Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Devildriver ‘The Appetite’
The new album Winter Kills (Napalm Records) is officially available today! The first single titled “The Appetite” is the double-bass double guitar badassery I [...]
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Happy Birthday: Layne Staley
The uniquely talented Layne Staley would have been 46 years old today. Staley’s somber tone added a dark allure to Alice in Chains, resonating a common chord with an [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Metallica “The Four Horsemen”
I came home from work today and the John Baizley (of Baroness) “The Four Horsemen” shirt was in my mailbox. Not only is the first time I’ve spent money on [...]
Hey, Jerk, Want a “Bloodbath” at the 4th Annual GWAR B-Q This Weekend?
Latest Opus Battle Maximus Available September 17th on Metal Blade Records The biggest, sickest, most debauched party of the summer is just days away! That’s right, [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Type O Negative “Hallow’s Eve”
All this pre-October website work today has me blasting some very Halloween-themed music. This is always on the list. Miss you, [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: Metal Covers! 8.9.13
We get excited to hear one of our favorite bands cover a song by another band we dig. Not only does it confirm that said band has great taste in music, but it can often times [...]
New Dream Theater Lyric Video! “The Enemy Inside”
I love the heavier Dream Theater. Love it. Chugging away, but layered with all the textures and elements that make them progressive metal masters. The new self-titled album [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Clutch “The Face”
What measure of madness governs their [...]
The Melvins Set to Release ‘Tres Cabrones’ on 11/5: The Sludge Gods Have Looked Upon You Favorably!
The Melvins are set to release Tres Cabrones, a 12-song release that finds Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover reuniting with original drummer Mike Dillard, on Nov. 5 via Ipecac [...]
Beastwars Release New Geek-Friendly Video for ‘Dune’
…a flying motorbike, viking longship, army tanks and a traveler lost deep in time and space. They all make an appearance in this brand new video from New [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: The Occult & Metal 8.2.13
Metal and the occult go together like Nickelback and date rapes; they just mesh. While it might be cliché and played out in metal, the influence and continued presence is [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 7.26.13
Better late than never? Sorry for the late posting. A migraine put me in bed before nine last night. Crank your EFM and don’t forget Baroness have just released their [...]
Monster Magnet Return with the ‘Last Patrol’!
Monster Magnet, the reigning kings of acid metal, and the best IMHO, are poised to return to the airwaves on October 15th! The new album artwork by Johun Sumrow was released [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Black Sabbath ‘Planet Caravan’, ‘Solitude’ & ‘Changes’
This sounds like the soundtrack of 1988, the summer between my graduation and college. Living in a Midwestern town of less than 2,000, there wasn’t a lot to do, so we [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 7.19.13
Young Dio! And with better [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Opeth ‘Patterns in the Ivy I & II’
Photo via Nate Roboto Photography© Opeth are probably my favorite metal band at the moment, maybe forever. This song is peaceful, languid, and beautiful in every regard. [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats ‘I’ll Cut You Down’
Looks like a mescaline party at Anton LaVey’s house. If you aren’t familiar with Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, you should have better [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: THRASH!
There is a defining moment in every metal head’s life. Sure, lots of us were already fans, then, “it” hits us. Something so raw, so aggressive, something [...]
‘Absymal Dawn’ Enter the Studio!
Los Angeles Death Metallers ABSYMAL DAWN, have entered the studio to begin work on the follow up to their 2011 release Leveling the Plane of Existence. Frontman Charles [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 7.5.13
I don’t know what it is, but I absolutely can’t get enough metal now. I’ve tried to track down old music from back in the day; stuff that was either lost or [...]
Black Tusk Premiere New Song! ‘Internal, External’
As the release date of the Tend No Wounds EP draws closer, BLACK TUSK have premiered another new track. Today Crave Online is hosting an exclusive premiere of the song [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Lamb of God ‘Now You’ve Got Something to Die For’
Metal Matt loaned me some DVDs this weekend and this one stands out. I’ve become addicted to some old school Lamb of God. So should [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: SATAN! 6.28.13
Oh, metal, where would you be without the devil? He’s a busy guy when it comes to metal. He spent all that time being worshiped via backwards messages on rock albums [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Danzig ‘How the Gods Kill’
You have no idea how much D&D I played to this [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! Blast This Sh*t!
Rando metal fact: Dave Mustaine and other members of Megadeth spent a substantial amount of the production money for ‘Killing is My Business‘ on miscellaneous [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: New Metal!
