Mind Equals Blown

MEB staffer Ridge Briel and friend Anthony Matthews (who helped write part of the interview) recently caught up with Rou Reynolds and Rory Clewlow of Enter Shikari to discuss the overall message that their music consists of, what people should be doing to make the world a better place, the meanings behind their symbols, and

With the addition of MEB favorite Elliot Coleman (Zelliack, ex-Of Legends, ex-Sky Eats Airplane) to the TesseracT family, the fanbase has seemingly split into two factions. One is that only former vocalist Dan Tompkins is the rightful singer of TesseracT, and the other is in favor of Coleman’s arguably more diverse vocal range. When the

When Marilyn Manson’s last album The High End of Low was released, it showed a completely different side of him. Despite such familiar-sounding songs like “Four Rusted Horses” and “Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon,” there were also love-oriented songs like “Running to the Edge of the World” that alienated fans, which was reflected in the sales. It still stands

Where to even begin with this show… It was an entirely new and unique experience for me. For those who have seen Enter Shikari, letlive. or At The Skylines, you know exactly what I mean. In the crowded pit section of The Glasshouse in Pomona, CA, openers At The Skylines immediately got people up and jumping.

Being the second album that Jeff Loomis has released since his departure with metal legends Nevermore, Plains Of Oblivion has some empty spaces to fill. This album fills that gap with the sweet guitar playing we all have come to love along with drummer Dirk Verburen (Soilwork, ex-Aborted) providing the skin beating. Jeff Loomis is

There are certain bands that you observe over the years, steadily growing and tightening up their sound. Most of the time, they ending up radically changing something within their sound that rarely sits well with devoted fans. In rare cases, such as Havenside, they keep it true from day one, only getting better and better with

MEB staffer Ridge Briel recently caught up with Cameron Argon AKA Big Chocolate about the new Disfiguring the Goddess album and the story behind it. He also touches on his past history with the numerous bands his name has been associated with over the years and how he rocks a flower guitar. MEB: As a man

After the immense success that followed Meshuggah upon releasing what is considered to be one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time (ObZen), one question remained: How can they top that? By writing insane and technical riffs BEFORE(!) they even knew how to play them that set the bar to skyscraper proportions for the