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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

Real talk? We have no beef with Five Finger Death Punch, we just think that their music is wack and their lead singer has previously exhibited all the restraint and steadiness of James McAvoy in Split. But now, FFDP’s octopus-headed bassist Chris Kael (gotta give props to our own Vinnie Bellissimo for that description) has

Since its emergence in the early ’80s, thrash has always been metal’s most reliable genre. Trends come and go, bands rise and fall, but at the end of the day what we all really want is a fast riff and lyrics about minigun demons that’ll make us bang our heads like psychopaths. In fact, we’d

Popular metal and hardcore blog Lambgoat is now under new ownership, according to a post from the site’s founder, Alex Arnold, last night. He clarified that the site will continue on under the care of Dave, also known as Lurk. You can read his full statement below, but Arnold appears to be leaving Lambgoat on

Last week, video emerged of Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil using a teleprompter for some of the band’s big hits like “Looks That Kill” and “Home Sweet Home” during their recent Stadium Tour. While some felt bummed out by this, many others, including several prominent figures in the rock and metal world, came out in

It’s been 11 years since politically-charged rap-rockers Rage Against The Machine have played a live show. But last night saw the band play the first gig of their current tour, video of which you can see below. As you can see from the fan-shot footage included here (via Blabbermouth), the band are in solid form.

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 Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” — a song they’ve in fact already covered. However, this time around, Toyah’s outfit is considerably more sheer,

Lately, Linton Rubino, former Nameless Ghoul bassist for occult rock act Ghost, has been vocal about his frustrating time in the band. Now, in a new interview, Linton takes a moment to laud his work on the band’s 2016 album Meliora — and crap on their 2022 record IMPERA. Speaking to Clint Switzer on On