I'm not going to give you a history lesson in Bay Area metal here, but just in case you are not familiar with Death Angel, here is the CliffsNotes version of the band’s history: Back in the early days of Bay Area thrash metal, there was one band in particular...
So do you want bleak? As the new Smashing Pumpkins DVD opens, a crushing sense of inevitability and despair overtakes viewers as Billy Corgan recounts, “I’m obsessed with the concept that, just as I’m about to get out of Hell, I seem to find my way...
One of Ground Control's favorite obsessions (seriously, look at all the related articles at the bottom), The Sword, has announced the perfect present for all the nascent metal fans in your family: a limited edition box set featuring Age of Winters and Gods of the...
Shiny Toy Guns could’ve gone a few different routes to better the world. They could’ve collected toys, as in Toys for Tots. Or they could’ve collected guns (no questions asked) to get those violent weapons off the streets. Or, better yet, they...
Day/Track 1 – Pukkelpop IntroCan you say exciting? I know I’m crazy, but starting off a trip to the sound of 150,000 people says I’m about to go on a journey. I’m self-admitting myself to Pukkelpop. I hear this place has been around since...
While the possibility of a full reunion has now been terminally limited by the untimely deaths of keyboardist Richard Wright and psychedelic casualty Syd Barrett, it’s a safe assumption that there are tremendously few fans that wouldn’t (literally) pay good...
When some bands get huge, it’s really fun and gratifying to watch because, while everyone that heard them before knew they were good, the chances of them breaking out and making a massive impression seemed so far removed that it’s actually a surprise when...
I won’t lie, I’m a sucker for a super group. It’s like the first Olympic “dream team” or like when the Traveling Wilburys got all those old dudes together for a few hits. This time it’s Down, which has a list of ex-bands that range...
If you’ve ever been to a karaoke bar (I have, don’t judge me) and flipped through one of the catalogs of music available to sing, you may have noticed some recurring themes – you can do country songs of ay vintage, all manner of pop from Fifties girl...
So does the swindle continue? You know you’re asking. Thirty years after the release of the Sex Pistols’ one and only full-length album, the band – with all four of its original members – boarded the stage at Brixton Academy in front of a...