News Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner Suffered An “Aortic Aneurysm” While Playing “Painkiller” at Louder Than Life October 6, 2021 9:27am Last month, we announced the sad news that Judas Priest would be postponing the remainder of their North American tour due to severe medical issues with guitarist Richie Faulkner. Now, Richie has revealed his diagnosis […]
Hell Yes Here’s the ‘Radio Disney Version’ of Slipknot’s “Wait and Bleed” That Got Banned from YouTube October 6, 2021 8:50am When pearl-clutchers and Bible-bashers rail against metal, they always use kids as their shield. Think of the children! cry those who are for some reason offended by shirtless dudes running around in a circle. What is this […]
Interviews How Conan O’Brien Inspired Khemmis’ Ben Hutcherson to Treat His Suicidal Depression October 5, 2021 2:53pm To listen to Khemmis’ music, one might assume that the band members walk through life with head and sword held triumphantly high. But even the creators of uplifting art are at times burdened by their […]
Lists 10 Reasons Why, Love Him or Hate Him, Post Malone Is Good for Metal October 5, 2021 10:15am Few mainstream celebrities in recent memory have had as much of an affect on metal as Post Malone. In the short time since his ascendancy to stardom, the heavily-tattooed Soundcloud rapper has promoted heavy music […]
Wait...What? Hear Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, and Metallica Songs Played Through a Fart Noise Guitar Pedal October 5, 2021 9:14am The beauty of Kickstarter is it reveals what people really want. The mainstream media might try and convince us that we want sexy models, sleek cars, and multi-bladed razors, but when it comes time for the people […]
News Spiritbox Are “Still Speechless” About Shinedown’s Brent Smith Donating $10,000 to Their Canceled Tour Relief October 4, 2021 11:51am In June, Canadian emerging metal crew Spiritbox received the good news that they’d be going on tour with infamous nu-metal legends Limp Bizkit. However, in August they got hit with bad news that due to […]
Hell Yes ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Sets Pandemic Box Office Record October 4, 2021 9:53am It’s no secret that metalheads love Spider-Man antagonist Venom. Between his Lovecraftian powers, his alligator mouth, his shared name with a famous metal band, and his Catholic desire to see the innocent protected with vicious […]
News Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Jon Oliva Arrested In Florida for DUI and Cocaine Possession October 4, 2021 8:17am Rough news for Jon Oliva, frontman of Savatage and Trans-Siberean Orchestra member Jon Oliva. The multi-instrumentalist was arrested in Florida last Thursday morning for DUI and possession of cocaine. According to Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, […]
RIP Video: Slipknot Pay Epic Live Tribute to Joey Jordison and Paul Gray October 1, 2021 12:21pm n July, the metal world was heartbroken upon receiving news that Joey Jordison, founding member and former drummer of Slipknot, had died at the age of 46. This, of course, was not Slipknot’s first loss — in […]
New Music Acid Witch Ring In the Spooky Season With New Single from Their Halloween Split With Vaultwraith October 1, 2021 9:18am Plenty of bands are spooky, scary, and horrific, but only Detroit’s Acid Witch could be officially described as ‘Halloween metal.’ The quartet, led by horror synthwave maniac Slasher Dave, make stoner doom hung with all […]