If you’re into swordplay and gladiatorial combat, but the 3 Inches of Blood video for “Trial of Champions” didn’t satisfy your bloodlust, guide your mouse towards the new Lair of the Minotaur video for “War Metal Battle Master.”
The clip, which was directed by Gary Smithson, features warriors in clashing sword-on-sword combat, and pulls no punches [...]

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In 2004, Death Angel released their first new album in 14 years, The Art of Dying, but it’s really their latest offering, Killing Season that stands as the band’s comeback record. While the former was well-written and pretty heavy, it lacked a focus, sounding somewhat like a band trying to keep up with the times.
Killing [...]

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This cover was done for the band Being Killed. I also did their previous album cover, which also featured zombies. This time around, they gave me the title concept, which was “Kill Yourself,” and instead of illustrating a man shooting himself after being trapped by zombies, I decided to do something different. It’s less [...]

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After months of press releases and promises, System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian has unleashed the first song by his new band Scars on Broadway, which also features System drummer John Dolmayan.
The tune, “They Say,” is pretty rockin’, but not exactly metal. It doesn’t sound that much like System, either. The track is driven [...]

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In our closest Who Rocks Harder contest to date, Dream Theater defeated Rush by a single vote. And that happened only after the two tied two days ago (thanks to one voter who said he couldn’t decide) and had to go into sudden-death overtime.
To celebrate Dream Theater’s victory, we present a full streaming concert video [...]

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