Filipino Metal Bands featured on Metal Podcasts

I discovered this podcast from the Facebook status updated of SIN. Aside from Sin other bands featured on this podcast are:BLOOD SHEDD (black/death metal); COG (experimental cross-over metal); DESCANT GOTT (thrash metal); HALMISTA (thrash metal); VOICE OF TRANQUILITY (death/thrash metal); also featuring CRANIAL SCHISM (grind core) from Indonesia; and from India SILENT EXISTENCE (thrash/core metal). Check out the podcast not only from the Philippines but from other countries. Metal knows no boundaries. Rock on Dudes!

The World Podcast Metal Show: Philippines

Talking Metal Podcast

For those of you who love to listen to metal music podcasts then here are some of the podcasts that I would recommend subscribing on iTunes.

Taking Metal with John Ostronomy and Mark Strigl

Metal Cast - The Ultimate Metal Podcast Show

Metal Music very Educational

Metal music for most of the people in the world considered this as just noise and is basically a "bad influence".

Well, I found an article that states that Metal music is educational according to one artist in South Africa.

According to this artist Parents need to be educated on the good influences of heavy metal music and how to deal with teenagers listening to the odd "bad" songs. Most metal music sympathizes with teenagers who are outsiders and teaches children to think for themselves about social issues.

Furthermore, most metal bands teach children that even though life may seem unfair, they need to "be strong and fight the good fight".

Parents have this fear of music which they themselves don't understand.".

Read more about the article here

INTOLERANT: Pure Filipino Metal Madness

Formed by the members of two genre-defining bands, Intolerant's music is a mixture of traditional thrash metal combined with borrowed elements from death, stoner metal, hardcore and even classic rock n' roll.

Featuring Skychurch vocalist/bassist Russell dela Cruz (who now plays guitar, and still screams), Skychurch guitarist Joey Dizon on lead guitar and former Loss of Control members Mic Gallegos and Pepo Gohu (on bass and drums respectively…), Intolerant is dead-set in the process of making heavy metal even more creative, and open-minded– without abandoning the traditional elements that have made it both timeless, and uncompromising. Though Intolerant's inception seems almost recent, the band appeals as a group that has both the know-how and the balls to deliver with each punch.

More about INTOLERANT on their Official Myspace Site

INTOLERANT's Debut Album Reasons for Unrest

Death Angel : The Very First Filipino-American Metal Band

Death Angel, formed in 1982, is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from Concord, California. Death Angel broke up in 1991, but reformed at the Thrash of the Titans benefit concert for Chuck Billy in 2001.

Current members

* Mark Osegueda - vocals (1982–1991, 2001-Present)
* Rob Cavestany - guitars, backing vocals (1982–1991, 2001-Present)
* Ted Aguilar - guitars (2001-Present)
* Andy Galeon - drums (1982–1991, 2001-Present)
* Sammy Diosdado - bass (2008 - present)

Former members

* Gus Pepa - guitar (1982–1991)
* Dennis Pepa - bass guitar, backing vocals (1982-1991, 2001-2008)


Studio Albums

* The Ultra-Violence (1987)
* Frolic Through the Park (1988)
* Act III (1990)
* The Art of Dying (2004)
* Killing Season (2008)

Official website
Death Angel MySpace page



Death Angel - "Dethroned"

Testament's Music Video of "More Than Meets The Eye"

Here's another treat for you Testament fans as the band recently announced their music video for the song "More than Meets the Eye" of their latest album "Formation of Damnation" Rock on \m/

SIN: The Philippines's premiere Metal Band

I've been a metal fan since my high school days and I totally support the local metal scene so I will be posting some of our local metal bands and the first band that I will feature is the band SIN



SIN:
Charles Daza - vocals
Gilchrist Tan - guitars
Rommel Vasquez - guitars
Alvin Quinones - Bass
Macoy Manuel - Drums


SIN "Amorphisis"

SIN Official Myspace Page

Top 10 Most Influential Metal Singers of All Time IMO

10. Rob Zombie and Al Jourgensen of Ministry - This two has introduced industrial metal into the maintream metal music.

9. Philip Anselmo - Although Dimebag Darrel was the signature icon of Pantera but Phil Anselmo's vocal was the who influenced most of the nu metal and metalcore singers today.

