According to their record label bio, the motto of Kenosha, Wisconsin band Lazarus A.D. is "thrash or die." So, the dude's must be totally stoked that they're about to hit the road with thrash legends Testament and post-thrash demigods Unearth. The tour launches in Seattle on May 2 and runs through June 15 in San Luis Obispo, California. Lazarus A.D. are currently in the middle of a tour with Amon Amarth, Goatwhore and Skeletonwitch. Those dates run through April 29 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
To celebrate the band's road success and give props to their ripping debut The Onslaught, we're happy to premiere the band's video for "Thou Shall Not Fear." The clip was shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the haunted venue Eagle's Ballroom and was directed by Jason Meudt and Emmet Austin. Click "more" to watch the vid and catch it again on this week's "Headbangers Ball," which runs from 2 to 3 a.m. on MTV2. Read more...
Bethel, Connecticut band Sacred Oath recently released its fourth record Sacred Oath, and just three days later the album hit #46 on the iTunes rock chart. "This is our time. Classic metal is back," says singer Rob Thorne. "Hand me the damn flag, I’ll wave it with pride.”
To help the band celebrate its success, HeadbangersBlog.com is proud to present the online debut of their new video "Counting Zeros."
"I couldn’t be happier," said Thorne. "Counting Zeros is my favorite track on the album for so many reasons, not least of which is the lyric content. A few years ago we were uncovering the corruption underneath the war in Iraq. Now we’re neck deep in AIG bonuses and Bernie Madoff. 'Counting Zeros' is a call to arms." Click "more" to watch the video: Read more...
When Connecticut hardcore metal masters, Hatebreed, started working on their covers album, For the Lions, they weren't planning to include any tracks by Slayer, and not because they weren't worthy. Slayer, says frontman Jamey Jasta was so influential and so supportive to Hatebreed that the band didn't want to pay them a disservice by screwing up one of their songs. Fortunately, Hatebreed changed their mind because "Ghosts of War," from Slayer's 1988 album South of Heaven is an excellent tribute to the masters, faithfully executed without being a photocopy of the original. Click "more" to watch the video for the song, which will debut on-air on Saturday's "Headbangers Ball," which airs from 2 to 3 a.m. on MTV2. Read more...
Next Tuesday, Chicago modern deathcore band Oceano will release its debut album, Depths, a festering carcass of speed and volume splattered with trails of eerie keyboard and guitar melody. Til then, click more to watch their debut video for "District of Misery."
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Our prayers have been answered. Christian metalcore band War of Ages have released a new video for the song "All Consuming Fire. The Erie, Pennsylvania group shot the clip on February 7 in their home town at Forward Hall.
"We are truly stoked on the all consuming fire video!," vocalist Leroy Hamp told HeadbangersBlog.com. "This was a great opportunity for us to give something back to our fans. They came out strong last month and we could not be happier with how it turned out. We feel like it shows the energy of a War Of Ages show." Click "more" to see what Hamp is talking about. Read more...
As a child, one of our favorite children's rhymes went, "Lizzy Borden with an axe, gave her father 40 whacks/ When she saw what she had done she gave her mother 41." From the start, it was clear that metal lay in our future.
Here's another bunch of dudes who were destined to bang heads and they're not so coincidentally named Lizzy Borden. The band has been around since 1984 and still perform a captivating blend of metal, hard rock and dramatic theater heavily influenced by Alice Cooper. Their newest video, "Under Your Skin," is a powerful clip about teenage cutting that leaves scars. Click "more" to read Lizzy's comments and watch the vid, which will debut on-air Saturday night on a special episode "Headbangers Ball," which airs from 10 p.m. to midnight on MTV2. Read more...
Here's the world premiere of the Cattle Decapitation video for "Regret and the Grave." The band shot the clip with director Gary Smithson (Goatwhore, High on Fire) early this year at a butcher shop in Santa Paula, California.
Click more to watch the video and read comments from vocalist Travis Ryan And watch the video on the big screen on Saturday's "Headbangers Ball," which airs from 2 to 3 a.m. on MTV2. Read more...
Following a hiatus of nearly four years, New York-based nu-metal band Dope have returned with No Regrets. The new album came out on March 10 and features Black Label Society and Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist Zakk Wylde on the track "Addiction." Click "more" to stream the full record and watch the premiere of the video, "6-6 Sick." And see it again on Saturday on "Headbangers Ball," which airs from 2 to 3 a.m. on MTV2. Read more...
We're beyond thrilled to present the premiere of Mastodon's new video for "Divinations," the first single from the band's astonishing new album Crack the Skye, which comes out March 24 in both a single-disc edition and a disc plus DVD version, which includes photographer and filmmaker Jimmy Hubbard's candid, revealing documentary of the making of the album. Click here to see other "Making of Crack the Skye" segments.
Click "more" to read the band members talk about the video, watch "Divinations" and find out when Mastodon are coming to a town near you. Read more...
Now that I have got your attention, listen closely. I won't repeat myself. Read these words. I speak these truths. Watch them bring us down. I speak the truth. You will be known for nothing. You will be left for dead.
Hey, those aren't are words, they're some of the lyrics from Within the Ruins' "Extinguish Them." And if you think that's cynical, check out these: "Devour the sick and spit out the weak... Sell the poor to the slaves and extinguish them. Chapels burn and rooftops crash... I hate the world." Read more...
