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Iron Maiden: Flight 666 – THE MOVIE
Far off….in the distance….do you hear it? What is that? Is that a stampede of majestic buffalo coming our way? The galloping of the four horsemen of teh Apocalypse? A westward roaring ice storm? No. Nope. Just FUCKING IRON MAIDEN. April 21st, 2009, the documentary titled “IRON MAIDEN: FLIGHT 666,” chronicling their ambitious 2008 tour, [...]
Headbangers Ball Streams Lamb of God’s New Double DVD
Lamb of God have to be one of the best live metal bands I’ve seen. There’s nothing like Redneck or Black Label being blasted from 5 sweaty dudes as strobe lights cast their shadows on the violent souls of the circle pit. Headbanger’s Ball, that show that was once the coolest program on TV, is [...]
Prong was TOO hard back in the day.
Me and my esteemed colleague Daniel James Taylor have been singing the praises of Prong’s metal masterpiece “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck” from their all around boss album Cleansing all day. So I looked up this video and instantly got reminded of the badd assery that Prong brought to the table almost FIFTEEN years [...]
Synthesis and the Forces of Evil Present; 666 Pages of Cryptic Words
With great pride and the promise of blood letting to come, Synthesis is happy to announce that we have 666 pages of Award Winning* blogs. To commemorate this auspicious occasion we present to you our correspondent Grant Noblin’s review of Desaster’s new album, "666: Satan’s Soldiers Syndicate" on Metalblade Records. *exaggeration
Ozzfest 2008…. Kind of Okay
In what is interesting news to some, Ozzfest, which was once a lucrative touring festival, and later a “free”, half- assed touring festival, has now been downsized to a one day metalfest of sorts. My guess is bands finally realized that paying upwards of $80,000 to play for free on a nationwide tour is not [...]
Metalocalypse to Return To Airwaves May 18th on [adult swim]
As announced last Friday, the world’s most irresponsibly deadly animated metal band, Dethklok, will be hitting the road starting June 2nd to annihilate the masses in real time. This is of course exciting in and of itself. But in addition, the barbaric five piece has been busy sharpening their guitar headstocks and Flying V tail [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard Of…OF THE DAY!!111 – Fire On The Plains
Usually my entries into the hallowed halls of the Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard Of…OF THE DAY!!111 archive have some sort of clever plot device or other thematic tie together. But today’s selection, the Simi Valley based Fire On the Plains is just an honest to God badass band that I you more than likely [...]
Dethklok to Head out on the Road
Last summer or something I tried to go down to UC Berkeley to see Dethklok of Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse perform a free show. We got there so early, there was no one online. That’s when we found out Berkeley is the best university ever, because it’s got a bar right there on campus. We [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard of Band of the Day: Jex Thoth
Big thanks to Sludge Swamp for turning me on to this stuff. I was perusing their archives for some cool stuff to put on a mix CD for an upcoming BBQ, when I stumbled upon the psychedelic doom of Jex Thoth. Formerly known as Totem, the band takes its name from its beguiling frontwoman, who [...]