Metal

The ninth studio effort by alt-metal outfit Otep is entering the final stages of production and gearing up for a 2023 release, according to the band’s singer d During a recent interview with Radioactive MikeZ on the “Wired in the Empire” show on 96.7 KCAL-FM, and transcribed by Blabbermouth, Shamaya said the upcoming album was

After six years with the band, Paradise Lost drummer Waltteri Väyrynen is stepping away from their duties. Earlier today, Väyrynen released a statement about the decision. “Dear fans and friends, I’m sad to announce that I’m leaving my position as the drummer of Paradise Lost. It’s been an incredible journey and I’m insanely proud to

Last Tuesday, grindcore/death metal killers Exhumed posted the music video for “Drained of Color,” the first single off their forthcoming album To The Dead. This week, Exhumed frontman Matt Harvey gives the internet an up close look at how he plays the song in the latest “Slaythrough” video on the band’s YouTube page. As you

Canadian thrashers Razor have come and gone and now they’re on their way back to the mainstream with their first new studio recordings in more than 20 years. As the release for Cycle of Contempt approaches later this month, the band put out a new single dubbed “A Bitter Pill.” As you’ll hear as soon

Labor Day in America is a sad and strange thing. While most people in the country use this day off to mark the unofficial end of summer, hang out with friends and family at a barbecue, and take advantage of various online and in-store deals for shit they don’t need, the holiday has a more

Guitar virtuoso and dude who can barely see the many necks of his guitars because of the shaggy mop covering his eyes, Michael Angelo Batio, is joining Manowar on their upcoming string of tour dates next year. Fans of the band that loves to write songs about heavy metal were left wondering what was next

If you’ve ever listened to or watched the video for Pantera‘s “5 Minutes Alone” and thought “hm, Phil could use more nipple pasties and less knowledge of the song’s lyrics and rhythm,” then boy howdy do we have something for you. Also… who hurt you? Earlier today, King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife,

Content warning: the following post contains animated depictions of severe gore and dismemberment. You may have missed it, but gruesome anime imagery and slam death metal apparently go together like peanut butter and chocolate. It’s a phenomenon we’ve outlined in the past — a metal genre known by names like anime slam, anime grind, guro

Let it never be said that Clutch aren’t a band for the people. These Maryland-based rockers are on the cusp of a North American tour, followed by a stint through Europe — oh and the release of their forthcoming 30+ minute (yet very experimental) effort Sunrise on Slaughter Beach is right around the bend. We’ve

In yet another instance of “I didn’t listen and now I’m facing the consequences,” a hotel waitress in Manaus, Brazil got fired from her job earlier this week after filming Guns ‘n’ Roses frontman Axl Rose while he stayed at the hotel. According to Boletim Amazonia, the incident took place on Tuesday as Axl was

It’s hard to doubt the sheer popularity that Ghost has these days. Fresh off a critically beloved release like Impera, Tobias Forge and his on-stage persona Papa Emeritus IV want to take the group to the pinnacle of the music world, let alone rock and metal. He wants to be as big as Metallica. While

With just two weeks remaining before their forthcoming EP Gloria is released to the masses, the South American post-metal band has released a visualizer to go with their new track “Surging Ablaze.” Complete with fat rhythms, otherworldly guitar melodies, and chugging riffs, “Surging Ablaze” has a sound and style that doesn’t sound too far off

It may be hot as Hades out there right now, but soon enough the slow and creeping chill of autumn will be upon us. Why wait for the weather to cooperate when you could instead rock out to the Hoaxed and their new song “The Call,” off their debut record Two Shadows. Comprised of vocalist

In the words of Niklas Kvarforth: “… there’s something really wicked going on, which I think many of the Swedish people are responsible for. And thank God for that!” Sweden has given the world some of the greatest black metal bands of all time. Where would music be today without the contributions of Bathory and the almighty

Earlier this summer, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine made headlines when he flipped the fuck out on a Judas Priest roadie for conducting a sound check near the stage during a festival in Barcelona. Video circulated around the interwebs that showed the 60-year-old flipping the unseen guitar tech off while calling him a “fucking pathetic, amateur

The pandemic. Ongoing supply chain interruptions. Global climate change. Vince Neil’s singing. Yeah, it’s pretty obvious to even the most oblivious observer that things are fucked everywhere. It’s that sense of desperation and anger that fuels “Diagnosis Fucked,” a groovy, fuzzy track from U.K. sludge metal outfit Battalions, whose fourth full-length studio effort King of

A brand new song from the symphonic black metal outfit …And Oceans has materialized seemingly out of nowhere today, along with an accompanying music video that you can watch below. The track, titled “Cloud Heads,” is apparently part part of an upcoming unnamed album that’s set for release on January 27, 2023. Though we don’t

Cancer is a scary, fucked up thing, so it’s always good when anyone comes out the other end alive and well. Such is the case with Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, who had been diagnosed with throat cancer in May 2019. While speaking with The Irish Times, Mustaine said his battle with cancer made a major

Attention all hot mamas, pimp daddies and especially the people rollin’ up in caddies. If you’re in the Philadelphia area and have nothing planned for Saturday, October 22, there’s something going on you’re probably not going to want to miss. Fred Durst, yes the frontman of Limp Bizkit and lover of big ol’ armchairs, is

Not content to hang it up after their tour with Anthrax and Black Label Society came to an end on Sunday, Hatebreed is extending its 20 Years of Perseverance tour by adding even more dates to the long line of dates already listed. Speaking of the excitement of heading back on tour to commemorate such