News Tribulation Announce New Album for January 2021 August 26, 2020 12:31pm The last we heard from Sweden’s Tribulation was last year’s live album Alive and Dead at Södra Teatern. The goth’n’roll five-piece have been on a steady rise since dropping 2015’s The Children of the Night. But […]
Features How Power Trip’s Riley Gale Made A New Generation of Metalheads Feel Less Alone August 26, 2020 12:13pm Back in 2018, I was writing a bi-monthly column for VICE’s music site Noisey, and my column for that week was focused on thrash metal’s new wave of legitimacy following its pizza-fueled revival in the […]
News Slayer’s Kerry King Has “More Than Two Records’ Worth of Music” Written For New Project August 26, 2020 9:51am Last year saw metal history in the making as thrash titans Slayer called it quits after almost four decades of bathing the world in bloody satanic riffs. But just because Slayer won’t be playing anymore […]
News Members of Slipknot, Machine Head and More Pay Tribute to Late Power Trip Vocalist Riley Gale August 26, 2020 9:11am Last night, it was revealed that Riley Gale, frontman for Texas thrash metal act Power Trip, had died. Though a relatively underground band, Power Trip’s meteoric rise within the metal scene and their weight as […]
News Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Dead At 34 August 25, 2020 8:34pm We are heartbroken to announce that Riley Gale, frontman of Texas thrashers Power Trip, has died. The band has confirmed this news via a letter on their Twitter. He was 34 years old. The band […]
News Dio’s ‘Holy Diver’ Is Being Turned Into a Graphic Novel August 25, 2020 1:31pm The problem with turning bands or albums into comic books is that there usually isn’t much to go on. Either it’s a life story which feels one-sided and promotional, or some epic comics bullshit where […]
Features Quiz: Rob Zombie Lyric or Horror Movie Tagline? August 25, 2020 11:00am While plenty of rock and metal musicians love horror movies, few pay as much tribute to them in their lyrics as Rob Zombie. The shock rocker’s songs are chock full of references to Frankenstein, Dracula, […]
Premieres Transcendence Give Melodic Death Metal Its Teeth Back On Their Crushing New Track August 25, 2020 11:00am Melodic death metal is a lot like vampires — used to mean something really rad, and when done right it’s incredible, but a lot of sparkly motherfuckers ruined the whole thing for everyone. These days, […]
New Music Watch Members of Fever 333, Jesus Piece and More Cover RATM’s “Killing In The Name” August 25, 2020 10:56am So far, the Two Minutes To Late Night cover series has been, for the most part, a lot of fun. You got Emma Ruth Rundle and Bill Kelliher covering Kate Bush, you’ve got Max Weinberg […]
New Music The New Carnation Track Is Death Metal Perfection August 25, 2020 9:40am At this point, death metal is such a broad genre filled with so many talented bands that it can be hard to find a gem in the sea of guts. But every so often, a […]
