Metal

The Kardashians are no strangers to metal fashion: from Kim wearing a Morbid Angel shirt (which resulted in a run on the band’s merch) to Kourtney repping Metallica to one of the Jenner brethren sporting a Megadeth tee, this much is certain: it’s mainstream cool to wear metal shirts again, as if we didn’t already

Precious few genuine Big Event metal releases these days, and even fewer worth looking forward to. Like, new Metallica albums feel like latter-day Undertaker matches – you’re just kinda hoping they don’t ruin their legacy or hurt themselves. A few missteps aside (I know I’m in the minority here, but A Matter of Life and

Bassist David Ellefson has posted on social media for the first time since he was fired from Megadeth in May. The post appears to be teasing something called ‘The Lucid’ for September 8. It’s not clear if that’s the name of Ellefson’s new band, or his new song, or his new album, or his new

Metal fans with at least a modicum of good taste rejoiced last month when it was announced that the Ronnie James Dio hologram is being retired (at least for now). Now Wendy Dio, Ronnie’s ex-wife and manager, has revealed both why the hologram is being shelved and with what they plan to replace it, and

Rammstein may have utilized the downtime brought by the pandemic to finish a new album in way less time than it usually takes them — under two years as opposed to ten — but they’re keeping that tight, perhaps waiting until they can properly tour again (currently scheduled for 2022). For now fans will have

I’m as sick of talking about the Black Album as anyone who didn’t actually help make the Black Album, but this is actually a truly interesting insight into Metallica’s creative process. See, there is one song, and one song only, on the Black Album for which Jason Newsted gets a songwriting credit (which he shares

Vio-lence vocalist Sean Killian has released a new video in which he attempts to justify his decision not to get the COVID-19 vaccine by ostensibly sticking his tongue out and declaring “You’re not the boss of me!” Killian, age 57, successfully underwent a liver transplant necessitated by cirrhosis in 2018. He was hospitalized with COVID-19

Trans-Siberian Orchestra has announced their return to the road for this coming winter. The tour, which will kick off in November, is intended to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band’s album Christmas Eve and Other Stories. Dates for the trek, along with a special video trailer, can be found below. Trans-Siberian Orchestra fan club

Soulfly have been on the road with Fear Factory axeman Dino Cazares on guitar, replacing Marc Rizzo, who recently parted ways with the band after eighteen years under very dramatic circumstances. Fan-filmed live footage of the band performing Fear Factory’s 1995 hit “Replica” (from their Demanufacture album) has now surfaced. You can watch that clip, which

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has provided another glimpse into what fans can expect on the band’s next album, which they have been recording since the beginning of this year. What’s more, he has revealed the tracking process for the follow-up to We Are Not Your Kind, which came out in 2019, is nearing completion. In

Pathology have announced that they’ll release a new album, The Everlasting Plague, on November 19. The album was produced, engineered, and mixed by Zack Ohren (Machine Head, All Shall Perish, etc.). You can check out the first single, “Engaging in Homicide,” via the below music video. Also below: view the cover art by Par Olofsson

Guitarist Gus G., best known for his work with Firewind and as Ozzy’s guitarist for a number of years, has released a new solo track, “Enigma of Life.” You can check it out via the below music video. Gus G.’s new album, Quantum Leap, is out October 8 on AFM. Pre-order it here. [embedded content]

Lucifer have released a new single, “Bring Me His Head.” True to Lucifer’s usual sound, it’s a ’70s throwback track. Appropriately, then, the video is a very convincing recreation of television performances in that era. Like, I bet you could convince people this is real. The clip is actually intended as an homage to Brian

Corey Taylor has tested negative for Covid-19 two days in a row after falling ill with the virus last week, and he has returned home after quarantining. The update again comes from his wife, Alicia (of rock n’ roll dance troupe The Cherry Bombs), who offered a similar update earlier in Corey’s recovery. Posting on

No anniversary celebration is complete without getting hammered. Anthrax clearly understand this basic, inarguable fact of life, because the band is continuing their much-deserved 40th anniversary celebration with the release of “Anthrax XL,” a 115 proof “Solera-aged, single-barrel bourbon finished for 40 days in a 20-year old Oloroso Sherry cask.” That all sounds real classy! “I

After 10 years, Fred Durst will finally allow new music from Limp Bizkit to reach his fans’ ears “very soon,” according to a post on Instagram. Just a few months after guitarist Wes Borland described Fred Durst as a “perfectionist” who kept recording, trashing and re-recording vocals on an estimated 35 otherwise finished new songs

Crossover metal/pop star Poppy has released a new single and video, “So Mean,” continuing the dive into ’90s alt-pop she’s displayed on her upcoming album’s two previous singles. Is it even fair to associate her with metal anymore?? I don’t care — I’m along for the ride, I’m fully into it — but it’s so

You should all be familiar with Cattle Decapitation’s logo, because the band is fucking awesome. But on the off chance you’re not, it looks like this: So imagine that you’re driving down the road in Rover, Missouri, and you see that logo being used on a billboard for Newberry Farms, “Sellers of Purebred Bulls.” It

Two Minutes to Late Night are back with the latest in their bedroom cover series, and they’ve once again pulled in top-tier talent from throughout the metalsphere for an extraordinarily fun performance video, this time of Toto‘s 1978 hit “Hold The Line.” Here’s the crew for this one: Vocals: Rody Walker (Protest The Hero)Guitars: Alex Skolnick (Testament, etc.)Guitars: Devin Shidaker (The

Alice in Chains guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell has announced a North American solo tour in support of his forthcoming album, Brighten. Dates are below. Tickets are on sale Friday, August 27 at 10:00 AM local time. Brighten, Cantrell’s first solo outing since 2002, comes out October 29. You can check out the first single, “Atone” —