New Music New Metal Out Today: 10/16 October 16, 2020 11:00am 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 […]
Features 35 Years On, Possessed’s ‘Seven Churches’ Is The Backbone of All Death Metal October 16, 2020 11:00am One can never determine exactly when a genre of music started. For ever obvious benchmark, there’s an obscure, influential one that entrenched hipsters are waiting to draw like a pistol. Kill ‘Em All? Try Overkill […]
News Metallica’s Kirk Hammett collaborates with Music Director Edwin Outwater on New Instrumentals October 15, 2020 4:34pm Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has announced he has collaborated on two horror-themed instrumentals with music director Edwin Outwater. The two pieces were originally supposed to be performed next month with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The two […]
News Alice Cooper shares new lyric video for his political satire “Elected” October 15, 2020 2:55pm Election Day is just three weeks away, and the media circus certainly isn’t going to stop after all the ballots are counted. So why not pass the megaphone to another political villain this election season? […]
News Judas Priest say they have “an enormous amount of material” for next album October 15, 2020 1:58pm This year marks the 50th anniversary of Judas Priest’s founding, and for a band that’s been rocking for five decades, they seem to be in excellent shape. Just two years ago, they released their outstanding […]
News Billboard Music Awards pays tribute to Eddie Van Halen October 15, 2020 1:25pm Last night, the Billboard Music Awards honored the late Eddie Van Halen, who died earlier this month at the age of 65. In honoring the late hard rock icon, the awards show rebroadcast the band’s […]
Last Words Code Orange’s Jami Morgan joins this week’s episode of our heavy metal talk show, Last Words October 15, 2020 12:53pm This year’s been brutal for touring bands. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused literally every tour across the globe to be cancelled, which has been a major drag for both artists and fans. But in the […]
Lists The 13 Most Metal Vampires of All Time October 14, 2020 11:00am Heavy metal fans will always love vampires. No matter how many Mormons turn them into sparkly cradle-robbers who can’t close their mouths while staring into the distance, the undead speak to metalheads in a way […]
News Van Halen Had 20 of the Top 25 Tracks on Billboard’s Hard Rock Sales Chart Last Week October 14, 2020 10:50am Last week, the rock and metal world were crushed to learn that Eddie Van Halen, guitar legend and co-founder of the funnest band in the world, had died at the age of 65. The one […]
News AC/DC’s Brian Johnson: “Malcolm Would Have Been Proud of This” October 14, 2020 8:56am In 2017, the rock world was saddened to learn that AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young had died from his dementia at the age of 64. Now, in a video counting down to the release of […]
