News Metallica’s Black Album Re-Enters Billboard Top 10 for the First Time in 29 Years September 20, 2021 12:40pm Even if you’re not a fan of its mega-hit songs or its new approach to the band, you can’t deny that Metallica‘s 1991 self-titled record, casually known as the Black Album, is a winner due […]
BOOOOOO Machine Gun Kelly Calls Out Slipknot at Riot Fest: “Y’know What I’m Happy I’m NOT Doing? Being 50 Years Old, Wearing A Weird Mask Onstage” September 20, 2021 10:39am Due to Nine Inch Nails dropping out at the last minute due to COVID-related concerns, Slipknot stepped in and performed at this year’s Riot Fest. While most fans seemed happy about that, given Slipknot’s rad […]
News Ghost and Volbeat Announce 2022 U.S. Co-Headlining Tour September 20, 2021 9:32am It’s a big day for Ghost fans! Just hours after we reported on the Swedish horror-rockers’ new video teaser for their upcoming album cycle, the band have announced a massive 2022 co-headlining tour alongside Danish […]
News Ghost Release Video Teasing a New Album Cycle September 20, 2021 8:26am The last new material we got from Swedish goth metallers Ghost was the fan tribute video for their song “Life Eternal.” But now the mitre-clad band are back, officially teasing a new album and tour […]
Hell Yes Video: Possessed Frontman Jeff Becerra Walks for the First Time In Over 30 Years September 19, 2021 12:26pm In 1989, Jeff Becerra, vocalist for death metal pioneers Possessed, was robbed at gunpoint and shot, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Today, Becerra still fronts the satanic death metal legends, having spent more of […]
Why Not Kim Kardashian: North West Is “A Total Goth…She Listens to Black Sabbath” September 17, 2021 12:51pm The beautiful thing about metal is that no matter what background you come from — no matter how rich or poor or privileged or struggling you are — if it hits you right, it completes […]
New Music New Metal Releases Out Today: 9/17 September 17, 2021 11:59am It’s Friday, which means two things: giving the week the finger and new music! Tune in every Friday for The Pit’s round-up of new metal releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. […]
Lists Watch: The 10 Slipknot Shows That Made Them A Must-See Live Band September 17, 2021 11:03am It’s no secret that every Slipknot tour is a cultural event within metal. The Iowan nine-piece McFuckIt meal are one of the genre’s most compelling live acts, promising not only an explosive stage spectacle but […]
Hell Yes Video: Metallica Played A Surprise Gig at a Small San Francisco Club Last Night September 17, 2021 10:42am There’s an old joke: where does an 800-pound gorilla sit in a movie theater? Answer: wherever he wants. And if there is any band in the world of heavy metal who’s an 800-pound gorilla, it’s […]
News Behemoth’s New Live Album Comes With A Cardboard Church You Can Burn September 17, 2021 8:26am Earlier this week, Polish death metallers Behemoth had the blasphemy conviction against its frontman overturned on an appeal. But a lack of religious shit-stirring is unacceptable for Nergal and Co., and so the band have […]
