News Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler Claims He Taught Dio the Devil Horns March 9, 2021 9:34am For as long as most metalheads can remember, the sign of the horns — also known as ‘throwing the goat’ — has been the hand gesture through which metal fandom is communicated. When you see […]
Wait...What? This Misfits 7″ Sold For Nearly $11,000 March 9, 2021 8:58am Punks, goths, and metalheads all have one band they can worship with equal devotion: The Misfits. Now an act whose logo can be found tattooed within the outline of New Jersey on a million ass […]
News Corey Taylor Is Planning A Socially-Distanced Solo Tour for Later This Year March 8, 2021 2:22pm While many musicians are seeing COVID-19 and the lockdown it’s caused as a huge detriment to their careers and touring plans, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has obviously viewed it as a challenge. Not only did […]
Wait...What? New Study Finds Metalheads Are Some of Music’s Most Positive Fans March 8, 2021 11:36am Something everyday people are always super surprised and tickled by is how positive your average metal fan is. There’s always this moment of shock and amusement when someone who would never wear a Slayer shirt […]
News Gary Holt: “As Far As My Knowledge, Slayer Is Over…I’m Full Speed Ahead With Exodus Now” March 8, 2021 9:19am 2019 saw Slayer, arguably the greatest thrash metal band of all time, perform their final shows and officially retire from the spotlight. Of course, the minute Slayer played their final notes, every metal fan on […]
RIP Founding Entombed Vocalist LG Petrov Dead at 49 March 8, 2021 8:08am Terrible news for the extreme metal world today, as Lars-Göran Petrov, founding vocalist of Swedish death metal legends Entombed and current incarnation Entombed A.D., has died. He was 49 years old. LG’s death was officially […]
Why Not Overkill: This Rare Six-Neck Guitar Is Up for Auction March 5, 2021 2:40pm In the ’80s, the double-neck guitar became a novelty item rocked by some of heavy music’s flashier virtuosos. While it was generally accepted that only Yngwie Malmsteen and Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen had any business […]
News Killswitch Engage, Underoath, and More Confirmed for Furnace Fest 2021 March 5, 2021 12:02pm With COVID vaccines finally making the rounds and certain U.S. states opening their venues to full capacity, organizers are beginning to consider the possibility of music festivals returning once again. Not only that, but it’s […]
News Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix: “I Love Being One of the Forefathers of Nu Metal, That’s F**king Dope” March 5, 2021 10:29am Few if any musical genres will ever be as hated as nu-metal. What started as a gritty, street-level evolution of heavy metal’s sound quickly became a commodified pageant of pouting wannabe rappers angry that their […]
News New Metal Out Today: 3/5 March 5, 2021 8:55am 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 releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. Keep […]
