New Music Goth Metal Upstarts Unto Others Announce Roadrunner Debut ‘Strength,’ Release Old-School Single August 6, 2021 2:47pm Last we heard from goth metal crew Unto Others (once known as Idle Hands) was in June, when the band announced their signing to Roadrunner Records and released their new track “When Will Gods Work […]
News Testament’s Chuck Billy on Upcoming Tour: “Either Be Vaccinated, or If You’re Not Vaccinated…Wear a Mask” August 6, 2021 12:03pm Back in June, thrashers Testament announced their ‘The Bay Strikes Back Tour’ with Exodus and Death Angel, and thrashers across the country rejoiced. Now, in a new interview, Testement frontman Chuck Billy has discussed the […]
RIP Joey Jordison’s Sinsaenum Bandmates Issue Public Statement: “We Did Everything in Our Power to Help and Couldn’t Get Through to Him” August 6, 2021 8:50am Last week, the metal world was shocked and horrified to learn that Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot, had died at the age of 46. Now, Joey’s bandmates in his death metal project Sinsaenum have issued […]
New Music Listen to Guns N’ Roses’ First New Song Since 2008 August 6, 2021 8:25am Earlier this week, hard rock legends Guns N’ Roses debuted a new song live, titled “Absurd.” Now, the band have dropped the official studio version of the track, which is the first new G’N’R material […]
News BABYMETAL to “Disappear From Our Sight” This October August 3, 2021 11:48am Love ’em or hate ’em, you have to admit that BABYMETAL have been one of the more important and recognizable metal acts of the past decade. The Japanese pop-metallers have taken the world by storm […]
RIP Corey Taylor Shares Unmasked Photo of Joey Jordison and Paul Gray Together August 3, 2021 9:48am Last week, the metal world was shocked and horrified to learn that Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot and member of bands including Murderdolls and Sinsaenum, had died at the age of 46. Slipknot responded to this awful […]
News Watch The Very First Two Hours of MTV Ever Aired, Including The Network’s First Metal Video August 3, 2021 8:24am It’s hard to imagine that MTV ever played music videos consistently, but it’s even harder to imagine a world in which the massive network didn’t exist. But when it first aired at midnight on August […]
RIP Slipknot Release Official Statement and Tribute Video for Joey Jordison July 30, 2021 3:41pm This week, the rock and metal worlds were shocked and crushed to learn that learn that Joey Jordison, founding drummer of Slipknot and player in bands including Murderdolls and Sinsaenum, had died at the age of 46. Now, Slipknot […]
New Music New Metal Releases Out Today: 7/30 July 30, 2021 11:55am 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 metal releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. […]
New Music Cradle of Filth Announce 13th Studio Album, Release First Single via Cinematic New Video July 30, 2021 10:00am Last we heard from British Dracula-worshiping black metallers Cradle of Filth was their epic livestream show back in May. Now, the band have announced their 13th album, and have celebrated this glorious news with the […]