New Music Cradle of Filth Announce 13th Studio Album, Release First Single via Cinematic New Video July 30, 2021 10:00am Last we heard from British Dracula-worshiping black metallers Cradle of Filth was their epic livestream show back in May. Now, the band have announced their 13th album, and have celebrated this glorious news with the […]
RIP Cause of Death for Metal Church’s Mike Howe Revealed July 30, 2021 9:24am Earlier this week, the metal world was crushed to hear that Mike Howe, former vocalist of Metal Church, was dead at 55. Now, Mike’s cause of death has been revealed via statements from the local […]
New Music Hear Metallica’s New Version of “Nothing Else Matters” from Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ July 30, 2021 8:21am Right now, Metallica are gearing up to drop the 30th anniversary edition of their infamous self-titled ‘Black Album,’ including a tribute record featuring covers by Miley Cyrus, Weezer, and more. But now, the band have […]
News Sepultura Announce 2022 North American Tour with Crowbar and Sacred Reich July 29, 2021 3:15pm Last we heard from Brazilian thrash metal bruisers Sepultura was in May, when the band posted a video of them playing their classic song “Refuse/Resist” live in quarantine. Now, Sepultura have announced a rescheduled North […]
News People Are Pissed at TMZ For Publishing Joey Jordison’s Ex-Girlfriend’s Emotional 911 Call July 29, 2021 11:55am Earlier this week, the metal world was shocked to learn that Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot and player in bands including Murderdolls and Sinsaenum, had died at the age of 46. Now, tabloid news site TMZ have posted audio […]
Interviews Pain’s Peter Tägtgren: “I’m Too Old to Be Shocking” July 29, 2021 11:30am A certain generation of extreme music fan must watch a Pain video and think that Peter Tägtgren has lost his mind. The famed multi-instrumentalist and producer is best known for writing churning, misanthropic death metal […]
RIP ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dead at 72 July 29, 2021 8:09am Sad news for the hard rock community today, as Dusty Hill, bassist for Texan rock act ZZ Top, has died. He was 72 years old. ZZ Top members Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons confirmed Dusty’s […]
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Features Joey Jordison Was The Last True Rock Star Metal Drummer July 28, 2021 12:09pm For the longest time, there were two classes of metal drummer: flashy and technical. In the former were the Tommy Lees and the Alex Van Halens, dudes whose abilities behind the kit included a lot […]
Premieres Exclusive Album Stream: Know//Suffer Champion Death Metal-Inspired Hardcore On Their Ripping New EP July 28, 2021 11:00am That Know//Suffer hail from Texas makes a lot of sense. The El Paso quintet’s music is appropriately huge, coming at listeners with churlish riffs and bellowed vocals that feel meant to overwhelm and dominate from […]