8. Glen Benton - death metal's resident satanist looms his influence on the death metal scene

7. Conrad Lant & Quorthon - Black Metal pioneers

6. Chuck Billy & Tom Araya - Thrash metal gods Testament and Slayer won't be the same without these two.


5. Ronnie James Dio - He replace Ozzy as the lead singer of Black Sabbath and he also gain success with his own band Dio.


4. Lemmy Kilmister - Lemmy's infectious raspy voice and lyrics was one of most influential thing in metal music history.



3. Bruce Dickinson - Bruce's unique vocal talent has also influence the Power Metal and Thrash metal scences



2. Rob Halford - The Greatest Metal Screamer of all time was the main influence of the Power Metal scene


1. Ozzy Osbourne - The godfather of Heavy metal, Ozzy and the rest of Black Sabbath started it all.

AFTeRSHOCK: Metalcore Legends

Aftershock is a Western Metalcore band based out of Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 1992 and broke up sometime in 1999. They re-formed for a reunion tour in 2001 in Japan. The band also consisted of past and present members of Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall.

Last Lineup:

Tobias Dutkiewicz - vocals
Adam Dutkiewicz - Guitar/vocals,drums for a period
Joel Stroetzel - Guitar
Neil Gadbois - Bass
Tom Gomes - drums


AFTeRSHOCK-For Those Of You Who Kill(PV)

Slipknot's New Album : All Hope is Gone

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Here's a preview of Slipknot's newest album "All Hope is Gone".

For All Hope Is Gone, the band has displayed interest in making it their heaviest album to date. The band an expansion on the thrash metal riffing that was displayed on Vol. 3, as well as more guitar solos. However, they also want to make it their most experimental record, and will be including more acoustic guitars and melodic vocals.

-Wikipedia.org


All Hope is Gone



Psychosocial

Featured Metal Video of The Week: Lamb Of God - RedNeck

Here's My First Featured Video for this week

LAMB OF GOD - REDNECK

Soilwork part ways with Guitarist OLA Frenning

Swedish metallers SOILWORK, who recently completed the LAMB OF GOD/KILLSWITCH ENGAGE U.S. tour in support of their new album "Sworn To A Great Divide", have decided to part ways with guitarist Ola Frenning.

It was felt that Ola resisted the demands of the road and found it difficult to come to terms with the amount of touring scheduled.

"Sworn To A Great Divide" is SOILWORK's fastest seller and the live demand for the band is growing. They intend to play everywhere and fulfill the album's potential.

Vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid says: "It was a very difficult decision to make because Ola has been our friend and bandmate for a very long time."

The decision will not affect any of SOILWORK's plans. Guitarist David Andersson will fill in on their upcoming Finnish/Baltic tour as well as the "Scum Of The Earth" U.S. tour with THROWDOWN. The band will then tour Australia, Japan and Southeast Asia before returning to Europe for festivals and a headlining U.S. tour in the fall.

Ola Frenning comments: "After 10 years, seven albums and several world wide tours, we've realized that we have developed in different directions and have a different set of values, profession wise. The disagreements have reached their peak and it has become an untenable situation. The band's solution is that I part ways with them so that I won't be in the way for the future plans of SOILWORK. However, since I'm not gonna be on the road (at least for a while), I will now be able to continue with my songwriting and producing at another level. For further information, visit www.myspace.com/olafrenning. The page will be updated in the near future. Cheers to ya all... And thanks for making these 10 years with the band memorable."

source: Blabbermouth.net

SOILWORK - AS WE SPEAK

SOIL WORK - EXILE

Machine Head's Robb Flynn's Reaction to Slayer Winning the Grammy[Repost]

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has issued the following update:

"'We're number 2! We're number 2! We're number 2!'

