Death Metal MusicMusic and Culture on the Edge

Had your fill of hip-hop, electronic music and indie-rock? Try deathcore band, Winds of Plague, who are headlining this year’s Thrash and Burn Tour. What’s deathcore, you ask? It’s a blend of death metal and hardcore punk defined by its excessive use of blast beats and breakdowns.

Jazz had Miles Davis, punk rock had Black Flag, heavy metal had Metallica and hip-hop had A Tribe Called Quest. The documentary "Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest," directed by Michael Rappaport, chronicles the rise to fame that ATCQ achieved, and their essential downfall as key members Q-Tip and Phife Dawg grew apart artistically.

The Vans Warped Tour has established itself as a day-long summer tradition for fans of pop punk, emo, screamo and metal. Having also incorporated hip-hop, electro, Americana and other genres into its already diverse lineup, the Warped Tour offers something for just about any type of music fan willing to spend a scorching summer day on a blacktop under the oppressive sun.… [ Read more ...

WHEREAS last year's Mayhem Festival boasted metal acts like Cannibal Corpse and Slayer that have managed to stay relevant, this year's seems a little, shall we saynostalgic. Korn blew up in the '90s with a different kind of sound, melding metal with hip-hop and funk.

In a final flurry before the turn of the millennium, the Philippine rock scene was jolted from its foundations by the entry of bands with a philosophy never seen before on local shores. The international scene was rife with bands that tried to combine elements of hip-hop, metal, hard rock and other influences, and it seemed like Pinoys who were into that kind of music were more than happy to ...