New Music New Metal Out Today: 8/20 August 20, 2021 9:20am 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 […]
New Music Exodus Drop Face-Shattering First Single from Upcoming Album August 20, 2021 8:38am Back in August of last year, thrash lip-splitters Exodus revealed they were working on a new record. Now, the band have announced the details for that album, and have dropped the first single — and […]
News Behemoth Postpone European Tour with Arch Enemy and Carcass Due to COVID Concerns August 20, 2021 8:23am Back in November, Polish satanic death metallers Behemoth announced a massive European tour alongside Arch Enemy, Carcass and Unto Others. Unfortunately, the bands have now postponed the tour due to mounting concerns surrounding a COVID-19 […]
New Music Iron Maiden Release New Single “Stratego” August 19, 2021 1:17pm Last month, heavy metal heroes Iron Maiden announced their new full-length album Senjutsu after releasing the massive first single “The Writing On The Wall” via an epic music video. Now, the band have dropped a second […]
Hell Yes Suffer The Children: The Satanic Temple Announces ‘Devil’s Advocate’ Scholarship Winners August 19, 2021 11:31am While Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan will always be the most famous organization to bring the Devil into the homes of the masses, the Satanic Temple has definitely proven to be the most effective in […]
Hell Yes Video: Harp Player Uses Ultra-Heavy Distortion Pedal, Makes Harps Sound Disgustingly Cool August 19, 2021 9:44am In general, metalheads either love it or loathe it when a heavy artist incorporates unorthodox instruments into their music. While a solid portion of the fanbase decry involving, say, the saxophone in metal because it […]
News German Thrashers Destruction Part Ways With Founding Guitarist Mike Sifringer August 19, 2021 9:14am Of the three great teutonic thrash acts, Destruction will always hold a special place in the hearts of the genre’s old-school fans, their music taking a vicious but straightforward approach to the genre. But now, […]
News Dino Cazares Confirms: Fear Factory Have Their New Vocalist August 19, 2021 8:39am Ever since the departure of frontman Burton C. Bell last September, fans have wondered who would take over as vocalist for industrial metal legends Fear Factory (especially when the band released their new album, Aggression […]
News Halestorm Return With New Single “Back From The Dead” August 18, 2021 2:07pm Last we heard from hard rockers Halestorm was in January, when the band revealed that they were recording a new album. Now, Halestorm have dropped their first new single in three years via a new […]
Lists 10 Black Metal Bands from Outside of Europe That Every Fan Should Know August 18, 2021 11:40am For the most part, metal fans associate black metal with Scandinavia and old-world Europe. This is in part because it’s where the genre saw its biggest bloom, in the late ’80s and early ’90s in […]
