http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult MetalKult, The Ultimate Extreme Metal Destination Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:56:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On June 11, 2008, when classic San Francisco thrashers Death Angel came to NYC to play BB Kings Blues Club & Grille in support of their latest album, Killing Season (Nuclear Blast), we invited guitarists Rob Cavestany and Ted Aguilar to our Manhatten headquarters for a video question-and-answer session. In the ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/videos/deathangel/ When Massachusetts hardcore stalwarts Converge rolled into NYC's Blender Theatre on April 1, 2008, in support of their latest full-length, No Heroes (Epitaph), MetalKult caught up with vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou for a candid backstage video interview. In the footage below, check out the guys as they discuss ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/videos/converge/ When MetalKult visited Norway last March, we met up with Archaon (guitar) and Seidemann (bass) from the black metal band 1349. Before the pair took us out on a Norwegian metal pub crawl, we sat down in Neseblod Records' Maiden branch for a few warm-up pints. When the alcohol started ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/videos/1349/ +++ Hey guys! It's Angela from Arch Enemy here. Over the past few weeks I've been checking in with updates from our U.S. Tyranny and Bloodshred tour, which started on May 9 in Philadelphia and ended on May 30 at West Hollywood’s House of Blues. With supporting acts Dark Tranquility, ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/tour-diary/archenemy-blog6/ When MetalKult visited Norway last March, we were invited to visit the private studios of Norwegian black metal band Satyricon for a gear tour and the following in-depth question-and-answer session with frontman Satyr and drummer Frost. Below, the pair discusses a wide range of topics, including the progression of Satyricon's ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/videos/satyricon/ On March 4, 2008, Japanese doom-psych-drone trio Boris played before an excited crowd at New York's Knitting Factory. The band was in town to support its latest release, Smile (Southern Lord). In the clips below, watch Boris unleash a torrent of distortion, cries and ripping rock and roll as the play ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/live-kult/boris/ Brooklyn, NY‘s Tombs—featuring guitarist/vocalist (and sometimes MetalKult contrib) Mike Hill, drummer Justin Ennis and bassist Carson Daniel James—are currently writing the follow-up album to their self-titled EP (Black Box Recordings / Level Plane). Tombs will record their new full-length and Relapse debut this August, which will see an early 2009 ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/news/tombs-sign-to-relapse-records/ When Sweden's Disfear hit NY's Knitting Factory on April 16 in support of their latest record, Live the Storm (Relapse), MetalKult grabbed our cameras and raced downtown to catch a heavy D-beating from Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates) and crew. Below, check out the guys rip through "Get It Off," ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/live-kult/disfear/ +++ Hello, it’s Robin from The Ocean. This diary starts in the middle of our world tour in support of our latest album, Precambrian (Metal Blade). We have already been on tour in Europe for over a month now, but I only recently started bothering to write down some of ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/tour-diary/theocean2/ When MetalKult visited Norway last March, we were privileged to have the rare opportunity to visit with Emperor guitarist/vocalist Ihsahn at his Symphonique Studios in Notodden, Norway. While we were there we got a tour of the gear Ihsahn used to record his latest solo album, angL (Candlelight/Mnemosyne), before sitting ... http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/videos/ihsahn/