Metal

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)

Gojira have shared an official music video for “Sphinx,” a track from this year’s Fortitude. Directed and animated by Zev Deans, the music video sees Gojira delivering a pulverizing performance at the feet of the infamous Egyptian colossus. Watch it below. Gojira are currently out on a U.S. headline tour featuring special guests Knocked Loose and Alien

Underoath are keeping the hits coming with their latest single, “Cycle,” featuring heavy electronic artist Ghostmane. Underoath continue to leave their metalcore roots largely in the past on this one, in line with previous singles  “Damn Excuses,” “Hallelujah” and “Pneumonia.” I’d call it a heavy rock song more than anything — it wouldn’t be out

I said HOT DAMNUM! Allegaeon — about as exciting a progressive melo-death band as there is right now — have announced that they’ll release a new album, Damnum, on February 25 via Metal Blade. The group’s sixth full-length reunites them with longtime producer Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage, Khemmis, etc.). This already-tremendous news is made

W.A.S.P., the band your mom always mixed up with Ratt, are turning forty. To celebrate this momentous occasion, they’re gonna tour Europe with one original member and not play their most famous song. Don’t everyone rush for tickets at once. Paradoxically for a band with so few actual ties to their past, in a press

The Black Dahlia Murder frontman Trevor Strnad is both a student of metal and a prolific vocalist, regularly sharing public displays of affection for underground bands from throughout the metalsphere and lending his voice to up-and-comers (most recently, VHS). His newest foray outside of his day job finds him teaming up with Artificial Brain (and

System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian is “doing well” after coming down with Covid-19 according to a post from the singer on social media. System of a Down postponed a pair of shows in Los Angeles this past weekend as a result of Tankian contracting the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. Serj noted in

On February 11, 2022, the newly-created Gibson Records will release 4, the fourth album from Guns N’ Roses’ Slash’s Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators with Slash (Guns N’ Roses). But why is the album called 4????????? There are five members of the band… Slash was born on July 23, 1965… Slash has five