RIP John Lawton, Vocalist for Uriah Heep and Lucifer’s Friend, Dead at 74 July 6, 2021 8:28am Sad news for the rock and metal communities today, as John Lawton, former vocalist for English hard rockers Uriah Heep and frontman for formative heavy metal band Lucifer’s Friend, has died. He was 74 years […]
News Gary Holt Explains Why He Quit Booze: “[During The Pandemic] I Was Drinking More Than I Ever Did On Tour” July 2, 2021 12:35pm A couple of weeks ago, Exodus and former Slayer guitarist Gary Holt revealed that he was quitting drinking. The announcement was met with an outpouring of support from fans, who’d rather see Gary crushing riffs […]
News New Metal Releases Out Today: 7/2 July 2, 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 Happy July 4th: Here are 10 Honorarily American Metal Bands July 2, 2021 11:00am America: love it or leave it — though if you’re a metalhead and you leave it, we kind of get it. The U.S. of A.’s influence on heavy music is undeniable, but in the modern […]
News Video: Bavarian ‘Yodel King’ Franzl Lang Gets A Blistering Metal Remix July 2, 2021 9:39am You may remember guitarist Andre Antunes as the guy who performed a metal remix of Trump ‘faith advisor’ Paula White-Cain’s insane rant about angels coming from Africa to smite Biden voters (or something). Well, now […]
News Sabaton Announce 2022 UK and European Tour with The Hu and Lordi July 2, 2021 7:44am We’re huge fans of the military grandeur that is Swedish power metallers Sabaton. Their music does a solid job of merging both the harsh realities of war and the elaborate theater with which war is […]
New Music Tenacious D’s New Tribute to The Beatles Will Have You Laughing Your Ass Off July 1, 2021 12:53pm No matter how grim-faced a metal elitist you are, Tenacious D can make you laugh. The zaftig duo might not make the heaviest music in their world, but their dedication to ridiculous lyrics and their […]
Last Words Gemini Syndrome’s Aaron Nordstrom Reveals The Truth About ‘Selling Out’ On This Week’s Last Words July 1, 2021 12:04pm Mainstream success: the golden ring which all rock and metal bands are secretly reaching for, or a seat at the table that any true metalheads will smash to pieces and burn in a trash can? […]
Why Not Video: Death Metal Band Perform at Elementary School, Kids Go Nuts July 1, 2021 11:39am Due to its violent imagery and subject matter, parents often act as though extreme metal isn’t for children. But that’s nonsense — any metalhead parent knows that little kids actually love death metal music, in […]
Features 30 Years On, ‘Butchered At Birth’ Proves That There’s Still No One As Disgusting As Cannibal Corpse July 1, 2021 9:31am In the early ‘90s, death metal was an arms race. The battle of faster-louder-grosser was being fought along America’s East Coast and on the streets of Gothenburg and Stockholm. But just as important as the […]
