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Just a week after they posted their strange collaboration with Insane Clown Posse’s Violent J, ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson’s band The Lucid has released “Mumps,” the band’s second single off their forthcoming EP Saddle Up and Ride. For those not in the know, The Lucid was originally announced last year and is a four-piece hard

Leading up to the announcement that Zakk Wylde would be filling in for the late “Dimebag” Darrell in today’s Pantera tribute act, fans all over wondered who’d take up the mantle. And while Wylde was almost always at the top of the conversation, ex-Creed and current Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti says he was once

When someone who’s been playing thrash metal guitar for more than 40 years tells you how you should focus on learning and playing the guitar, you should probably listen. So whenever Exodus’ Gary Holt speaks about guitars and getting better at playing them, the discussion is probably worth your time. During an interview with ESP

Seems like the floodgates have opened a bit in recent days, as the annual Helping Hands Concert & Auction earlier this month recently was made available on streaming services. Two days ago, we got the pro-shot footage of Metallica covering Thin Lizzy’s “Borderline” during their acoustic set and now today we’ve got another video, this

Stop me if you’ve ever heard this one before, but a member of an extreme grindcore band that regularly features rotting human flesh on its album covers would have loved working around dead bodies if he hadn’t become a professional musician. That’s the information we learned from Exhumed drummer Mike Hamilton, who recently spoke with

It’s a dream for so many to be talented enough, driven enough, hell, even lucky enough to make it big as a musician. It’s hard to not only write and record your own original material, but also to get off your Cheeto-loving ass to find like-minded musicians and take your show on the road. For

You wouldn’t know it from the footage below, but it had been nearly a decade since God Forbid had last played to a live crowd when they absolutely demolished the Blue Ridge Rock Fest this past September. And while it rained all around them, the New Jersey band still fucking brought it. Weather conditions be

Back when Metallica held their annual Helping Hands Concert & Auction earlier this month, the band played two distinct sets: an all acoustic set and then a plugged-in set. Last week we got the pro-shot footage of “Lux Æterna,” the first single off their forthcoming album 72 Seasons, and now today we’ve got the pro-shot

For the fifth year in a row, YouTuber and Sion guitarist Jared Dines released his annual “Biggest Shred Collab Song In The World” and some big names added their expertise to the entire project. As anyone that spends time on the internet would expect, you’ve got some Herman Li in the mix, Ola Englund is

Ambitious Bay Area crossover band Hemorage was left in a shitty situation on Christmas Eve after some reckless asshole slammed into their tour bus on the freeway. According to the band, the bus was totaled but no one was seriously injured in the incident. While speaking with local news channel KGO, guitarist Jon Orc said

Thanks to social media updates, and just in time for the long holiday weekend, we’ve officially learned that Bleeding Through have shared some of the new material they’ve been working on. Brandan Schieppati initially announced the band’s plan to make new music via Instagram, a much-coveted moment for longtime fans. The band have been on

In some of the most bizarre news of 2023, which is saying a lot, Fred Durst has chimed in to the Twitter conversation, claiming that he and his band can help. For anyone who has been living completely under a rock, Durst was referring to Musk’s recent public post on Twitter admitting that he is

The year is off to a great start for Norma Jean fans. The band just announced that they will be touring in the new year in support of their latest album Deathrattle Sing For Me, out this past August. They will be joined with Fire From The Gods and Greyhaven. Tour Dates: 02/03 Anaheim, CA

Last month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were dragged kicking and screaming into a reality where iconic heavy metal band Judas Priest was inducted as one of just a handful of metal acts to ascend to the hall. Not only was it a huge moment for metal, but it was a huge moment

Want to ostracize yourself from the rest of your community while simultaneously being the most metal household in an at least five mile radius? Then you gotta top what the homeowner in the clip below did with their holiday lighting display, which is sure to get plenty of noise and light complaints from every one

For those that celebrate, this weekend is the Christmas holiday, and thanks to that everyone’s had to suffer through countless plays of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Sorry about that. In an effort to get into the holiday spirit, deathcore (not metalcore, I get it, sheesh) supergroup Big Six posted their

Earlier this week, Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren announced that he was teaming up with his former Artsonic bandmate Sylvain Demercastel to launch a non-profit organization aimed at preserving as much rainforest in Costa Rica as possible, called Savage Lands. According to the organization’s site, it’s a non-profit that generates funds in order to finance reforestation

After releasing one of their most ambitious records yet with Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, Clutch seem to be in an unstoppable groove that’s once again sent them all over the globe. Their unique sound and musical style has helped them gain new followers as they proselytize the virtues of rock. With so much going right

Over the course of four days next August, more than two dozen bands are going to turn the idyllic city of Bergen, Norway into a heavy metal battleground for the Beyond the Gates festival. While it’s been previously reported that the four-day event will be Dimmu Borgir’s only 2023 performance, organizers announced the entire lineup,

When it comes to the holidays and music, there’s a lot left to be desired. Either we’re stuck with the slightly predatory “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” the strangely annoying “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” or the crippling depressing “Christmas Shoes” or you land in the retail hellscape that is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want