Photo by Hillarie Jason War. If video games are to be believed, war has simultaneously changed (Metal Gear Solid 4) and never changes (Fallout). No matter to which pop philosophy you subscribe, there’s one thing of which we can be sure: War is a constant in human nature. It is this precise topic that War
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An already killer tour just got even better, as Vomit Forth has been announced as the latest edition to Ingested‘s upcoming North American tour, though their time on the bill will be short lived. According to a post on Ingested’s Instagram page, the Connecticut-based death metal band will hop onto the bill during its final
Where they from?Finland. Normally here is the space where I talk about whatever bullshit is going on in the sports world but, holy shit, they arrested Trump! Well, not really arrested ‘per se,’ but they indicted his ass! And as soon as I find out what that means, I’m gonna celebrate the shit out of
Photo by Gene Ambo Photo by Stephanie Cabral It goes without saying that Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel’s influence on the metal scene has been profound since he launched the label in the early ’80s, with the first Metal Massacre compilation. He and his label are responsible for bringing some of the greatest metal
Photo: Carmen Monoxide When Euronymous said “No mosh, no core, no trends, no fun,” he’d clearly never gone on a coke-fueled adventure with Romanian black metal luminary Vlad the Inhaler, the masked frontman of Los Angeles-based black ‘n’ rollers Persekutor. Like many of the frosty band’s best tracks, “Night Job” is a mid-paced tune that
Last month, we were insanely stoked to share the news with all of you that industrial metal badasses Godflesh were putting out a new album titled Purge this June. It’s going to be their first new studio release since 2017’s Post Self and a welcome return for fans everywhere. Well it turns out they’re ready
Roughly a month after their tour with Eyehategod comes to an end, extreme metal giants Goatwhore announced they’ll be taking a slate of headlining shows out on the road. The dates come as a continuation of their support for last year’s Angels Hung From The Arches of Heaven. Included in the new list of dates
Maybe the most important thing that can be said about Michael Dimmitt’s A Wandering Path: The Story of Gilead Media is that it makes me want to listen to all of the music. When riffs by Louisiana bruisers Thou burst briefly through the speakers, I want nothing more than the hours it would require to sink into
Anthony: Writing it was definitely more pressure. Writing a cohesive record instead of a cohesive EP was definitely a little harder and then there’s the pressure of we have been touring so much, so there is a lot more attention on it, for the most part it still feels the same. Sami: The process I’d
The new 3 Headed Snake single, Dead Bound From Bedlam,” channels classic power metal stylings but with a modern, updated sound. The LA-based band are headed up by vocalist Johnny Ray, as well as guitarist Sin Quirin, known as well for playing in Ministry for a while. The band released their initial EP, Wisdom Screams,
Shadow of Intent just dropped a new single and music video, “The Migrant,” to give us a taste of what they’ve been working on since they last shared music with us. Vocalist Ben Duerr says about the single: “Shadow Of Intent has always been about experimenting and expressing creativity freely and making sure to have
Long Island hardcore band Incendiary just announced East Coast tour dates to support their forthcoming album. The band are releasing their first album in over six years, Change The Way You Think About Pain, May 26 via through Closed Casket Activities. Preorder it here. 05/28 Atlantic City, NJ @ Adjacent Fest06/02 Chicago, IL @ Metro06/03
Metalcore giants After The Burial surprised us with a two-song EP called Embrace The Infinity. The songs are “Death Keeps Us From Living” and “Nothing Gold,” and they just dropped a video for “Nothing Gold.” This is the first record out since the band’s Evergreen album in 2019. Check out the video, directed by Erez bader,
Limp Bizkit are currently touring, and guitarist Wes Borland just spilled a lot of tea about plans for the next record in an interview with Guitar World. Borland, who also did the interview to discuss all the gear he is currently auctioning off after years of collecting, talked about the next record the band will
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner is recovering from heart surgery that he underwent in September 2021, but even though it was traumatic, he feels that surgery gave him a “second chance.” Faulkner suffered an aortic dissection while performing onstage at the Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. He was rushed to the hospital, where
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian made us emotional when he was joined on stage by his wife and son to perform songs by Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. His set also featured guitarist Zach Throne and bass player Joey Vera and took place on March 28 at “Ultimate Jam Night” at the Whisky A Go Go
Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but there are lots of metalheads that aren’t thrilled about this Pantera tribute that’s been making the rounds. And to say there’s been a mixed reaction to Charlie Benante on drums and Zakk Wylde on guitar would be a bit of an understatement. In fact, things have been
Earlier this month, the metal world was shocked to learn that Dark Angel founder and guitarist Jimmy Durkin had suddenly passed away. It was a devastating loss to thrash metal, both in terms of his contributions from its genesis and to the band itself, which had been working on new material. And while he hadn’t
Get your Kirk Hammett/wah pedal jokes at the ready, because Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett has gone on the record that he’s sick and tired of playing the “Master of Puppets” solo. You know, the one that all the zoomers fell in love with thanks to Stranger Things. During an interview with Total Guitar (which
I still remember walking into the local record shops that still thankfully exist in South Philly and seeing the beautiful cover of Kvelertak’s Meir prominently featured with the new releases. Thanks to its trippy array of birds, a ram’s head, and a woman doing who-knows-what was an unmistakable piece of art by John Baizley. Being