News See Cliff Burton Pages from New ‘The ABCs of Metallica’ Book November 15, 2019 4:08pm On November 26th, Metallica will release their first-ever children’s book, The ABCs of Metallica, a “rhyming, illustrated history” of the band written by Howie Abrams (The Merciless Book of Metal Lists, Misfit Summer Camp: 20 […]
News Hear Abigail Williams’ Blistering, Intricate New Album ‘Walk Beyond the Dark’ November 14, 2019 6:56pm Olympia, Washington’s Abigail Williams have been kicking around the heavy-music underground for 15 years, making stellar black-metal-inflected music throughout that time. Tomorrow (November 15th), the band — led by songwriter, vocalist and mastermind Ken Soceron […]
News KISS Announce Dates for Last Leg of “The End of the Road” Tour November 14, 2019 4:54pm Much like Slayer, KISS have been busy criss-crossing the globe on their farewell tour, which the disco-demon horde have dubbed The End of the Road tour, and now they’ve announced the final, final dates that […]
News Down Announce First Show for 20th Anniversary of ‘NOLA’ November 13, 2019 4:40pm Southern sludge supergroup Down have been chugging along at a staggered pace for the better part of 30 years now, but this decade has seen the Philip Anselmo- and Pepper Keenan-led act remain relatively quiet […]
News Tool Announce New “Expanded Book Edition” of ‘Fear Inoculum’ November 13, 2019 3:49pm Tool thrilled fans when they finally, after 13 years, unleashed Fear Inoculum on August 30th of this year and introduced their long-suffering fans to a new crop of artfully crafted prog jams. Now, for collectors […]
News Alice in Chains Playing Battle Concert in ‘AdventureQuest 3D’ and ‘AQWorlds’ Video Games November 12, 2019 8:04pm Non-stop between now and November 30th, Alice in Chains are playing a continuous “virtual battle concert” in the multiplayer video games AdventureQuest 3D and AQWorlds. Players are able to fight monsters and score loot all while watching […]
Interviews Anamorph’s James Agusta: 5 Albums That Changed My Life November 12, 2019 4:10pm Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metal group Anamorph recently released their ambitious full-length album Lucid. The 57-minute LP — which was recorded by renowned prog producer Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, the Contortionist) — […]
News Obituary and Morbid Angel Featured in Question on ‘Jeopardy!’ November 12, 2019 3:20pm It isn’t every day that Floridian death-metal pioneers Obituary and Morbid Angel are name-dropped on Jeopardy!, let alone as part of a death-metal-focused question. But just that happened on a recent episode of the long-running […]
News Watch Slayer Play Sold-Out Final Campaign Show at NYC’s Madison Square Garden November 11, 2019 3:55pm Soon-to-be-retired thrash titans Slayer brought their Final Campaign tour through New York City this past weekend, selling out Madison Square Garden and ripping through a devastating 20-song career-spanning set. Primus, Ministry and Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals […]
News Ozzy Announces Rescheduled “No More Tours 2” U.K. and European Dates for 2020 November 11, 2019 3:37pm It’s been on and off and on and off again, but now Ozzy Osbourne‘s much-delayed U.K. and Europe tour with fellow heavy-metal legends Judas Priest is back on. The six-week trek — a leg of […]
