Adult Swim goes metal

Adult Swim, the channel that also brings you Metalocalypse (By the way, Dethklok are back on the air since last week), now hosts a free metal album, including unreleased and rare songs by such artists as Death Angel, Skeletonwitch, Isis, Pelican and 12 other bands.

Sounds pretty sweet, right? Well, it is pretty sweet. Check out the album cover, tracklist and the link to the album after the jump.

Interview: Martin "Axe" Axenrot

I recently got to do an email interview with none other than Bloodbath, Opeth and Witchery drummer Martin “Axe” Axenrot.

Special thanks go out to Jasper Schuurmans, who helped making this possible. Blast some Bloodbath and read the interview after the jump.

Top 10 songs that make men do what?

The PRS for music have conducted a survey of the top 10 songs that make men cry. Metal Hammer reports. The following songs made the list:

1. REM – ‘Everybody Hurts’
2. Eric Clapton – ‘Tears in Heaven’
3. Leonard Cohen – ‘Hallelujah’
4. Sinead O’Connor – ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’
5. U2 – ‘With or Without You’
6. The Verve – ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’
7. Elton John – ‘Candle in the Wind’
8. Bruce Springsteen – ‘Streets of Philadelphia’
9. Todd Duncan – ‘Unchained Melody’
10. Robbie Williams – ‘Angels’

Now, to me this sounds more like a list of songs that make men contemplate breaking up with their girlfriends (the list is also known as your girlfriend’s romantic mixtape), or in case a man does listen to this, it’s because his boyfriend dumped him. The guys over at Metal Hammer have made their own top 10, with metal songs to cry to. We’re not sure if any metalhead has ever cried to a song, except if he was forced to listen to the new Linkin Park album front to back, but we’ll take their word. Continue reading to see the list.

Ill Niño are still around

First of all, I’m actually a little bit surprised.  I had no idea this band was still making music.  Ill Niño aren’t that bad of a band or anything, probably one of the better Nu Metal acts to come out in the early 200s.  However, they still were unoriginal, boring, Nu Metal and a Soulfly clone.

They have a new album out, “Dead New World“,  on Oct 26th.  They are on Victory Records, a record label known to sign really lousy bands.

Wanna get the track listing and other goodies regarding Ill Niño?  Then click here.

Guitar Lesson: Improvisation Solo

Today’s video is about solo improv. You know the score. You get some friends over, they ask you to play guitar. You have skills, but don’t know exactly which scales to use and how sound like a pro.

This video is a great example of perfect improvisation. Learn this in a few minutes and impress your friends! Video after the jump.