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As a music critic, it’s not everyday that you’re able to have a conversation that is longer than the interview itself, but that is the type of outgoing person that the_Network guitarist Pete Marr is. Easily one of the friendliest guys I’ve had the pleasure of speaking to, Marr was colorful and witty in our back-and-forth banter, especially with the topics that didn’t make it onto tape. In-between a deep conversation about the importance of corpse paint in metal, Marr recently talked to SMN Ne

Recently, Ian Chains (Guitars/Vocals) of Canadian heavy metallers CAULDRON and SMNnews got together for an interview. Looks like the band has some extremely exciting events ahead of them, ranging from tours with Stryker, Enforcer, and Wolf all respectively, to crossing my fingers these guys get accepted for a Canadian video grant. If so, it looks like there will be a music video for “Chained Up In Chains” coming around, from which I understand will have some familiar plugs with their album

Most people are absolutely repulsed by the idea of rap/rock hybrids but I think the biggest reason for that is because bands like Limp Bizkit don't really understand rap music or rock music all that well. Sutter Kain is a hip hop producer who has discovered his love for Metal and he has created a style of hardcore rap that uses his vast collection of metal music as a way of creating new music. Hip Hop was built on the art of sampling and Sutter Kain takes snares, bass drums, guitars and every

CD Review: Scale the Summit Desert Canyons Prosthetic Records Newly signed to Prosthetic Records, Houston’s Scale the Summit is poised to release its newest full length Carving Desert Canyons. Featuring the stylings of musical virtuosos Chris Letchford (guitars), Travis Levrier (guitars), Jordan Eberhardt (bass) and Pat Skeffington (drums), this 8 song lesson in progression and experimental compositional methods certainly ups the ante for current and future instrumental bands worldwide. S

At around one minute into Gojira's new album, The Way Of All Flesh, something should strike you - the music sports that generic, repetitive metal sound of chugging guitars and indistinguishable lyrics. But don't let the opening track turn you off. Give the CD a full listen and you'll find that there's a pretty decent album in these French metal heads.