Ohio headbangers Skeletonwitch -- whose latest album, "Forever Abomination", cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel's Top 40 of 2011 -- will return to the road this week. After a warm-up show in Cleveland on Friday, the band will join forces with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group's first North American touring action of 2012. In other Skeletonwitch news, the final color variant of the forthcoming "Breathing The Fire" vinyl reissue -- which, u...
Initial thoughts: a little bit of Mudhoney vocals with punk rock attitude and bluesy guitar. Then, track 2 turns into a Kiss hit with a bit of Clutch meets an American version of Ozzy Osbourne. Overall interterpretation: They have an eclectic mix of rock sounds. Although, the first time that I listened to Red Hot Rebellion on shuffle I was unsure if I could take the album seriously with their self-proclaimed ‘evilness’ that is represented by the song titles ("For the Benefit of Evil," "Hellfire," "Devil’s Rope"). But, the more that I listened to them, I found myself re-playing certain...
The Prince of F*cking Darkness will reigns again this weekend. Ozzy Osbourne has built a legendary 40 year career; no one can argue his immortal rock status. Who might Ozzy invite as his main support? Oh. Just Rob Halford. You know…from Judas Priest. Halford, the namesake project of the illustrious singer will warm up the rabid fans. Ozzy Osbourne with Rob Halford, Quicken Loan Arenas, December, 7:30pm. The 61 year old Ozzy has edged out a case of “getting old” with daily work outs and an all around avoidance of drinking and smoking. His latest album has been out for about two months,...
By Bridget Arnwine Making a play on the phrase “drop dead” are Atti and Ardog of Drop Alive, a hard-rocking high-octane duo from Pavia, Italy, a city that coincidentally was once occupied by the Goths. Atti and Ardog met in 2004 as employees of the same supermarket. “One day I was about to walk home when I heard Sepultura’s ‘Beneath the Remains’ being blasted out of a car stereo,” Atti recalled. “It was Ardog, and that was enough of a good reason to ask for a lift home, you know, just to listen to the music!” They began playing together in 2006, and by early 2007 the...
