Metal

Wow. Holy shit. Great googly moogly. All current and future thrash bands — take some fucking notes. Because if you want to blow minds and get people stoked for your new album, you do what Testament just did. You come out swinging and you hit as hard as you can, which is exactly what they’ve

What a fucking depressing year for metal, man. In a tragic turn of events, ex-Mastodon guitarist William Brent Hinds was killed last night in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta. He was 51 years old. According to a report by Atlanta News First, Hinds was riding his motorcycle traveling west along Boulevard when he was struck

They may already have a run of dates planned in support of Carcass’ North American tour next month, but that doesn’t mean there’s any reason why Necrot can’t get a few headlining dates planned out for a little warm up ahead of time. Starting on September 12 in Reno and coming to a close on

In the immediate aftermath of ex-Mastodon guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds’ death, folks all over the music world are left reeling. To have such an incredible talent taken from the world at the young age of 51 is incredibly difficult to fathom. It has to be even harder for the men he shared a stage with for

When the words “noise” and “mathcore” precede a band’s self-ascribed genre, the mind tends to race to the high speed, frenetic works of bands like The Dillinger Escape Plan and Boris. But “Idiot Plot,” the latest single from British experimental noise outfit Irk’s forthcoming record The Seeing House doesn’t really fall into those categories. As

You may know him for his work as a guitarist for the insanely popular progressive death metal outfit Blood Incantation, but guitarist Morris Kolontyrsky is looking to branch out and give you something else to remember him by with the upcoming release of his debut solo album Origination. Due for release on October 10 via

After yesterday’s news, all I’ll say here today is to remember that life is short. Far too short, really. So please don’t hesitate to hold those close to you, tell ’em you love them, and reconcile with those you may have drifted apart from after all these years. You never know when it’s your last

There may not be any new System of a Down music happening any time soon, but that’s never kept the individual members of that iconic band from doing their own thing. Look at vocalist Serj Tankian for example — that dude’s got a whole ass solo career and earlier today, he announced a new collection

Today marks the release of Pittsburgh deathcore outfit Signs of the Swarm‘s latest album To Rid Myself of Truth and to mark the occasion, they’ve released a music video for the track “Natural Selection.” Stuffed to the gills with thick riffs and apocalyptic breakdowns, “Natural Selection” was described by vocalist David Simonich as a “defining

You may want to make sure you’ve got a fresh set of Pampers on, because the latest single from grindcore motherfuckers Mastiff is liable to make your insides fall straight out of your asshole. As the first taste of the band’s forthcoming EP For All the Dead Dreams, out October 24 via Church Road Records,

When news broke yesterday about ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds’ untimely death in a motorcycle accident at age 51, the first source most of us in the metal media relied upon was Atlanta News First. Their account of what happened fueled the rest of the day’s coverage, which goes to show the importance of local news

One of the coolest stories to come out of this year was the unexpected return of The Sword. Announced just in time for the 15th anniversary of Warp Riders, it was a perfect time to get out there and tour on the back of such a beloved and seminal record. So when we learned that

As if the metal world hasn’t already been rocked to pieces lately with the loss of our God a few weeks ago, we’ve lost another. Brent Hinds, a founding and integral member of Mastodon, passed away August 20 in a tragic motorcycle accident. Last night (August 22), the band played their first show since Hinds’

Let the two-stepping begin. That might not seem like something that would be said about anything called Snow and Flurry, but here we are. The Midwest hardcore festival is returning for its ninth year of merriment in the last 11 years, and I can hear the pits already opening up. They’ve essentially got the lineup

Resident fancy car collector and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sammy Hagar really does stay busy. With his restaurants, cool whips, and music, of course, this fool does not know how to sit his ass down. That’s okay though, since what he’s dishing out is always freshly served. This time, he’s dropping a

This isn’t surprising and, normally, I wouldn’t even talk about this clown or any of the other ones who super support the circus that is our current administration. But, I couldn’t get over the fact that Jon Schaffer, founding guitarist of Iced Earth, used the word “grateful” to describe his feelings for the grand master

Black Flag‘s new lineup has barely had time to marinate before hitting the road mad extensively. When the new members, who include vocalist Max Zanelly, bassist David Rodriguez, and drummer Bryce Weston playing alongside the OG Greg Ginn, were announced back in April, they already had a full ass European tour laid out. Now, they’ve

The girlies are fighting again and boy, is it giving me life. There’s been some drama amongst the Saliva camp with the band’s current and former members for a little while now. Brad Stewart, who’s been the bassist for the band since 2015, is getting pretty sick and tired of former frontman Josey Scott coming

A completely unexpected mid-tour shake up took place in the Cradle of Filth camp, as keyboardist/vocalist Zoe Marie Federoff announced via social media that she was quitting the band. The announcement took place yesterday, during which she said she simply couldn’t continue moving forward. “It is with deep regret I share that for personal reasons

I guess it’s that time of year again, kiddos. Summer’s getting closer and closer to its end, so we gotta start looking to the end of the year. Holidays, family gatherings, lots of food, and maybe a dash of regretful decisions are ahead. But one thing you may not ever regret is getting tickets to