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Less than a month after we learned that Trapt were now on the far-right social network Gab, the band’s frontman, Chris Taylor Brown, is now openly feuding with the company’s co-founder and CEO, Andrew Torba. The way it presents itself — a social network favored by Pittsburgh Synagogue shooter Robert Bowers, QAnon supporters, and Capital/#stopthesteal insurrectionists

Spencer Elden, the baby from the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind, is suing the band. Elden, now age 30, claims in the lawsuit that neither he nor his legal guardians consented to the photo; that the band failed to make good on a promise to cover his penis with a sticker; that he has been sexually

Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil continues to trot his solo band out on the road for shows in less-than-optimal vocal shape, to put it kindly. Fan-filmed footage from a recent show in California that surfaced earlier this week continues to show that the singer has not made good on his pledge to improve his performances,

Former As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa, who recently announced that he’d quit the band a year prior after a two-year stint in their reunion, has launched a new project, Mire, along with guitarist Ryan Glisan and vocalist Benton McKibbern. You can stream the outfit’s debut single, “Refined,” below. As a general fan of Nick’s — both

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Grammy-nominated band Trivium — Matt Heafy [vocals, guitar], Corey Beaulieu [guitar], Paolo Gregoletto [bass], and Alex Bent [drums] — have just shared the video for the new single “The Phalanx.” Watch it below. “‘The Phalanx’ was like an old muscle car sitting in the driveway with no engine,” says Gregoletto about the song’s unique evolution and

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: The North American leg of the Bay Strikes Back tour featuring Testament, Exodus, and Death Angel has been postponed until 2022.     “We were really on the fence with this decision,” says Testament guitarist Eric Peterson. “But seeing other bands make it through with a few mild cases and other bigger bands just canceling their entire tours, we felt

Shadow of Intent have released a brand new song, “From Ruin… We Rise,” to go along with the announcement of their next album, Elegy. I’m just one listen in so far, but my snap hot take is this: this is the direction I hoped to see Shadow of Intent go after showing so much promise

I really dug Sixx:A.M.’s first album, The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack, which came out in 2007. The brainchild of Mötley Crüe bassist/songwriter Nikki Sixx (duh) and DJ Ashba (ex-Guns N’ Roses, ex-Beautiful Creatures), along with singer James Michael, the album contained song after song of big hard rock hooks, and the autobiographical element connecting to Sixx’s

The video for “Drone Corpse Aviator,” Archspire’s latest single, is entertaining as friggin’ hell, and SO so Archspire in a way fans of the band will instantly recognize! It’s got forced medical procedures, a ton of great practical effects, blood and gore, some killer band performance clips and, of course, a tongue-in-cheek attitude throughout. “Drone

Earlier this week, Judas Priest were forced to call off the remainder of their in-progress U.S. tour after guitarist Richie Faulkner was hospitalized with “major medical heart condition issues.” The 41-year-old musician’s partner, Mariah Lynch (daughter of guitarist George Lynch), has since said that following emergency surgery, Faulkner is “stable and resting.” Now Tesla guitarist

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: In anticipation of their debut feature film — Ultrapop: Live at the Masonic Temple — due in October, The Armed have released an excerpt performance for “Where Man Know Want,” a feature track taken from their most recent album, Ultrapop. Filmed in the Tudor Room on the third floor of the Temple — the setting features beautiful

Aaron Lewis, celebrity Republican and frontman for Staind, recently lead an audience in Scranton, PA in a chant of “Fuck Joe Biden.” The chant was intended to be doubly insulting since Biden was born in Scranton, and you’re supposed to care what the people from the place in which you were involuntarily born think about

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner is on the mend following emergency heart surgery. The band announced yesterday that they were postponing the remainder of their current U.S. tour after Faulkner was hospitalized with “major medical heart condition issues.” Now Faulkner’s partner, Mariah Lynch (daughter of guitarist George Lynch), has offered the following update on social

Tallah, the nu-metal band featuring drummer Max Portnoy, son of Mike (ex-Dream Theater), dropped off their tour with Avatar and Magic Sword last week after a Covid-19 outbreak struck their camp. While the band had initially hoped to re-join the tour after quarantining until they tested negative, they issued a new statement yesterday (September 27)

Judas Priest have postponed the remainder of their current U.S. tour as a result of guitarist Richie Faulkner being hospitalized with “major medical heart condition issues.” Says the band in a statement: “It is with deep regret that we have to postpone the rest of our U.S. tour. Richie Faulkner has major medical heart condition

Unto Others’ new album, Strength, has quickly worked its way onto my “Best of 2021” list with its proprietary, earnest blend of goth rock and metal. I was sold on the first single, but each successive one grabbed me even more, and now that the album’s out I’m all in. And it seems I’m not

Generation Kill, the band fronted by former Exodus vocalist Rob Dukes, have unleashed their music video for “Into The Black.” The song is taken from their forthcoming album MKUltra via Blood Blast Distribution. Prior to “Black,” the band has dropped their lead single “Never Relent” featuring incendiary guitarist Gary Holt, followed by the crushing track “Rat King.” Regarding “Black,”

Rage Against the Machine have posted a statement about current U.S. immigration policy, referencing the ongoing crisis at the border with Mexico and focusing on the recent influx of asylum-seekers from Haiti. Painting recent U.S. border policy as a continuation of a long legacy of inhumane behavior, the band said “the U.S. is a nation

Nirvana are currently being sued by Spencer Elden, who appeared nude on the cover of their album Nevermind when he was four months old, which he argues makes the image exploitative child pornography. A month after the lawsuit was filed, Nirvana announced a 30th anniversary super-duper-extra-special deluxe reissue of Nevermind. Presumably the reissue was already planned well before

Every Time I Die have announced a plethora of new U.S. tour dates. The band’s latest trek will kick off in November, with support coming from ’68 and Candy. These dates are in addition to their annual ‘TID the Season hometown event and next year’s shows supporting Underoath. All of ETID’s scheduled dates are below.