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The Pit’s Top 30 Albums of 2021
In many ways, 2021 has been a hangover year. 2020 was such an unexpected shitshow for so many people that this past year felt like the entire world rubbed its head, felt through its pockets, […]
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The Pit’s Holiday Gift Guide, Including Limited and Exclusive Offers from Korn, Coheed & Cambria, and More!
It’s a given for most metal fans that they won’t get what they want for Christmas. Between your parents thinking it’s time you grew up, your siblings not fully understanding you, and your friends being […]
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Slipknot’s Joey Jordison, ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill, and More Heavy Legends Honored In the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s ‘In Memoriam’ Reel
One of the greatest yearly travesties for metalheads is the Grammy ‘In Memoriam’ reel. Every year, fans of loud, furious music watch as those we lost throughout any given year are left out while some […]
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10 of Rock and Metal’s Most Elaborate and Insane Conspiracy Theories
Yesterday, it was revealed that founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley promoted the conspiracy theory that rapper Travis Scott’s 2021 Astroworld Festival, in which ignored red flags and a lack of foresight resulted in the death […]
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Happy Veterans Day: Here Are 10 Hard Rock and Metal Musicians Who Served In The Military
For a lot of people, the idea of military service is a bad thing. These folks see signing up for the Army or Navy as pledging allegiance to Uncle Sam and announcing your love of […]
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The 30 Greatest Metal Albums of the ’90s
There’s this narrative pushed by music journalists and nostalgia series that metal died screaming in the ’90s. The idea is that the moment Kurt Cobain first played “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” metal clutched its heart, […]
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10 Times Metal Musicians Stopped Shows to Help Their Fans
This weekend, rapper Travis Scott held his annual Astroworld Festival with deadly results. After a number of red flags and warning signs were ignored by festival organizers and security, the crowd of 50,000 rushed the […]
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The 13 Sexiest Rammstein Songs
It’s fascinating to see what figures of primal sensuality Rammstein have become within the metal world. The German band were introduced to the world via a bone-crushing industrial track and an album covered with photos […]
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UPDATED: Here Are The Best Albums of 2021 So Far
To quote some meme we recently saw, in six months 2020 will be two years ago. That idea is absolutely terrifying — sometimes, it feels like this entire year has simply been a hangover after […]
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The 20 Horror Movies That Most Influenced Heavy Metal Music and Culture
Without horror movies, heavy metal would not exist. The sinister darkness, emotional weight, and ugly honesty of horror film helped shape the minds of those twisted individuals who made heavy metal the cultural institution it […]