Metal

With San Diego Comic Con now behind us, you might assume that you’re safe from the 25-foot tall inflatable Ozzy Osbourne designed by legendary comic artist Todd McFarlane. But you’d be wrong — especially if you live in one of the stops along its month-long tour across the country to support the upcoming release of

Anthrax may not have been able to play their set due to a “medical condition” that we still have zero information about, but that didn’t matter to the guys in Black Label Society and Hatebreed. For them, the show went on to give fans the kind of crushing breakdowns and copious pinch harmonics that people

Behind-the-scenes drama caused ex-Cradle of Filth guitarist Richard Shaw to step away from the band this past May, ending a tenure that saw him appear on “Hammer Of The Witches,” “Cryptoriana: The Seductiveness of Decay” and “Existence Is Futile.” While speaking on the latest episode of the 2020’d podcast, Shaw said his life and priorities

It’s been a long road for Arch Enemy to get to the release of their new album, Deceivers. They’ve gone on record multiple times about how the pandemic created a number of issues in the writing and recording process, given that members of the band live in Sweden, Canada and the United States. While speaking

Film composer and general musical icon Danny Elfman is our guest this week! We discuss the remix and reimagined album Bigger. Messier (coming out August 12th), the importance of curiosity when creating a remix album, the sequencing of said remix album, creating his own deadlines and the pandemic’s effect on creativity. He also discussed knowing

You may not remember, but Ivan Moody‘s past with alcohol was a tumultuous one, complete with on-stage blowouts and resulting in him at least temporarily leaving Five Finger Death Punch. Yet it’s been more than four years since Moody’s last hit the sauce and the band has seen a resurgence as of late. While speaking

If you’ve been in the mood for a riff-fest to get you through the coming week, then new band Fugitive have got you covered with the sudden release of their debut EP “Maniac.” Featuring the likes of Blake Ibanez (Power Trip), Lincoln Mullins (Creeping Death), Seth Gilmore (Skourge), Andy Messer (ANS, Stymie) and Victor Gutierrez

Hours before they were set to take the stage in Dallas, Texas, thrash metal luminaries Anthrax announced they were forced to cancel their upcoming set due to a “medical concern.” According to a post on the band’s Instagram, both Black Label Society and Hatebreed are still slated to hit the stage. Refunds are available to

As far as vacations go, it’s harder to get more metal than 70000Tons of Metal, a cruise that takes you through international waters and to an exotic destination while delivering over 100 performances from the top names in metal. We’re still a little ways out from any official lineup announcements but they revealed that 70000Tons

It’s Sunday and you know what that means: King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, Toyah Willcox, are back with the latest cover in their Sunday Lunch series. This time, they’re taking on Ozzy classic “Crazy Train.” If you were hoping for “Willcox gets wild and a lot weird while Fripp tries not to

In a backstage interview at Wacken Open Air this weekend, Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz was interviewed about a variety of topics. First, she addressed the difficulties of being a multinational band during the pandemic and how that affected recording. “We were able to at least get some ideas sent back and forth. Luckily I

Richmond’s Lamb of God are completing their European tour with Vio-lence guitarist Phil Demmel, who is subbing in for Lamb of God’s usual riff slinger, Willie Adler. Thanks to new fan-shot footage from attendees at Romania’s Rockstadt Extreme Fest, you can now watch footage Lamb of God’s first show of the tour featuring Demmel below.

According to a post on his Instagram earlier today, Andy Thomas, guitarist and clean vocalist for Pennsylvania progressive death band Black Crown Initiate, has left the band. From the horse’s mouth itself: “It’s been a long, wonderful, crazy journey, and I’d just like to say that I am no longer a member of Black Crown

In an interview with Riff X, Korn guitarists Brian “Head” Welch and James “Munky” Shaffer spoke about their perception of the current metal scene. When asked about the genre’s enduring popularity, Munky said: “Definitely it’s gotten bigger. I think people have kind of embraced it. And I think this stigmata, the taboo of metal bands

With news that Lamb of God guitarist Willie Adler won’t be with the band on their upcoming European run and, with the news that fill-in guitarist Phil Demmel won’t be making all of his Vio-lence commitments this year, there was speculation that Adler’s status with the band was uncertain. He’s laid those fears to rest

The Original Misfits—the horror punk band’s classic lineup of Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein that reunited to play shows for millions of dollars even though they hate each other—have continued playing shows, presumably because they make a lot of money and no one is clamoring for new Danzig music right now.

We get it: Norwegian black metal is supposed to be kvlt and mysterious but we’re still scratching our heads about the video that Darkthrone just posted on their Instagram. The video, which is captioned “in a forest near oslo…,” includes three phrases: “In a forsest outside Oslo,” “Caption of sin” and “Put your ear to

Fledgling metal outfit Thoughtcrimes, the Long Island-based band led by former The Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Billy Rhymer, have released “New Infinities,” a fresh single off of their upcoming Altered Pasts album. The song is quite a bit sludgier, juxtaposing the heavy guitars with shimmering strings—courtesy of Seven)Suns violinist Earl Maneein. The Dillinger Escape Plan

There was uncertainty about the future of Maryland Deathfest—the world’s largest known gathering of people who know what goregrind is—when the 2022 edition of the festival concluded. In April, shortly before the event took place, organizers Ryan Taylor and Evan Harting announced that they would not produce any festivals in 2023 and that MDF may

Film studio Monarch Films made a humorous mistake when they used a photo of modern glam metal band Steel Panther as the cover for a Mötley Crüe documentary. The mix up was brought to everyone’s attention by Steel Panther vocalist Michael Starr, who reposted a TikTok to his Instagram. A quick investigation of the Monarch