Last we heard from Viking metallers Amon Amarth was the release of their new single “Put Your Back Into the Oar” back in February. Now, the band have announced a new album, and have dropped another single to boot. Amon Amarth’s new record will be called The Great Heathen Army, and drops August 5th via
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Back in February, it was revealed that Peacock would be airing the live-action Twisted Metal series, based on the popular Playstation game franchise. Of course, everyone had the same question: who would play the game’s infamous evil clown Sweet Tooth? Now, we know…and it’s Gob fuckin’ Bluth? Yup, according to Consequence of Sound, Arnett will
Seeing Crowbar live is a little like being hit by a really huge wave while you’re trying to get out of the ocean, only the wave is made of sweaty people. Spirit Adrift, on the other hand, put on a live show that sort of feels like the ocean itself if every shark and whale
It’s James LoMenzo! Who’s obviously played with them before. Yes, just shortly after revealing that Testament’s Steve DiGiorgio of Testament played on their new album, the band have announced LoMenzo as their full-time bassist. The band made their announcement today via Facebook, writing: “Megadeth announce bass player James LoMenzo as a permanent member of the
Ever since it first went on the market, there has been some question as to what would happen to the home of late Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. There was even a hot second there where Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows floated the Underpants Gnome-style idea of buying the house using NFTs and turning it
In the world of metal, Clutch occupy a specific yet wide-reaching niche. On the one hand, the band’s fun-as-fuck boogie-metal doesn’t quite fit into any specific subgenre, and is therefore hard to lock down. On the other, the band’s high-octane mixture of danceable riffs, tailfeather-friendly rhythms, and madcap rhymes about fast cars and Bigfoot ensure
The MetalSucks Playlist – This Week’s Top Tracks, from May 21 to May 27 Were you so busy packing your good Carnivore thong for MDF that you forgot this week’s top stories? We got you covered. Here’s what you missed… That’s all we got. We’ll keep you updated sporadically throughout the weekend, then come back
It looks like thrash titans Slayer aren’t going to get the $133,000 over which they sued Iceland’s Secret Solstice Festival. When the band sued the festival organizers in 2019, their lawyer Jón Gunnar Ásbjörnsson… “…wrote a letter to the city on the matter, stating, among other things, that in addition to having not paid the
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 cover “Celebrity Skin” by Courtney Love’s Hole. Their cover is pretty traditional overall, with Toyah upping her metal-esque behavior. Check out one of the
We’re giving away a pair of tickets to go see Slipknot, Cypress Hill, and Ho99o9 for their upcoming show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV on June 17. To make things even better, the winning person and their guest will also get a free room at the MGM Grand Las Vegas for two
Blind Guardian’s last release (under the Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra banner), 2019’s Legacy of the Dark Lands, was their attempt at doing an orchestral concept record. It was not what any fan of the band wanted. Maybe some of the European ones? It totally lacked the fist-pumping sing-along fantasy anthems the German power metal institution
It’s easy to blow off tea as a drink for little old ladies and influencer moms holding mugs with two hands. But Satanic Tea Co. are here to remind you that Satan wants you relaxed. With their various unholy blends, the company has won over the likes of satanic royalty like Cradle of Filth, Cryptopsy,
It’s easy to forget how rad vampires are. The children of the night have been done dirty over the years, done to death over an eternity of embroidered petticoats, longing young adult stares, and harpsichord. But at the end of the day, the vampire is what so many of us wish to be, a satanic
The metal scene is one of society’s few remaining cultures where you’re allowed to wear a cape. Sure, even other fans might crack wise about your Draculean finery, but for the most part metalheads will accept a cape-wearer with little more than a shrug. That said, only a handful of bands have believably pulled off
People who hate on Swedish occult megastars Ghost often claim that the band is simply a rip-off of other, heavier acts, primarily those who also wear facepaint. A common comparison made is to the music of Mercyful Fate, though Fate frontman King Diamond has made it clear that he doesn’t believe that to be the
Right now, metal festival Psycho Las Vegas is working on putting out a covers album called Löve Me Förever: A Tribute to Motörhead, in which a swath of artists from the Psycho family have covered the kings of speed metal. Now, footage of the recording process of one of those bands’s cover tracks has been
There are certain extra-credit letters metalheads know by heart due to band logos. The Slayer ‘S,’ the Metallica ‘M,’ the Danzig ‘D,’ and weirdly enough the Iron Maiden ‘R’ all live in our brains rent free. For a generation of fans, among these symbols is almost certainly the Korn ‘R,’ written backwards in what looks
According to a new statement released by Aerosmtih, frontman Steven Tyler has voluntarily entered rehab. Because of this, the band will have to cancel their first set of Las Vegas residency dates, and have released a formal statement on the matter. Here’s what the band told everyone on social media: “As many of you know,
It’s interesting that Ice Nine Kills are such a polarizing band, with a huge legion of fans who’d commit seppuku for them and a massive number of metalheads who seem furious any time they’re mentioned (us? We just think that frontman Spencer Charnas is missing a big opportunity by not writing horror musicals for Broadway).
Their bassist, Tim McCord! So, wait, who’s their bassist now? Turns out it’s Emma Aznai, of Sick Puppies! After yesterday’s announcement that guitarist Jen Majura was no longer in the band, Evanescence announced the line-up shake-up via their Instagram: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have some very big news to share.Introducing our new guitarist…TIM MCCORD!! “After