Whitechapel

I was listening to "Possibilities of an Impossible Existence" and it made me think, which Whitechapel album is my favorite. And I think I have to go with This is Exile. I want to know what your guys favorite album is.

Slipknot's "Sarcastrophe" stream

Slipknot is now streaming the track "Sarcastrophe" it's availible at http://www.5thegraychapter.com/sarcastrophe
Read our review at http://metalchapel.blogspot.com/2014/10/5-gray-chapter-album-review.html

Todays new releases

Today some sweet releases are availible. We've got Exodus' Blood In, Blood Out via Nuclear Blast records, Revocation's Deathless via Metalblade Records, Better Left Unsaid's self-titled album via INgrooves Music Group, Pig Destroyer's Mass & Volume via Relapse Records and The Acacia Strain's Coma Witch via Rise Records. Now go out and buy these records!

A theory for you to think about.....

Now he's something for you folks to ponder on. Members of Slipknot recently have been quoted saying the new members of the band aren't really members. It got me questioning why these guys aren't really part of the group? Then I thought, where the hell has Joey Jordison been? It's like he fell of the face of this earth. Many have speculated that Joey was fired due to substance abuse, and we haven't heard his story. Could he be in rehab cleaning up his act, and potentially come back to replace Jay Weinberg (assuming he's the drummer)? It's a long shot, but it does make some sense. The band had a member who died (Paul Gray) because of substance abuse, so it definitely is a touchy subject for Slipknot. Another thing to note, is Alessandro "Vman" Venturella (Slipknot's new bassist) is part of a great band called Krokodil. This band will be on tour in the UK with Mastodon (he was a guitar tech for them), while Slipknot is touring  the U.S. So which band will he tour with? Chime in with your opinions in the comments.

Knotfest 2014 set times

Thanks to theprp.com we have set times for Knotfest! You can also see who's signing here: Knotfest signings. Here are the set times as promised:


Friday, October 24 (VIP Pre-part):
Stage 003:
10:30 PM: The Black Dahlia Murder
9:25 PM: Chelsea Grin
Stage 002:
11:15 PM: Suicide Silence
9:50 PM: Butcher Babies
9:00 PM: Alterbeast
Saturday, October 25:
Stage 005:
3:30 PM: Fear Factory
2:35 PM: OTEP
1:40 PM: Amen
12:45 PM: Prong
12:00 PM: Immolation
Stage 004:
4:05 PM: The Faceless
3:10 PM: Stands With Fists
2:15 PM: Dehumanizer
1:20 PM: Kings Of Carnage
12:25 PM: Play For Blood
11:40 AM: Headbang For The Highway Battle Winner TBA
11:10 AM: Headbang For The Highway Battle Winner TBA
Stage 003:
4:20 PM: In This Moment
3:00 PM: The Devil Wears Prada
1:50 PM: Butcher Babies
12:50 PM: Miss May I
11:50 AM: One OK Rock
Stage 002:
5:05 PM: Testament
3:40 PM: Carcass
2:25 PM: Maximum The Hormone
1:20 PM: King 810
12:20 PM: Man With A Mission
Stage 001:
11:00 PM: Slipknot
9:20 PM: Danzig
8:05 PM: Anthrax
7:05 PM: Black Label Society
6:10 PM: Hatebreed
Sunday, October 26:
Stage 005:
3:30 PM: Napalm Death
2:35 PM: Avatar
1:40 PM: Attika 7
12:45 PM: Exmortus
12:00 PM: Rattlehead
Stage 004:
4:05 PM: Dead For Denver
3:10 PM: Motograter
2:15 PM: Five From The Gods
1:20 PM: I, of Helix
12:25 PM: A Threat To The Enemy
11:40 AM: Still Not Dead
11:10 AM: Headbang For The Highway Battle Winner TBA
Stage 003:
2:40 PM: Killswitch Engage
1:25 PM: Whitechapel
12:15 PM: Upon A Burning Body
11:15 AM: Anti Mortem
Stage 002:
3:25 PM: Of Mice & Men
2:00 PM: DevilDriver
12:50 PM: Veil Of Maya
11:45 AM: Nothing More
Stage 001:
10:00 PM: Slipknot
8:30 PM: Five Finger Death Punch
7:10 PM: Volbeat
6:10 PM: Tech N9ne
5:15 PM: Atreyu
4:20 PM: HELLYEAH

CARCASS - The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

Carcass is one of the most known bands in metal. Their sound has changed and they are a band that many other artist look up to. Here's their latest video for "The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills". On November 10th you can grab their 5 song EP titled: Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel. Catch them at Knotfest or on tour with Obituary. The dates are available in the link below.  http://www.nuclearblast.com/en/music/band/tourdates/3025043.carcass.html

TOMBS - "Heroes" video

TOMBS has quickly become one of the better bands in metal, and released an incredible album this year. This band is considered "post metal". Here's their cover of "Heroes" by David Bowie, off of their latest album Savage Gold.

THE HELL'S INCREDIBLE NICKLEBACK COVER

THE HELL IS ONE OF THE BETTER NEW BANDS AROUND. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHY I'M TYPING IN ALL CAPS IT'S BECAUSE THE HELL DOES ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. HERE THEY ARE COVERING NICKLEBACK'S "HOW YOU REMIND ME". IT'S INCREDIBLE. HERE'S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE COVER YOU DICK:

“WE SAW ALL THE PETITIONS AND CROWDFUNDS AND SHIT GOING AROUND TO STOP THE NICKELBACKS PLAYING IN THE UK SO WE THOUGHT WE’D GIVE THE FANS SOMETHING TO ENJOY. I DON’T GET THE HATE ON THEM PERSONALLY, I MEAN MY MUM AND ALL HER OLDER MATES LOVE THE NICKELBACKS PLUS I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW COCKER SPANIEL ADOPTIONS HAVE QUADRUPLED SINCE THE NICKELBACKS HIT THE CHARTS”

Opeth with some more trippy visuals

Opeth released a visual video for "Elysian Woes". This song could be found on their latest release Pale Communion.

Bloodbath's new lyric video for "Famine of God's Word"

Here's Bloodbath's latest single "Famine of God's Word". In case you missed it, their new front man is Nick Holmes (part of Paradise Lost). This song is off of their upcoming release Grand Morbid Funeral. The album is set to release November 18th.

Watain, Mayhem, and Revenge tour dates!

If you enjoy Norwegian Black Metal here's the tour for you. It's called the "Black Metal Warfare Tour". It features Watain, Mayhem, and Revenge. It will be coming around various North American cities during the winter. Here are the dates:

01/08 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

01/09 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage

01/10 New York, NY – Webster Hall

01/11 Boston, MA – Royale Boston

01/12 Montreal, QC – Club Soda

01/13 Toronto, ON – Opera House

01/15 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater

01/16 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge

01/17 Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights

01/18 Lawrence, KS – Granola Theater

01/20 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall

01/23 Calgary, AB – Republik

01/24 Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room

01/26 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater

01/27 Seattle, WA – El Corazon

01/28 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater

01/30 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge

01/31 Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theater

"XIX"- Slipknot stream

Slipknot is streaming the opening track "XIX" from their upcoming release .5 The Gray Chapter. It's available at http://www.5thegraychapter.com/xix. The album is set to be released October 21st via Roadrunner Records. Here's our track by track review: .5 The Gray Chapter

Slipknot's "Prepare For Hell" Europe tour dates

Slipknot has decided to take their "Prepare For Hell" tour overseas. This lineup includes KING 810, and the might Korn. Here are the dates:

With Korn & King 810:

01/13 Dublin, IRE – Arena

01/16 Sheffield, UK – Motorpoint Arena

01/18 Glasgow, UK – SEE Hydro

01/19 Newcastle, UK – Metro Radio Arena

01/20 Manchester, UK – Arena

01/22 Liverpool, UK – Echo Arena

01/23 London, UK – Wembley Arena

01/24 Cardiff, UK – Motorpoint Arena

01/26 Nottingham, UK – Capital FM Arena

01/27 Birmingham, UK – Barclaycard

Slipknot:

01/29 Paris, FRA – Zenith

02/01 Amsterdam, NET – Heineken Music Hall

02/02 Esch-Sur-Alzette, LUX – Rokhal

02/03 Milan, ITA – Forum

02/05 Budapest, HUN – Sportarena

02/07 Berlin, GER – Max-Schmelling-Halle

02/08 Hamburg, GER – O2 World

02/10 Oslo, NOR – Spektrum

02/11 Stockholm, SWE – Hovet

02/12 Copenhagen, DEN – Forum

02/15 Helsinki, FIN – Ice Hall

Slipknot- "Custer

If you read my review on .5 The Gray Chapter yesterday, you'll know that "Custer" was my favorite track. Well, Slipknot decided to release it today. Here's Slipknot with "Custer", enjoy my friends. This one is fucking heavy.

http://show.co/mER9Rkl

Revocation full album stream

Revocation is streaming their new album Deathless via Metalblade Records. The album is heavy and the band is getting better and better with each release. The album release October 14th. Do yourself a favor and buy this album. Here's the stream via Revolver:

http://www.revolvermag.com/news/revocation-premiere-new-album-stream-deathless.html

.5 The Gray Chapter album review

This is MetalChapel News' first album review, and what better album to review than one of the most anticipated albums of 2014. My main concern is it would be too soft because they're mourning Paul Gray's death, but do not worry. It's fucking heavy my friends. And new members Jay Weinberg (we don't know if it's him, but we do) and Alessandro "Vman" Venturella had HUGE shoes to fill and they deliver.

1. "XIX", this has a gloomy and eerie feel to it. Corey Taylor comes in and you hear nothing but pain in his vocals. This track sets the tone and says "Get ready to go through hell."

2. "Sarcastrophe" is the next track and it starts where "XIX" left off, then you get some guitar and percussion in the background. Suddenly a drumfill comes in like a sledge hammer and you get one of those signature Corey Taylor barks. It sounds like the early Slipknot we all hoped to hear, but still has a newer element in it. This song sends a message that you will hear loud and clear.

3. "AOV" So far you've heard melodic track, and a HEAVY track. With AOV you get something that gives you both. AOV will be a song that will be on Slipknot's setlist for a while. The chorus is catchy, but still manages to stay heavy. Did I mention that this song has a bass solo?!?! Well it does, and Alessandro "Vman" Venturella murders it!

4. "The Devil In I" We have all heard this song, and we all know that it's a great song. This is again one of those heavy yet catchy songs that Slipknot are known for.

5. "Killpop" This song is unlike any 'Knot song you have heard. This song will make you think "Wait... This is Slipknot?". That does not mean this is a bad song, in fact it's one of the most memorable songs on the album. If you like KING 810's song "Eyes', then this is right up your alley. 

6. "Skeptic" Skeptic starts with a ferocious guttural and stays heavy. This song is punky to me, but is still heavy. The chorus is heavy yet melodic, "The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you / The world will never know another man as amazing as you". As you can tell, this one's aboout Paul Gray.

7. "Lech" This song starts with Corey spitting “I know why Judas wept, motherfucker.”. "Lech" adds the punkiness from skeptic and the heaviness from "AOV"  to create a fucking brutal track. This in my opinion is the most brutal track on the album. At this point we know this album will not be a bust.

8. "Goodbye" After 7 tracks of brutality, Slipknot decides to turn it down a bit and give us what many call a ballad. It starts very slowly, but then it finally speeds up. It never gets incredibly heavy. It's similar to "Snuff", but still has it's own originality.

9. "Nomadic" This song is like something you'd hear on Iowa. This song showcases Corey Taylor's amazing song writing. It's textbook Slipknot and nobody else could pull off a song like this.

Any other front man would have no idea how to sing to this music.

10. "The One That Kills The Least" When Corey said this album was a combo of Iowa and Volume 3. The Subliminal Verses, this is like something you'd find on Volume 3. What I loved most about this song is the guitar. Jim Root and Mick Thompson show why they are one of the most underrated guitar duos. The guitar is haunting my friends.

11. "Custer" This is my favorite song on the album. It's brutal and will soon become an anthem for all maggots. You will soon hear maggots everywhere screaming "cut, cut, cut me up and fuck, fuck, fuck me up" You will keep this one blasting in your car for a while because it's that damn good.

12. "Be Prepared For Hell" this is just a break. It's a freaky interlude that makes you feel a little uneasy.

13. "The Negative One" This song is a song I love because it's the first new Slipknot that I got in 6 years. It was heavy and it told everybody, "We're back and we're as heavy as we were in the beginning days."

14. "If The Rain Is What You Want" Corey said that this is one of his favorite songs that Slipknot has ever made. I think it's a great way to end .5 The Gray Chapter too. It's not heavy, but it makes you look back and reminisce what you just went through. Very similar to "Gently from Iowa but still has originality.

This is one of the best albums of 2014. Going into it I was scared I'd get another All Hope Is Gone. All Hope is Gone has some good tracks, but as an albums it's not great. This album is great. It has heavy and it has melody. I give this album a 9.5/10. The only complaint I have is it was a little over produced. The album will be released October 21st via Roadrunner Records.

New admin here

What's up everyone I'm the new admin here and I'd like to start of by showing you my favorite song.
After The Burial - Cursing Akhenaten
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TZRXjipy06s

The Acacia Strain new album stream

The Acacia Strain are streaming their new album Coma Witch on the Rise Records' youtube account. It is set to be released October 14. A physical copy can be bought here:  http://riserecords.merchnow.com/catalogs/the-acacia-strain

And on itunes here:

http://smarturl.it/coma-witch

Better Left Unsaid Interview

MetalChapel News has finally set up it's first interview. The interview will be with Brent Terry, the drummer for Better Left Unsaid. Better Left Unsaid is a pretty cool band from Modesto California. Modesto is around 20 minutes away from my small town Turlock. Brent is also a radio DJ for ROCK 967. The Buller and Brent show is HILARIOUS. We'll put up the interview as soon as do it and edit it.

Job For a Cowboy's latest track

I personally can't wait for the new Job For a Cowboy to release. The new track is called "Sun of Nihility". Judging from this track the album will be proggy, but brutal. Here's the track: