Empire State Bastard on snaring Dave Lombardo – and taking him to Greggs and Lidl
The Biffy Clyro side-project also features the “marvellous” Naomi Macleod from Bitch Falcon
Empire State Bastard share brutal new single 'Stutter'
Get another taster of their debut album 'Rivers Of Heresy' with some "unabridged hatred in musical form"
Empire State Bastard: “We’re going for extremity at all costs”
Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil and former Oceansize man Mike Vennart tell NME how they formed their new metal outfit, what it’s like to take Dave Lombardo to Gregg’s, and how the horror of the world can only be reflected in the most extreme terms
Watch Empire State Bastard's live 'Harvest' video with Dave Lombardo: "Bastards in the wild!”
It features footage captured from three of their sold-out shows
Watch Biffy side-project Empire State Bastard play first live show with Slayer's Dave Lombardo
Check out the full setlist and fan-captured footage from the show
Biffy Clyro side-project Empire State Bastard share blistering debut single 'Harvest'
The duo will hit the road for a trio of UK gigs this weekend
Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil’s new band Empire State Bastard announce intimate UK tour
Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo will play in the band
Anthrax's Scott Ian on when metal fans might see another 'Big 4' tour
Anthrax, Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth last played together in 2011
Slayer guitarist Kerry King calls the band’s split “premature”
Watch a Christmas-themed Slayer cover from members of Dream Theater, Protest The Hero and more
Replete with sleigh bells, new lyrics, and a slew of easter eggs nodding to classic Christmas carols