RIP ‘Metal Edge’ Magazine Editor Gerri Miller Has Died March 16, 2021 8:10am Sad news for the metal and rock community today, as Gerri Miller, the longtime editor of heavy metal magazine Metal Edge, has passed away. She is believed to have been 67 years old, though this has […]
New Music Watch Members of Powerman 5000, The Black Dahlia Murder, Run the Jewels and More Cover the Dance Hits of the ’90s March 15, 2021 3:09pm Last we left those delightful cream puffs over at Two Minutes to Late Night, they were laying down some gnarly grooves via a bitching cover of Pantera’s “Mouth for War.” So it was only fitting that […]
Interviews ERRA’s Jesse Cash: “We’ve Simplified Everything to Elevate Our Music” March 15, 2021 12:04pm For the first time in their careers, ERRA feel they have the room to do what they want. Since 2009, the Birmingham, Alabama, melodic metalcore crew have worked hard to hone their sound into something […]
Premieres Exclusive Stream: Sweden’s Reaper Lead an Unhinged Thrash Assault on Pissed-Off New Album March 15, 2021 10:59am If modern metal was a theme park, Sweden’s Reaper would be a breakneck roller coaster known for lopping off careless riders’ hands. The duo make harsh, charging thrash that feels duly reverent to old gods […]
News This Dethklok-Inspired Cover of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” Will Make You a Friend of Dorothy March 15, 2021 8:39am In retrospect, The Wizard of Oz is metal as hell. There are witches all over the place, a scene where everyone gets high as shit in a field of poppies, a dude made of actual metal, […]
News Body Count Win 2021 Grammy for Best Metal Performance March 15, 2021 8:07am Back in November, the 2021 Grammy nominees were announced, among them the bands nominated for Best Metal Performance. Though the awards were later postponed, they finally went down last night, and it looks like the […]
News Korn Announce Global Livestream Event, Will Perform Material from ‘The Nothing’ for The First Time March 12, 2021 1:44pm It’s a shame Korn didn’t get to go all-out on touring for their 2019 record The Nothing. The album was a significant one for the band, and big tours with acts like Faith No More were […]
Lists Every Opeth Album, Ranked from Worst to Best March 12, 2021 12:15pm No band in metal consistently makes statements as grand and overwhelming as those of Sweden’s Opeth. The group hit their 30th anniversary in 2020, and they’ve come a long distance in those three decades — […]
RIP Original Entombed Members Pay Tribute to Late Founding Frontman LG Petrov March 12, 2021 9:59am The saga of Swedish death metal pioneers Entombed became a little convoluted in recent years. The long and short of it is that after disputes between former bandmates, there was until recently two Entombeds, the […]
New Music New Metal Out Today: 3/12 March 12, 2021 9:36am 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 […]
