News “Hip To Be The Sandman” – This Metallica/Huey Lewis Mash-Up Is Surprisingly Satisfying January 19, 2021 10:13am If you time-traveled back to 1986 and told Metallica that their music would sound really good to the tune of Huey Lewis & The News’ “Hip To Be Square,” James Hetfield might have hocked a […]
Wait...What? Dave Grohl Will Remember Seeing Lemmy In His Underwear Till The Day He Dies January 19, 2021 8:20am It was well known that among rock’s newer legends, Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister had a soft spot in his heart for Dave Grohl. The Foo Fighters frontman was Lemmy’s friend, and plays a special role […]
News Tribulation Release Eerie Music Video for Thrashy Track “Funeral Pyre” January 15, 2021 2:44pm Last we spoke to stygian Swedish metal crew Tribulation, they were helping us identify rock and metal musicians who are secretly vampires. Now, the band have released a new music video for “Funeral Pyre,” a […]
News New Metal Out Today: 1/15 January 15, 2021 10:12am It’s Friday, which means two things: giving this 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 […]
New Music Eyehategod Release Filthy New Track “Fake What’s Yours” January 15, 2021 8:42am How a band as hostile and ugly-sounding as NOLA’s Eyehategod have survived all these years is anyone’s guess, but we’re glad they have. The sludge pioneers always deliver their promise of making nasty, hard-hitting alley-core […]
RIP New York Dolls Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Dead at 69 January 15, 2021 8:21am Sad news for the rock community today, as it’s been revealed that Sylvain Sylvain, the guitarist and pianist for seminal glam rockers New York Dolls, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69 […]
Last Words On This Week’s Last Words: What Does Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer At The Capitol Raid Mean for Metal? January 14, 2021 2:58pm Last week, the world saw history in the making as an angry mob of Trump-supporting election deniers broke into the Capitol Building, causing destruction and looting the United States Senate chamber with little to no […]
New Music The Crown Announce New Album, Release Blazing First Single “Motordeath” January 14, 2021 1:59pm Sweden’s The Crown have always been one of the more exciting a dynamic bands of their time. While their peers were getting caught up in progressive experimentation, these guys were writing ripping death-thrash songs about […]
RIP Vanilla Fudge and Cactus Bassist Tim Bogert Dead at 76 January 14, 2021 8:53am Sad news today for the rock community, as Tim Bogert, bassist for seminal heavy rockers Vanilla Fudge and Cactus, has died. He was 76 years old. Tim’s death was confirmed by longtime bandmate and friend […]
News Corey Taylor Releases New Music Video for “Samantha’s Gone,” Featuring Steel Panther January 14, 2021 8:25am Last we heard from Corey Taylor was on his birthday, when the Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman released a new lyric video and announced his upcoming signature coffee blend. Now, Corey’s returned with a music video for […]