Periphery mastermind Misha Mansoor is back on the podcast this week! Our conversation centers around his new solo album, Moderately Fast, Adequately Furious, releasing ten albums worth of Bulb archives last year, whether he ever plans to perform the Bulb material live, collaborating with his brother, and the trouble with getting honest feedback from friends.
Metal
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, I likely don’t need to tell you, is quite a popular fella. From his internet drum-offs with children to his charitable work to his general demeanor to his boat loads of hit songs, the dude’s whole thing is making people feel good amidst the sea of shit the world has
My first thought upon opening a press release announcing “White Buffalo,” the latest single from the Canadian rock duo Crown Lands, was “Holy SHIT, that band photo! Perfect fodder for my ongoing Twitter thread of outrageous metal band promo shots.” Behold: My second thought was that I should quit being a judgmental asshole and give
It’s never too late to learn new tricks, right? Today, on this 18th day of July, the year of our lord 2021, I have fallen in love with Agrypnie, a band who combine melodic death-doom with black metal to intensely emotional, powerful effect. They’ve been around since 2004, and their sound has changed some over
Korn performed their first show with Suicidal Tendencies bassist Ra Diaz last night (July 16) as part of the Upheaval festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan. You can watch fan-filmed footage of the show below. Diaz is serving as a temporary replacement for Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, who is sitting out the band’s summer tour with Staind
Official press release: English extreme metal legends Carcass recently debuted their grisly new single “Kelly’s Meat Emporium,” amplifying fan’s blood-thirst for the band’s 7th studio album, Torn Arteries, that’s out September 17. Today, they reveal drummer Dan Wilding’s beastly playthrough video for the song. Watch below via Gear Gods. Commenting on performing drums on “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.” Wilding states: “I’m super excited to share this
Zealot R.I.P., the “death punk” project featuring guitarist Mike Schleibaum (Darkest Hour) and vocalist Blake Harrison (Pig Destroyer), have released a new single, “Red Queen Phenomenon.” Harrison tells Cvlt Nation of the track: “Red Queen Phenomenon-Had a couple rough nights out with some friends, mostly a jam about ‘running to stay in place.’ I can
Official press release: Generation Kill have today unleashed their latest banger, “Rat King,” plus music video accompaniment. Not only that, but the band has also announced their forthcoming album MKUltra, out on September 27 via Blood Blast Distribution. Speaking on the release, frontman Rob Dukes (ex-Exodus) tells us: “I watched the documentary ‘Rats’ by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, and it impacted me
What’s the most embarrassing thing Dani Filth has ever done? That Motionless in White song he guested on? That Bring Me the Horizon song he guested on? That new horror movie Baphomet? Or maybe you think the answer is, simply, “Being Dani Filth.” All of those answers, however, are now null and void — for,
Metallica were sad that they sometimes have to share the Metal Internet’s spotlight with Tool and Slipknot. How to ensure that all is Metallica and Metallica is all? “I know!” said someone with a coveted spot on Metallica’s group text thread. “For the thirtieth anniversary of The Black Album, we’ll release 1-15 pieces of material
The press release for King Woman’s latest single, “Boghz,” says that the track is the “final preview” of the band’s upcoming album, Celestial Blues, which is due at the end of this month. But I’ve heard enough, frankly; between this song and the previous two singles, “Psychic Wound” and “Morning Star,” I can confidently say
You ever get in a Lyft really late at night, and the driver is blasting some terrible music from his radio like he thinks he’s driving a goddamn nightclub, but you’re too polite to ask him to turn it off, so you just stick your earbuds in and hope your music is louder than his?
Yesterday, a Cameo video in which Dave Mustaine hinted at the identity of Megadeth’s new bassist made its way onto the web. Today, the Internet sleuths have done their sleuthin’, and they think they know who the mystery bassist is: Steve Di Giorgio. The evidence: a shot from the aforementioned Cameo video of the bassist
Master masher-upper William Maranci has released his latest masterpiece: an amalgamation of Slipknot’s “Duality” and Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘n’ Night.” You can check it out below. Slipknot are currently working on new music and they also have 1 – 7 albums’ worth of unreleased material including the fabled reportedly-reminiscent-of-Radiohead album Look Outside Your Window and a song about Paul Gray. More importantly, THEY’RE WORKING ON
Guitarist Olly Steele has quit Monuments after being in the band for a decade. Says Steele in a statement: “What’s cracking. I’m stepping down from Monuments. “It’s been ten incredible years of highs and lows and I’m extremely grateful for the entire experience. “It’s been a huge part of my life and many of the
…Ra Diaz, of Suicidal Tendencies fame. Diaz will sit in for Korn’s regular bassist, Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, who recently revealed he’d be sitting out the band’s immediate touring plans to focus on “personal issues” and “bad habits.” Regarding Diaz, Korn say: “We appreciate your kind words of support in response to the recent tour update
Deafheaven have once again courted some controversy with their latest music, switching from the aggressive screams of their past work to almost entirely clean-sung vocals on the two tracks they’ve released from their new album so far, “Great Mass of Color” and “The Gnashing.” In a new chat with Pitchfork, vocalist George Clarke explained that
Following “Planet of Garbage,” the new song they released in June after a nearly seven year hiatus, progressive metallers Structures have unveiled a six-song EP, None of the Above. Brendan Murphy of Counterparts and Michael Barr of Volumes make guest appearances on the EP, which you can stream below and purchase here. [embedded content]
Iron Maiden have released a new video in which singer Bruce Dickinson, wearing a shirt for “Belshazzar’s Feast,” invites fans to that very event: “July the fifteenth. Rain or shine, heaven or hell, man or beast, you’re invited to Belshazzar’s Feast. But your mum can’t come!” The video all but confirms rumors that the legendary NWOBHM
Guns N’ Roses have released another entry in their Not in This Lifetime Selects video series, which highlights various performances from the band’s tour reuniting lead singer Axl Rose with fellow original members Slash (guitar) and Duff McKagan (bass). The footage was captured during the band’s tour of Latin America in late 2016, and includes a performance of