For those of us unable to see SOLSTAFIR live, videos are the next best thing. Check out this awesome live performance of “Aera” filmed live in the band’s home country of Iceland last year.
Members of KVELERTAK and NETTLECARRIER have teamed up once again for another DJEVEL album entitled Besatt av Maane og Natt. The album comes out on May 31, 2013 on Aftermath Music.
Check out the song, “Stjernesluker.” It’s straight up, traditional Norwegian black metal.
NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) 2013 has now concluded, and many new and innovative products were featured on the massive lot at the Anaheim Convention Center. Many of these products pertain to musicians in the Metal scene, and some of the products are just plain cool.
The turnout was crazy as usual – some were there to do business, while others were there to be seen. Metal remains one of the best represented genres of music, as members of SLAYER, ANTHRAX, CANNIBAL CORPSE, MORBID ANGEL, NILE, MONSTROSITY, MEGADETH, and morewere checking out the latest and greatest gear as well. Without further ado, let’s get started with what APESHIT thought were the best products NAMM had to offer for our metal fans out there. Continue reading →
Sweden’s GHOST B.C. (formerly known as “GHOST“) recently released their first promo video for the song, “Secular Haze.” While the video is a performance on a stage from a 70′s variety tv show, the song itself is pretty psychedelic. Let’s see if their upcoming sophomore album can follow up their excellent debut, Opus Eponymous.
Today’s video of the day comes fresh from the current U.S. tour with MESHUGGAH, INTRONAUT, and ANIMALS AS LEADERS. As a special treat, INTRONAUT frontman, Sacha Dunable, joined MESHUGGAH on lead vocals for a performance of the MESHUGGAH classic, “New Millenium Cyanide Christ” this past Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia.
What an awesome performance. The APESHIT goons are insanely proud of Sacha!
Before there was MERCYFUL FATE, there was BLACK ROSE and BRATS. Today, we take a listen to BRATS, which featured MERCYFUL FATE guitarists Hank Shermann and vocalist KING DIAMOND.
Let’s check out their song, “Night Riders,” which later got reworked to become the classic MERCYFUL FATE song, “Curse of the Pharaohs.”
Heavy music fans were given a special treat at CONVERGE‘s show in Stockholm, Sweden last December. ENTOMBED‘s LG Petrov came out to sing the ENTOMBED classic, “Wolverine Blues,” with the band. CONVERGE have never made it a secret that one of their favorite and biggest inspirations have been these Swedish death metal gods. Check out the footage: