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COVER STORY
MURDERDOLLS crashed onto the scene with Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls, 15 tracks of down and dirty rock ‘n’ roll wrapped up in a trashy, gothed up package that won them a dedicated legion of fans. Eight years have passed, but they’re finally back and armed with the suitably snotty follow-up, Women and Children Last. The warped brainchild of Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison and vocalist Wednesday 13, the two men have hardly been inactive in Murderdolls’ absence, with a plethora of records released between them, but a shared loathing of what’s going on in rock music right now has driven the duo to reform the band and once again raise a middle finger to all who surround them.
We caught up with Wednesday and Jordison to get the latest lowdown on their comeback, everything they poured into the record, and why right now the world needs Murderdolls more than ever.
IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS
A DAY TO REMEMBER: If it feels like A Day to Remember’s Homesick is smashing right into the band’s new album, What Separates Me from You, it’s not an accident. But don’t mistake this metalcore pop punk quintet as some sort of corporate cog designed to part kids from their cash. Instead, the band is an honest bunch that believes their fourth album is their best and most passionate work yet. Bassist Joshua Woodard talks about the recording process, how it compared to making Homesick, and why even his dad is pumped up for what’s next.
ALL THAT REMAINS is a staple of the metalcore scene with a worldwide army of dedicated fans. Having dropped the massive Overcome in 2008, All That Remains is back with the band’s fifth studio album, the rousing …For We Are Many, a record that is once again charged with thundering riffs, stratospheric choruses, and a boot placed firmly in the ass of the metalcore genre. Vocalist Phil Labonte dishes the dirt on the new record, how it felt temporarily fronting Killswitch Engage, and why it’s always better to say exactly what you’re thinking.
BRING ME THE HORIZON has received as much publicity for their hard partying antics as they have for the band’s brutal albums and bombastic live performances. This year has been the biggest of the band’s career—it released Suicide Season: Cut Up!, hit the road on Warped Tour, and the band’s third full-length, There Is a Hell Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let’s Keep It a Secret., dropped in early October. Oliver Sykes discusses the new album and the key difference between the British and American scenes.
THE SWORD: Having spent the last two years touring their collective ass off—including opening for Metallica—The Sword has put together their most ambitious and expansive album to date, the monstrous Warp Riders. While retaining the classic stoner rock grooves, this time around the four piece takes the band’s first foray into the territory of the concept album. Frontman J.D. Cronise gives the inside scoop on the record.
MISS MAY I: Since walking the stage to accept their high school diplomas, the band has become a formidable touring entity. Miss May I recently hit the touring circuit again with The Devil Wears Prada to promote the band’s sophomore album, Monument. Levi Benton takes a break from Miss May I’s rigorous road schedule to discuss the new album and the challenges of constantly being on tour.
CHIODOS: Post-punk superstars Chiodos did what any group with their merit would do, pushed through the drama and resurfaced with what could go down as the most exciting album of their already storied career. Securing the services of singer Brandon Bolmer, the band entered the studio with a mission and laid down the tracks for Illuminaudio. Bradley Bell opens up about recent events and looks forward to the future.
FOR TODAY: The guys in metalcore band For Today are certainly not afraid. And on their third album, Breaker, the quintet shows no fear in addressing some of the world’s ugliest problems, many of which people shy away from discussing, worried they face such afflictions alone. Singer Mattie Montgomery wants people to have a breakthrough and believes he and his bandmates can help them find a solution.
OCEANO: If any other band had made a statement about being the “heaviest, most pissed off band on the planet,” you might wave it off as just another hollow claim, but when it comes from Oceano, you’ll find it difficult to dispute it. The band offered convincing proof on Depths, and after a lot of anticipation, the main question posed to vocalist Adam Warren concerns whether the band’s latest release The Contagion tops it.
UNEARTHLY TRANCE has made a career out of creating music that will make listeners shudder at one moment and then suddenly lash out in anger in the next. The Brooklyn, New York band has zeroed in on the most visceral elements of that approach on V, an album that pushes beyond the traditional confines of sludge/doom metal. Guitarist/vocalist Ryan Lipynsky checks in.
HOLY GRAIL lead singer James Paul Luna still seems in awe over the sheer level of attention his band has gotten. One only needs to hear the group’s recently released first full-length Crisis in Utopia to realize that Holy Grail is the real deal. Modern heavy metal that takes influence, but does not merely mimic the traditional NWOBHM masters, the album is destined to meet and exceed the expectations of fans.
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