Gold. Australia has welcomed us with open arms for years now and has always shown us a lot of love, so we thought it was only fitting to film a live video in one of the rowdiest places we could play! Cheers to everyone who came out to the show, for the stage dives and for your energy, we appreciate you and hope everyone enjoys the video! A little taste of the AWS live show experience…”

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  • Watch Armored Saint Perform “Close To The Bone” Live For The First Time

    During their April 19 show at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, CA, Armored Saint performed their latest single, “Close To The Bone,” live for the first time. You can see some fan-filmed footage of that below. The track will appear on the band’s new album, “Emotion Factory Reset,” which is set to be released on May 22.

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  • Jay Weinberg Has No Regrets About His Time With Slipknot

    During a recent appearance on The Garza Podcast, drummer Jay Weinberg was asked if had any regrets about his time in Slipknot. He responded by saying he generally tries to live without regrets.

    Weinberg said the following:

    “No, no. Much has been said about it, but I don’t think living with regrets… Your trajectory, it is what it is. And I think as long as you work your hardest, try your best and apply yourself and do things for the right reasons, I think those are the things that lead you from fulfilling moment to fulfilling moment.

    I really believe in being in tune with the things that my friends and people who I’ve shared creative spaces with are saying. I saw something recently that a friend of mine said of, like, the only thing that’s consistent in life is impermanence. And if you are comfortable with that, then you stand the chance of continuing your path or whatever is meant for in that sense. And with that in mind, the idea of impermanence and this and that, it’s, like, no, I don’t regret any of these things.”

    This news comes after Weinberg recently opened up about his departure, saying he feels like he may have “became a scapegoat for certain things.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • Mark Morton Says Lamb Of God’s Old Logo “Felt A Little Dated”

    During an interview with WMMR, Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton discussed the band’s logo change. According to him, the old design “felt a little dated” and they wanted “something graphically that feels unique” for their new album “Into Oblivion.”

    Morton said the following:

    “Such a controversy around the logo… I love it.

    The old logo was — it’s not gone. It’s on every t-shirt [that fans are still wearing when they come to our shows]. It’s not like we buried it. It just felt a little dated, you know what I mean?

    And we feel really fresh about this record and we were just, like, ‘Let’s do something aesthetically, something graphically that feels unique for this project.’ And then everyone’s, like, ‘This cover sucks. It looks like 2000s art. The logo sucks.’ And I’m just, like, ‘Well, this is great.’ Because if the worst thing they have to say about the record is that they don’t like the logo, then we’re in great shape.”

    This news comes after frontman Randy Blythe previously commented on the old logo, saying it had the band “looking like a falafel restaurant menu.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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