January was a pretty exciting month here at MetroSonic! We had some great events to ring in the New Year, welcomed back a talented assistant to the MetroSonic team, and saw a return of our friend Rob Caggiano (Anthrax, The Damned Things, Volbeat, all around guitar expert). We first met Rob back in 2010 when […]
Metal
New Matte Black video for “Pressure” shot here at Metrosonic!
The new Matte Black video is out now! Shot (& recorded) here at Metrosonic, It looks & sounds great. Check it out:
Vinyl Mastering for Matte Black
Excerpt: Vinyl Mastering for Matte Black
Pre-Mastering for Matte Black
After days of clean up, repairs and postponements from the storm, we are happy to return to some kind of a semi-normal routine. We’re now in the home stretch with Matte Black’s album project; editing & sequencing the reels for our final listening session before we send them off for vinyl mastering.
Getting Some Midnight High
This past weekend Midnight High stepped into the studio to record their first album. We set up in the large live room, taking advantage of the extra space & getting some huge drums recorded along the way. All three members seemed to have their own personal style of music that couldn’t have been placed together more perfectly, […]
Joey Belladonna re-joins Anthrax at Metrosonic
NYC metal heads rejoice! Anthrax will bring the noise (pun intended) to New York City LIVE this Wednesday, Feb. 8 in support of their new album “Worship Music.” The thrash will take place at the Best Buy Theater near Times Square. Definitely check this show out if you are in the area. We were lucky enough to have one […]
VIDEO: Introducing The Damned Things
With members of Anthrax (Scott Ian, Rob Caggiano), Every Time I Die (Keith Buckley), and Fall Out Boy (Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley), The Damned Things are undoubtedly a musical force to be reckoned with. While each individual in the band has experienced their own successes, The Damned Things’ debut Island/Def Jam album, which combines their […]
Matte Black
The mysterious growl & thunder coming from our live room this week is the band Matte Black working on some new tracks. Check out their website – power trio, solid rock/metal, good stuff. That’s exactly why we’re doing a video feature on them! We want to shed some light on Matte Black and we’re currently putting the […]
The Damned Things Are Back
MetroSonic Recording Studio braces for second impact as we welcome back the heavy rock group The Damned Things to finish up their overdubs. Rob Caggiano (producer/engineer/guitarist) and Joe Trohman(producer/guitarist), who had just returned to US from their European tour, came back into studio fully loaded with inspiration and musical ideas ready to blow. Since studio staff were […]
The Damned Things Crank It Up at MetroSonic
MetroSonic Studio braces for impact as we welcome heavy rock group The Damned Things to record their debut album. The Damned Things lineup consists of five industry veterans from such groups as Anthrax, Fall Out Boy, and Every Time I Die. Joe Trohman, Rob Caggiano and Scott Ian lead the way on guitars, and Keith Buckley’s vocals soar […]
Artist Highlight: Deathstars
“With the combination of their cynical irony …and the hard seriousness that are the fundaments of every song, Deathstars walk the fine line of sophisticated darkness with the always clear and present vibe of sex, guts and horrorish vogue. It is hellish hot stuff, but also entertaining, and somewhat frightening.”