News Soulfly Part Ways With Guitarist Marc Rizzo for “Personal Reasons,” Recruit Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares for Upcoming Tour August 9, 2021 8:33am In June, primitive bounce-metallers Soulfly announced a North American tour with Sacramento crew Niviane and symphonic act Suicide Puppets. Now, Soulfly have revealed that they have parted ways with longtime lead guitarist Marc Rizzo for […]
News Testament’s Chuck Billy on Upcoming Tour: “Either Be Vaccinated, or If You’re Not Vaccinated…Wear a Mask” August 6, 2021 12:03pm Back in June, thrashers Testament announced their ‘The Bay Strikes Back Tour’ with Exodus and Death Angel, and thrashers across the country rejoiced. Now, in a new interview, Testement frontman Chuck Billy has discussed the […]
News BABYMETAL to “Disappear From Our Sight” This October August 3, 2021 11:48am Love ’em or hate ’em, you have to admit that BABYMETAL have been one of the more important and recognizable metal acts of the past decade. The Japanese pop-metallers have taken the world by storm […]
News Watch The Very First Two Hours of MTV Ever Aired, Including The Network’s First Metal Video August 3, 2021 8:24am It’s hard to imagine that MTV ever played music videos consistently, but it’s even harder to imagine a world in which the massive network didn’t exist. But when it first aired at midnight on August […]
News Sepultura Announce 2022 North American Tour with Crowbar and Sacred Reich July 29, 2021 3:15pm Last we heard from Brazilian thrash metal bruisers Sepultura was in May, when the band posted a video of them playing their classic song “Refuse/Resist” live in quarantine. Now, Sepultura have announced a rescheduled North […]
News People Are Pissed at TMZ For Publishing Joey Jordison’s Ex-Girlfriend’s Emotional 911 Call July 29, 2021 11:55am Earlier this week, the metal world was shocked to learn that Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot and player in bands including Murderdolls and Sinsaenum, had died at the age of 46. Now, tabloid news site TMZ have posted audio […]
News How Cameo Saved Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach During the Pandemic July 27, 2021 10:42am For many musicians, the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown that resulted from it were both financially crushing and emotionally devastating. These performers had paid their bills for years by selling concert tickets and T-shirts; to […]
News Mudvayne Share Rehearsal Footage Ahead of Upcoming Reunion Shows July 27, 2021 9:35am In April, it was revealed that mathy nu-core legends Mudvayne would be reuniting for four festivals this summer. Now, the band have posted video footage of them rehearsing before these shows, and if you weren’t […]
News Slipknot Announce Knotfest Los Angeles, Featuring Bring Me The Horizon, Killswitch Engage, and More July 26, 2021 1:15pm While Slipknot‘s planned Knotfest Brazil had to be moved to 2022, the band are taking their festival plans to America’s West Coast. The masked Iowans have just announced that they’ll be headlining Knotfest LA in […]
News Dave Mustaine Reveals the Title of Megadeth’s New Album, Teases First Single July 26, 2021 8:28am In February, it was announced that thrash legends Megadeth would be pushing back their new album until after the pandemic. The band hit another speed bump after parting ways with founding bassist Dave Ellefson and […]