They might have looked like high school kids waiting for their prom dates when they showed up at the Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards dressed in tuxedos, but the second the members of Suicide Silence took the stage, they proved that they're more than the deathcore trend of the month -- far more. Vocalist Mitch Lucker is a frightening, captivating frontman, and while his bandmates do their share of entertaining flailing and headbanging, it's Lucker who almost single-handedly stole the show from all the other Golden Gods performers. See for yourself when Suicide Silence appears on the exclusive 60-minute telecast of the awards show Saturday night at midnight on MTV2, which will be followed by an hour long wrap-up hosted by XM Radio DJ Jose Mangin, which features performance outtakes and band interviews.
Lucker will also take part in a special edition of MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" tonight at midnight.
The show will be co-hosted by Suicide Silence and Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor, who deejayed right before the Golden Gods. Click "more" to watch our Golden Gods interview clips with Suicide Silence. Read more...
At the Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods awards last week, deathcore superstars in training Suicide Silence performed the new song "Wake Up," from their upcoming Machine-produced album. Now, the band has decided to stream another track, "Lifted." The tune features more nuances and dynamics than most of the songs on the band's debut "The Cleansing," but it's still bloodier than a slaughter house drain, featuring a choking assortment of blast beats, pig squeals and guitar histrionics. Click more for a preview of the carnage. And get ready for a podcast interview with the band from the Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods coming Friday. Read more...
Silent, they're not. For that matter none of they seem particularly suicidal either, but when did you actually believe there was truth in advertising. According to the bandmembers, there's also no truth in those who assert they play deathcore. But of all the bands that seem to fit that categorization, Suicide Silence are one of the best.
As destructive as their latest album The Cleansing is, the band's natural element is the stage. For those who haven't seen them yet, Suicide Silence put on a destructive, overwhelming and exciting performance full of noise, chaos and unpredictability. Every song it seems like they're about to fall apart, yet they never do, pushing sensory overload to its rhythmic limits while still containing enough breakdowns for kids to do some serious damage to themselves and others.
For those who have yet to experience the devastation, MetalInjection.net have posted three songs from the band's Summer Slaughter performance in Sayreville, New Jersey. Click "more" to watch. Read more...
The heaviest band on the Rockstar Energy Mayhem lineup is unquestionably Suicide Silence (though The Red Chord come in a close second). The Riverside, California musicians have developed quite a following over the past year. They've played Gigantour, and, with their soul-scorching full-length, The Cleansing, which has shifted over 40,000 units since its release last September, they've chalked up Century Media's best-selling debut album ever.
Aside from touring their asses off, which they've done pretty non-stop since the record came out, Suicide Silence have spent some time writing and recording new songs for their follow up, and according to singer Mitch Lucker, the new stuff blows The Cleansing away. Constant touring has made Suicide Silence better players and improved their musical chemistry. In addition, the next album won't be recorded live in the studio the way The Cleansing was, and the band will spend much longer in pre-production before they begin tracking.
Lucker shared these nuggets of wisdom with HeadbangersBlog.com during our exclusive podcast interview. In addition, he discussed the band's origins and history, his obsessive compulsive disorder, contempt for categorization -- especially deathcore -- and hopes for the Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour. Also, Lucker talked about the bands Suicide Silence have toured with and revealed some of the group's most extreme antics and puke stories. Click "more" to stream or download the podcast: Read more...
