 About: "The noise began 23 years ago.
A music starved kid named Brian Slagel, killing time in suburban LosAngeles, gets sick of watching the local metal scene being ignored by the major labels. Working days at legendary metal emporium Oz Records and nights putting together one of the first metal fanzines, The New Heavy Metal Revue, Slagel asks some distributor friends if they'd be interested in circulating a compilation of unsigned bands if he put it together. The distributors said yes and Metal Blade Records was born. Of course it wasn't quite that simple. Putting in long 17 hour days between Oz and Metal Blade, Slagel pieced together the bands that would grace the label's first release - The New Heavy Metal Revue presents Metal Massacre. Metallica, Ratt and Black 'N' Blue were just a few of the willing locals. Except before Metal Massacre, Metallica didn't exist." Recent ReviewsRecent NewsGWAR: "Isn't This Disgusting" (Dayglo Abortions cover) GWAR has released a cover of "Isn't This Disgusting," originally by Dayglo Abortions. The recording is from an upcoming tribute comp to the Dayglo Abortions. GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus said of the song: “The DAYGLOs have always been one of my favorite bands ever since we played a show with them 25 years ago. So when we heard about this project we were completely stoked, not just with the idea,… 2012-01-02 16:00:01 Austrian Death Machine to release new Xmas EP Austrian Death Machine, the Schwarzenegger-worshipping side project of As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis, will be releasing an EP just in time for the holidays. The EP, titled Jingle All the Way, will feature 3 new songs from the band. The EP is set to be released December 6th, 2011 by Metal… 2011-12-01 11:30:01 As I Lay Dying: Decade of Destruction tour Metalcore act, As I Lay Dying will be setting out on a headlining tour this winter in support of their latest release, Decas. Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis will be joining them as… 2011-11-18 10:30:01 As I Lay Dying: "Electric Eye" (Judas Priest Cover) As I Lay Dying have posted their cover of the Judas Priest staple, "Electric Eye." The song comes from the band's forthcoming collection, Decas due out November 8th, 2011. The record features three new songs, several covers and remixes by INNERPARTYSYSTEM, Dillinger Escape Plan's Benjamin Weinman, Kelly "Carnage" Cairns and Big… 2011-10-04 14:00:01 As I Lay Dying: "Paralyzed" San Diego's As I Lay Dying will be releasing their new album, Decas, on November 8, 2011. They've released the first single from the album as a lyric video for the song,… 2011-09-15 11:30:01 Terror detail 'Defining the Faith' DVD LA hardcore act, Terror have unveiled the details for their upcoming DVD. The DVD is titled Defining the Faith and is a bonus for the deluxe edition of their latest release, Keepers of the Faith. Included in the DVD is a full live set composed of 3 different performances in Europe, backstage footage, four music videos, and a European documentary. Defining the Faith will… 2011-09-06 11:30:01 Shai Hulud working on new material According to the twitterverse, Shai Hulud is currently demoing new material. We'll keep you updated as more details surface. The band last released Misanthropy Pure in… 2011-08-17 15:30:02 GWAR / Every Time I Die (North America) Earth’s only openly extra-terrestrial rock band, GWAR, will be touring North America in the fall. Support on all dates will come from Every Time I Die, who've been working on a new record this summer. Click below for the dates. GWAR released Bloody Pit of Horror in 2010 via Metal… 2011-08-08 12:30:01 Between the Buried and Me / TesseracT / Animals as Leaders Between the Buried and Me have announced a headlining tour supported by TesseracT and Animals as Leaders. The band is supporting their 2010 Metal Blade Records debut, The Parallax: Hypersleep… 2011-08-02 17:00:01 The Red Chord working on new material Guitarist Mike "Gunface" McKenzie revealed via twitter that The Red Chord has begun writing their next album. Here's the update: "I’ve been pretty inspired to work on TRC songs lately. Maybe 6 or 7 songs are on their way. Our silence is… 2011-07-21 10:30:02 | Features
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