Watch Metallica, Korn, Slayer, System Of A Down, Anthrax, Exodus, Halestorm, and More Wish Machine Head a Happy 30th Anniversary


Luminaries from across Metal and Rock have recorded video greetings to wish Machine Head a happy 30th anniversary. The band was founded in Oakland, California after founder Robb Flynn left the Bay Area Thrash band Vio-lence in 1990. Luminaries from across Metal and Rock have recorded video greetings to wish Machine Head a happy 30th anniversary. The band was founded in Oakland, California after founder Robb Flynn left the Bay Area Thrash band Vio-lence in 1990. Among the artists well wishing are members of of Metallica, Korn, Slayer, System Of A Down, Anthrax, Five Finger Death Punch, Testament, Exodus, Behemoth, Lamb Of God, Halestorm, Trivium, Fear Factory, Kreator, Hatebreed, Black Stone Cherry, Death Angel, Fit For An Autopsy, Repentance, Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood, and many others. The band also released a 30th anniversary shirt via their merch company which you can order below. Watch the clip here

“Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast!”
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Every Time I Die – Share New Single and Video, New Album “Radical” Coming Soon


After announcing their upcoming tour with Underoath, Every Time I Die has announced their new album, Radical, due out on October 22nd, 2021 via Epitaph Records! The band has also booked 2022 UK tour dates. Produced by Will Putney (Acacia Strain, Body Count, The Amity Affliction), Radical is the follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed Low Teens. You can watch the new video for their single “Post-boredom” now and pre-order the album today! Continue reading


PODCAST: Episode 97: Will Putney (Fit For An Autopsy) on his New Album with END and his Career in Producing


Ghost Cult ‘s Chief Editor Keefy caught up with uber-producer Will Putney (Fit For An Autopsy, producer for Every Time I Die, Gojira, Body Count, Knocked Loose) is releasing his new album with grindcore/hardcore metal supergroup END, Splinters From An Ever-Changing Face, this June 5th via Closed Casket Activities. We caught up with Will to discuss the origins of END, which includes members of Counterparts (Brendan Murphy — Vocals), The Dillinger Escape Plan (Billy Rymer — Drums), Fit For An Autopsy (Will Putney — Guitars), Misery Signals/Shai Hulud (Gregory Thomas — Guitars), and Reign Supreme (Jay Pepito — Drums), the new album, the bands writing process, the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on both of Will’s bands and his production work, how he got started in music as an intern with Machine, and much more. You can pre-order the new END album here, and support FFAA as well, and listen to our chat with him. Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Body Count – Carnivore


You gotta face the facts, you will never be as cool as Ice-T. Never. He came from the streets of Los Angeles to become an iconic figure of Hip-Hop, movies and television, and Metal music. For some people, it seems like there is no mountain they can’t climb, and Ice is one of those guys. Sure, he could chill and sit back on the Law and Order: SVU Special Victims Unit money, and all those royalties. In actuality, he has been working harder than ever on music the last decade-plus, specifically for his groundbreaking band Body Count. All the evidence you need is on their new album, Carnivore. (Century Media). Continue reading


Ice-T’s Body Count Shares New Single and Visualizer for “Carnivore”


 

Ice-T and his legendary Hardcore, Metal and Hip-Hop band Body Count just shared a new single, the title track from their new album, due out next spring via Century Media Records. The song is brutal as hell! The video is by Guilherme Henriques, using the original cover artwork by Zbigniew M. Bielak. The track like the album was produced by Will Putney, and engineered, mixed and mastered by Putney for Graphic Nature Audio and by Body Count. Watch the visualizer right now, and follow this space closely for more Body Count and “Carnivore” news. Continue reading


PODCAST: EPISODE 23: Kaan of Heart of A Coward Talks New Album and New Beginnings


Ghost Cult caught up with Kaan Tasan, vocalist for UK-based Metalcore act Heart of A Coward. Kaan has been in the band for several years, but their brand new album, The Disconnect (Arising Empire/Nuclear Blast Records), is their first new album with him in the band. We chatted with Kaan about how he came to join the band, the pressures he felt about recording with the group, recording with Justin Hill and Will Putney, how he keeps his voice in shape, and much more! You can catch the band this weekend at Download Festival 2019! Continue reading


Norma Jean Shares Video From The Studio


Norma Jean, by Meg Loyal Photography

Norma Jean has been in the studio working on their next album, due out later this year. The band is once again working with Fit For An Autopsy guitarist Will Putney behind the boards. They also just shared a new video update of their progress so far on Facebook. Watch the video now! Continue reading


Thy Art Is Murder Drop New Single – “Death Perception”


Big news as Australian deathcore greats Thy Art Is Murder have surprise released a new single, “Death Perception” today via Nuclear Blast Records. The track is part of a special limited 7″ Death Perception vinyl featuring the brand new single, and another track, ‘No Absolution’. You can see a new lyric video shared in conjunction with the track below. Continue reading


Unearth Announces Full Details Of New Album “Extinction(s)” Due Out This Fall


As we previously reported, metalcore originators Unearth will release their new album Extinction(s) this fall via their new label, Century Media Records, on November 23rd. Produced by Will Putney (Every Time I Die, Body Count, Gojira, Thy Art Is Murder, Silent Planet) at Graphic Nature Studios, and Killswitch Engage’s Adam Dutkiewicz recorded drums, his first drum performance since 2011’s Times of Grace album The Hymn of a Broken Man. Check out the full track listing below.Continue reading


Unearth Release New Single, New Album “Extinction(s)”


Massachusetts metalcore leaders Unearth have shared a new single from their forthcoming new album, Extinction(s), due later this year from their new label, Century Media. Hear a brand new song Incinerate’ right now!Continue reading