The nationwide shutdown of the concert industry has forced musicians to get creative. Over the past month, everyone from Neil Young to Paul Simon to Elvis Costello to Joan Baez to the Backstreet Boys has released homemade performance videos.
The newest one comes from Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, in collaboration with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Roberto “Ra” Diaz. The trio teamed up to cover the 1978 Rush classic “La Villa Strangiato.”
“Despite being an instrumental, the song tells a complete story, complete with plot and characters,” Benante wrote of the video.
The newest one comes from Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, in collaboration with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Roberto “Ra” Diaz. The trio teamed up to cover the 1978 Rush classic “La Villa Strangiato.”
“Despite being an instrumental, the song tells a complete story, complete with plot and characters,” Benante wrote of the video.
- 4/13/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
A cadre of music’s heaviest hitters will lead the Grammy Music Education Coalition’s nine-hour fundraising telethon, dubbed Oh Say Can You Stream, on Saturday.
Alice Cooper, Dmc and host Megadeth’s David Ellefson will all make appearances during the broadcast, which will take place at 4 p.m. Et on several online channels. Proceeds will benefit the School’s Out initiative — which offers online lessons, instruments and gear to children and aspiring musicians during this period where school is literally out because of the coronavirus pandemic — as well as Covid-19 relief charities.
Alice Cooper, Dmc and host Megadeth’s David Ellefson will all make appearances during the broadcast, which will take place at 4 p.m. Et on several online channels. Proceeds will benefit the School’s Out initiative — which offers online lessons, instruments and gear to children and aspiring musicians during this period where school is literally out because of the coronavirus pandemic — as well as Covid-19 relief charities.
- 4/9/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Members of Metallica, Exodus, Testament and other San Francisco–area thrash-metal groups reflect on how wild the scene was when it exploded in the early Eighties in the trailer for the upcoming documentary Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story.
“It was scary, and it was dark,” Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick says. “It was this outlet for angst.”
“Poseurs must die!” Kirk Hammett exclaims with his hands in the air.
The film, which was directed by Adam Dubin (Beastie Boys’ “Fight for Your Right to Party” video,...
“It was scary, and it was dark,” Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick says. “It was this outlet for angst.”
“Poseurs must die!” Kirk Hammett exclaims with his hands in the air.
The film, which was directed by Adam Dubin (Beastie Boys’ “Fight for Your Right to Party” video,...
- 3/20/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Nuclear Blast
Rating: ★★★★
Supergroup compilations can be hit and miss, and although many metal fans in 2015 like to lambaste anyone who isn’t pushing the envelope as far as possible, that can make it far too easy to forget how enjoyable the most base staples of the genre can truly be.
Blisteringly-fast guitar solos, a solid mix of clean and aggressive vocals, thunderous and intricate drum patterns powering everything – it’s clear when the Metal Allegiance project came together (comprised of everyone from Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe to Dream Theatre’s Mike Portnoy, Pantera’s Phil Anselmo and more), they simply wanted to put out a record that would speak to the times, whilst also emitting a timeless quality itself.
Each song features the same core setup of Testament’s Alex Skolnick on lead guitar and Portnoy on drums (with Megadeth’s Dave Ellefson on bass for the...
Rating: ★★★★
Supergroup compilations can be hit and miss, and although many metal fans in 2015 like to lambaste anyone who isn’t pushing the envelope as far as possible, that can make it far too easy to forget how enjoyable the most base staples of the genre can truly be.
Blisteringly-fast guitar solos, a solid mix of clean and aggressive vocals, thunderous and intricate drum patterns powering everything – it’s clear when the Metal Allegiance project came together (comprised of everyone from Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe to Dream Theatre’s Mike Portnoy, Pantera’s Phil Anselmo and more), they simply wanted to put out a record that would speak to the times, whilst also emitting a timeless quality itself.
Each song features the same core setup of Testament’s Alex Skolnick on lead guitar and Portnoy on drums (with Megadeth’s Dave Ellefson on bass for the...
- 8/24/2015
- by Scott Tailford
- Obsessed with Film
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