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On Monday night, after a year of denying the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it a “scam” and “not a real pandemic,” Ted Nugent revealed to the world that he himself has contracted the virus… …and the world laughed. Even former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, who appeared alongside Nugent on the VH1 reality

Earlier today, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last year. Depending on how he’s sentenced, the 45-year-old Chauvin will likely spend the remainder of his life in prison. The verdict has resulted in a MASSIVE sigh of relief

Define “karma”: On April 7, while complaining that he couldn’t tour in 2021 due to “Dirty bastard, lying, scam, smoke-and-mirrors COVID-19 freaks,” Ted Nugent wondered why COVIDs 1-18 didn’t cause mass global shutdowns, and asserted that the number of people who have died from the coronavirus has been vastly inflated. On April 19, Ted Nugent

Official press release: The Melvins have unveiled the third in their series of livestreaming events, with the May 1 offering dubbed “Melvins TV, Volume 3: May Day! May Day! May Day!” In true Melvins fashion, the Melvins (acoustic) will open for the Melvins. Tickets and exclusive merchandise, including a limited-edition t-shirt designed by Skinner, are

Paramount+  has released the first trailer for From Cradle to Stage, their new six-part series starring Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his mom, Virginia Hanlon Grohl. The series is inspired by Virginia’s book, Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars, and while find the Grohl speaking with various

Rock Feed is reporting that Mudvayne will be announcing their long-awaited reunion tomorrow. In a video posted this evening, the YouTube channel claims that festival promoter Danny Wimmer Presents will reveal at noon tomorrow, April 19, that Mudvayne will perform at four of the promoter’s marquee events: Inkcarceration, Louder Than Life, Aftershock and Welcome to

As expected based on court document that leaked in early April, Iced Earth mastermind Jon Schaffer, who notoriously participated in the seditious riot at the Capitol on January 6, entered into a plea bargain with prosecutors last week. The deal will see him cooperate with authorities by sharing information with them about other conspirators in

Zee Productions will release three Slipknot album covers as 500 piece jigsaws on the  Zee Productions imprint Rock Saws. The covers of Slipknot, Iowa and Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) will be released on May 15, 2021. You can view photos below. Iowa was originally released in a foil sleeve and to celebrate the album‘s

What was your dawn-of-the-pandemic quarantine album? Back when the world was truly shut down, everything was topsy turvy, and every day — every hour — was a full emotional rollercoaster. Our psyches are primed for emotional connection during intense periods in our lives, and this one was no exception. Mine was Heart’s Little Queen. I’d

Denver doom deviants Khemmis have issued the following announcement: “With our impending appearance at the Decibel 200th issue anniversary event, it is time that we let you know that we parted ways with founding member and bassist Dan Beiers in December. The events of the last year forced us all to reexamine our lives, our

Official press release: German metalcore vets Caliban have released their brand-new track, ominously entitled “nICHts,” from their forthcoming album, Zeitgeister, which is set for release on May 14th. The clip is scheduled to go live at midnight Central European time. Watch the dark music video, directed by Michael Winkler for Der Pakt below. (Trigger Warning: This video contains content

It’s tax day, kinda not really but still sorta depending on your personal sitch (where my 1040-ES-heads at?!?!). So it’s a good day for Silverstein to release a new song called “Bankrupt.” Which is what they’ve done! And hey, look, I’m not a Silverstein fan, but for what it’s worth, I enjoyed this song. I

I guess Barney the Dinosaur is just kinda in the air right now. Last month, the iconic children’s television character appeared in a music video for Warish, the metal band featuring Riley Hawk, the 28-year-old son of pro skating legend Tony Hawk. Now a Redditor who uses the hand SoBizzare has released a mash-up of

Fear Factory have released a fifteen-second-long teaser for their new single, “Disruptor.” You can check it out below. The entire song will be released this Friday, April 16. “Disruptor” will be the first single from Fear Factory’s first new album in nearly six years, Aggression Continuum. The album was originally recorded in 2017 with longtime

Last we checked in with American Idol contestant Casey Bishop, the young star performed an Incubus song with the band’s frontman, Brandon Boyd, to widespread praise not only from the rock world, but from the show’s judges, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry. The 16-year-old kept the fire burning on the show’s latest episode,

Sunbomb, the new power metal project from guitarist Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns) and singer Queen Bavmorda (Stryper), have released a new single, “Better End.” You can check it out via the below music video. Says Bavmorda of the song: “You dare to challenge me? You’re not warriors. You’re pigs! Toa thonna mondarr! Nocklith! Vohkbar! YOU’RE ALL

Like Byzantine, Carnifex have decided to roll the dice and a book a U.S. tour for July. Granted, it’s not an extensive tour (it’s twelve shows, most of which are in the Midwest). Still, the band must be feeling bullish that the shows will happen and the fans will come out — they lost $250,000+

Cannibal Corpse frontman George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher was our recent guest on The MetalSucks Podcast to discuss the band’s new album, Violence Unimagined, the addition of Erik Rutan to the band, a whole bunch of NFL talk and more. When the conversation turned to streaming music services such as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube, Corpsegrinder revealed that

Kataan — the project led by Nicholas Thurnbury (ex-Vattnet Viskar) and Brett Boland (Astronoid) — have released their latest single, “Abyss.” Thornbury comments: “‘Abyss’ is a song about loss or what could have been. That thing, that choice or action that will haunt you forever. I find myself dwelling on these things in that half-conscious state right

White Moth Black Butterfly, featuring TesseracT vocalist Daniel Tompkins, have released their latest single, “The Dreamer.” Tompkins explains of the single: “This is a song that explores both the apprehension and excitement of the birth of a dream. The Dreamer boldly embraces regretfully introspective verses that clash with a powerfully uplifting and hopeful chorus.” On the group’s upcoming third