Weekly Dose of Metal: Edge of Sanity

Opeth fans, you need to check out Edge of Sanity, if you haven’t already.

Edge of Sanity was a Swedish Progressive Death Metal band, a lot of like Opeth. The band released the, now classic, Purgatory Afterglow album back in 1994 and it broke a lot of barriers in the Death Metal genre.

Album opener ‘Twilight’ may start like something camper than a Backstreet Boys song, but stay with it, I promise it will kick your ass. Seriously though, the song is brilliant, and the introduction much like the work of Opeth, with a very prominent Pink Floyd influence.

Yeah, but enough chitter-shatter, check out the song below, or I’ll eat your mom out.

Interview: Silent Fall

A couple weeks back, I reviewed Silent Fall’s debut album, Otherwise.  I praised the album, insisting that this is how power metal should sound like in 2011.

Since then, I recently had an interview with their lead vocalist, Adrien Eyraud.  We discussed everything – the retirement of  Oprah Winfrey, the rising price of gasoline, politics and French prostitution.  Actually, we didn’t discuss any of that (although I wouldn’t of mind the chat about French whores).

Either way, I thought the interview went well and you can view it after the jump.

One Minute Silence save you an earache

Reformed Rap-Metallers One Minute Silence have been forced to pull out of this year’s Sonisphere festival, reports Blabbermouth.

I have to give the band credit where due, though, they don’t pull any bullshit, they keep it real yo. Why have they pulled out? Because the band just aren’t in top shape and they’re facing some “life complexities” like bladder weakness or something (at least that’s what one Blabbermouth user speculates). I don’t know, read the story over at Blabbermouth if you care.

Honestly though, this is kind of a good thing. I mean, unless listening to a band that sounds like a cross between Limp Bizkit and Hed PE on a bad day is your thing.

Corey Taylor: “Don’t follow your dreams”

Corey Taylor is evidently as good a motivational speaker, as he is a Metal artist.

For some bizarre reason, the Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman recently spoke at England’s Oxford University. Why? I have no fucking idea (and if you’re wondering what his speech sounded like, it probably had plenty of those ‘f bombs’).

What was Corey’s message to the highly educated crowd of students? Don’t follow your dreams. Wow, thanks for the amazing incite Corey! I think I’ll just stick to masturbating to mediocre internet porn, drinking beer and getting the odd bit of sleep. I mean, may as well stick to what I’m good at right? Who needs dreams any way? Dreams are for pussies.

Blabbermouth also have a video interview that I’m way to lazy to embed. So head over there if you care (and I sincerely hope you don’t).

First snippet of new Machine Head album

In the video above, you can hear 30 seconds of Machine Head’s upcoming single ‘Locust.’ The single will be released on June 14 (that’s just in 6 fucking days!) and Machine Head’s upcoming album, the follow-up to The Blackening, also has a release date: September 27.

So let’s give the sample a listen. It sounds… different, especially the vocals sound way different to what we’re used to by Mr. Flynn. I’m not sure if I like the poppy chorus vocals (not sure if it’s actually the chorus, heh) but it’s way too early to judge it just yet.

It does already convince me that this is no Blackening 2 and I’m glad the Head are trying to spice things up there.

This is going to be a long week because I can’t wait to listen to the entire song.