Metal

It’s been a minute since Soulfly’s been operating at full capacity, but all that’s changed since the band took to their social media accounts yesterday to announce they were adding Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals guitarist Mike DeLeon into the fold. Soulfly has had a vacancy at the guitar spot ever since Marc Rizzo

Enigmatic alternative metal band Sleep Token have released a brand new single that not only showcases their songwriting chops, but also sheds some light on the heavy yet melodic sound they boast as a unit. If you’re looking for a better image of the band in this video though, you’re not gonna get much on

If you were fortunate enough to attend Amon Amarth‘s most recent U.S. tour, or you’ve caught them live in Europe, you know just how massive their show can be. From huge viking ships on stage to battle reenactments to getting the entire crowd to row in time to the song, an Amon Amarth concert is

German singer and fan of big titties Till Lindemann has been around for a while, seen a lot of things, been a lot of places. The dude fronts the biggest German metal band of all time. So in a bid to celebrate his life and success, an artist named Roxxy erected a statue in his

Ashley Morgan Smithline’s case against shock rocker Marilyn Manson was recently dismissed by a California district judge after she failed to find new representation or decide to represent herself before a December 5 deadline. According to officials, Smithline was tasked with finding new representation in the case after her former lawyer Jay D. Ellwanger withdrew

The end of the road has come for Las Vegas-based metalcore band Distinguisher, despite the fact that they were expected to head out on the Lotus Tour with Within Destruction from January 26 to February 8. News of the act’s disbandment came through a press statement that cites “recent events within our camp” as a

Just a few weeks are all that stands between the metal masses and a killer cruise full of badass concerts, entertaining activities, and fun in the Caribbean, as the Freedom of the Seas sets sail to Bimini for this year’s 70,000 Tons of Metal. And while a number of bands like Freedom Call, God Dethroned,

Fans of British thrash metal band Evile better get fucking stoked for later this year, as guitarist Oliver “OL Drake” Michael Drake announced via Twitter that he’s optimistic a new album is right around the corner. According to his post, the band’s sixth untitled release could come out sometime “May/June/July” via Napalm Records. It’s been

A side-project featuring Slipknot members could finally see the light of day after spending nearly the last 15 years on the shelf. The project. featuring Clown and other Slipknot members Corey Taylor, Jim Root, and DJ Dam Wilson, was supposed to be released on Christmas Day 2019, but those plans obviously fell through. During a

I don’t know about you guys, but it sure feels good to get 2022 in the rear view mirror. As 2023 kicks off, we’re gonna take things a little off the rails. A little off-kilter. A little avant-garde. You might want to take things a little easy — especially if you went a bit too

If you want to ring in the new year with some serious blasting check out this drum cam footage of Paul Bostaph streaming drum cam footage of Slayer playing “Reign in Blood” at Wembley Arena on March 11, 2018. [embedded content] And if this just makes you miss seeing Slayer with Bostaph, he and Kerry

Swedish melodic death metal greats The Crown just dropped previous drummer Henrick Axelsson and replaced him with new drummer Mikael Norén. It appears the previous drummer is leaving on good terms. [embedded content] Axelsson was in the band for the past seven years, but now will be replaced by Norén, previously of the band impious.

Pantera are back, and though this is of course a new iteration because some members have tragically passed, folks are still stoked. But not all of them. Many call out original member Phil Anselmo for his questionable beliefs and leanings, and German author and comedian Jasmina Kuhnke is one of them. According to UltimateGuitar.com, Kuhnke

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