News Wacken World Wide Was 2020’s Most Viewed Livestream Across Any Musical Genre December 15, 2020 8:34am To some, the coronavirus has put metal in its place. With livestreaming taking over where touring once ruled, bands’ sizes can now be determined by the production they can put on for a streamed performance. […]
Interviews Wednesday: Watch Our Exclusive Interview With Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares About 25 Years of ‘Demanufacture’ December 14, 2020 1:10pm 25 years ago, LA death metal band Fear Factory decided to shift the tenor of their sound — and in the process, changed metal as we know it. After experimenting vaguely with electronic and industrial […]
News Lamb of God Announce Second Coffee Roast, ‘Overlord’ December 14, 2020 11:39am Earlier this year, Richmond groove metal legends Lamb Of God announced their first signature coffee blend, named ‘Memento Mori.’ The coffee was a collaboration with Nightflyer Roastworks, spearheaded by guitarist and self-proclaimed coffee nerd Willie […]
News Late Deftones Bassist Chi Cheng’s Spoken Word Album To Be Released Next Month December 14, 2020 10:47am In 2013, founding Deftones bassist Chi Cheng passed away of cardiac arrest after being put in a coma by a 2008 car accident. But while fans may never hear Eros, the album that Deftones were working […]
News Hellyeah’s Chad Gray Says The Band Will “Hopefully” Write A New Album In The Coming Year December 14, 2020 10:09am In 2018, the metal world was shaken by the death of Pantera and Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A force for good cheer in the scene and brother to the late, great Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie […]
RIP Eddie Van Halen’s Cause of Death Has Been Revealed December 14, 2020 8:12am In early October, the world was shocked and saddened to learn that Eddie Van Halen, guitar revolutionary and driving force behind legendary party rockers Van Halen, had died. Now, with his ashes being placed in […]
News Amigo The Devil Pours His Drunken, Rotten Heart Out In Video For “Another Man’s Grave” December 11, 2020 2:56pm Last month, murder-folk artist Amigo The Devil announced that he would be releasing a new album next year. Now, Amigo (Danny Kiranos to his mom) has dropped a video for the first single from the […]
News Metalhead Wakes Up From Coma to Discover His Favorite Band’s Bassist Is His Respiratory Therapist December 11, 2020 1:54pm We’ve all imagined what it would be like to wake up from a coma. The fantasy usually involves having grown a beard, and finding out the world is all futuristic, and maybe uttering something like, […]
New Music New Metal Out Today: 12/11 December 11, 2020 12:44pm 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 […]
Lists 10 Reasons Why Chuck Billy Is Awesome December 11, 2020 11:23am For the past thirty-seven years, Testament have wowed audiences the world over with their heavy-yet-tasty brand of thrash metal. So much of the band’s appeal comes from frontman Chuck Billy, whose vocals are harsh and […]
