News See Marilyn Manson’s Eerie New “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” Video October 18, 2019 12:22pm Marilyn Manson is, of course, a master of transformation — from Alice Cooper–worshipping shock rocker to Public Enemy No. 1 to hermaphroditic alien to debauched goth Weimar Berlin revivalist to the Mephistopheles of Los Angeles […]
News Hear Ice Nine Kills Hail Wes Craven’s ‘Scream’ on New Song “Your Number’s Up” October 18, 2019 11:12am Ice Nine Kills are gearing up to release a new “Final Cut” edition of their hit album The Silver Scream, which pays tribute to a slew of frontman Spencer Charnas’ favorite horror films. Due on […]
News Slipknot Bassist Alessandro “VMan” Venturella Reveals How He Came to Join the Band October 17, 2019 1:04pm Slipknot bass player Alessandro “VMan” Venturella has been working with the band since the recording of 2014’s .5: The Gray Chapter, to which he contributed bass tracks along with guitarist Jim Root and Mick Thomson and […]
News Mayhem’s Necrobutcher: I Was on My Way to Kill Euronymous October 16, 2019 12:48pm It’s one of extreme metal’s most infamous and often repeated stories: In 1993, Norwegian black-metal pioneers Mayhem’s 25-year-old founding guitarist Øystein Aarseth, a.k.a. Euronymous, was stabbed to death by Burzum mastermind and his Mayhem bandmate […]
News Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Cherry Bomb’s Alicia Dove Wed in Las Vegas October 15, 2019 3:47pm After a couple years of dating, Slipknot and Stone Sour singer Corey Taylor and Cherry Bombs performance troupe leader Alicia Dove finally tied the knot, doing so in a small Las Vegas ceremony officiated — in true […]
News Judas Priest, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Thin Lizzy Nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame October 15, 2019 2:20pm The nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2020 class have been announced, and among the 16 candidates stands hard-rock and heavy-metal royalty such as Judas Priest, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Thin Lizzy, […]
News Watch Tool Play “Fear Inoculum” and “Pneuma” Live for First Time Ever October 14, 2019 11:39am Just two days before the kickoff of their big North American tour with Killing Joke, Tool headlined Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California, and treated concertgoers there to the live debuts of “Pneuma” and “Fear Inoculum.” […]
News Hear Machine Head’s Savage New Song “Do or Die” October 11, 2019 12:36pm Machine Head are a few dates into their big Burn My Eyes 25th anniversary tour. The run features the metal stalwarts playing two separate sets each night, the second of which sees bandleader Robb Flynn […]
News Metallica to Play Epicenter, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple, Aftershock and Welcome to Rockville Fests in 2020 October 10, 2019 7:34pm Metallica have announced an unprecedented collaboration with premier independent producer Danny Wimmer Presents: The thrash pioneers will not only exclusively headline all five of Wimmer’s hard-rock festivals next year, but they will also — for […]
News Power Trip Announce Return of the Evil Beat Festival Featuring Insane Cutting-Edge Lineup October 10, 2019 1:11pm In 2018, crossover thrash heroes Power Trip threw the Evil Beat, Vol. 1 festival in Dallas — their hometown — and it was a smash success. Today, October 10th, the band announced a follow-up event, […]