Wait...What? This Sludgy, Flute-Filled Cover of Van Halen’s “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” Is A Fitting Birthday Gift to Eddie Van Halen January 26, 2021 10:26am Last year saw Eddie Van Halen, electric guitar pioneer and driving force behind legendary party rockers Van Halen, pass away at the age of 65. Not only was Eddie an incredible technical musician, but he […]
News Infamous London Metal Venue The Black Heart Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Stay Alive January 26, 2021 8:23am For millions of rock and metal fans, London pub and venue The Black Heart has become a necessary pilgrimage site. Dark and loud, stylized even as it’s crammed into the crowded infrastructure of the city’s […]
News System of a Down Announce Charity Fundraising Livestream of Music Video Premiere January 25, 2021 12:20pm Last year, System Of A Down released two new songs to benefit Artsakh during their current conflict with Azerbaijan and Turkey. The band’s efforts were rewarded, too — the tracks ended up raising $600,000 for the Armenia […]
News Code Orange Become Anti-Capitalist Gamer Heroes In New Video for “Autumn and Carbine” January 25, 2021 10:36am Last year saw Code Orange release Underneath, their biggest and most ambitious album to date. The record, a follow-up to 2017’s hugely successful Forever, was a critical success, earning the band a Grammy nomination and a spot […]
News Deftones Release New ‘Ohms’-Themed Beer January 25, 2021 8:27am Last year saw Sacramento alt-metallers Deftones drop their new album Ohms to critical acclaim. Now, the band have decided to couple this airy, ethereal record with…an ice-cold beer! Ohms Pale Ale is the latest beer offering […]
News Watch Ghost’s Tobias Forge Cover The Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy For The Devil” with The Hellacopters on Swedish TV January 25, 2021 8:11am It looks like 2021 will be a big year for Ghost. The Swedish occult rock band have a new album in the works, which was tentatively planned to come out this winter, though this appears […]
News Soulfly Are Back In The Studio January 22, 2021 12:04pm Last we heard from agro metallers Soulfly, frontman Max Cavalera had just chopped off the dreadlock he’d been growing for two-plus decades. But now, the band have shared a social media post showing the guitarist […]
News Blood In The Ink: A ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Animated Series Is On The Way January 22, 2021 10:55am Last week saw Robert Rodriguez’s madcap vampire film From Dusk Till Dawn turn 25 years old. The movie, about a duo of bank robbers who hold a family hostage and take them to a Mexican strip […]
New Music New Metal Out Today: 1/22 January 22, 2021 10:23am It’s Friday, January 22nd, which means two things: Donald Trump is fucking off somewhere, and there’s new music! Tune in every Friday for The Pit’s round-up of new releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched […]
News The Bank of Mongolia Honors Folk Metallers The Hu with Commemorative Coin January 22, 2021 8:36am Last we heard from Mongolian folk metallers The Hu, they’d just released an incredible cover of Metallica’s “Sad But True” in their native tongue. Now, the band are being honored by Mongolia itself with the […]
