Earth Crisis Return to Resurrect Hardcore Scene

After more than six years apart, the members of influential metallic hardcore band Earth Crisis are back together working on a new album, reports MTVnews.com’s Metal File.
So far, the group has written six songs for the disc and hopes to enter the studio later this year for a release in 2009. The yet-untitled disc will […]

Brain Drill Piss on Metalcore, Up Ante on Death Metal

Clearly, the frenetic blastbeats, buzzsaw guitars and harrowing growls of Brain Drill’s debut, Apocalyptic Feasting, were heavily influenced by Cannibal Corpse. And that’s not a diss — not even to Cannibal bassist Alex Webster, who has called them “one of the most musically over-the-top bands I have ever heard” and said their music is “truly […]

Warbringer Offer No Remorse For Old-School Thrash

The bandmembers may not all be old enough to drink legally, but when it comes to old-school thrash metal, Warbringer are as fast and skilled as many of the veteran groups that inspired them, such as Exodus, Kreator and Testament. The band’s full-length debut, War Without End — which came out earlier this month — […]

Sworn Enemy Take Lots of Beatings, Come Back For More

Few ten year old metal bands have been through as many label changes as New York’s hardcore chuggers Sworn Enemy. First there was State of Mind, the Stillborn, Elektra, Abacus and now Century Media. But through it all the band members have stuck it out, whether it seemed like they were on the verge of […]

Protest the Hero Kill Boredom, Brain Cells With Prog-Noise

It’s 2 p.m., and Protest the Hero singer Rody Walker is still lying on the floor of his Toronto apartment, fighting off a hangover. Last night, he and a friend split 40 ounces of whiskey then went out for dollar shots, and today his liver is paying the price.
Rody’s alcohol binge wasn’t in celebration of […]

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