News Maynard James Keenan Reveals He Had COVID-19: “It’s Real, and There Are Aftereffects” October 9, 2020 1:24pm Given what a divisive political issue it’s become, doubt about the reality and intensity of the coronavirus has become part of everyday life in America. Even after President Trump was diagnosed with it, his dismissal […]
New Music New Metal Out Today: 10/9 October 9, 2020 11:55am 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 […]
News Van Halen Sales Increased 6,000% On The Day Eddie Van Halen Died October 9, 2020 10:42am The rock and metal world is still dealing with the crushing news that Eddie Van Halen, co-founder of Van Halen and revolutionary guitar player, has died at the age of 65. While this is an […]
Features 31 Years Later, ‘Seasons In The Abyss’ Is The Perfect Slayer Album October 9, 2020 10:21am As the ‘80s died, Slayer had to do what metal bands fear the most: be somebody. 1986’s Reign In Blood had blown everyone’s mind with its sheer speed and violence, while 1988’s South of Heaven […]
News Killer Be Killed (Mastodon, Soulfly, Converge) Drop New Single, “Dream Gone Bad” October 9, 2020 8:49am It feels inevitable that Killer Be Killed were going to rule. Given that the band is made up of Soulfly’s Max Cavalera, Mastodon’s Tory Sanders, Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato, and Converge’s Ben Koller, one […]
New Music Dana Dentata Releases Marilyn Manson-esque Single “DO U LIKE ME NOW?” October 8, 2020 2:24pm We’re big fans of the artsy, sexy, disturbing female-empowerment-rap of Canadian songwriter Dana Dentata. Apparently, we’re not alone, as Dana only recently got signed to Roadrunner Records after livestreaming a full display of her bloody, […]
News We Remember Eddie Van Halen On This Week’s Episode of Our Metal Talk Show, Last Words October 8, 2020 12:38pm This week, the rock and metal world was shaken to its core by the death of legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. While it’s easy to see how Van Halen‘s music influenced mainstream hard rock, it’s […]
News Ghost’s Tobias Forge: A New Album Will Be Released “This Winter” October 8, 2020 11:36am In the last decade, no metal band has risen to fame quite as quickly and impressively as Ghost. The Swedish occult rock act, led by the many-faced Tobias Forge, have somehow conquered the world playing songs […]
Interviews How Wayfarer Are Exploring the Bloody Truth of the Wild West October 8, 2020 10:43am ‘Folk metal’ is a loaded term that usually means incorporating antique wooden instruments into heavy metal in order to sound like a circle of skipping Vikings. But the genre’s origins are all about exploring a […]
News Mercyful Fate Are Working On Their First New Music In 21 Years October 8, 2020 9:07am Few if any artists have influenced the world of extreme underground metal like Denmark’s Mercyful Fate. With their theatrical style, their overtly satanic lyrics, and the spectral falsetto of singer King Diamond, the band inspired […]
