New Music New Metal Releases Out Today: 10/8 October 8, 2021 10:34am 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 metal releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. […]
News Founding Black Sabbath Drummer Bill Ward Thinks The Band Should Make One More Album With The Original Line-Up October 8, 2021 8:45am Back when heavy metal forefathers Black Sabbath recorded and released their 2013 album 13, much hubbub was made about the exclusion of founding Sabbath drummer Bill Ward. Ward himself came forward saying he felt unfairly snubbed, […]
Hell Yes Here’s Who’s Playing Pinhead in the ‘Hellraiser’ Reboot October 7, 2021 1:36pm In late May, it was revealed that horror studio extraordinaire Blumhouse would be rebooting Clive Barker’s bondage-demon franchise Hellraiser. Then in June, it was suggested that a woman could be asked to play Pinhead, leader […]
News Slipknot Will Release First Single from New Album “In The Next Month Or So,” According to Corey Taylor October 7, 2021 1:29pm Last November, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor revealed that the band were kinda sorta maybe considering putting out a follow-up to 2019’s We Are Not Your Kind in 2021. Then, this may, Corey confirmed the news, saying […]
Lists Every Rob Zombie Song, Ranked from Worst to Best October 7, 2021 12:22pm For a generation of rock and metal fans, Rob Zombie was proof that you could be a gore-obsessed weirdo and still get laid. The shock rock overlord has never deviated from his MO of writing […]
News Lars Ulrich Is “Finally Equipped to Appreciate Every Moment That [Jason Newsted] Gave” October 7, 2021 10:40am In the saga of Metallica, Jason Newsted’s story is a sad one. The bassist joined the band to replace tragically-deceased member Cliff Burton in 1986, and was forevermore treated like the “new guy” by both […]
News Suicidal Tendencies Locked Out of Instagram Account Over Band Name October 7, 2021 8:40am As most metalheads — and metal journalists — are aware, Facebook and Instagram have become ultra-puritanical lately. Whether it’s their absolute hatred of female nipples or their disgust at the word ‘f**k’ (yup, even with […]
News The Model for Converge’s ‘Jane Doe’ Cover Comes Forward, Jacob Bannon Confirms October 6, 2021 1:22pm For ages, metal and hardcore fans have assumed that the woman from the cover art of Converge‘s legendary 2001 album Jane Doe was just a drawing meant to stand for any and every woman. And that […]
New Music Exclusive Premiere: Heads For The Dead (Revel In Flesh, Massacre) Channel Pure Cosmic Horror on Crushing New Track “The Thing” October 6, 2021 11:59am When it comes to total horror worship, Heads For The Dead are hard to beat. The international death metal act, which features bands like Revel In Flesh, Gorefest, Massacre, and Hail of Bullets in their […]
Lists 10 Contemporary Trad-Metal Bands Who Sound Fresh As Hell In 2021 October 6, 2021 11:47am Heavy metal’s subgenres sometime feel like stops on a subway map of some massive city you’ve been to only once before. Sure, you can get on the Death Metal line, but do you want to […]
