Metal Archives
Olivier Pinard: Cryptopsy’s “Fear His Displeasure” Bass Playthrough
Cryptopsy have a new album coming out next week called The Book of Suffering – Tome II, and they’re gearing fans up for it with this killer guitar and bass playthrough of the song “Fear His Displeasure.” Bassist Olivier Pinard tears it up with a crushing tone. “On this recording I used my Spector Euro 5 LX with Elixir strings...
The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Updated for 10th Anniversary
Daniel Bukszpan is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of his The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal with a newly revised and updated 10th anniversary edition. The richly illustrated book includes the full spectrum of the metal genre, starting with early years Led Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, Kiss, and Queen, through later years acts such as Mötley Crue, Black...
Classic Metal Show features Ian Hill
Bassist Ian Hill, from Judas Priest, was a featured guests on this past weekend’s “The Classic Metal Show”. The buzz is that Judas Priest is working on a new album, A Touch of Evil: Live, to be released July 14 during the band’s summer tour. The album will feature 10 songs never released live. Rob Halford told Billboard.com, “I love...