News Hear Avatar’s Crushing New Song, “God of Sick Dreams” June 12, 2020 2:38pm Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal group Avatar have dropped another ripper from their highly anticipated eighth full-length, Hunter Gatherer — which is due August 7th via eOne Music. “God of Sick Dreams” has no shortage of […]
News See Lars Ulrich Surprise Nurse Metallica Fan on ‘Kimmel’ June 11, 2020 7:08pm For awhile now, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has been honoring healthcare workers on the frontlines of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with a recurring segment titled #HealthCareHero. Yesterday (June 10th), the spotlight fell on Tracey Bednar, […]
News Watch Episode 13 of Our Heavy-Metal Talk Show, LAST WORDS, Featuring Aaron Rieseberg of YOB & Living Gate June 11, 2020 4:58pm This week, amidst widespread protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd, the heavy-metal world came together to say: Black Lives Matter. Whether it was putting together raffles, donating Bandcamp money to BLM […]
News Power Trip Release New Live Album ‘Live in Seattle 05.28.2018‘ June 11, 2020 4:26pm Like every other touring band, Texan thrash rabble-rousers Power Trip have been sidelined from the road by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting shutdown of the live music circuit. It’s a particularly harsh reality […]
News Hear Sharptooth’s Crushing New Song, “The Gray” June 10, 2020 4:23pm Baltimore-based metalcore group Sharptooth have released another crusher off their upcoming album Transitional Forms. Check out the biting, message-heavy track below. Vocalist Lauren Kashan explains the deep meaning behind the new single: “I’ve always seen ‘The […]
News See Ice Nine Kills’ New ‘The Disney Revenge Show’ Mini-Documentary June 10, 2020 3:34pm Back in April 2019, horror-obsessed metalcore veterans Ice Nine Kills were scheduled to play a show at a Disney-owned venue in Orlando, Florida. Just a few weeks prior to the gig, the group was told […]
News Hear Mantar’s Gnarly Cover of Sonic Youth’s “100%” June 9, 2020 3:32pm For several years, German duo Mantar have been making their name with sleazy, destructive post-metal. But as teenagers back in post-Cold-War-era Germany, “uncool” Nineties alt-rock was their salvation. So they decided to pay homage to […]
News Watch Metallica’s Entire Rain-Drenched June 2019 Show in Manchester, Part of Concert Series June 9, 2020 2:25pm Thank goodness for Metallica. The band’s “Metallica Mondays” concert series — which has seen the band digging up standout footage of shows from across their career and broadcasting it on the group’s YouTube channel and […]
News Hear Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin’s New Epic Collaborative Doom Song “The Bastard Wind” June 8, 2020 2:02pm Back in April, Dylan Desmond and Jesse Shreibman, of the acclaimed doom-metal duo Bell Witch, and dark folk musician Erik Moggridge, a.k.a. Aerial Ruin, unveiled “Heaven Torn Low II (the toll),” the lead single off […]
News See Code Orange’s Unhinged Performance on WWE’s NXT TakeOver: In Your House June 8, 2020 1:50pm When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, shutting down the live music industry in its wake, just as Code Orange were releasing their highly anticipated new album, Underneath, the fast-rising heavy-music trailblazers could have […]