The audience’s deafening roar affirmed a resounding, “Yes!” Axl, of course, was referring to the oncoming “Nightrain,” which bookended the first part of what will be recalled as an historic two-night stand in L.A. for the penultimate shows of the 2016 North American Not In This Lifetime… Tour.
Bass guitars have been a critical component of all genres of music for decades. Their unmistakable sound and attractive feel has attracted most headliners in the business at one time or another. From solo artist to full orchestra bands.
There are some albums in the history of music that are just a cut above the rest. Whether it’s due to the album being launched at the band’s peak, the timing of a release, or a shift in the genre of music. Every band’s goal in this business is to progressively build and hone their sound … Read morePantera’s ‘Far Beyond Driven’ Turns 21
A tough test for you today as All Axess takes on our biggest poll EVER! We’ve collected together all 90 tracks from Lamb of God‘s studio albums – Burn the Priest, New American Gospel, As the Palaces Burn, Ashes of the Wake, Sacrament, Wrath, and Resolution – and we want you to whittle them down … Read moreReader Poll: Which Are Your Top 5 LAMB OF GOD Tracks?
This week’s AMPED Artist of the Week is a, Subversion. The official music video to ‘Born Of The Sun,’ from the band’s brand new album, ‘Animi’ can be heard below. Subversion has made some serious headway since forming in 2008, having played internationally with several renowned metal acts, including: Tesseract, Mnemic, Monuments, Xerath, Hacktivist and Chimp Spanner and … Read moreSubversion Gets AMPED By All Axess
This week’s AMPED Artist Of The Week is Swedish progressive/alternative metal veterans, Pain Of Salvation. The band’s laid back cover of the classic Dio track, ‘Holy Diver’ can be streamed below. ‘Holy Diver’ is taken from Pain Of Salvation’s new acoustic album, ‘Falling Home,’ which was released late last year via Inside Out Music. The album is … Read morePain Of Salvation Gets AMPED By All Axess
Machine Head‘s Burn My Eyes is – without question – one of the most stellar debut metal records ever. Over 20 years have passed and it is still praised and revered by fans, critics and a lot of other bands. These days, no one album will set up a band’s career or predict their relevance in … Read moreMachine Head Are the Band Others Need To Model Themselves After
Personified by their hard working mentality and grunge meets hard rock sound, Pittsburgh based rock/alternative band and last week’s All Axess AMPED Artist Of The Week, Long Time Divided are fast becoming one of the most sought after bands on the Pittsburgh scene and are starting to make a name for themselves on the national scene. The … Read moreAll Axess Exclusive With AMPED Artist Long Time Divided
In yet another All Axess EXCLUSIVE, we sit down with Red Fang‘s David Sullivan to talk about guitars, practice tips, his favourite pieces of gear, and what inspires him We’ll have the second part of the interview for you next week but for now, you can check out part one below! Related: How to choose … Read moreAll Axess Exclusive: David Sullivan of Red Fang Interviewed
Demanufacture still stands up to any metal record out there. Los Angeles’ Fear Factory formed in 1990 and have released a slew of albums, but it was 1995’s Demanufacture which catapulted them into cyber-metal legend status. At a time where Nu-Metal was reigning supreme, Fear Factory not only set the bar with an incredible record … Read moreFear Factory’s ‘Demanufacture’ Turns 20