All Death Articles
Relapse Records Releases Compilation in Pat Egan’s Memory
Relapse Records has announced a compilation in memory of Pat Egan. The compilation called Patlapse features artists such as Dillinger Escape Plan, Mastodon, Baroness, Pig Destroyer, Death and many more. Egan, Relapse’s Director of Sales, passed away on February 18 after a struggle with pneumonia and related complications. The bands on the compilation have agreed [...]
Richard Christy of Charred Walls of the Damned Picks His Five Favorite Albums of the Year
Leading up to the end of the year, Revolver has asked some of our favorite artists to pick their Top Albums of 2012 and tell us why each record rules. Here, Richard Christy (pictured left), drummer of Charred Walls of the Damned, selects his faves. 5. Death, Vivus “This album brings [...]
New Releases Out Today: 11/20/2012
It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Aeon, Bad Brains, Kylesa, and more out in stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up. AC/DC – Live At The River Plate Aeon – Aeons Black Bad [...]
Andrew Hulme of West of Hell Lists the Top Five Most Influential Drummers
Earlier this year, pyromaniacal metal outfit West of Hell released their debut full-length, Spiral Empire. A fiery personality behind the kit, drummer Andrew Hulme offers here his picks for the five drummers who have influenced him the most. 1. Vinnie Paul, Pantera “Cowboys from Hell was the first metal album I [...]
Director Sam Dunn Picks the Five Most Important Extreme Metal Bands
Since the entire extreme metal sub-genre is typically overlooked, I’ve decided to list five pivotal bands that have shaped the sound, lyrics and aesthetics of extreme metal from the early 80s to present-day. So I humbly present to you my picks for the most important architects of metal’s darkest, most iconoclastic sub-genre: Bathory: Bathory’s self-titled [...]
Gene Hoglan Lists the Top 5 Meldrum Songs
Gene Hoglan (pictured left) is certainly one of the busiest drummers in metal. With Death, Dark Angel, Strapping Young Lad, Opeth, and more already on his résumé, he most recently laid tracks for Testament’s Dark Roots of Earth and Dethklok’s Dethalbum III. But amidst all of this, there is a Meldrum record that was never [...]
Death Premiere “Zero Tolerance” from Upcoming Double Live Album ‘Vivus!’
As part of the ongoing series of Death reissues, Relapse Records will be releasing the two-CD live collection, Vivus!, on February 28. You can now check out “Zero Tolerance,” which comes from the pioneering death metallers’ Live in L.A. disc, recorded at the infamous Whisky A Go-Go 1998. Disc two of the collection, Live in Eindhoven, [...]
Obscura Stream Death Cover From Upcoming Demo Collection
German progressive metallers Obscura are set to release a collection of demos, Illegimitation, in March. The release will feature 10 never-before-heard tracks, including some of the band’s earliest recordings. For the time being, the band are giving fans a taste of what’s in store by streaming one of the tracks on the release, a cover [...]
Remembering Chuck Schuldiner on the 10th Anniversary of His Death
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Death frontman Chuck Schulinder. Schulinder, who battled with brain cancer, was a pioneer in death metal and continued to work on music with his new band Control Denied right up until his untimely death. “Music was Chuck’s focus. It was the thing that gave him strength,” [...]
Death to Release ‘Vivus!’ Live Collection
Death will be releasing a two-CD live collection, titled Vivus!, on February 28, as part of Relapse’s reissuing campaign. Comprising two performances, both recorded in 1998, Disc One features the band playing Los Angeles’ Whisky A Go-Go, while Disc Two is a performance by the band on the festival stage of the Dynamo Open Air [...]
