Metal

Ghost always smack of ’80s horror movies, when the special effects finally caught up with the public’s sick thoughts and horrific fantasies. Listening to their music, one can hear the upbeat anthems, slow power ballads, and pop-influenced melodies of those first glimpses into animatronics, fake blood, and foam latex. Despite being one of modern metal’s

Last month, melodic death metal standard-setters Dark Tranquility laid siege to Austin, Texas. Along for the ride were Canadian steamroller crew Kataklysm, German face-rippers Nailed to Obscurity, and local death metallers Hinayana. The gig was captured in glorious detail by our own Drew Nesbitt of Njorodynphoto. Behold: Hinayana Nailed to Obscurity Kataklysm Dark Tranquility

For a generation of rock and metal fans, The Prodigy were the gateway drug to electronic and dance music (in the UK, they’re regarded on the same level as, say, Korn or Guns N’ Roses — a massive, game-changing act). Much of that came from the volatile and compelling behavior and attitude of Keith Flint,

Undoubtedly one of the best parts about being in one of the best and biggest metal bands in the world is that someone can slap your band’s imagery on just about fucking anything and metalheads will eat it right up. That’s not a bad thing, it’s just who we are as a collective people. So

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, are back with the latest entry in their ongoing “Sunday Lunch” series of cover videos. This morning, Fripp and Toyah are covering Neil Young’s rebel anthem “Rockin’ In The Free World.” Whether or not this is in solidarity with Young and his war against

A big part of growing up is getting over the petty shit and respecting people even if you don’t like them. It’s easy to stay mad and keep beef alive, but nine times out of ten, when you’re confronted with someone you’re pissed at, you find that things aren’t nearly as bad as you thought

We consider Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier to be one of the modern masters of his craft. Now, Mario has posted video of a new composition on his Instagram, which is basically a three-minute drum solo that you can lose yourself in, and which proves us right, dammit. The dude rules. According to Mario: “‘Movement’ is

There are plenty of rock stars who we can’t imagine even existing before they were onstage screaming at thousands of people, much less serving burgers or changing oil. But despite his epic stage show and larger-than-life appearance, Rob Zombie‘s not one of them, if only because he’s always been incredibly vocal about all the hard

Today marks the 50th birthday of one metal’s two greatest men, Ted Arvid Skjellum, better known to the world as Nocturno Culto, the more reserved half of pioneering “True Norwegian Black Metal” band Darkthrone. The group was founded by the only other metal messiah of equal caliber, Leif Gylve Nagell, AKA Fenriz. Like Fenriz, Nocturno acts as

Hulu’s recent miniseries Pam and Tommy caused some controversy with its depiction of Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee and then-Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson. Anderson herself publicly revealed that she would not be watching the show and didn’t respond to actress Lily James’ attempts at contact (James portrayed her in the show), while former Crüe vocalist

For your average American metalhead, Jinjer are the band from the Ukraine. Which is why it’s unsurprising, if sad, to learn that the band are canceling their upcoming U.S. tour to focus on helping out with the crisis at home. According to a breaking report by Loudwire, one venue, St. Louis’ The Factor, has revealed

Porn is big business in Japan. The number of video-based businesses operating in Japan today is around 2.6 thousand, with JAV (Japanese Adult Videos) being released by the dozen on a daily basis. Stores like M’s Pop Life in Akihabara offer seven floors of products for consumers. With this in mind, it’s not a stretch to assume

As a metal journalist, I get and listen to a lot of promos. Hundreds, thousands even. I myself keep a spreadsheet with notes on every album, including descriptions like, Typical Euro power-shrug, or, Hot damn, this busts nuts with the blinds up! But every so often, an album crosses my desk that makes me stop,

For those of you who’re unaware, Nekrogoblikon are a heavy metal band led by vocalist, TV show host, author, and literal goblin John Goblikon. The band have slowly built up a massive following due to their irreverent love of anthemic songs, hilarious music videos, and goblin-themed subject matters. But it appears that goblins just ain’t

Back in January, thrash titans Testament revealed that their longtime drummer Gene Hoglan would be leaving the band. Though there was no beef between the two — in fact, guitarist Alex Skolnick took a moment to compliment Hoglan’s wang (man, did THAT joke piss off Instagram for some reason) — many wondered who in metal

This weekend, we wrote about how Russian deathcore act Slaughter to Prevail issued a statement regarding war and not wanting to take sides, seemingly to address the conflict in Ukraine. Many of our readers were chapped that we focused on the neutrality aspect of the quote — but the truth is, that initial statement didn’t

Among the bands from the Norwegian Second Wave of Black Metal, Darkthrone have always been one of our favorites. While they started off as questionable and mired in controversy as any of their peers — the whole “obviously Jewish behavior” bit from Transilvanian Hunger was not a good look — frontman Fenriz has since displayed

Earlier this month, badger-painted black metal foil Abbath dropped the title track from his upcoming album Dread Reaver. Now, the former Immortal frontman has released a new track from the record, and this one’s a lot of fun. The track, titled “The Book of Breath” (woof, hell of a smell memory that evokes), is a

There have been speculations abound about the new vocalist for industrial metal act Fear Factory following the departure of founding vocalist and shipwreck warning system Burton Seabell. Now, former Nightrage frontman Antony Hämäläinen reveals that he auditioned for the slot, and didn’t get it — and that the person who did is from Italy. Here’s

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, are back with the latest entry in their ongoing “Sunday Lunch” series of cover videos. This Sunday, Fripp and Toyah take on the Black Keys’ “Lonely Boy.” This cover features Toyah wearing more clothing than we’re used to, though she definitely makes sure the