Beyond Death and Tirant Sin reunite for one-off performance

If you love Cannibal Corpse as much as I do, chances are that you know that they formed out of the ashes of three different previous bands, Beyond Death (Alex Webster, Jack Owen), Tirant Sin (Chris Barnes, Bob Rusay and Paul Mazurkiewicz) and Leviathan (Chris Barnes).

Beyond Death and Tirant Sin recently reunited for a one-off appearance at the benefit concert for Sons of Azrael guitarist Tony Lorenzo. I actually don’t know Sons of Azrael, nor what’s wrong with Lorenzo, but I’d like to wish him a speedy recovery, if he’s sick. If he’s just broke, well… reuniting two local death metal bands won’t get you far but it secures you a post on Dose of Metal. That’s better than nothing.

You can watch an excerpt of Beyond Death’s performance above and some more videos, including Tirant Sin, after the jump.

Metal Kino: Why You Do This

It’s time for a new metal documentary. Why You Do This is “a documentary about happiness, money & tech metal.” The film follows Michael Dafferner, satellite engineer and vocalist of an “unknown math-core metal band called Car Bomb.” It also includes interviews with members of Lamb of God, Gojira, Goatwhore and Charred Walls of the Damned (who?).

I haven’t watched it myself yet, but I will try to do so sometime soon. Feel free to let me know if it’s any good in the comments section. Or don’t. I won’t read it most likely either way.

Get well soon, God!

Dear God, hallowed be thy name, get well soon so you can keep kicking our asses.

Love,
The Metal Community

Original Metallica guitarist got interviewed

When people say ‘original Metallica guitarist,’ they’re probably wondering ‘an original guitarist in Metallica? You mean one that doesn’t steal riffs from Stone?’

But no, I mean original as in ‘first.’

Lloyd Grant (pictured above next to that chick) played with Metallica in their original recording of “Hit The Lights.” So I guess that makes him important enough to warrant an interview, eh? And I guess it makes me lame enough to talk about this interview, eh? Yeah…

Listen to it below, courtesy of MusicLegends.ca

I didn’t know it was humanly possible to be shorter than Kirk. I stand corrected.

Source: Blabbermouth

Van Halen keeping it retro with new music video

Someone had better tell Van Halen that this is not the 80s anymore, and cheesy effects like reversing footage, then playing it forward again is not ‘hip’ anymore.

Their new video for “Tattoo” is most likely intended to be nostalgic, but all it does to me is feel sorry for a bunch of middle-aged musicians seemingly stuck in a bubble from before I was born.

Guys, we admire your career, but get a fucking director who does not belong in a nursing home.