Authors: Megan Kennedy
Dead But Dreaming – Local Artist Spotlight: Arsenic Addiction
Cthulhu fhtagn, beautiful star-spawns! Dead But Dreaming is glad to have you on this rainy spring day as we have a spot of tea (and brutality) with local spotlight artists Arsenic Addiction! And as always I’ve got some a rundown of this week’s metal events and some web-exclusive reviews for you, this week from Arsonists Get All the Girls, Forgotten Tombs, Gates of Slumber, Jesuit, Polkadot Cadaver and Zombi. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Winterus Interview
As summer descends upon us, dear star-spawns, I bring you chilly tales from the great white north: an interview with vocalist Christopher Erich Neu of black metal band Winterus, hailing from Kalamazoo! I also have some web-exclusive reviews, and a rundown of this week’s metal events. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Unearth Interview
This week, I sit down with veteran vocalist Trevor Phipps of the brutal Unearth to find out about their upcoming release Darkness In The Light, to get his thoughts on the current pulse of the metal scene, and find out why this album has fired up the brutal Boston quartet more than ever as they gear up to join Megadeth on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival. I’ve also got some web-exclusive reviews and an event rundown for you. … read more
2011 Mayhem Festival Preview
Since 2008, the Mayhem Festival has been a staple of North American touring metal fests, and its stages have been graced by such heavyweights as Slayer, Slipknot, Dragonforce, Lamb of God, Hatebreed and Killswitch Engage. Known for diverse lineups from subgenres all across the metal spectrum, Mayhem has raised the bar for their 2011 tour. Although there is no Salt Lake City stop on the tour this year, it will hitting the Nampa Ampitheatre in Nampa, ID on July 13th. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Rockstar Mayhem Festival 2011
The day started early, but already the summer sun was scorching the thousands of eager fans lined up outside the gates. The Main Stage was still being drilled and hammered together, so I followed the river of black shirts down a grassy knoll and to the huge side field where the Revolver and Jagermeister stages had been set up, one at each end, ringed by the merch booths of every band on the tour. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Machine Head interview
The heat is on, darkhearts—summer is sweltering all around us, but your faithful hostess has braved the inferno to bring you news from the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. I was given the honor to sit down with Machine Head drummer Dave McClain and find out how they’ve kept their heads and fists held high during their twenty years. We also have our weekly event listings and some exclusive reviews. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Trivium Interview
It takes hard work to knock over life’s hurdles and achieve rock god superstardom—or whatever you’re getting your degree in. This week, we’ve got a sit-down with someone who knows all about hard work: guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Trivium, who’s been touring the world blowing up venues since his late teen years. We also have a rundown of the next few weeks’ metal events and some web exclusive reviews. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Textures Interview
Napalm Flesh brings you tidings of prog and djent in this week’s blog with an interview with Textures drummer Stef Broks. We’ve also got your trusty web-exclusive reviews, including Jesse Leach’s new prog-project The Empire Shall Fall and a review of the newest effort from Saturnian Mist. … read more
Triple Art Opening @ Salt Lake Art Center 08.31
On Wednesday, August 31 at the Salt Lake Art Center, art lovers were treated to a triple-opening featuring some incredible artists of different mediums: a sculptured instillation by Jared Clark, a lovely retrospect of the life and work of abstract painter Douglas Snow and the video art of Nikolaj Larsen and Jamie McMurry. … read more
Napalm Flesh: All Shall Perish Interview
Hail, heathens! Before you careen your way into the New Years orgy, Napalm Flesh would like to present our final article of the year, and it’s a brutally awesome one at that: an interview with front man Eddie Hermida of All Shall Perish, whose new record This Is Where It Ends is being lovingly devoured by fans across the nation. We also have blog-exclusive reviews of new releases from Abnormal Thought Patterns, Anal Cunt and Vore. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Down Live Review
The air is getting chilly as autumn digs her merciless claws into our skin and begins to strangle the summer out of us. But the energy in the air is more than enough of a tradeoff, starspawns, and I was fortunate enough to siphon some of that lifeblood directly from metal god Philip Anselmo and his legendary cohorts in Down last week, and bring you a review of the event! It was truly a night to remember. We also have some exclusive reviews and event listings. … read more
Napalm Flesh: The Contortionist Interview
This week I bring you an interview with guitarist Robby Baca of The Contortionist, a space-prog-metal band from Indiana that fans of sci-fi and complex, atmospheric metal cannot afford to miss. We also have blog-exclusive reviews of the newest releases from As You Drown, Fuck the Facts, Nile, Ordo Obsidium, Skeletonwitch and Threat Signal, as well as this week’s event listings and links to streaming music. … read more
