Wait...What? New Study Finds Metalheads Are Some of Music’s Most Positive Fans March 8, 2021 11:36am Something everyday people are always super surprised and tickled by is how positive your average metal fan is. There’s always this moment of shock and amusement when someone who would never wear a Slayer shirt […]
News Gary Holt: “As Far As My Knowledge, Slayer Is Over…I’m Full Speed Ahead With Exodus Now” March 8, 2021 9:19am 2019 saw Slayer, arguably the greatest thrash metal band of all time, perform their final shows and officially retire from the spotlight. Of course, the minute Slayer played their final notes, every metal fan on […]
RIP Founding Entombed Vocalist LG Petrov Dead at 49 March 8, 2021 8:08am Terrible news for the extreme metal world today, as Lars-Göran Petrov, founding vocalist of Swedish death metal legends Entombed and current incarnation Entombed A.D., has died. He was 49 years old. LG’s death was officially […]
Why Not Overkill: This Rare Six-Neck Guitar Is Up for Auction March 5, 2021 2:40pm In the ’80s, the double-neck guitar became a novelty item rocked by some of heavy music’s flashier virtuosos. While it was generally accepted that only Yngwie Malmsteen and Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen had any business […]
News Killswitch Engage, Underoath, and More Confirmed for Furnace Fest 2021 March 5, 2021 12:02pm With COVID vaccines finally making the rounds and certain U.S. states opening their venues to full capacity, organizers are beginning to consider the possibility of music festivals returning once again. Not only that, but it’s […]
News Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix: “I Love Being One of the Forefathers of Nu Metal, That’s F**king Dope” March 5, 2021 10:29am Few if any musical genres will ever be as hated as nu-metal. What started as a gritty, street-level evolution of heavy metal’s sound quickly became a commodified pageant of pouting wannabe rappers angry that their […]
News New Metal Out Today: 3/5 March 5, 2021 8:55am 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 releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. Keep […]
RIP Children of Bodom Frontman Alexi Laiho’s Cause of Death Has Been Revealed March 5, 2021 8:33am In January, the metal community was heartbroken to learn that Alex Laiho, frontman of Finnish shredders Children of Bodom, had died at the age of 41. Not only was Laiho an incredibly talented guitar player, […]
Last Words On This Week’s Last Words: The Politics and Etiquette of Band Merch March 4, 2021 4:31pm Heavy metal merchandise: an awesome expression of your love for a musical genre that survives on word of mouth, or a sick addiction that steals your hard-earned cash and will inevitably ruin a family gathering? […]
News Obituary To Play ‘The End Complete’ In Its Entirety As Part of New Livestream Series March 4, 2021 2:05pm Back in October, death metal humidity-mongers Obituary played two of their most legendary albums in full via livestream, 1989’s Slowly We Rot and 1990’s Cause of Death. Now, the band have scheduled another series of livestreams, and […]
