Metal

Metal Church vocalist Mike Howe passed away this morning, July 26, at the age of 55. No cause of death has been publicly disclosed. The band announced the death themselves earlier this evening via social media. Their post reads in full: “It is with our deepest regrets that we must announce the passing of our

Mudvayne have released a new video teasing their upcoming reunion. The clip consists of footage of the band rehearsing, although I don’t think that’s live audio. You can watch the video below. Mudvayne’s currently scheduled reunion shows are as follows: 09/11 Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration [tickets]09/26 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life [tickets]10/09 Sacramento, CA

Despite Load, Reload, St. Anger and Lulu (and, to a lesser degree, Death Magnetic and Hardwired… To Self-Destruct), Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett insists that the band has not yet peaked. Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo spoke to San Francisco Giants broadcaster George Kontos about the band’s upcoming 40th-anniversary celebrations — Metallica are proud Bay Area natives and often run promotions with the

Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine has again utilized his Cameo account to disseminate information about the band, this time confirming the title of their next album in a birthday video message to a fan. ‘Deth’s new album will be titled The Sick, The Dying and The Dead. Mustaine first mentioned the title this past January at

Ronnie James Dio’s former wife and longtime manager Wendy Dio says that the controversial touring hologram of her late husband has been retired for the time being. The hologram was projected on stage while a band of live musicians, featuring some of Dio’s former collaborators, performed on stage with a vocal backing track. The hologram debuted

Billboard has published their annual list of the highest-earning musicians, and the numbers for 2020 have some metal and metal-adjacent names ranking in the top 40. The methodology for the ‘Money Makers’ chart is as follows: “Money Makers was compiled with 2020 U.S.-only MRC Data and Billboard Boxscore statistics. All revenue figures cited are Billboard estimates and,

Sandwich #content is some of my favorite content of all! At this point I would really rather be writing about delicious ingredients placed between two slices of bread than some pretend-tough-guy grunting into a mic, ya know? Sandwiches are EXCITING! Think of that feeling when you order one at a deli and then you crack

Iced Earth mainman Jon Schaffer walked out of a Washington D.C. jail on April 16, free on bail from entering into a plea bargain with prosecutors, 89 days after turning himself into Indiana authorities for his role in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Things have been quiet for Schaffer since then as

Those who can remember all the way back to the pre-Covid Before Times might recall that Live Nation would on occasion offer flash sales on concert tickets to a select group of shows. The concert promotion behemoth is doing so again this year with a special offer going live later this month: $20 per ticket

Staind frontman Aaron Lewis, noted man of the people, behavioral role model, constitutional expert, philosophical scholar and true American, played the same song twice without realizing it at a show last night in Dewey Beach, DE. After playing Staind’s 2001 hit, “It’s Been a While,” earlier in the set, Lewis — performing alone and acoustically

Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D. was our recent guest on The MetalSucks Podcast to talk about the new album from Times of Grace, his project with fellow KsE member Jesse Leach. Adam and MS Podcast host Petar Spajic naturally discussed related topics as well, including upcoming Killswitch Engage touring plans, working on music videos with

Exmortus will head out for some live shows in the American West in two chunks this summer, the first of which starts tomorrow, July 22, and the second of which takes place in mid-August with Lich King as support. You can find the full list of shows below. 07/22 Chico, CA – Tackle Box07/23 San

The legendary Jackass crew has gotten together for one last go-round, Jackass Forever, slated to arrive October 22. And, despite the aging cast of characters we know and love, they’re pulling off stunts as moronic and hilarious as ever. “Concussions aren’t great. But as long as you have ’em before you’re 50, it’s cool. And

I’ve had a healthy appreciation for Thrice for going on 20 years now. I haven’t loved everything they’ve released during that timeframe, but whenever they drop new music, I listen. They consistently push their own creative boundaries and challenge themselves, and that alone is worthy of respect even if every piece of music they’ve put

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, I likely don’t need to tell you, is quite a popular fella. From his internet drum-offs with children to his charitable work to his general demeanor to his boat loads of hit songs, the dude’s whole thing is making people feel good amidst the sea of shit the world has

Periphery mastermind Misha Mansoor is back on the podcast this week! Our conversation centers around his new solo album, Moderately Fast, Adequately Furious, releasing ten albums worth of Bulb archives last year, whether he ever plans to perform the Bulb material live, collaborating with his brother, and the trouble with getting honest feedback from friends.

My first thought upon opening a press release announcing “White Buffalo,” the latest single from the Canadian rock duo Crown Lands, was “Holy SHIT, that band photo! Perfect fodder for my ongoing Twitter thread of outrageous metal band promo shots.” Behold: My second thought was that I should quit being a judgmental asshole and give

It’s never too late to learn new tricks, right? Today, on this 18th day of July, the year of our lord 2021, I have fallen in love with Agrypnie, a band who combine melodic death-doom with black metal to intensely emotional, powerful effect. They’ve been around since 2004, and their sound has changed some over

Germany’s Rage have released a new single and music video, “Virginity.” The track is the first offering from the band’s upcoming studio album Resurrection Day. You can watch the video below.  Resurrection Day will be released on September 17 via SPV/Steamhammer in the following configurations: DigiPak incl. poster — pre-order  2LP Gatefold, 140 g, orange vinyl, printed