Metal

It’s a sad fact, but all of our favorite rock stars will one day shuffle off this mortal coil into the great metal festival in the sky. Earlier today, while thinking of the rockers we lost this year, one of the names that came to mind was Grim Reaper’s Steve Grimmett. He was 62 years

Have ya done your holiday shopping yet? It’s always such a pain in the ass around this time of year, I’m thinking everyone’s gonna get socks. Now if only everyone on my list were metalheads, I’d just consult our gift guide and be done with it. And hell, maybe I’ll still do it because life’s

Bodysnatcher just announced 2023 tour dates for spring across the U.S. with Angelmaker, Paleface, and Distant. The band just finished up a tour with Hatebreed, but will head back out on the road next year for the Big Team Battle Tour starting March 1 in West Palm, Florida and ending March 29 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Even though he’s got an insanely busy schedule thanks to his involvement in the Pantera tribute act that’s making headlines and killing it live, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante says he still has his eye on getting a new Anthrax record written and recorded in 2023. During a recent interview with Metal Injection, Benante revealed that

With the release of their latest EP PERMANENT.RADIANT, ††† (Crosses) dropped the final music video in their Initiation/Protection/PERMENENT.RADIENT series for the song “Holier.” Today’s release marks the duo’s first actual release of new music since their 2014 full-length self-titled effort. Crosses is comprised of Deftones vocalist and guitarist Chino Moreno, as well as Far guitarist/producer

DevilDriver is saying goodbye to its long-time drummer Austin D’Amond as he steps away to pursue an opportunity to help people struggling with addition. According to a statement from the band posted on social media just hours ago, the rest of DevilDriver are proud of D’Amond and stand by his decision to pursue this new

In the visual art world, artist Vincent Castiglia is the “old master” of our generation whose specialty is painting with human blood. On December 1, he unveiled the exhibition “Homage to H.R. Giger” at his gallery and tattoo shop, which opened earlier this year in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Some Giger’s own creations are on display

After being absent from popular streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify for a while now, Florida death metal band Atheist have brought all four of their studio releases, as well as their live album Unquestionable Presence: Live at Wacken to the services. The inclusion of Atheist’s catalog to those streaming services is thanks to

One of the best things about metal in general is how uniquely universal it is. From San Francisco to Hong Kong, Sydney to Anchorage, people all over the world can’t get enough pounding rhythm, heavy riffs, and otherworldly vocals. So when we get a heads up of something metal going on in some remote part

Ever since Metallica announced their upcoming album 72 Seasons, a weird phenomenon has been taking shape over on YouTube. You may have noticed one or more channels promoting a live interview with one of the band members and the promise that the whole record will be streamed. If you click on the video, you’re taking

When you think of Canadian black metal bands, one from Quebec is probably the first one that comes to mind, and with good reason. The province has been a hot pot of a scene, with bands simmering and soaking among each other to form a sound and aesthetic that’s undeniably French-Canadian. Early bands such as

Remember back in October when it was finally announced that John 5 was replacing Mick Mars on Mötley Crüe? Barely anyone was surprised because it was telegraphed so much for so long, but detractors and skeptics wondered whether he would even fit in with the band. Well, John 5’s been recording himself playing along to

In the wake of a successful EP and autobiography, one might assume that Frank Bello is riding high. Moreover, after years of chest-pounding success with seminal NYC thrash outfit Anthrax, you might think that the veteran bassist takes his place in the world for granted. But if you’re thinking that, think again. As Anthrax prepares

After 25 years of—forgive us—obscurity, Embalm’s remastered classic Prelude To Obscurity is being re-released by 20 Buck Spin. [embedded content] The record was re-released by Arthur Rizk and will officially be available on December 23. Hailing from Wisconsin, Embalm made a splash with their ahead-of-its-time brutality in the 90s in their local scene. Like many

This past weekend, we saw the return of a band that most people that was completely lost to time, as Pantera took to the stage and paid tribute to the late Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell. They played, it rocked, and the world continued spinning. Yet it got me thinking about bands that lost significant

Soulfly tickets for their 2023 tour are now officially on sale. Their Totem tour, happening next year across the U.S., will kick off on January 25 in Tucson, spanning 57 dat4es until t reaches Tempe on April 1. Joining the band on select dates are Bodyboz plus Half Heard Voices (January 25 – February 16), Skinflint (February 17

It’s been over 20 years since they last performed, but a new iteration of Pantera took the stage at the Heaven & Hell Fest last night in Mexico and we’ve finally got performance footage to pour over. Our friends over at Metal Injection were on the scene to capture some of the action and from

What an absolute whirlwind of a week, huh? From the sudden Metallica announcements, to Nickelback being literally everywhere again, to acquitted child killer Casey Anthony rocking out on stage with Steel Panther, we’ve had a mess of bangers over the last few days. Sometimes, poetry just writes itself, really. And that’s not everything! Yesterday was

God Dethroned just released a video for the track “Asmodevs.” The song comes along just in time to coincide with the 30th anniversary of their debut album The Christhunt. [embedded content] The track is accompanied by a music video which was filmed and directed by the band’s own Dave Meester (guitars). God Dethroned frontman Henri Sattler comments:  “‘Asmodevs’ is

Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson sure is known for his right hand lately, though for different reasons than I’m sure he’d like. And even though that situation resulted in his ousting from Dave Mustaine‘s show, that doesn’t mean he can’t still use his right hand in public at all. Earlier today, Jackson Guitars continued their