As I Lay Dying’s singer Tim Labesis is under investigation for allegedly placing a hit for hire on his wife who he was in the process of divorcing. Grammy-nominated Lambesis, 32, was arrested on Tuesday in a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Oceanside, California, and charged with three federal counts, including one of solicitation to commit murder and two of conspiracy to commit crime after he reportedly tried to hire an undercover detective he believed was a hit man. The September 2012 divorce documents indicate that Lambesis’ split from his estranged wife, Meggan, was amicable, according to the Associated Press.
CATHEDRAL’s The Last Spire was released last week in North America and serves as the final entry in the band’s vastly influential, decade-spanning career. Lee Dorrian explains that he feels “comfortable leaving The Last Spire as our legacy. The funeral of Cathedral has been a long but gratifying process. Deciding to end the band wasn’t an easy decision to make but we knew deep down in our hearts that it was the right thing to do.”
Four years ago Mammoth Grinder released their last full length album, Extinction of Humanity. This album was released through Relapse and Cyclopean Records. The album showcased the band’s drive to devel into a distinctly death metal sound, full of aggression and with a punk flare. The band continued in this spirit on 2011’s split LP with fellow Austin, Texas-based Hatred Surge. Now they have joined with 20 Buck Spin for the release of their wildly anticipated third full length album Underworlds.
Metallica has announced that their 3D feature film Metallica Through the Never will open in theaters on September 27th. It will play in approximately 300 IMAX theaters around the world for a week. For those without an IMAX theater in their area, there’s no need to worry as the movie will expand out to additional theaters in full 3D a week later on October 4th.
Master We Perish, the new EP from The Body was released this week. This band comprised of Lee Buford who is the rhythm mind of percussion and Chip King the guitar and vocals of the band. They recorded in Rhode Island this summer with a slough of other artist to help with the compilation of their new album.
More and more through out the comic community we have seen musicians veering their talents towards a different outlet. Out of our stereos and into our hands have fallen some great names in music and hopefully soon to be big names in books. There has been a vast production of these books as of late. However, what most haven’t realized is that this trend has been going on for awhile.
Kaotoxin Records will release a new single from French U.S.-style Death Metallers DARKALL SLAVES on June 3 (June 4th in the UK). “Abysses of Seclusion,” from the revamped, two-vocalist band – featuring past and present members of Unsu, Amputated Repugnance and Visceral Carnage – began as a pre-production demo (Tsun Tsun Productions) that Kaotoxin found so impressive that the label decided to release it as a single featuring two tracks (plus an “intro”) of bulldozer-ing Brutal Death Metal proudly performed in a style that is distinctly American.
