I make no bones about it, I am not a big Megadeth fan. Remember that part of Lord of the Rings where Gandalf calls Théodin “the lesser son of great fathers?” Yeah, the way I see it: Megadeth is pretty much the same way. Overrated, not very interesting and pretty much just kind of annoying. […]
Swashbuckle – Back to the Noose Review
Swashbuckle – Back to the Noose Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Nuclear Blast (EU | USA) Websites: myspace.com/swashbuckle | swashbuckle.info Release date: July 24th, 2009 (EU) | August 11th, 2009 (USA) Pirates are becoming an all-too-common and all-too-silly theme in our current society—sort of a strange zeitgeist, if you will. Everything from the pirates in Somalia to […]
10 Questions With Esko from Fejd
Fejd released their fourth CD, Storm, earlier this year and, for those of you who regularly come to this site, you’ll know that I really dug it. But who are these Swedish viking types, and where do they come from? How is it that they were producing totally awesome demos, but never got a record […]
Indukti – Idmen Review
Indukti – Idmen Rating: 4.25/5.0 – Excellent, but winding and weak at moments Label: InsideOut Websites: myspace.com/indukti | indukti.com Release date: July 27th, 2009 There is a challenge with truly progressive metal and rock and that challenge is, of course, how one describes it in novel terms without sounding like some kind of pretentious ass. […]
Ensiferum – New Album Details Confirmed!
Awww, yeah. I’m totally fucking stoked. According to Ensiferum’s myspace page, the band has confirmed some details and we’re going to be getting a new record in September! So, uh, yeah.. Also, for you Americans who read this thing—these guys are touring the states: GO SEE THEM. Finnish folk metallers ENSIFERUM have set “From Afar” […]
Between the Buried and Me Done with New Record
Tommy from Between the Buried and Me has posted a message on their MySpace page updating about their studio process. After 5 weeks of recording they have finished with their new album, The Great Misdirect. It is scheduled to be out on the 27th of October. Here’s the post: hello everyone… writing to update everyone […]
Angry Metal Guy’s Playlist 6/28 – 7/04
Some good stuff this week–some of these are upcoming for reviews (Valkyrja, Swashbuckle, Job for a Cowboy, Fleshgod Apocalypse, DTP). Ok, lots of these are coming up for reviews. Swashbuckle – Back to the Noose Job for a Cowboy – Ruination Valkyrja – Invocation of Demise Riverside – Anno Domini High Definition — Like prog […]
New Job for a Cowboy Streaming on Myspace
There we have it, folks! Job for a Cowboy is streaming their much anticipated record Ruination on MySpace (myspace.com/jobforacowboy). Whatever you think of the band, the artwork is pretty kickass, don’t you think? Anyway, whole record is out on the 7th of July. Yup, that’s just a few days away.
Nergal: “I’m sure our fans will worship our new opus.”
Behemoth has posted the 5th studio diary on YouTube for viewing. These diaries chronicle their studio experience—they’re also pretty fucking cool. This is, of course, all in the lead up to their new studio album Evangelion which will be released in August and is highly anticipated by this Angry Metal Guy. Well, as I said […]
Sweden’s Valkyrja Signs with Metalblade – Re-releases Debut
Valkyrja, the Swedish black metal act in the vein of others like Naglfar, has signed a two record deal with Metal Blade Records according to their Myspace page. They are currently in the studio recording their second album, while the first one (originally released on Northern Silence Productions) will be re-issued by Metal Blade on […]
