Amputecht is the product of a myriad of musical influences stemming from bands such as Periphery, Coheed and Cambria, The Mars Volta, and Tesseract. They aim to bridge the gap between progressive metal and post-hardcore, while attempting to push both genres into new territory.

Formed in early 2012, the band released their debut EP, Terminal two years later. It Djents reviewed and claimed: “they have a killer sense of cohesion when it comes to changing tempo and synchronizing the curves of their sound.” A year later, the site made Amputecht their weekly featured artist with the release of their single, “Somniphobia.”

Having played from Long Island, New York to Erie, Pennsylvania, Amputecht is spreading their emotionally charged, yet technical brand of extreme music across the Northeast and beyond. They have shared the stage with a number of genre headliners such as Polyphia, Monuments, Hands Like Houses, CHON, Tides of Man, and Covet. These Western New York veterans have hundreds of performances in their respective resumes. Amputecht has arrived—determined to make their mark in today’s thriving international scene of progressive music.

We're a podcast in association with The Metal Webzine of Buffalo, NY, USA. Check us out at www.themetalwebzine.com and www.facebook.com/welcometothemetal. We mostly talk about our local happenings, but at one point or another, ALL metal gets discussed.

Metal Blade Records history by Dan Slessor:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel's enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it strides into its fourth decade.

What perhaps makes this achievement all the more notable is the fact that Slagel never even intended to start a label. Working in an LA record store and writing for various publications, Slagel was acutely aware that many great bands in the local metal scene were being ignored, and he decided to release a compilation of tracks drawn from these ranks. "There were a lot of really good bands and I was just bummed out that nobody could hear them. It just seemed like I could help them out and have some fun at the same time, and that compilation was the first Metal Massacre," he states. Collating tracks from then unknown bands including Ratt, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, and Metallica amongst others, the compilation sold out immediately. "How important is Metal Blade to our career? They're only the reason we are enjoying the worldwide success we have today," states Metallica's James Hetfield. "Without Brian's openness to some raunchy teens with a crap sounding cassette tape we would be who knows where, and playing who knows what!" With the popularity of the tape spurring Slagel on, the first seeds of Metal Blade were sown. "After the success of those compilations I just started putting out records of bands that I was friends with, but without ever really intending it to be a label at all," he explains. "After I put out four or five releases I started to feel like something was happening, and I decided to quit the record store and quit college and see where it went."

Battling through the first few lean years, when the label consisted solely of Slagel working out of his mom's poorly ventilated garage in the San Fernando Valley, it gradually grew in both revenue and stature. Within a few years Metal Blade would go on to release the debuts of Slayer, Armored Saint, Trouble, and Corrosion Of Conformity amongst others, fanning the flames of the burgeoning metal scene and launching careers of bands that would go onto reap global success. "Without Metal Blade, there is a damn good chance we never would've made it out of L.A," says Slayer's Kerry King. "That was the one bit of luck we needed. You can be the most awesome band on the scene, and if no one notices you, you don't catch on. And Brian Slagel is still one of the biggest metalheads I know!" This genuine love and devotion to metal is central to the relationship many of the artists have with Metal Blade, and King Diamond credits much of its relevance and strength to this passion. "I refer to it as having 'boots on the ground'," the mighty Dane states. "It's not like a major label where some people might be into what you're doing but a lot of them just see it as a job – there's a genuine love for metal there. Through staying true to that and doing their own thing they've carved out a very specific niche that they control, and as an artist it's wonderful to be a part of that."over the years. Clearly without those people we couldn't do what we do, and to everyone out there who has helped us along by being a fan we are so very grateful to you."

Read more: http://www.metalblade.com/us/about-us/

Guitarist in metal band, Diceros. Follow Diceros on Soundcloud, link below:

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In history there are events of great importance, one such event is the final evolution of this force known as Siegewyrm. The pinnicle of this great serpent's ascension is to coil itself around the world in a position of dominance and surge its power by force to meet all resistance in ironclad battle. Forged in the primordial elements, the great dragon emerges to be the unstopable entity known to the world as SIEGEWYRM.

Siegewyrm was hatched in 2010 and with fast success grew to be a force in the music scene. Sharing the stage with such acts as Sepultura, Kataklysm, Obituary
and many more, yet in early 2011 the great serpent decided to hibernate. In its present slumber the world is safe yet be prepared for the reawakening will soon be upon us, keep your eyes to the skies.

Gigantic Brain is an experimental metal and grindcore duo composed of John Brown and Mastin Simmons. 

"I'm From the Government and I'm Here to Help" was assembled in 2013 by five prominent Buffalo musicians.

What started out as a studio project between two friends has quickly become the major player in a flooded Buffalo metal scene. Their self-promoted, first show packed the house with over 200 concert-goers in a town where promoters go hungry and bands go unpaid. Government's debut EP, "Hard Truth/Forced Unity", is a relentless attack of dynamic riffage, purposeful drumming, thunderous bass, and in-your-face, yet soulful, to-the-point vocals. The honest and confrontational lyrics are clearly heard and stay true to the album's title.

With an arsenal of great musicianship and eclectic songwriting, "I'm From the Government and I'm Here to Help" is determined to be become a household name as well as a brand name in the music industry

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