News See Higher Power’s Fun, Nostalgic New “Rewire (101)” Video May 27, 2020 3:38pm When we caught up with Higher Power singer Jimmy Wizard in February — fresh off the release of the group’s excellent Roadrunner Records debut, 27 Miles Underwater — the vocalist regaled us with tales from […]
News See Charlie Benante and John Bush Reunite for Quarantine Performance of Anthrax’s “Packaged Rebellion” May 27, 2020 2:43pm Few metal musicians have kept as busy throughout the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown as Anthrax drummer-songwriter Charlie Benante. His quarantine sessions have included multiple Rush covers with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick and Suicidal Tendencies bassist Roberto […]
Lists Mandatory Metal: 5 Essential Code Orange Songs May 27, 2020 2:20pm Heavy music is full of legendary bands boasting deep catalogs stacked with iconic songs — sometimes it can be hard to know where to start, or what to consider their best. With that in mind, […]
News Watch Metallica’s Entire March 2014 Show in Peru, Part of Concert Series May 26, 2020 2:18pm Metallica‘s “Metallica Mondays” concert series continues, and this week, the thrash pioneers threw back to 2014. The series — which has been a great way to pass two-and-a-half hours or so while stuck at home […]
Interviews Mantric’s Tor Magne Glidje: 5 Albums That Changed My Life May 26, 2020 2:02pm Signed to heavy-music stronghold Solid State, Norwegian prog-metal ouffit Mantric are gearing up to release their latest album, False Negative, later this spring. The veteran trio includes former members of Norway’s Extol, and like that […]
News See Sleigh Bells, Poison the Well, High on Fire Members Cover GN’R’s “Rocket Queen” May 26, 2020 1:50pm On of our favorite things to come out of the COVID-19 shutdown is Two Minutes to Late Night’s “Bedroom Covers” series, which sees Gwarsenio Hall — a.k.a. Two Minutes’ corpse-paint-slathered master of ceremonies, also a.k.a. […]
News Hear Enslaved’s New “Musical Journey” “Homebound” May 22, 2020 1:54pm Norwegian avant-garde metal veterans Enslaved have unleashed the lead single, “Homebound,” off their highly anticipated new album, Utgard, which is set to drop this fall via Nuclear Blast. The song arrived paired with an evocative […]
News Hear Creeper’s Emotionally Charged New Ballad “All My Friends” May 22, 2020 1:38pm Theatrical U.K. punk rockers Creeper are gearing up to release their second album, Sex, Death & the Infinite Void, on July 31st, and today (May 22nd), they offered up another taste of the LP in […]
News Hear Trash Talk’s New Song “Something Wicked” Off Kenny Beats-Produced EP May 22, 2020 1:17pm Last summer, Los Angeles hardcore leaders Trash Talk hit the road with $uicideboy$, Denzel Curry, City Morgue and others, but it was hardly the first time they had crossed over into the hip-hop world. To […]
Lists The 50 Most Headbangable Songs Of All Time May 22, 2020 9:00am At the end of the day, headbanging is the purest expression of love for the rock fan. Sure, singing along is fun, pumping your fist is great, and moshing is a solid way to tenderize […]
