Metal

Hope you’re ready for an evening of stoner doom metal from Yob starting this May, as they’ll be hitting the road with select support dates handled by either Pallbearer or Cave In. The Oregon-based trio are known to put on one hell of a show, which is great since they haven’t toured the U.S. in

As metal fans, we all feel something when we hear our favorite bands. The rush of the pit, the release of pent up anger/frustration/anxiety, the camaraderie we feel with our fellow metalheads. It all can be pretty theraputic. For Steve-O, his formative years were shaped on metal and in one particular instance, curbed his sex

Have you ever listened to Lorna Shore’s Will Ramos or Lacuna Coil’s Christina Scabbia do their thing and thought “man, I wish I could kill demons to this music” before? No? Just me? Okay. Well, at least I’ll get my wish later this month, as the rhythm-based shooter Metal: Hellsinger will get new downloadable content

It’s been a minute since we’ve all collectively wondered what Corey Taylor thought about a topic, so it was only fitting that we’d finally get to hear his opinion on something: his upcoming album. Titled CMF2, it’s going to be the follow up to his 2020 solo effort CMFT and has been in the works

After months away gallivanting with Demi Lovato, guitarist Nita Strauss will be returning to the stage with iconic shock rocker Alice Cooper for his upcoming “Too Close For Comfort” North American tour. Kicking off this April in Michigan and ending in late September, the tour will be the first time the two will share the

Dorthia Cottrell, the vocalist of doom band Windhand, has announced her next solo album, Death Folk Country, will be out April 21 via Relapse Records. The record takes on themes of home inspired by her rural upbringing in King George, Virginia and the mixture of boredom, not fitting in fear and terror, and love and

Epic doom band Smoulder just announced a new record, Violent Creed of Vengeance, out April 21 via Cruz Del Sur Music. This is their first record in four years, following Times of Obscene Evil and Wild Daring. Frontwoman of the band Sarah Ann relocated from Canada to Helsinki, Finland, where she enjoys nature hikes set

The ever-theatrical Lordi just unleashed another lyric video, this time for “Thing In The Cage,” in advance of their forthcoming album Screem Writers Guild. The album will be released March 31 via Atomic Fire Records.  About the song and video, Mr. Lordi says: “This song was inspired by the old side shows, or freak shows, if

Man, I don’t know about you, but it felt like the first three days of the week went by super fast and then the last two took forever. Don’tcha just hate when shit like that happens? It’s like — I’m trying to get to the weekend, let’s go. That being said, there were some huge

It’s no secret that things have gotten significantly harder for touring bands in recent years. The perfect storm of a crippling pandemic, increased inflation, the general unavailability of transportation, and other factors have resulted in bands either deciding not to travel abroad for shows or to cancel entire tours that had already been planned. Now,

When it comes to being a collaborative force in the metal scene, both Full of Hell and Primitive Man are known for mixing it up with bands and putting out some killer music. So when it was announced that they were teaming up to put out an absolutely devastating album in Suffocating Hallucination, my excitement

The boys in Metallica sure like to keep themselves busy. On top of putting out a new album next month and then kicking off a two-year world tour, Metallica frontman James Hetfield is jumping back into his fledgling acting career with a new project. According to film industry publication Deadline, Hetfield has been tapped for

Gothic metal outfit Tribulation are paying homage to one of the great rock bands that inspired metal around the world with the release of their version of “Vengeance (The Pact)” by the Blue Öyster Cult. Originally found on their 1981 album Fire of Unknown Origin, Tribulation’s version of the song will be featured on their

Imagine Judas Priest frontman and heavy metal’s greatest statesman Rob Halford grabbing a mic and belting out both Ozzy-era and Dio-era Black Sabbath with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. If that sounds like the best kind of heavy metal fever dream, then wake up because it actually happened — twice. While speaking with

American rock legends Kiss will hang it up, at least in the live sense, at the end of a fifty-year career when they play their final two shows on December 1 and 2 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Kiss were supposed to play their final show in 2021, but pandemic delays to the

Remember yesterday how Metallica posted that duet thing on TikTok and we all were like “oh man, maybe we’re getting a new song soon?” Turns out that intuition was true, as the band posted a new video on their page earlier today continuing the duet, only this time finally adding Kirk Hammett into the mix.

The ongoing legal battle between shock rocker Marilyn Manson (Brian Werner) and actress Evan Rachel Wood won’t likely come to an end any time soon, as the latter released a statement refuting claims that the Westwood star “manipulated” another accuser into making false sexual assault allegations. Just last week, actress Ashley Morgan Smithline filed a

Classic thrash outfit Vio-lence has undergone a few changes in recent history, not only saying goodbye to guitarist Bobby Gustafson last year and Perry Strickland earlier this year, but they’ve had to find outside help to fill in for founding member Phil Demmel during a part of their upcoming tour. While chatting with fans via

If your name happens to be Max Cavalera, you have a long and diverse career in extreme music to celebrate. From Sepultura to Nailbomb and Soulfly, the Brazilian musician has constantly been willing to reinvent the genres he plays. 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of Sepultura’s fifth album, Chaos A.D., which Cavalera discussed in a

Babymetal just dropped another single from their forthcoming album. “Light And Darkness” is the fourth single they’ve rolled out from The Other One, out March 24. [embedded content] The band consider this album a journey through a realm they call the Metalverse, with each song on the album representing one of the parallel worlds they