Metal

If there’s one thing you can say about us metalheads, it’s that we’re passionate about our music. If you’re a pretender or you don’t fully embrace what it takes to be a metal band — whatever that means — then you’re likely seen as just another poser trying to get radio play and cash in

If you’ve ever watched any of the original Alien movies or loved yourself some Danzig back in the day, then you’ve already been exposed to the artistic stylings of Hans Ruedi (H.R.) Giger, a Swiss artist whose love of dark dreamscapes and biomechanical motifs were just as strong as his affinity for boobs and dicks

Panteramania rages on as we are now officially two days from the first Pantera show with the band’s upcoming configuration of classic members Rex Brown and Phil Anselmo with Charlie Benante and Zakk Wylde filling in for the late Abbott brothers. In a new interview with BraveWords, Benante discussed the upcoming shows (including those with

To say that Escuela Grind had a good 2022 would be an understatement. The devastatingly heavy grind/powerviolence act are looking to continue their forward momentum by starting off 2023 by joining Napalm Death on their European and U.K. tour next February. As the tour’s openers, they’ll be joining Dropdead and Siberian Meat Grinder as the

Nickelback frontman and worldwide purveyor of butt rock Chad Kroeger has been making the rounds in recent weeks, professing his love for heavy metal to anyone who’ll listen. While it sounds like a whole lot of bullshit to promote the release of his band’s new album Get Rollin’, it turns out his love of all

Man, people fucking suck, eh? Pennsylvania’s own Crobot was recently dealt a crippling blow when their trailer full of gear was stolen while parked in Austin, Texas. The band’s currently out on tour with Versus Me, Dust Biters, and Sunvolume, so this kind of loss can be devastating. According to the band, they lost “all

Jokester Canadian rockstars Nickelback haven’t been shy about their love for heavy metal recently. First, they teased the extra-metallic bit of a new song prior to its release; then, they told us that Sevendust are the one band that they never wanted to follow. Now, in a new interview with Rock Sverige, guitarist Ryan Peake

Last week, SpiritWorld dropped their long-awaited DEATHWESTERN album via Century Media. To get listeners pumped, they also released a video for the track “U L C E R.” You can check it out below and get ready for the full record, if you haven’t already. [embedded content] Those who have been lucky enough to catch

Last night, the WWE hosted its 36th annual Survivor Series pay-per-view and livestreaming event, dubbed WarGames and in order to properly kick it off, they recruited Ozzy Osbourne to participate in the opening video clip. In the video, which you can see below, Ozzy “sings” along to Black Sabbath‘s “War Pigs” as various wrestlers concernedly

This Friday, Finish doom metal band Saasta rolled out their debut full-length, Crucial to None. For fans of heavy European doom, this is one for the books. [embedded content] Their press release boldly claims: “Although not a concept album, the pit of despair that is their sound does share common themes, such as the inner

Hardcore fans, prepare to lose it and start crowd killing in your living rooms. Why? Because Furnace Fest 2023 has just announced its first four bands, and the lineup is already worth getting excited about. [embedded content] The first four bands announced for the fest are The Callous Daoboys, Foreign Hands, Gorilla Biscuits, and Training

Even though it’s more electronic in nature, some synthwave and dark wave can still be pretty metal. Case and point, Host, which features Paradise Lost‘s Nick Holmes and Greg Mackintosh. With a debut album IX on the way, the brooding act released a new single and accompanying music video earlier today for the track “Hiding

A few late-year album of the year contenders this week. Listen to these while you try not to get trampled at Walmart. Available via Gimme Metal. Elder Innate Passage (Stickman) Progressive doom and heavy psych peddlers Elder have made massive leaps of growth on each record and Innate Passage is no different. Marrying technicality and

Hatebreed are one of those bands that definitely feels like they’re always on the road. Constantly taking their music to the stage and blasting people in the face with it, the metalcore stalwarts have earned a reputation of killing it live behind Jamey Jasta on the mic. Now that their 20 Years of Perseverance tour

With the holidays right around the corner, you’re probably wondering what to get your friends and loved ones that shows you’ve totally been paying attention to their interests and not just waiting for your next chance to speak. We understand and have you covered with this insanely cool limited edition variant of Machine Head’s classic

In the early ’90s, Spread Eagle was, in many ways, the east coast’s answer to Guns N’ Roses. Sure, you had Skid Row hailing out of Jersey, but no band harnessed the street-tough grizzle of NYC like Spread Eagle. Featuring elements of hard living and danger, inherent aggression, and general badassery, 1990’s Spread Eagle was

The early 2000s were a pretty fucked up time, when you think about it. Metal was in a crazy weird spot, terrorism hit U.S. soil, and everyone was on edge. So naturally, we were given the likes of Creed and Nickelback to become cultural anchors for a bit there. And while Nickelback is saving some

What is it with creepy dudes in metal and trying to make their case or complaining about the way people perceive them? In the last month, we’ve had Tim Lambesis admitting that maybe he shouldn’t have tried to get his wife killed, washed up Brian Warner complained that his career was over thanks to allegations

Last week, we ran a story in which Dave Mustaine said he was close to collaborating with James Hetfield again, but ongoing publishing disputes killed that effort. It was shocking. It was disappointing. And mostly it was another opportunity for the Megadeth frontman to shit on Metallica a bit. It was par for the course,

Two extremely exciting performances by the prog masters Cynic were announced earlier today that should be an absolute must-see for any fan, as the band has committed to performing the entirety of Focus live. That incredibly important piece of music will be performed at ProgPower USA and 70,000 Tons of Metal not only to celebrate