That's what us and the SHADOWS FALL guys were jokingly chanting at the Grammy after-party last night. Yeah it was disappointing, but man, we've joined an elite group of Grammy 'losers' that might be even more metal than the winners, including four-time Grammy losers PANTERA, MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Just getting nominated for a Grammy was an incredible highlight for the band, and the Grammys were pretty damn awesome. Tina Turner up there shaking her thing was just amazing, a smokin' hot Carrie Underwood, Kanye and Daft Punk, the Cirque De Soleil BEATLES tribute... Jesus, their rendition of'Let It Be' had me on the verge of tears. My Dad and step-mom up there proud as could be... it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

"Five minutes after the 'Best Metal Performance' nomination was given to SLAYER, I got a text from Kerry King (who didn't attend) that said, 'I'll take the Grammy... but I have no problem telling you that you guys should have won!' Very cool and VERY classy of him. He didn't have to say that, but he did, and it was a very big thing to do. I give him all the respect in the world for doing it.

"Should we have won? Well to listen to the 'blogsphere' tell it... controversially, yes! On behalf of the band I want to thank all the kids and people who were on sites like Blabbermouth, MH1, etc. venting their overwhelming support for the band. Would I have rather lost to 'Angel Of Death' or 'Seasons In The Abyss', or 'Disciple' rather than the bonus track on the re-release of the same album they won last year for? Sure! But, if any band can carry the torch in representing 'pure' metal, it's SLAYER. Past 'metal' winners included RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SOUNDGARDEN, and DEFTONES, who, while great bands in their own right, are NOT metal. We can ALL take pride in the fact that it was SLAYER this year and not AVENGED SEVENFOLD or JETHRO fucking TULL!!!

"If it weren't for SLAYER, there would be no MACHINE HEAD, and I have no problem saying that. Even before we toured with them, I had seen SLAYER more times than any other band in my life. My friends and I lived and breathed SLAYER, and Phil, Adam, and I all shared many pre-MACHINE HEAD moments worshipping SLAYER, whether it was driving across country listening to 'Seasons' on the first VIO-LENCE tour, or driving all over California as friends for hours to follow the band around. At this point I can confidently say, that including the over 90 shows MACHINE HEAD have played with them, I have seen probably 130 SLAYER shows all together, more shows than any other band in existence for me.

"So to Kerry, Jeff, Tom, and Dave... congratulations, you've earned it... again.

"HELLYEAH tour is going really cool, playing some crazy places that we've never played before in America like Charlotte, NC and Atlantic City, NJ. It's fun playing to their crowd too, since in a lot of these nooks and crannies of America a lot of kids are seeing MACHINE HEAD for the first time ever, and a lot of times have only heard the new stuff. We've had some amazing shows too, not quite the insanity of the U.K. or Europe, or even the last U.S. run, but rad nonetheless. MUDVAYNE dudes are really cool, Bob to Tomcat and their crew guys are really cool too, but dude, Vinnie Paul is possibly the coolest, smoothest, pimpest motherfucker I know. The motherfucker is like the god damned Pope when he comes out after a show, with people practically tripping over themselves to meet him. And good lord if the dude isn't the biggest stripper-chick magnet I've ever been around in my life, Christ almighty!!?? The ladies LOVE to be around Vinnie Paul!

"HELLYEAH are a great rock band, and I gotta give it up to singer Chad Gray, he has an uncanny ability to make a deep and honest connection with the crowd. Not in the rocking / thrashing sense, but in his ability to make every person in the room feel a part of the show, something that sounds a lot easier than it is. Dude is a GREAT frontman. And GODDAMN do those motherfuckers like to drink... whew!!!!??? I thought WE drank a lot!! I've never done more shots in my life. We're definitely having fun out here.
"Really looking forward to supporting KORN in Dubai, headlining Israel for the first time ever is gonna be amazing, India for the first time, first headlining show in Japan in like 8 years, supporting METALLICA in Portugal and Spain... 2008 is looking so killer already!!!

"We will be doing a bunch of festivals in Europe and the U.K. come summertime, and we're stoked to be a part of the Mayhem Tour in the U.S., it's our first U.S. festival run in a few years. Mayhem is gonna be fuckin' awesome, and we're really looking forward to jamming with a lot of our friends again! Anyway, until next time...

"'We're number 2! We're number 2! We're number 2!'…"

Source:Blabbermouth.net

SLAYER bags another Grammy

You read it right, Thrash metal legends SLAYER has won another Grammy award for "Best Metal Performance" for the song "Final Six" which is a bonus song on their latest album Christ Illusion. This is their second award after winning the same last year for the song "Eyes of the Insane" still from the same album. Slayer Rulez! \m/