Metal

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Japanese doom-mongers Boris have released an upbeat, punk-flavored new single and video, “Reincarnation Rose.” The band commented of the track: “The title song ‘Reincarnation Rose’ is a song using Wata’s signature FUZZ ‘Hizumitas’ released worldwide from the American pedal brand ‘EarthQuaker Devices.’ Tokie, known for activities such as Rize, Ajico, and Losalios, participated in bass.” “Reincarnation Rose” comes from

Korn are now offering what The PRP describes as “a brief snippet of what appears to be a new song” via, of all things, a new Instagram filter. The the QR code for the filter is available here. You can go here to view posts by fans using the filter. Additionally, a fan has spotted

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Metal singers Dez Fafara and D. Randall Blythe abide by the maxim to “put your money where your mouth is” with Chakra Coin, a new cryptocurrency designed to foster community and invest in charitable causes. Longtime friends, both frontmen earned gold records with their respective bands and share unwavering commitments to artistic

Exodus’ third-best singer, Steve “Zetro” Souza, has outed himself as an anti-vaxxer while once again voicing support for former president Donald Trump. Souza first got The Don’s back in 2018. Now, in a new interview with the podcast Scars and Guitars, Souza doubles down on endorsing MAGAism, trotting out every tired argument in the Defend

Gang, I know I’m usually grumpy about everything. But I truly believe that what we’re witnessing with Marilyn Manson right now may be the schadenfreude comedy event of the decade. To be clear: there’s nothing funny about Manson’s alleged crimes against a cadre of former romantic partners. But now it looks like after 25 years

Cult of Luna have announced their new full-length album, The Long Road North, set for release on February 11th, 2022 on Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders will begin on December 1st, 2021 at this link.  Vocalist/guitarist Johannes Persson comments: “The long road north is a long road home. A direction dictated by a call that penetrates rock and

Y’know how in superhero movies (and, uh, Trading Places, come to think of it) there are sometimes two good guys who don’t like one another and are maybe even actively trying to hurt each other, and then they realize there’s some greater threat out there, and they put aside their differences to take down said

Those of us with older siblings know well the ire reserved for a younger brother or sister who touches YOUR STUFF, dammit. Likewise, those of us with younger siblings are quite familiar with the intense dread that the stupid little squirt in the house will mess up your precious belongings when you’re not there. A

Judas Priest are continuing the celebration of their fiftieth anniversary with a new website, guidetoheavymetal.com. The site is being a described as an “interactive web experience” that “sees the band take the audience on a graphic-novel-inspired journey to becoming a true metalhead.” So, basically, it’s a comic book with the ‘Guided View’ option from Comixology

Guitar savant John 5 continues to promote his new album, Sinner, which came out last Friday, October 29 via Big Machine Records. Following the previous single, “Qué Pasa,” featuring guest vocals from Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, Mr. 5 has now released a video for “Land of the Misfit Toys,” the title of which invokes creepy imagery appropriate for

Apparently quite pleased with the run of spoken word shows he hosted in his native U.K. this past summer, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has announced a North American spoken word tour for early 2022 that will span two and a half months and includes 10 dates in Canada. Split into two parts, the first

Well, here’s a fun quote to try and wrap your head around. Sammy Hagar has gone out of his way to clarify that he has no beef with David Lee Roth, his predecessor and successor in Van Halen (multiple times — let it never be said that this band wanted for drama)… while simultaneously insulting

Nu-metal icons/whipping boys Limp Bizkit have made good on their threat to release their new album, Still Sucks, on Halloween. After teasing as much a few days prior, the band announced on Friday, October 29, that Still Sucks would arrive two days later. The band officially announced the album via an Instagram video in which

Ghost returned to the spotlight in September with a new song, “Hunter’s Moon” — from the soundtrack for the film Halloween Kills — and a freshly announced tour with Volbeat. Fans will need to wait a bit longer for a full-length Ghost album, but that can’t be far off seeing as frontman Tobias Forge said

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Genre-bending, modern metallers, Crown the Empire, have released their heaviest track to date. The song, titled “Dancing With the Dead,” is the band’s first that features no clean vocals and instead features a furious, guttural exchange between vocalist Andy Leo and bassist/vocalist Hayden Tree. Accompanying the new track is a darkly cinematic music video,

Mire, the new project featuring former As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa, have released their second single, “Inside.” You can listen to the track, which includes drumming by Jesse Beahler (Thy Art is Murder), below. Says the band of the song: “This song incorporates several more elements than [their first single] ‘Refined,’ notably duel

Enterprise Earth have unveiled “Reanimate // Disintegrate,” the second single from their forthcoming album, The Chosen. Guitarist Gabe Mangold explains: “We’re very excited to unveil the second single and video ‘Reanimate // Disintegrate.’ This track features another sonic mood and feeling from the album that I think fans new and old will enjoy. The accompanying

Sabaton wrote a song about war history? Ya don’t say! The band’s latest, “Christmas Truce,” tells the story of a most unlikely temporary alliance between bitter enemies forged on the warfield in the name of Christmas. Press copy explains: “December 24, 1914: Late on Christmas Eve, British Expeditionary Force heard German troops in the trenches

It’s Halloween this weekend, and you know what that means — lots and lots of annoying kids ringing your doorbell to ask for candy, and threatening to egg or TP your house if you don’t comply. I know Halloween is a sacred “holiday” to, like, Rob Zombie fans, but for the more discerning (read: grouchy)