News Converge Will Donate All Profits from Their Entombed Tribute EP To LG Petrov’s Cancer Fund August 11, 2020 11:25am The funniest part about how people outside of metal and hardcore view those scenes is that they think the people therein are these scaaary tough guys. But everyone within these communities knows that in fact […]
Wait...What? Napalm Death Jigsaw Puzzles Are On Their Way August 11, 2020 9:17am In the past year, British toy company Zee Productions has taken the wold by storm with their Rock Saws imprint, which produces jigsaw puzzles out of the covers of everyone’s favorite metal, punk, and rock […]
News Vinnie Paul Cut-Out Spotted In The Stands At Texas Rangers Game August 10, 2020 1:40pm It’s cute that the baseball teams are filling the stands of stadiums with cut-outs of fans, seemingly as a way to not be distracted by the huge swaths of empty seats. Not only that, but […]
News Entombed A.D. Singer LG Petrov Has Incurable Cancer August 10, 2020 12:05pm According to a recent post by the band, Entombed A.D. vocalist Lars-Göran Petrov has been diagnosed with incurable bile duct cancer. The band made the announcement via social media, with the following caption over a […]
Last Words The Hosts of Last Words Ask: Should Metal Musicians Be Scary In Real Life? August 10, 2020 11:23am A concept that gets thrown around a lot in metal with much hilarity is ‘trueness.’ Whether or not a musician is ‘true’ determines how dedicated they are to metal, evil, and all other virtues in […]
Lists 10 Things ‘Lords Of Chaos’ Got Right And Wrong About Black Metal August 10, 2020 10:05am There’s no more definitive retelling of the violent, terrifying, and musically fertile second wave of black metal in Norway than Lords of Chaos, Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderland’s 1998 oral history. Last year, the true-crime […]
News Legendary Iron Maiden Producer Martin Birch Dead at 71 August 10, 2020 9:28am Legendary producer Martin Birch, best known for his work on Iron Maiden‘s most infamous albums, has died. He was 71 years old. The news was confirmed by various rock stars who had worked with Birch […]
News Metallica Will Show Their First Live Performance of 2020 At Drive-Ins Across The Country August 10, 2020 8:57am Last week, footage surfaced of Metallica rehearsing “Creeping Death” in masks at their California headquarters. Many speculated whether or not this rehearsal was for a purpose, or if the horsemen were just keeping their edges […]
New Music Listen to Lingua Ignota’s Haunting Cover of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” August 7, 2020 1:55pm Of the artists who have emerged in rock and metal over the last year, Lingua Ignota has been an especially fascinating one. With last year’s CALIGULA, the solo artist (real name Kristin Hayter) took the world […]
New Music North Kingsley, Featuring System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian, Release First Single “Like That?” August 7, 2020 1:30pm We’ve seen the various members of alt-metal icons System Of A Down express their other artistic interests in different ways, from vocalist Serj Tankian’s solo work to guitarist Daron Malakian’s various bands. Now, the first […]
