News Watch: Melbourne Artist Callum Preston and Deftones’ Chino Moreno Discuss the Artistic Power of the ‘Ohms’ Cover October 5, 2020 11:08am Earlier this year, Deftones continued their saga of dreamy artistic progression with Ohms, an album whose very cover art gives off a sense of outsider mystery. The album sleeve’s iconic eyes are sure to inspire fans […]
News Motörhead Now Offering ‘Faces of Lemmy’ Masks October 5, 2020 9:05am We’ve all had that feeling: you wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and think, ‘Man, I wish I’d done a shitload of speed in 1982 and had sex with half the women […]
Features Corey Taylor’s ‘Forum or Against ‘Em’ Livestream Was The Bombastic Treat His Fans Needed October 5, 2020 8:41am “Look at all you people out there having a great goddamn time!” shouts Corey Taylor from the stage of The Forum in Los Angeles. The comment is followed by a shot of the LA venue’s […]
New Music Imperishable (Nile, Enthean) Offer A Crushing Dose of Occult Death Metal Via Their New Video October 2, 2020 2:08pm If you like your death metal brutal and hard-hitting, but enjoy that extra bit of arch-evil that comes from the black metal world, Imperishable are for you. The three-piece, fronted by Nile guitarist Brian Kingsland […]
News Tonight: Corey Taylor Performs Pay-Per-View Livestream Show, ‘Forum of Against ‘Em’ October 2, 2020 12:50pm Last we heard from Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor, he had just dropped “HWY 666,” the latest single from his upcoming solo album CMFT. Now, the singer and firebrand has revealed plans for an extra-large event […]
News Power Trip’s Riley Gale Now Has A Dallas Library Named After Him October 2, 2020 11:35am Perhaps the biggest loss to rock and metal in 2020 was the death of Power Trip frontman Riley Gale, whose sudden passing at 34 brought an end to one of the most impressive and exciting […]
New Music New Metal Out Today: 10/2 October 2, 2020 10:22am It’s Friday, which means two things: giving this 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 Check Out Corey Taylor’s Cover of Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” October 2, 2020 8:55am Today’s a big day for Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor. Not only does his debut solo album, CMFT, drop today, but tonight will also see him livestream a show from The Forum in Los Angeles. Seemingly […]
Last Words Kittie’s Morgan Lander Joins This Week’s Episode of Our Metal Talk Show, Last Words October 1, 2020 2:38pm Nu-metal: a bizarre but fruitful time in metal’s history, or a pock-marked white boy shitshow in parachute pants? Towards the end of its reign as Earth’s dominant guitar-based lifeform, nu-metal was considered about as shitty […]
Interviews How Sumac Are Trying To Unite People With Deafening Heaviness October 1, 2020 1:06pm When given the option, Sumac will choose the path of most resistance. The avant-garde metal trio — comprising guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner, bassist Brian Cook and drummer Nick Yacyshyn — create heavy music that’s not bound […]