Metal

Recently, we wrote about how Staind frontman Aaron Lewis told an audience that we should be listening to what megalomaniacal Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is saying. The basic idea is that Putin is actually fighting a Deep State stronghold in Ukraine whose goal is to harm Donald Trump more than the former president already harmed

The world has felt for Ukrainian hard rockers Jinjer during Vladimir Putin’s recent invasion of their homeland. The band were one of the first to speak out against the war, and eventually chose to back out of an opening slot on Slipknot’s upcoming tour so they could return home and help people in need. But

Whether or not you like their decaf occult rock, you’re undoubtedly aware that Ghost are immensely popular, and their new album IMPERA saw them reaching new heights of hype and acclaim. Now, the band have revealed their chart positioning throughout Europe and other parts of the world, and apparently, someone out there loves ’em, because

Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of Iron Maiden‘s The Number of the Beast being released. Besides the first four Black Sabbath albums and the biggest albums by thrash’s Big 4, you would be hard-pressed to find a heavy metal album more iconic, beloved, and influential than this one. The fact that we can still put

For those of you who don’t know, Snot were a formative nu-metal band who basically helped establish the genre in the ’90s. Their 1997 album Get Some is considered one of the scene’s formative classics and a pillar of ’90s metal. Their frontman Lynn Strait was much beloved in the community, and was in jail

Remember how Staind frontman Aaron Lewis literally wrote the “Where My Country Gone” song from South Park, even though he’s forgotten the lyrics to the National Anthem in front of thousands of people? Welp, now he’s apparently bought into the belief that Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is actually an attack on the Deep State,

Fear not, mortal: Blind Guardian are here to bless your post-St. Patrick’s Day regret with their latest single “Secrets Of The American Gods,” and boy is this a catchy one. Singer Hansi Kürsch gave some details about the newest effort, including a reminder that they’ll have an album out in September: “The time has come

It’s been a crazy month for Polish death metallers Decapitated, what with members of the band distributing supplies to stranded Ukrainians at the border. But now, the band have good news: they’re releasing a new album this May! Decapitated’s new record will be called Cancer Culture, and will…ugh, really? Cancer Culture? I mean, it’s not

If you’re like me, then you have nightmares about board game nights. They always mean sitting around a bunch of family members you don’t particularly like or care about, listening to backwards-ass political opinions that were obviously cultivated on a Missouri dairy farm in the ’60s, and then being shamed every time you open your

Right now, Valerie Bertinelli is in the process of promoting her new book, Enough Already: Learning to Love The Way I Am Today. A big part of that book is her relationship with her ex-husband Eddie Van Halen, who tragically passed away in 2020. Now, Valerie has addressed the idea that she caused the band’s

Last week saw Swedish occult metal-lite act Ghost release IMPERA, their biggest and most heavily-hyped album yet. The record has been received favorably by fans, including our own Immodest Mouse, who gave the album a 4/5 horn review. Now, the band have been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing the album’s first single “Call Me

Ever since he first joined the band, the identity of Slipknot percussionist Tortilla Man has been in question. Now, the band have officially confirmed his identity by announcing a Reddit AMA with him! Tortilla Man is in fact Michael Pfaff, as was long suspected. Pfaff plays keyboards in Shawn “Clown” Crahan’s side project, Dirty Little

Back in December, progressive groove metallers Meshuggah postponed their U.S. tour due to “a skin condition” among one of the members. Now, speaking to Rolling Stone, drummer Tomas Haake reveals the condition was his, and opens up about the health concerns surrounding it. In the interview, Haake reveals that he has eczema inside of his

Earlier this month, melodeath legends Omnium Gatherum wowed fans at Come And Take It Live in Austin, TX. Along for the ride were technical wizards Allegaeon, road dogs Black Crown Initiate, Nacogdoches crushers Spiral Eye, and Austin’s own Whore of Bethlehem.  The gig was captured in blazing detail by our own Drew Nesbitt of Njorodynphoto. Check

Alternate universes are always fun, if not slightly terrifying to think about. In fact, if it weren’t for alternate universes, the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe would fall on its face faster than Gene Simmons trying to walk onstage. But in one of those universes, it’s Raven who we’d all be talking about instead of Metallica.

For many of us, God Forbid were the most exciting band of the late-’90s/early-2000s New Wave of American Heavy Metal. More anguished, complex, and full-on metal than some of their peers, the band were like no other, and continue to be the movement’s under-praised champions. Well, now it looks like fans will once more get

In the words of legendary Russian rock star Boris Grebenshchikov: «Нет лиц у тех, кто против; лиц у тех, кто с нами. Не смей подходить, пока не скажешь – кто ты такой» — “Those who are ‘against’ are faceless; faces are for those who are with us. Don’t dare approach while you have not said

Do you know why summer is so hot? It’s because Satan is warming up the Earth so people will go outside and sin more. Sure, that’s that’s a lie I just made up, but I’ll still bet $5 a church somewhere in Missouri has said it. The truth, however, is that summer is so hot

From the get-go, it’s been clear that Rob Zombie‘s adaptation of TV horror-comedy The Munsters was going to be a big production. From his blueprints of the Munster family home at 1313 Mockingbird Lane to his elaborate costume designs, Zombie’s teased audiences with just how much effort (and money, damn…) is going into this film. Now, Rob

This week, Periphery guitarist Mark Holcomb joins the show! We discuss the debut full-length album from his project Haunted Shores, how the band’s formation led to him join Periphery, the riff graveyard that he uses to create songs, and on treating music for Haunted Shores like a 9-to-5 job. We also talk about how to