New metal! My new car came with satellite radio, and I can’t stop listening to Liquid Metal. And, while not new, I haven’t been able to stop listening to it since [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Baroness ‘Steel That Sleeps the Eye/Swollen & Halo’
Thank God. I’ll be in Cincinnati tomorrow night for my second Baroness show. The banged up Georgians are playing at The Taft Theater on 6/12 and I couldn’t be [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Black Sabbath ‘God is Dead?’
Because Black Sabbath, that’s [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Deftones ‘The Chauffeur’ (Duran Duran Cover)
My wife left for a few days in Vegas, which leaves me home with nothing to do. Some pain management and Stone RIS w/ espresso seems to be curing the pain/boredom until Game [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Megadeth ‘Super Collider’
Check out the new album, Super Colllider, available everywhere…right now. Christian-themed coffee and Lars voodoo dolls [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Polkadot Cadaver ‘Chloroform Girl’
These guys are new to me and definitely worth sharing. Somewhere between Ween and a Danny Elfman soundtrack is Polkadot Cadaver. Classified as avant-garde, this Maryland band [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 5.31.13
It’s heating up, kids, stay hydrated with the craft beer(s) of your choice – and keep it metal. Check back the week of June 12 for a complete review of the [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Tesseract ‘Singularity’
I’m fairly new to this band, but everything I’ve heard so far is definitely smart metal – something we could all use more of. Their new album, Altered [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 5.24.13
Three day weekend with not a damn thing to do! I have the fridge crammed full of new beers that need to be enjoyed and reviewed. My stack of unread comics is getting huge, [...]
WTF? Metallica Releases New Trailer and Imax Poster for “Through the Never”
Finally, this half-assed Black album song is a ….film? Did I read or write that correctly? Turns out that I did. This looks like quite a bit of Metallica cash was spent [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Orchid ‘The Mouths of Madness’
Loving these guys. There isn’t enough time for all this great [...]
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats ‘Mind Control’ Album Review
Lifted from the Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats Facebook page: Arriving at an abandoned barn beneath a dead summer sky, Uncle Acid sets up his crackling vintage tweed amp. [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 5.10.13
Friday! May as well have a liberal dose of [...]
Opeth Concert Review 5.8.13 Buster’s Lexington, KY
This was a real bucket list moment for me. Plagued with terrible timing, I’ve missed Opeth the last few times they were within 200 miles of Lexington. I made up for it [...]
Mastodon Busting Ass on New Album!
Within the confines of a smoky practice facility in Atlanta, Mastodon are stirring. Between trips to the inner cosmos and thick puffs of Opium, something magical is [...]
[metal] Fister’s Devil Music of the Week: Opeth ‘Still Beneath the Sun’
Two more days until I meet Opeth! I have to admit it, for as pumped as I am, I’m a little nervous. What does one say to Mikael Akerfeldt when you have such respect for [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Amon Amarth ‘Deceiver of the Gods’
Available 6/25. [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: A Tribute to Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman 1964-2013
The metal community lost one of its most respected and talented founding fathers on Thursday. Jeff Hanneman of Slayer died of liver failure at Hemet Valley Medical Center, [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Rob Zombie ‘Teenage Nosferatu Pussy’
Catchy title, huh? I’m loving the new RZ album, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor. The funky keyboards really give it a jammed out vibe that merges well with John [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 4.26.13
Friday! I hope everyone had a good week. I’m still jacked up from getting my new Mikael Akerfeldt Signature PRS. This beautiful thing: Not only has this guitar forced [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Opeth ‘Credence’ Live @ Newbury Comics Leominster, MA. 4/20/13
Thanks to my friend, Metal Matt, for sending me this link! Amongst the action figures, comics, and plush toys sits the worlds most (arguably) awesome metal band, playing for [...]
Black Sabbath ask “God is Dead?” in the new Single
Cool! Total your car – get a new one loaded with XM Radio, which is where I heard this yesterday. All in all, the song isn’t bad at all. I doubt this record is [...]
Sunday Morning: Wake up with Mastodon!
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: Opeth Edition! 4.19.13
Okay, kids, listen, I just bought a Mikael Akerfeldt Signature PRS Guitar, so this week features Opeth and nothing but. If you want to see my bad ass new guitar, click here. [...]
New Guitar Day: The PRS Mikael Akerfedlt Model
Yes, for the first time since 2003, I got a new guitar. I did the typical anal-retentive guitarist stuff. I googled incessantly. I went to local guitar shops and methodically [...]
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