By Mike Bax Photo credit: Jeremy Saffer Hatebreed’s seventh album, The Concrete Confessional will see its release a month from now. It’s a tightened-up overly aggressive piece of work, clocking in at 13 songs and a running time of less than 35 minutes. It’s an album that came together quickly for Jamey Jasta, Chris Beattie,…
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Interview with Marcos Leal of Shattered Sun – March 26th, 2015
Interview & photo by Mike Bax This week marks the release of Shattered Sun’s debut album Hope Within Hatred. Signed to Victory Records, the album boasts ten original songs and a wonderful Testament cover of ‘Return To Serenity’. It showcases a strong lyrical and musical prowess harkening back to the early days of thrash metal…
Testament, Exodus w Shattered Sun – The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto – April 15th, 2015
Review and Photos by Mike Bax Practice What You Preach, arguably Testament’s most revered album by fans proved to be an apt theme for this performance. All three bands on this bill brought their A-game to the table, and delivered an amazing evening of music, warts and all. Shattered Sun went on stage early at…
Interview with Steve Zetro Souza of Exodus – March 27th, 2015
Interview by Mike Bax Currently on a four-week run of dates with Testament and Shattered Sun, Exodus is riding on a career high at the moment with the recent release of Blood In, Blood Out, arguably the band’s finest album since the earliest material from the mid-1980s. Thrash historians all know the story of Legacy…
Testament Exodus Shattered Sun Interview – Dark Roots of Thrash II Tour April 2015
Chuck Billy, Steve Zetro Souza and Marcos Leal Discuss the Dark Roots of Thrash II Tour Interviews by Mike Bax For thrash metal fans, the upcoming April 2015 four-week run of dates featuring Testament, Exodus and Shattered Sun could very well prove to be the tour of the year, considering the three decade legacy of…
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