Metal

Back when Metallica held their annual Helping Hands Concert & Auction earlier this month, the band played two distinct sets: an all acoustic set and then a plugged-in set. Last week we got the pro-shot footage of “Lux Æterna,” the first single off their forthcoming album 72 Seasons, and now today we’ve got the pro-shot

For the fifth year in a row, YouTuber and Sion guitarist Jared Dines released his annual “Biggest Shred Collab Song In The World” and some big names added their expertise to the entire project. As anyone that spends time on the internet would expect, you’ve got some Herman Li in the mix, Ola Englund is

Ambitious Bay Area crossover band Hemorage was left in a shitty situation on Christmas Eve after some reckless asshole slammed into their tour bus on the freeway. According to the band, the bus was totaled but no one was seriously injured in the incident. While speaking with local news channel KGO, guitarist Jon Orc said

Thanks to social media updates, and just in time for the long holiday weekend, we’ve officially learned that Bleeding Through have shared some of the new material they’ve been working on. Brandan Schieppati initially announced the band’s plan to make new music via Instagram, a much-coveted moment for longtime fans. The band have been on

In some of the most bizarre news of 2023, which is saying a lot, Fred Durst has chimed in to the Twitter conversation, claiming that he and his band can help. For anyone who has been living completely under a rock, Durst was referring to Musk’s recent public post on Twitter admitting that he is

The year is off to a great start for Norma Jean fans. The band just announced that they will be touring in the new year in support of their latest album Deathrattle Sing For Me, out this past August. They will be joined with Fire From The Gods and Greyhaven. Tour Dates: 02/03 Anaheim, CA

Last month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were dragged kicking and screaming into a reality where iconic heavy metal band Judas Priest was inducted as one of just a handful of metal acts to ascend to the hall. Not only was it a huge moment for metal, but it was a huge moment

Want to ostracize yourself from the rest of your community while simultaneously being the most metal household in an at least five mile radius? Then you gotta top what the homeowner in the clip below did with their holiday lighting display, which is sure to get plenty of noise and light complaints from every one

For those that celebrate, this weekend is the Christmas holiday, and thanks to that everyone’s had to suffer through countless plays of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Sorry about that. In an effort to get into the holiday spirit, deathcore (not metalcore, I get it, sheesh) supergroup Big Six posted their

Earlier this week, Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren announced that he was teaming up with his former Artsonic bandmate Sylvain Demercastel to launch a non-profit organization aimed at preserving as much rainforest in Costa Rica as possible, called Savage Lands. According to the organization’s site, it’s a non-profit that generates funds in order to finance reforestation

After releasing one of their most ambitious records yet with Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, Clutch seem to be in an unstoppable groove that’s once again sent them all over the globe. Their unique sound and musical style has helped them gain new followers as they proselytize the virtues of rock. With so much going right

Over the course of four days next August, more than two dozen bands are going to turn the idyllic city of Bergen, Norway into a heavy metal battleground for the Beyond the Gates festival. While it’s been previously reported that the four-day event will be Dimmu Borgir’s only 2023 performance, organizers announced the entire lineup,

When it comes to the holidays and music, there’s a lot left to be desired. Either we’re stuck with the slightly predatory “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” the strangely annoying “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” or the crippling depressing “Christmas Shoes” or you land in the retail hellscape that is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want

Roughly nine months after the release of his debut solo album Among the Fires of Hell, Rotting Christ frontman Sakis Tolis released a new solo track written and sung entirely in Greek, though the average English listener should understand what’s being said. Released earlier today, “The Origin” is a gothic sounding track with what I

Among the characteristics that make thrash metal the heavy metal subgenre that it is, one of the most important things that must exist is a killer drummer behind the kit. Sure, you can laugh at Metallica’s Lars Ulrich today, but back in the day that Danish motherfucker could kill it. As for the other three

Finland has long been the breeding ground for great metal bands, including—but not limited to— Amorphis, Nightwish, Ensiferum, and Insomnium. Whether newcomer Green King will someday be added to that list remains to be seen, but their debut full-length record, Hidden Beyond Time, is certainly an encouraging—if generic—start. Deeply rooted in the “traditional” heavy metal

You may already know ex-Slayer, current Testament drummer Dave Lombardo as one of the baddest motherfuckers to ever sit behind a kit, but did you know he’s also a songwriter capable of writing sexy holiday tunes with his wife Paula Lombardo? Well, now you do. Released earlier today on the drummer’s YouTube page, the couple

No, we’re not talking about the guy who hangs out and passes judgement on band t-shirt choices at the local show. Epic metal band Gatekeeper are releasing their next full length, From Western Shores, on March 23 of next year via Cruz Del Sur Music. Check out their first single from the record, Exiled King,”

Candlemass just announced that they will be touring the U.S. in 2023 featuring special guests as yet to be announced. The tour will start March 10 in Seattle, WA, and conclude on March 17 in San Diego, CA. The band are touring in support of their November 18 record, Sweet Evil Sun, out via Napalm