Monday, June 7, 2010

Interview with GWAR on-air Friday 6/18!


That's right! Next Friday 6/18/2010 Oderus Urungus of intergalactic metal legends GWAR will be on-air with The Combine. This interview is not to be missed, so make sure you tune in promptly at 2:00 pm E.S.T. to listen, Oderus will be on towards the beginning of the show. As usual, to listen visit http://wecb.emerson.edu to stream live. GWAR will be in Boston playing at the House of Blues on Sunday June 20.


Friday, June 4, 2010

Week One of Summer 2010!

I'll start off by saying it's definitely good to be back! I missed doing The Combine for the few weeks I had off. That being said, The Combine is back for the summer and in full force! Today I played some new music from As I Lay Dying, Parkway Drive & Stick To Your Guns. I also played some classic Sabbath and Dio tunes in our memorial tribute to the late great Ronnie James Dio, a true metal legend. I also confirmed some upcoming interviews for July with The Faceless & Veil of Maya, so that is super exciting. Tune in next week for some new tunes from Whitechapel & Nevermore & much much more! Horns high, see you next Friday!

"Exist To Exit" Arch Enemy, Anthems of Rebellion
"Boot Scraper" Lamb of God, As The Palaces Burn
"Anthem of the Betrayed" Revocation, Existence is Futile
"Goddamn Electric" Pantera, Reinventing the Steel
"Serve and Neglect" Down To Nothing, The Most
"Amber" Stick To Your Guns, The Hope Division
"Day of Justice" All Shall Perish, The Price of Existence
"Sleepwalker" Parkway Drive, Deep Blue
"Vacancy" As I Lay Dying, The Powerless Rise
"Children Of The Sea" Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell
"The Last In Line" Dio, The Very Best of Dio
"Country Girl" Black Sabbath, Mob Rules
"Madhouse" Anthrax, Return of the Killer A's
"Karma In/Karma Out" Razormaze, Miseries EP
"Whiplash" Metallica, Kill 'Em All
"Like Hell" Loudness, Thunder in the East
"Fire" Atheist, Elements
"Dead Sound of Misery" Blind Guardian, A Twist in the Myth
"Focus Shift" Dark Tranquility, Fiction
"The Psalm of Lydia" Nevermore, The Godless Endeavor
"Ritual" Meshuggah, Contradictions Collapse
"Eye" Nuerosis, Through Silver In Blood
"Loathsome" Pig Destroyer, Phantom Limb
"Point To Point" Animals As Leaders, Animals As Leaders

This week's video... some more awesome music from power metal behemoths Blind Guardian, get into it!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Back On-Air This Friday June 4!

The Combine on WECB is finally returning to the air-waves for the Summer! Join me this (6/4/2010) and every Friday this summer from 2:00-4:00 PM E.S.T. For the best of classic and contemporary metal and hardcore. To stream live with iTunes from anywhere in the world simply visit http://wecb.emerson.edu and click the appropriate "listen" icon in the top left-hand corner. The Combine on Emerson College's WECB is your source for great metal and hardcore tunes, news, concert information, giveaways, interviews and much more! Be sure to tune in and spread the word. World domination is imminent! Oh.. and be sure to follow the show on twitter @thecombinerocks.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Summer Update - Good News!

Well it's official, THE COMBINE will be on-air all summer long! Just got the official ok from management. Unfortunately due to an upcoming concert this Friday and some work-related obligations the following Friday, THE COMBINE will not be back on-air until the first week of June. But hey, that's only 2 weeks away! The good news is THE COMBINE is here to stay, enjoy the next few weeks, rest your neck because you're gonna need it for some serious headbanging come June when I'm back on-air! Horns high!

-Chris.

As always here's a cool video the check out. This one comes from Four Year Strong who I'll be seeing this Friday with The Acacia Strain in New Hampshire for the first ever "New England Spring Bash." These Worcester locals blend pop-punk with just a bit of hardcore that makes for some infectious tunes. Check out their video for "Bada Bing, Wit A Pipe!" here..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMhfzsMHQtc (bo
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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Week Ten Semester 2 Update

Yesterday marked the official last installment of The Combine for the Spring 2010 semester here at Emerson College where we broadcast from. Given that I'll be living in Boston all summer, I've spoken with WECB management and *fingers crossed* hopefully they'll be giving me the go-ahead soon to do The Combine all summer long as well. I'll keep you posted.

Today's show was crazy to say the least. I gave away some sweet WECB sunglasses and stickers with a "SLAYER RULES!" instant messenger challenge to winner Andrea of New Jersey, congrats Andrea! I also tried to get someone to muster up the courage to sing some Iron Maiden on air. No one was brave enough for that one though, haha.

Also the gentlemen of Ohio's Karen Page gave us their best Randy Blythe and Phil Anselmo impressions on air when they gave the WECB studio a phone call. Karen Page, American trollcore.

Check back soon for updates regarding the status of the show over the summer months.

The Combine on WECB 4/30/2010

"Totala Mad" Periphery, Periphery
"A Steady Decline" After The Burial, Forging A Future Self
"Stay Puft" The Acacia Strain, Continent (B Side)
"Father Of Lies" Whitechapel, This Is Exile
"Embedded" Job For A Cowboy, Genesis
"Sons Of Belial" The Faceless, Planetary Duality
"Mortality As Home Entertainment" Karen Page, Karen Page
"Pirates" Derelict, Unspoken Words
"Creatures of the Mire" Woe of Tyrants, Threnody
"Abandon Hope" Malefice, Dawn Of Reprisal
"Ghost Town" Charred Walls of the Damned, Charred Walls of the Damned
"Call of the Hammer" 3 Inches of Blood, Here Waits Thy Doom
"Miseries of the Flesh" Razormaze, Miseries
"Wolves of Chernobyl" Municipal Waste, Massive Aggressive
"Scorched Earth" Warbringer, Waking Into Nightmares
"Crusher Destroyer" Mastodon, Remission
"The Gnashing" Baroness, Blue Record
"Live For The Kill" Amon Amarth, Twilight Of The Thunder God
"Bloodstained Ground" Eluveitie, Slania
"Priests of Sodom" Cannibal Corpse, Evisceration Plague
"Torch of War" Vader, Revelations
"The Rapture of Ghosts" Immolation, Majesty and Decay
"Seven" Necrophagist, Epitaph
"The Icebox" Karen Page, Karen Page
"You Gonna Buy The Beer Or The Whole Damn Bar" The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Danza II: The Electric Boogaloo

Today's show was pretty much all metal stuff, so for all my hardcore fans you can check out this new video from Trapped Under Ice. Great stuff. Hardcore lives!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

NEMHF 2010 Day 2 - Periphery Interview


Periphery's self titled debut on Sumerian Records was released this past Tuesday April 20. If you haven't heard it yet be sure to grab a copy, and definitely check out their live show if you have a chance. It was phenomenal. I got a chance to chat with Spencer (vocals) and Tom (bass) yesterday before their set at NEMHF 2010, check out the interview below.

Watch in original widescreen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImZlMVUBdeY

NEMHF 2010 Day 2 - Whitechapel Interview


I also got a chance to talk with Phil Bozeman, vocalist of Tennessee titans Whitechapel. Phil was awesome, we got to talk about Whitechapel's upcoming album
A New Era of Corruption on Metal Blade which will be out on June 8. The band's live set was totally crushing. They were super tight and absolutely brutal. By far the most violent main stage pit of all NEMHF 2010. Can't wait to see them again. Check them out if you're not familiar.

Watch in original widescreen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJwV3ULv1wM