News Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows: “We’re Booking Shows for Next Summer, and the Record Will Be Out Before Then” July 7, 2021 8:07am Since their impressive ascent in the mid-to-late 2000s, Avenged Sevenfold have become one of rock and metal’s most beloved and loyally-defended bands (man, omit their song from a list of tracks about necrophilia and people […]
News Sheri Moon Zombie Gives Update On Rob Zombie’s ‘Munsters’ Reboot July 6, 2021 10:20am Back in March, pretty solid rumors began circulating that shock rocker Rob Zombie was finally directing his dream project: a reboot of ’60s horror-comedy show The Munsters. Then, last month, Zombie posted to his social media […]
News Gary Holt Explains Why He Quit Booze: “[During The Pandemic] I Was Drinking More Than I Ever Did On Tour” July 2, 2021 12:35pm A couple of weeks ago, Exodus and former Slayer guitarist Gary Holt revealed that he was quitting drinking. The announcement was met with an outpouring of support from fans, who’d rather see Gary crushing riffs […]
News New Metal Releases Out Today: 7/2 July 2, 2021 11:59am 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 Video: Bavarian ‘Yodel King’ Franzl Lang Gets A Blistering Metal Remix July 2, 2021 9:39am You may remember guitarist Andre Antunes as the guy who performed a metal remix of Trump ‘faith advisor’ Paula White-Cain’s insane rant about angels coming from Africa to smite Biden voters (or something). Well, now […]
News Sabaton Announce 2022 UK and European Tour with The Hu and Lordi July 2, 2021 7:44am We’re huge fans of the military grandeur that is Swedish power metallers Sabaton. Their music does a solid job of merging both the harsh realities of war and the elaborate theater with which war is […]
Why Not Video: Death Metal Band Perform at Elementary School, Kids Go Nuts July 1, 2021 11:39am Due to its violent imagery and subject matter, parents often act as though extreme metal isn’t for children. But that’s nonsense — any metalhead parent knows that little kids actually love death metal music, in […]
News Blumhouse Confirms New ‘Exorcist’ Movie, Might Ignore All Other Sequels June 30, 2021 1:41pm Last August, it was revealed that a reboot of horror classic The Exorcist was in the works. The news was not met overwhelmingly well, with some fans even starting a petition to have the film stopped […]
News Here’s Drowning Pool’s “Bodies” As a Children’s Song June 30, 2021 8:27am At the end of the day, everyone involved in the metal scene does what we do for one specific reason: the kids. Yes, we believe the children are our future, and if we don’t teach […]
News Meshuggah Announce 2022 U.S. Tour with Converge and Torche June 29, 2021 12:58pm There are few live bands as compelling as Sweden’s Meshuggah. The non-euclidian death(-ish) metallers create a sonic frenzy unlike any other you can find at a metal show. So it’s pretty fucking awesome that the […]
