In 1981 you could make a very good case that Van Halen kicked more ass than any band on the planet. Their split with David Lee Roth in 1985 began a long inexorable decline for the band, but in this video they’re in their prime:
Here’s a clip of the mighty Bolt Thrower doing ‘No Guts No Glory’ at their recent Maryland Death Fest performance:
Via Blabbermouth:
They don’t have any US dates yet, but Cavalera Conspiracy rocks. The band includes Sepultura founding members Max and Igor Cavelera and Mark Rizzo from Soulfly:
Aug. 01 - Ankkarock Festival - Korso, Vantaa, FIN
Aug. 07 - Summer Sonic Festival - Osaka, JPN
Aug. 09 - Summer Sonic Festival - Tokyo, JPN
Aug. 20 - Pukkelpop [...]
Also via Shockwaves TV:
Here’s the killer video for Mastodon’s ‘Oblivion’:
Mastodon "Oblivion"
New Mastodon video @ Shockwaves TV
Via the excellent metal blog Shockwaves.TV:
Someone ran some video during Megadeth’s recent show with Slayer in Vancouver, BC. They caught a preview performance of ‘Headcrusher’ from the forthcoming album ‘Endgame’. Y’all know we love us some Megadeth here at SAVSCI so check it out:
Pretty sure we’ve posted this before but its a) Ozzy and b) awesome:
ESPN, the 24/7 poker network that hasn’t been relevant since the untimely death of hockey specialist Tom Mees over a decade ago, has finally afforded MMA the same coverage that they do boxing. The Lee Murray story makes the front page, much in the same way that Mike Tyson’s brushes with the law get [...]
None of the so-called ‘divas’ of today are even close to being in the same league as the great Ella Fitzgerald:
If you’re like us here at SAVSCI you just can’t get enough viking metal. And what’s better than a video with vikings? How about vikings in the snow! Amon Amarth plays ‘Guardians of Asgaard’
And here’s one of the best AA songs ever ‘The Pursuit of Vikings’:
Metallica has been releasing footage from their never ending tour supporting ‘Death Magnetic’ on their website. Here’s one of our favorite songs from the album ‘My Apocalypse’ live in Birmingham, England. More to come…
