Exclusive Video Interview: Soulfly Prepare to ‘Conquer’

Yeah, we know Max Cavalera just released an album with Cavalera Conspiracy in March, but this guy’s a machine. While Max is on tour with the Conspiracy (U.S. dates start July 17 in Philadelphia) the new album by his other band, Soulfly, will drop on the unprotected heads of all doubters like an anvil on [...]

Metal Injection Dose of the Week: Catch the Infestation

Last Saturday, MetalInjection.net journeyed to Sayreville, New Jersey with a full camera crew to capture the chaos and turmoil of the Infest Festival. The even combined artists from the Summer Slaughter tour — The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, The Faceless, Despiced Icon, Aborted, Born of Osiris, Psycroptic and Whitechapel — with The Acacia [...]

Swedish Chef Gets Metal With Help of Korpiklaani

We figured the maniacal Swedish Chef from “The Muppets” would crank up Scandinavian music when he wanted to swing the cleaver or choke his chicken, but we sort of took him for a fan of Hypocrisy, Meshuggah, At the Gates or someone else from Sweden. Little did we know the puffy guy prefers folk metal. [...]

Your Vote Counts: Okay Dillinger Fans, Here’s Another Chance to Vote the Band Back For Next Week’s Ball

photo by Jon Wiederhorn
Last week, Dillinger Escape Plan posted a message on their MySpace for their fans to vote for their “Black Bubblegum” video in our Your Vote Counts challenge. Their fans commented in droves, but not in time. While the band registered more votes than The Black Dahlia Murder, many of those votes came [...]

Review: Cavalera Conspiracy at Hovefestivalen

One of the best performances at Norway’s Hovefestivalen came from Cavalera Conspiracy, who mixed songs from their debut album, Inflikted with Sepultura tracks that spanned frontman Max Cavalera’s tenure with the band. Click More to read our review and watch the footage.