Metal

Just when you thought the ill-conceived nostalgia trips pining for the early 2000s couldn’t jump the shark any further, Wes Scantlin‘s here to kick down your door and force his latest attempt at re-entering the spotlight with Puddle of Mudd‘s latest single “My Baby.” But that’s not all — a new album titled Ubiquitous is

It’s been nearly 11 years since their last show and even longer since they last released a studio album, but Christian rock band and gym bro mainstay Creed could soon rise like Lazarus and reunite. At least that’s what everyone and their mother thinks after the band’s social media pages were updated the other day

If you made plans to attend the Power Trip festival this October exclusively to see Ozzy Osbourne in concert, you might want to sit down. Just moments ago, the “Prince of Darkness” announced that he would not be performing as originally planned due to ongoing health concerns. According to an official statement provided by Ozzy’s

Cold just announced that they will doing a short East Coast tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their celebrated record Year Of The Spider. State Of Illusion and University Drive will be opening the shows. Get tickets here. [embedded content] 9/5 Fort Myers, FL – The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon9/6 Gainesville, FL –

Varials, a Philadelphia-based metalcore band, announced that they will have to drop off their upcoming tour following vocalist Mitch Rogers suffering a van accident. This unfortunate accident caused them to pull out of the future mini-tour with Crown The Empire. Rogers is currently in the hospital for a serious lung condition and will need surgery

Necropanther just shared a new video for the track “Into Danger” from their recently released album, Betrayal. The Denver, Colorado based death-thrash band use this concept record to tell the story of The Warriors mixed with the Greek story of Anabasis by Xenophon. The Warriors is based on this myth, but the concept album also pulls from the

Well, we’ve officially crossed over into the “fuck, it’s too hot” part of summer. So you know what that means — it’s time to blast metal in the comfort of the air conditioning. Or out in the world if you’re some kind of freak that doesn’t get affected by the heat… And just as it’s

After nearly a decade without any new music, New Jersey technical grindcore act Gridlink are back with not only a new single, but the promise of a new album. Released earlier today, the track is titled “Coronet Juniper,” which also serves as the title track for the new album. Set for release on September 15

Back in April, we were surprised to hear that a new band called Better Lovers had emerged that not only featured ex-Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato, but also Fit for an Autopsy‘s Will Putney and former Every Time I Die members Jordan Buckley, Clayton “Goose” Holyoak, and Stephen Micciche. We were also excited to

Ever since late last year, fans of thrash metal outfit Dark Angel have patiently waited to hear anything about the band’s next album. Not much has been shared, outside of the fact that there would be new music coming soon or that they were finally in the studio, and then tragedy struck with the passing

Not content with the fact that their current stint through Western United States, extreme metal act Venom Inc. announced they’ll be hitting up the east coast later this year for the second leg of their “Better To Reign in Hell” Tour. Only this time, they’ll have a new set of supporting acts. Announced earlier today

In a bit of sad news, Max and Igor Cavalera announced that their mother, Vania Cavalera, passed away. She was 80 years old. They shared the news via social media, revealing their family’s loss. Vania was the mother of three children, Max, Igor, and Kira, whose family eventually grew in recent years to include 14

Rejoice, extreme metal adherents. Greek black metal stalwarts Rotting Christ have returned to the drawing board and are working on their 15th studio album. Though details about their next offering simply don’t exist at the moment, it’s enough to be excited simply knowing new tunes are on the way. The news came out yesterday, as

Don’t look now, but half of the year has already passed us by. Don’t know how or when that happened, but here we are. Thankfully, 2023’s given us a metric assload of killer tunes from a variety of bands representing a huge range of genres. And while we’ve still got six more months to go

It’s been a weird few years in America and if you’re not feeling particularly patriotic this Independence Day, we get it. Things probably don’t seem right to you for whatever reason or another and sometimes you’d rather riot than BBQ. Thankfully, metal’s always had a rebellious streak, so we’ve got plenty of kick ass tunes

Early last month, Slipknot made a huge change in their lineup, replacing long-time keyboardist Craig Jones with some unknown dude seemingly moments before a show in Europe. And while fans were left wondering what the hell was going on in the ridiculously popular nonet, that didn’t stop them from trying to be their best internet

Deep in the recesses of black metal’s cold, abyssal heart lies the spirit of rebellion. It always has. So this Fourth of July, as Americans celebrate their day of independence, we choose to celebrate in a more unorthodox way. Rather than risk our fingers and limbs lighting fireworks or guzzling down unnecessary amounts of processed

Eric “Rick” Froberg, most known for his roll as lead guitarist of Drive Like Jehu, passed away last night. Froberg was also known a visual artist and was well-known by creatives in the San Diego scene. His bandmade, guitarist John Reis, shared the news on social media. Reis says: “Rick passed away suddenly last night

Craig Owens, formerly of Chiodos and now on tour as a solo act, was involved in a severe van accident, causing them to postpone their tour. We’re bummed to report that Year of the Knife aren’t the only ones who suffered a very serious accident last week. Owens and his crew were on their Volume

Incantation revealed details about their upcoming record last week and shared a new video for “concordat (The Pact) I.” Their forthcoming album, Unholy Deification, will be out August 25 via Relapse Records. This week, Incantation dropped the album art, track list, and preorders, as well as this initial video. Vocalist John McEntee says: “I’m not