News The Witch from Black Sabbath’s Debut Album Is Now a Funko Pop! Figure October 12, 2020 2:10pm Over the years, the witch from the iconic cover of Black Sabbath‘s 1970 self-titled debut has become a heavy metal icon, even though she’s barely visible in the original photo use for the record sleeve. […]
News Sharon Osbourne Says Ozzy Will Tour In 2022 October 12, 2020 8:57am Heavy metal godfather Ozzy Osbourne has had a mixed two years. On the one hand, 2019 saw him release a new solo album, the critically-acclaimed Ordinary Man. On the other, he’s had to repeatedly postpone tours, […]
News Maynard James Keenan Reveals He Had COVID-19: “It’s Real, and There Are Aftereffects” October 9, 2020 1:24pm Given what a divisive political issue it’s become, doubt about the reality and intensity of the coronavirus has become part of everyday life in America. Even after President Trump was diagnosed with it, his dismissal […]
News Van Halen Sales Increased 6,000% On The Day Eddie Van Halen Died October 9, 2020 10:42am The rock and metal world is still dealing with the crushing news that Eddie Van Halen, co-founder of Van Halen and revolutionary guitar player, has died at the age of 65. While this is an […]
News Killer Be Killed (Mastodon, Soulfly, Converge) Drop New Single, “Dream Gone Bad” October 9, 2020 8:49am It feels inevitable that Killer Be Killed were going to rule. Given that the band is made up of Soulfly’s Max Cavalera, Mastodon’s Tory Sanders, Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato, and Converge’s Ben Koller, one […]
News We Remember Eddie Van Halen On This Week’s Episode of Our Metal Talk Show, Last Words October 8, 2020 12:38pm This week, the rock and metal world was shaken to its core by the death of legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. While it’s easy to see how Van Halen‘s music influenced mainstream hard rock, it’s […]
News Ghost’s Tobias Forge: A New Album Will Be Released “This Winter” October 8, 2020 11:36am In the last decade, no metal band has risen to fame quite as quickly and impressively as Ghost. The Swedish occult rock act, led by the many-faced Tobias Forge, have somehow conquered the world playing songs […]
News Mercyful Fate Are Working On Their First New Music In 21 Years October 8, 2020 9:07am Few if any artists have influenced the world of extreme underground metal like Denmark’s Mercyful Fate. With their theatrical style, their overtly satanic lyrics, and the spectral falsetto of singer King Diamond, the band inspired […]
News Meshuggah’s New Album to Be Released In Late 2021 October 8, 2020 7:27am In July, the world received much-needed good news: progressive extreme metal crew Meshuggah were finally working on a follow-up to 2016’s massive The Violent Sleep of Reason. Now, in a new interview, drummer Tomas Haake has […]
News Rammstein Officially Confirm That They’re Back In The Studio October 7, 2020 2:59pm Earlier this year, a Rammstein fan site revealed to the world that the band appeared to be returning to the studio. Now, Rammstein themselves have confirmed this by posting a picture of the band gathered […]
