New album by Allegaeon?! You have my attention…

Posted by Witness to the Void on Apr 22, 2012 in Newsflash | 0 comments

I will begin this news briefing that I am not often the one to introduce new bands to people. In general, I feel like I am always the last one to show up for the party when it comes to exciting new bands and releases. Example: Allegaeon. The band’s full length, Fragments of Form and Function, was released in July of 2010, and I did not hear the album until late 2011. Even worse, I even read a review of the album before it was released, and thought “Hmmmm, this sounds like something I would like.” And yet I did nothing.

Technical metal getting some attention in the US!

Posted by Witness to the Void on Apr 8, 2012 in Newsflash | 0 comments

Last week in the metal news….

The United States has a fair amount of metal bands, some of the quite technical and heavy, but for the most part the genre maintains more of an underground following. We don’t turn on the radio at 2 p.m. in a big city and hear Slayer, much less something like Gojira.

However, that could be changing, albeit slowly.

For the week ending in March 24th, the number one hyped track on Last.fm was “The Demon’s Name Is Surveillance!” Now of course Last.fm isn’t an accurate depiction of the listening trends of the entire nation, but it still shows that metal is getting more and more listeners. Now of course the next week’s most hyped track is by Nicki Minaj, but take your victories when you get them, right?

And the number 2 most hyped track? Meshuggah’s “Marrow.” 

Number 3? Meshuggah’s “Behind the Sun.”

Number 4? Meshuggah’s “I am Colossus”

And can you guess number 5? I bet you can’t. Well its Madonna, so not Meshuggah, unfortunately.

Nonetheless, Koloss is getting some mainstream attention. About time, right?

Metal around the globe

Posted by Witness to the Void on Mar 31, 2012 in Newsflash | 3 comments

I was sent this link by two different friends. Both of these guys do not listen to metal, but thoroughly enjoy talking about the genre, and of course things that are or are not metal.

Note: I do not own copyrights for this, and (unfortunately) cannot take credit for making this, but it is REALLY cool. The original can be found at : http://i.imgur.com/P5Yfz.png

Former Origin singer has new band!

Posted by Witness to the Void on Mar 4, 2012 in Newsflash, Now Playing | 1 comment

Newsbrief from August, 2011:

James Lee of Origin is back with more crushing technical death metal!

Ok, so I guess it isn’t exactly news since the album came out in August of last year, but that doesn’t make it any less awesome. I have to admit that I am a complete Origin fanboy – the band has done no wrong to my ears since I randomly picked up their self-titled album without hearing more than a single song by them. It was the first technical death metal album I ever owned… I am getting all nostalgic!

When I heard that James Lee, the lead voice of Origin wasn’t going to be on their latest record, I was terribly disappointed. Devastated. Destroyed. However, Entity turned out to be easily one of the best albums of the year anyway. And now we have Face of Oblivion!

The Embers of Man is probably going to sound a lot like Origin to a lot of people. To that I would agree – but hey, what’s better than having a new record by one of your favorite bands? Having TWO new records by one of your favorite bands! I will take it!

Here is the video for “Lecherous Indignities,” which will give much joy to Origin fans, and more ammunition for Origin detractors. In my opinion it sounds more like earlier era Origin, but that’s more than fine by me.

Face of Oblivion – Embers of Man (2011)

United States, Comatose Music, Technical Death Metal

10 years passing by… in memory of Chuck Schuldiner!

Posted by Rimmon on Dec 13, 2011 in Newsflash | 3 comments

Today is the 10th anniversary of Chuck Schuldiner leaving this world. Great master-guitar-mind and forefather of technical death metal died 13.12.2001. He will be remembered as a modest and humble person with amazing, big talent. Rest in peace Chuck! We’re all meet sooner or later…

This is exceptionally great loss…