(originally appearing in Modern Fix Magazine issue #54) -interview by Bushman Lamb of God out-pitted Slayer. Those that fly the horns regularly might not believe such a statement, but at a recent stop at the Sports Arena in San Diego,…
Murderdolls “Beyond The Valley of the Murderdolls” (Roadrunner) Some sad unfortunates will probably eat this horribly banal bullshit up like it was a Whopper after a ten day fast. And you know what happens if you gobble up a Whopper…
Various Artists “MTV 2 Headbangers Ball Compilation” (Roadrunner) The thing about compilations is that they kind of serve as nothing more than an appetizer for each band. If you dig the song on the album, the hope is that you’ll…
Doubledrive “Blue in the Face” (Roadrunner) You guys feel that earthquake the other day? Pretty gnarly up here. Chicks in the office were fully diving under their desks and running for the doorways. Of course, being made out of steel…
Killswitch Engage “The End of Heartache” (Roadrunner) Killswitch Engage is one of these brilliant bands that meld their influences so well it becomes their own machine. There is metal. There is hardcore. There is that melodic element woven in there…
Machine Head “”Through the Ashes of Empires”” (Roadrunner) Machine Head has returned to the crushing sound of their first two albums. Listening to ‘Imperium’ you know these motherfuckers are back to flatten you. The drums rattle like a gattling guns…
Lauren, GlassJaw’s tour manager, took me from the Warped Tour parking lot into GlassJaw’s tour bus. Inside is the usual touring paraphernalia: Playstation 2, Southern Comfort, and cases of Yoo-hoo. The band is roaming the sweaty grounds of the LA…
“Right now I need to get away from it,” says an exhausted Brann Dailor. Brann is exhausted because his band, Mastadon, is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to “Remission”, which was critically acclaimed by fan and press alike.
36 Crazyfists “Bitterness the Star” (Roadrunner Records) 36 Crazyfists is named after a a Jackie Chan movie. I like Jackie Chan, but not in a pissed off, karate-on-the-dance floor kind of way. He’s more of a “Rush Hour” comedy icon…
<interview conducted winter of 2000> How long has the tour been and how much longer do you guys have to go? We are out with Skinlab, In Flames and Walls of Jericho for two months this summer, and after that…