35 years ago today, Metallica left a crater in the metal world that no other band has ever been able to replicate or fill. Coming off of the mounting success of 1984’s monumental Ride the Lightning, […]
One of the first things anyone who performs onstage has to learn is that there’s no room for self-consciousness — if you believe in something, and do it hard enough, it’ll be awesome. For no […]
It technically wasn’t difficult for Brand of Sacrifice to bridge the gape between anime and metal. When they decided to base their debut album, 2019’s God Hand, on the much-loved manga and anime Berserk, the Canadian five-piece […]
If we take the term “shock rock” to genuinely mean artists who frighten and repulse the general public, then there is no greater act in the genre’s history than Cannibal Corpse. While the Florida-via-Buffalo death […]
For metal fans, a party isn’t just an event, it’s a state of mind. There’s a sense of total revelry which occupies the true party animal, and fans of heavy metal can appreciate this more […]
To your average listener, death metal does not sound sexy. Sex is an act that makes one feel alive and in touch with their body, and exists in part to create new life. Death metal, […]
When it was released in 1972, Black Sabbath‘s Vol. 4 was a game-changer. Huge, steely, and catchy as hell, the record saw the band graduating from gloomy stoners and becoming the chart-topping rock stars who we […]
Heavy metal music has always had its roots intertwined with those of the cannabis plant. Since Black Sabbath first birthed the genre in an amniotic rush of bong water, weed has been metalheads’ drug of […]
There will never be another onstage showman in rock and metal like Alice Cooper. Between his banging hard-rock anthems, his elaborate stage show, and his own personal swagger, Alice has entranced audiences around the world […]
What most outsiders don’t understand is that metal is a celebration. Even at its most disgusting and harrowing, metal music is about people coming together and rejoicing that the dark, foreboding universe has given them […]
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