“I don’t know what I’d call Teenage Time Killers, but I do know it’s a supergroup of fucking badass musicians and singers,” Corrosion of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin told Rolling Stone in 2015 of his all-star punk-meets-metal side project. Their first album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1, came out that year. …
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Think of Krallice as the underground-metal equivalent of a gourmet food truck. Much as that set-up allows a chef to make their own hours and cook pretty much whatever they want, this Queens, New York, band’s M.O. affords them an unusual degree of logistical and creative freedom. They tour infrequently, …
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Once upon a time, former Morbid Angel frontman David Vincent was a death-metal rock star. On subgenre-defining albums like 1993’s Covenant, his bestial roar — “Was that a bear?” Butt-Head quipped upon viewing the video for that LP’s closing track “God of Emptiness” — and sinister charisma made an unforgettable …
Read More »Stoner Metal Kings Sleep Detail 'Live at Third Man' Vinyl Release
Sleep, the doom-metal act behind cult classics like 2003’s Dopesmoker, is releasing a 4-LP live album through Third Man Records‘ quarterly vault subscription series. The band recorded Sleep Live at Third Man Records at the label’s Nashville headquarters in December, months after their surprise return after a 15-year break with …
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