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 […]
RIP Children of Bodom Frontman Alexi Laiho’s Cause of Death Has Been Revealed March 5, 2021 8:33am In January, the metal community was heartbroken to learn that Alex Laiho, frontman of Finnish shredders Children of Bodom, had died at the age of 41. Not only was Laiho an incredibly talented guitar player, […]
Last Words On This Week’s Last Words: The Politics and Etiquette of Band Merch March 4, 2021 4:31pm Heavy metal merchandise: an awesome expression of your love for a musical genre that survives on word of mouth, or a sick addiction that steals your hard-earned cash and will inevitably ruin a family gathering? […]
News Obituary To Play ‘The End Complete’ In Its Entirety As Part of New Livestream Series March 4, 2021 2:05pm Back in October, death metal humidity-mongers Obituary played two of their most legendary albums in full via livestream, 1989’s Slowly We Rot and 1990’s Cause of Death. Now, the band have scheduled another series of livestreams, and […]
News Ghost Release Touching Fan Tribute Video for “Life Eternal” March 4, 2021 11:19am Love ’em or hate ’em, you have to admit that Ghost‘s rise over the past decade has been straight-up meteoric. The Swedish band have gone from underground occult rock act to arena headliners in a […]
Interviews The Crown’s Marko Tervonen: “Every Classic Album Needs a Satan Title” March 4, 2021 9:39am At the turn of the millennium, when metal was heavily embroiled in the polish of nu-metal and the grit of metalcore, those who knew about the real shit knew about The Crown. With records like Deathrace […]
News Metallica Celebrate 35 Years of ‘Master of Puppets’ by Performing “Battery” on Colbert March 4, 2021 8:13am Yesterday saw Metallica‘s third studio album Master of Puppets turn 35 years old. Not only did this milestone remind many headbangers how old they actually are, it also spoke to the timelessness of one of heavy […]
News Rob Zombie Recalls His Bizarre First Meeting With Ozzy Osbourne March 3, 2021 1:49pm There are few heavy metal stars who would get invited over by the great Ozzy Osbourne, but Rob Zombie is definitely one of them. The king of monster rock has spent his life molding his […]
