Sure, they’ve had their troubles over the years — with record labels, drugs and personal loss — but right now Sevendust feel like the luckiest band on the planet. What else but sheer luck can explain how the band’s new upcoming album, Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow, didn’t wind up on the Internet after the [...]

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Hatebreed and Kingdom of Sorrow frontman Jamey Jasta recently told us that “New York Blood,” the horror/gangster film executive produced by him and directed by Nick Oddo (”I Hate You,” “Luscious Johnny: The Wrestler”), will debut on March 1 at the 2008 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. A DVD release will [...]

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Well, maybe this one isn’t truly indecipherable, but it sure is prickly. If the band has a copy of this logo carved in steel and uses it in their live set, we feel sorry for the poor guys who have to carry it on and offstage. Hopefully they wear industrial work gloves. And god help [...]

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The votes are in, the results are tallied, and the winner, by a slim margin, is Machine Head. You, the people have voted Machine Head as a band that “rocks harder” than DevilDriver. Many of you commented that it was a tough decision and that both group’s are worthy of great praise both in concert [...]

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On Friday, we’ll post a podcast interview with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. During the interview, we discussed the recent departure of guitarist Glen Drover, how he was replaced by Chris Broderick, the lineup for 2008’s Gigantour, how Sounds of the Underground are taking the year off, the resurgence of thrash metal and much, much more. [...]

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