Today’s Headlines

Today I feel like a tampon; I’m in a great place, but at a bad time. Why? Well, I’m in a great place because here I am writing for the best damn Metal site around, Dose of Metal. However, it’s a bad time for Metal news today, because there is fuck all going on. Fuck all good anyways.

First off, the chick from Within Temptation has apparently given birth. Why in God’s name would I care?I don’t, so moving on..

Second, Korn have gone Dubstep or something even lamer than they were previously. We’ve already reported on this, but I’m unoriginal like that.

Thirdly, Devildriver are awesome, so it is sad to hear that their bassist, Jonathan Miller, has left the band. His full statement can be read here.

Lastly, unfortunately Crowbar have had to pull out of Germany’s Summer Breeze festival, due to a death in the band’s closer circle which has forced them to change their plans for July and August. We wish the band the best of luck and our thoughts are with them.

Stay tuned to DoM to get all your Metal goodness. It’s like Porn, but with Metal, and without the crappy writing. Oh wait…

Interview: Tony Campos (Prong, Possessed, Asesino)

Tony Campos looks like a mean guy but he’s actually really nice, not to forget that he’s a great bassist and vocalist.

Tony plays (and played) in lots of bands, including Ministry, Dia de Los Muertos, Attika, Possessed, Asesino, Otep, Buck Satan & the 666 Shooters, Prong and the band he started his career with: Static-X.

Check out my interview with him, where we talked about Asesino, his involvement with Possessed and his epic beard after the jump.

Morning cover

First of all, it’s not morning, it’s almost noon, where I am. Which probably doesn’t interest you, but I’m tired, had next to no sleep, can barely keep my eyes open and I have a tough day ahead of me. Which probably interests you even less. Is this post a bit egocentric? Well, I’m at the fourth sentence and I’ll I’ve kept talking about so far is myself.

On topic, we cover metal covers from time to time. Why? Because it covers the lack of news we’d usually be posting about. Here’s a drinking game idea: read this post and drink each time you read “I,” “myself” and “cover.” Michael Jackson metal covers probably need a subcategory of their own. And that’s what we have here, British band Xerath posted a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Speed Demon” online. Who are Xerath? Beats me. What did I think of this cover? Not much, really. Why am I posting it then? Because I write for this site, and you don’t. Drunk yet?

Korn releases a snippet

Korn released a new snippet online and it’s absolutely fantastic!! — is what I would say if I had any interest in this band, but I don’t.

So how is it? Well, I don’t know, but let me take a wild guess: not good.

Anyway, if you like this band 1) listen to the band below and 2) go kill yourself.

Warning: By clicking play on the player above you will confirm to the world that you like dick.

Who wants free grind?

I may not be a huge fan of Wormrot or Grindcore in general but who could resist downloading an album for free and, on top of that, legally?

Apparently over the past weekend, Wormrot’s new album ‘Dirge,’ which is going to be released on May 3rd, leaked and naturally people started downloading it. Illegally. So Wormrot’s label Earache Records did the only right thing: they joined the people who are giving away the album for free and this time it’s legal. You can get the album here.

I’d download it myself but I already got it as a promo so I couldn’t care less (Yes, that’s the right way of saying it!).