News Entombed A.D. Singer LG Petrov Has Incurable Cancer August 10, 2020 12:05pm According to a recent post by the band, Entombed A.D. vocalist Lars-Göran Petrov has been diagnosed with incurable bile duct cancer. The band made the announcement via social media, with the following caption over a […]
Last Words The Hosts of Last Words Ask: Should Metal Musicians Be Scary In Real Life? August 10, 2020 11:23am A concept that gets thrown around a lot in metal with much hilarity is ‘trueness.’ Whether or not a musician is ‘true’ determines how dedicated they are to metal, evil, and all other virtues in […]
Lists 10 Things ‘Lords Of Chaos’ Got Right And Wrong About Black Metal August 10, 2020 10:05am There’s no more definitive retelling of the violent, terrifying, and musically fertile second wave of black metal in Norway than Lords of Chaos, Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderland’s 1998 oral history. Last year, the true-crime […]
News Legendary Iron Maiden Producer Martin Birch Dead at 71 August 10, 2020 9:28am Legendary producer Martin Birch, best known for his work on Iron Maiden‘s most infamous albums, has died. He was 71 years old. The news was confirmed by various rock stars who had worked with Birch […]
News Metallica Will Show Their First Live Performance of 2020 At Drive-Ins Across The Country August 10, 2020 8:57am Last week, footage surfaced of Metallica rehearsing “Creeping Death” in masks at their California headquarters. Many speculated whether or not this rehearsal was for a purpose, or if the horsemen were just keeping their edges […]
New Music Listen to Lingua Ignota’s Haunting Cover of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” August 7, 2020 1:55pm Of the artists who have emerged in rock and metal over the last year, Lingua Ignota has been an especially fascinating one. With last year’s CALIGULA, the solo artist (real name Kristin Hayter) took the world […]
New Music North Kingsley, Featuring System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian, Release First Single “Like That?” August 7, 2020 1:30pm We’ve seen the various members of alt-metal icons System Of A Down express their other artistic interests in different ways, from vocalist Serj Tankian’s solo work to guitarist Daron Malakian’s various bands. Now, the first […]
Wait...What? Here’s a Gore Metal Cover of the ‘Full House’ Theme August 7, 2020 11:23am We know what you think every morning when you wake up, because we think it, too: I wish somebody would cover the Full House theme in the style of gross-out gore metal. Well, you’re in luck, because […]
Lists 9 Times Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Restored Our Faith In Humanity August 7, 2020 11:00am Bruce Dickinson’s voice alone is enough to inspire most people to do better. The Iron Maiden frontman’s soaring vocals make one feel as though they can hurdle all the shallow bullshit in society and be […]
New Music New Music Out Today: 8/7/2020 August 7, 2020 9:45am 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 […]
