Metal

Pop star The Weeknd is best known for his irresistibly singable R&B and synth-pop jams such as “The Hills” and “Save Your Tears,” the former of which has racked up over one billion YouTube views. But the Canadian-born singer, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, credits an unexpected influence on his early material on

The writer/producer of a recent movie starring Body Count frontman Ice-T was shot and killed this past Thursday night (August 19) in New York City. According to The New York Post, Joseph “Taheim” Bryan, age 50, lived in Jackson Heights, Queens. Equal Standard, his action film about racism in the NYPD, was released last May.

Code Orange have released a cover of Nine Inch Nails’ theme for the 1996 video game Quake. You can check it out via the below music video. The band also participated in this weekend’s QuakeCon celebrating the game, The PRP reports. A remastered edition was released earlier this week. Code Orange will be part of

Flotsam and Jetsam’s show at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco on Wednesday, August 25 has been called off. The reason? According to the venue, a member or members of the band are unvaccinated. The PRP notes that this is a violation of San Francisco’s new mandate, which requires proof of vaccination (and the mandatory

When we typically think of the rise of grunge we associate it with the downfall of metal. And indeed, when Nirvana, Pearl Jam and their ilk burst upon the scene in 1991/1992, the fall of a certain type of band with big hair and even bigger machismo was fast and furious. But not all metal

Hair metal was a uniquely American phenomenon. Why, then, are the only recent bands doing it well from other countries? RIDDLE ME THAT, INTERNET! From Girish and the Chronicles (India) to today’s Swedish exports, