News System Of A Down’s “Chop Suey!” Has Reached 1 Billion Views On YouTube November 30, 2020 8:22am Over the years, System Of A Down‘s “Chop Suey!” has become a uniting force among fans of hard rock, heavy metal, alternative, and even goth (that last one might feel weird, but you have to […]
News New Metal Out Today: 11/27 November 27, 2020 11:00am It’s Friday, which means two things: giving this week the finger and new music! Tune in every Friday for The Pit’s round-up of new releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. Keep […]
News German Thrashers Kreator Release Their Own Coffee November 24, 2020 11:30pm It appears that hot beverages have become the newest merch trend among extreme metal bands. First, Lamb of God announced their own coffee blend. Then, Cradle of Filth revealed they were coming out with teas. […]
News Metallica Raise More Than $1.3 Million For Charity With Livestream Event November 24, 2020 11:11pm Earlier this month, Metallica played a livestreamed acoustic show (which turned out to be partly electric in the end) alongside an auction, with all proceeds going to the band’s charity organization, the All Within My […]
News Slipknot Announce Knotfest Brazil For December 2021 November 24, 2020 10:54pm With the new year arriving sooner than later and a COVID vaccine in the works, metal fans all over the world are wondering one thing: when the Hell is live music coming back? Well, masked […]
News Here Are The Grammy Nominees For Best Metal Performance November 24, 2020 2:22pm Ah, the Grammys, that time of the year when metal fans sigh and shake their heads as pop stars are hailed as geniuses and a hard rock band from 1974 wins Best Metal Performance for […]
News Metallica Are “Three, Four Weeks Into Some Pretty Serious Writing” For Their New Album November 24, 2020 10:11am It’s not as though Metallica have just been sitting on their asses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The band hosted a livestreamed acoustic show, released their S&M2 video via PBS, and all the while gave away […]
News Ghost’s Papa Emeritus II Gets New Action Figure With Official Scepter November 24, 2020 9:16am Admit it, you miss getting toys for Christmas. While clothing and gear and a bottle or two of really nice booze are always heartwarming gifts from your loved ones, deep down you wish you could […]
News Mastodon Might Release Two New Albums During Quarantine November 24, 2020 8:32am For some bands, the time off caused by the coronavirus quarantine has been a strange creative mire in which it’s hard to think straight much less create. For Mastodon, it’s been almost too fertile a […]
News Watch Joe Biden ‘Sing’ Metallica’s “King Nothing” November 23, 2020 1:06pm Over the past couple of years, YouTuber Lars Von Retriever has had a lot of fun creating Frankensteined videos in which Donald Trump “sings” various metal songs. For Trump, the flavor was usually apocalyptic, with […]