Metal

Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria joins us this week to talk about his latest project L.S. Dunes. Thoughout the rest of the episode we discuss the origin of the project that eventually would become a supergroup, the energy and excitement of all the songs and how important that is to any project, and the

In addition to dropping a record last week, HUMAN. :II: NATURE. (Tour edition), Nightwish also dropped a video for “Last Ride Of The Day” from their An Evening with Nightwish in a Virtual World live, recorded show. [embedded content] Of their special livestream performance, now even further memorialized in this video, the band say: “This

This January, get the body bags ready: Defeated Sanity and Malignancy are slated to go out on tour in the new year with Prophecy and Strangle Wire in tow. [embedded content] Tour Dates: 1/5 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction1/6 Las Vegas, NV – Divebar1/7 – Phoenix, AZ – Pub Rock1/10 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th

Classic thrashers, get stoked. Last week, it was officially announced that Sadus of thrash metal fame and 80’s veteran notoriety have become part of the Nuclear Blast Records roster. The band is fronted by vocalist and guitarist Darren Travis alongside drummer Jon Allen, and known for their heavy riffs and shredding bass lines, considered well

Progressive black/viking metal band Enslaved have summoned the bifröst and are returning with their 16th studio album, Heimdal. Set for release on March 3, 2023 via Nuclear Blast Records, the Norwegian quintet also released the album’s first single and accompanying music video for “Congelia,” which you can check out below. According to the band, the

As the fateful day draws nearer and the world gets a glimpse of what Pantera sounds like with Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante filling in for the late “Dimebag” Darrell and Vinnie Paul, metal artists continue to express their support for the effort. The latest to share his feelings on the matter was Anthrax bassist

Just yesterday, fans of Armored Saint learned vocalist John Bush would not be on stage at a couple of the band’s upcoming shows on its U.S. tour due to an undisclosed “illness” that’s affecting his “nasal and chest area.” Fingers crossed that it’s not COVID, but it is flu and cold season, so here’s hoping

Ever since its release in 1987, Anthrax‘s “Indians” off the seminal record Among the Living remains one of the best thrash tracks ever conceived. From the opening drums to the blazing solos to the soaring vocal melodies, “Indians” simply kicks copious amounts of ass. And a big reason why it remains a major ass-kicker 35

If you’re looking for a unique addition to your doom/stoner metal vinyl collection, you’re in luck. Through our ongoing collaboration with Gimme Metal, we’ve secured an exclusive gold, silver, and aqua blue splatter vinyl variant of YOB‘s Clearing The Path To Ascend. Released back in 2014, Clearing The Path To Ascend is the band’s seventh

Living Wreckage, a project that includes members from Shadows Fall and Anthrax, released a new single and accompanying music video earlier this week titled “The End Of The Line.” The track was released in a bid to support their recently released full-length self-titled album. Featuring vocalist Jeff Gard (Death Ray Vision), guitarists Jon Donais (Anthrax,

Extreme death metal outfit Sanguisugabogg are returning to the forefront of in-your-face insanity, as they announced earlier today that they’ve got a new album titled Homicidal Ecstasy coming out. And not only will that drop on February 3, 2023 via Century Media, but you can listen to and watch the music video for the first

I’m a firm believer that if we don’t reign in our advancement in artificial technology, then we’ll be choking on nuclear fallout at the hands of angry robots, a la Terminator 2. It only makes sense. Yet here we are with another music video created by an AI programmed to make unique imagery based on

Dust off your Canadian tuxedos and put some Molson on ice — one of the biggest Canadian exports is getting recognized for their indelible imprint on rock music, as Nickelback will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame next year. Their selection into their home country’s music hall of fame was announced earlier

Not very bands make it to the two decade mark, so when one does meet that milestone, it’s cause for celebration. Which is why metalcore act August Burns Red is planning to go on a 43-date trek across the U.S. that eventually ends in Canada from February 15 to May 12, 2023. Not only will

Fires in the Distance just dropped a new album (well, technically a live version of an old album), Live at Telfunken, and shared a video for the track “The Lock and the Key” from the same performance. The album showcases the full performance of the band’s 2020, debut record, Echoes From Deep November—a record they

This past Thursday, Corrosion of Conformity headed out on the road for a 14-date string of shows in a bid to bring their special brand of swagger and groovy riffs to the masses. Along with Spirit Adrift and The Native Howl in tow, it’s certain to be a bill that you don’t want to miss

Thy Art is Murder are heading out from down under to celebrate their 10-year anniversary with a seriously heavy lineup of bands in tow and support from their label, Nuclear Blast. The tour will celebrate their highly influential album Hate, and they’ll stop in 26 cities along the way, kicking off February 8 in Buffalo,

If you’ve ever wanted to score a severed face from revered dealers of death themselves, Cannibal Corpse, you’re in luck. The band are selling an extremely limited number of Niko Kala-created masks on their current tour, and if you’re lucky enough to be in one of the early cities they are playing, you might just

It’s no secret that artists regularly find inspiration from one another. Game respect game and all that. And while it’s natural for in-genre performers to be able to rattle off a long list of bands that paved the way for their particular sound. But what about a band that’s metal-adjacent but not entirely metal? Can

World’s richest man and life-long poster boy for “failing upwards” Elon Musk is headed back into the legal hot seat again and this time it’s got nothing to do with Twitter. Next week, the world’s richest man will square off against one of his most unique challengers yet – former Dawn of Correction drummer Richard