Metal

One of the most exciting things in metal is when two powerful musicians get together and decide that although they’re brutal on their own, they could combine forces to make a sort of proverbial auditory wrecking ball with which to level our proverbial heads. That statement goes double when these musicians are Judas Priest‘s Richie

For a generation of rock and metal fans, The Prodigy were the gateway drug to electronic and dance music (in the UK, they’re regarded on the same level as, say, Korn or Guns N’ Roses — a massive, game-changing act). Much of that came from the volatile and compelling behavior and attitude of Keith Flint,

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 morning, Fripp and Toyah are covering Neil Young’s rebel anthem “Rockin’ In The Free World.” Whether or not this is in solidarity with Young and his war against

A big part of growing up is getting over the petty shit and respecting people even if you don’t like them. It’s easy to stay mad and keep beef alive, but nine times out of ten, when you’re confronted with someone you’re pissed at, you find that things aren’t nearly as bad as you thought

We consider Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier to be one of the modern masters of his craft. Now, Mario has posted video of a new composition on his Instagram, which is basically a three-minute drum solo that you can lose yourself in, and which proves us right, dammit. The dude rules. According to Mario: “‘Movement’ is

There are plenty of rock stars who we can’t imagine even existing before they were onstage screaming at thousands of people, much less serving burgers or changing oil. But despite his epic stage show and larger-than-life appearance, Rob Zombie‘s not one of them, if only because he’s always been incredibly vocal about all the hard

Yesterday, we reported that Ukrainian act Jinjer would be canceling their U.S. tour dates, including their run with Slipknot on the band’s upcoming Knotfest Roadshow tour, to focus on the crisis at home. This must have been difficult for Jinjer, and we commend them for it. Now, their replacement has been revealed, in the form

Today marks the 50th birthday of one metal’s two greatest men, Ted Arvid Skjellum, better known to the world as Nocturno Culto, the more reserved half of pioneering “True Norwegian Black Metal” band Darkthrone. The group was founded by the only other metal messiah of equal caliber, Leif Gylve Nagell, AKA Fenriz. Like Fenriz, Nocturno acts as

Last we heard from Swedish brain-pummelers Meshuggah was the release of the gorgeously cinematic video for “The Abysmal Eye,” their first single from their long-anticipated new album Immutable. Now, the band have dropped another single, and it’s definitely a little peppier than its predecessor. You’ll hear on the new track, “Light the Shortening Fuse,” exactly

For your average American metalhead, Jinjer are the band from the Ukraine. Which is why it’s unsurprising, if sad, to learn that the band are canceling their upcoming U.S. tour to focus on helping out with the crisis at home. According to a breaking report by Loudwire, one venue, St. Louis’ The Factor, has revealed

As a metal journalist, I get and listen to a lot of promos. Hundreds, thousands even. I myself keep a spreadsheet with notes on every album, including descriptions like, Typical Euro power-shrug, or, Hot damn, this busts nuts with the blinds up! But every so often, an album crosses my desk that makes me stop,

This hasn’t been a good year for shock rocker Marilyn Manson, what with his former girlfriend, actor Evan Rachel Wood, naming him as her abuser and inspiring others to come forward with similar claims. Now, Manson is going to do something about it: he’s suing Wood for defamation, and he’s making a lot of elaborate

You’d think that a merciless, oligarchical dictator would be the kind of guy that KISS‘s Gene Simmons would get behind. The dude was such a buddy of Trump, and it feels like Trump stared at a picture of Vladimir Putin every night, missing him and lamenting his inability to just poison whoever the fuck he

Back in January, thrash titans Testament revealed that their longtime drummer Gene Hoglan would be leaving the band. Though there was no beef between the two — in fact, guitarist Alex Skolnick took a moment to compliment Hoglan’s wang (man, did THAT joke piss off Instagram for some reason) — many wondered who in metal

The crisis in Ukraine has plenty of people taking sides and doing their best to help the Ukrainian people. So far, the efforts have been appreciated, but distant — Pussy Riot launched an NFT campaign, while Dee Snider gave Ukrainians his full approval to blast “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as their rallying cry. But

Among the bands from the Norwegian Second Wave of Black Metal, Darkthrone have always been one of our favorites. While they started off as questionable and mired in controversy as any of their peers — the whole “obviously Jewish behavior” bit from Transilvanian Hunger was not a good look — frontman Fenriz has since displayed

There have been speculations abound about the new vocalist for industrial metal act Fear Factory following the departure of founding vocalist and shipwreck warning system Burton Seabell. Now, former Nightrage frontman Antony Hämäläinen reveals that he auditioned for the slot, and didn’t get it — and that the person who did is from Italy. Here’s

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 take on the Black Keys’ “Lonely Boy.” This cover features Toyah wearing more clothing than we’re used to, though she definitely makes sure the

This week saw Russia launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, resulting in Ukrainian acts like Jinjer condemning Vladimir Putin and the Eurovision Song Contest dropping Russia from its 2022 competition. Now, Russian punk activists Pussy Riot have teamed up with several cryptocurrency companies to launch an NFT campaign to help aid Ukraine during these unprecedented

This week, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, resulting in loss of life and significant property damage. In response, Ukrainian acts like Jinjer condemned Vladimir Putin, the Eurovision Song Contest dropped Russia from its 2022 competition, and Russian punk activists Pussy Riot launched an NFT campaign to raise relief funds. Now, Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has