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Classic music videos are great archeological finds. Digging up an old video from when your favorite musician was going through a phase, trying something new, or just getting their sea legs always gives you amazing insight into an artist’s development. Case in point, as far as I was concerned when I woke up this morning,

Last December, Griffin Taylor, son of Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, said that he has fits of severe depression when his band Vended is compared to Slipknot. Which is why it’s a little weird and kind of silly that he joined Slipknot onstage during the band’s set at RomExpo in Bucharest this past week. In case

Of the many bands I saw at this year’s Mutants of the Monster festival, BRAT were one of the acts I’ll never forget. There they were, a quartet in bright colors, led by a bouncy blonde rocking pigtails and a Prodigy shirt, with Britney and Cascada samples kicking off their songs. Of course, none of

Death metal kingpins Cannibal Corpse will embark on a 29-date North American tour this winter. They’ll be supported by Swedish black metal institution Dark Funeral, New York death metal OGs Immolation and USBM outfit Black Anvil. The tour marks Dark Funeral’s first United States appearances since 2019 and coincides with seventh album We Are the

Right now, Ozzy Osbourne is promoting his upcoming album Patient Number 9. And what better way to tell the world that you’re still metal’s prince of darkness than erecting a 25-foot-tall effigy of yourself outside of a gathering of society’s overeducated run-off? Yup, there’ll apparently be a 25-foot-fall inflatable Ozzy Osbourne outside of San Diego

There’s a long-running tradition of blaming wives, girlfriends, and other women around a band when things don’t work out for them. Among the bands whose split was laid at the feet of the nearest woman was Brazilian thrash metal gods Sepultura, with Gloria Cavalera, wife and manager of guitarist/vocalist Max Cavalera, often being credited as

Earlier today, Slipknot hinted at the release of new music — and now, they’ve delivered. The nine-headed Iowan sex monster have announced their next full-length album, and have dropped a new single to boot. Slipknot’s new album will be titled The End, So Far, and drops September 30th. The record is already available for preorder.

The coronavirus pandemic—particularly the early stages and lockdown period—negatively impacted almost every human being. Touring musicians were particularly affected as they were forced off the road and the return of live music was especially anticipated, which led to disappointment in September 2021 when singer Mike Patton cancelled all of Mr. Bungle and Faith No More’s

Earlier this year, metalcore outliers God Forbid revealed that they would be reuniting for the 2022 Blue Ridge Rock Fest. When the word got out, people immediately wondered who would be replacing the band’s original second guitarist Dallas Coyle for the show. Now, guitarist Doc Coyle has revealed that guitarist Nick Hipa, formerly of disgraced

When you hear about people going into the family business, it’s usually something kind of stuffy, like dentistry or law or the ol’ Bailey Building & Loan. But for Revel Ian, following in the family’s footsteps is a noisier affair. The son of Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and the grandson of bombastic rock singer Meat

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, are back with the latest entry in their ongoing “Sunday Lunch” series of cover videos. This Sunday, Fripp and Toyah are covering Slipknot’s 2008 hit “Psychosocial.” As you can see, while Toyah is as charming as ever, Fripp is also getting into it this

In a new post on social media, Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has taken a moment to express solidarity with the people of Ukraine and call out Russian president Vladimir Putin. In a post on his social media accounts, Rose took a moment to thank his fans for showing so much support to Guns

While I’m a fan of art in all its many forms, the lowbrow will always be my home. Sophisticated art is beautiful and meaningful, but the minute someone tries to tell me about how sophisticated it is, I want out. Which is why I was stoked to learn that another Beavis and Butt-Head movie was

The MetalSucks Playlist – This Week’s Top Tracks, from July 9 to July 16 Did you get so caught up shitting on the Pantera “reunion” online that you forgot to read all of this week’s metal news? Don’t worry, we got you. Here’s what you need to know: That’s what we got for now. We’ll

Guitarist Gary Holt recently gave an interview in the latest issue of Guitar World magazine—transcribed on Ultimate Guitar—where he discussed his time in Slayer and new music from his primary band, Exodus. When asked if he misses playing in Slayer, who called it quits for good in 2019, he replied that he does, for more

In a recent interview, Sepultura and Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera weighed in on the Pantera reunion, sharing his opinion on who he thinks should play guitar and drum in place of the deceased Abbott brothers, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul. “I would go with Chris [Ulsh] from Power Trip; that would be my drum choice. And then on

Last night, we announced that former Pantera vocalist and bassist Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown had officially signed on to do a Pantera reunion tour, despite founding guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott being dead. Now, Phil and Rex have announced who will play guitar and drums for this tour. And the

Industrial-metal legends Fear Factory will release Recoded in October, a remix album featuring new takes on songs from their most recent LP, 2021’s Aggressive Continuum. The record is Fear Factory’s first remix album in 25 years, with the last being 1997’s Remanufacture. The October 28 release marks the 32nd anniversary of Fear Factory’s founding nearly

The Pantera reunion tour has long been considered the great, fabled, metal reunion tour of all time — and one that would almost certainly never happen. Given that guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbot and drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott are both dead, it’s been generally assumed that the tour was a pipe dream. But now, it appears

For an act like New York’s Witnesses, there needs to be some level of meaning behind the music. The band’s take on doom metal is too atmospheric, too heartfelt and organic, to be used as the vehicle for stories that every metalhead has heard a million times, exhausted legends about good and evil, monsters and