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The Pit’s Top 30 Albums of 2021
In many ways, 2021 has been a hangover year. 2020 was such an unexpected shitshow for so many people that this past year felt like the entire world rubbed its head, felt through its pockets, […]
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New Metal Releases Out Today: 6/25
It’s Friday, which means two things: giving the week the finger and new music! Tune in every Friday for The Pit’s round-up of new metal releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. […]
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Darkthrone Announce New Album for June
Of all the bands who emerged from Norway’s second wave of black metal in the early ’90s, Darkthrone have remained the most genuine, prolific, and consistently rad. Where other acts have eaten their own chewed […]
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Jon Bon Jovi Announces New Collaboration with Darkthrone
Few hard rock bands have courted the massive mainstream appeal as arena-rock hit-makers Bon Jovi. However, it now appears that frontman Jon Bon Jovi has turned his attention towards the putrid underground of black metal, […]
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10 Extreme Albums That Are Surprisingly Great While Stoned
Heavy metal music has always had its roots intertwined with those of the cannabis plant. Since Black Sabbath first birthed the genre in an amniotic rush of bong water, weed has been metalheads’ drug of […]
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The 40 Greatest Metal Drinking Songs of All Time
Drinking will always be an important part of heavy metal culture. Spiritually, alcohol gives way to the loud, brash frenzy fostered by ancient gods like Dionysus, and so is loved by fans of singalongs and […]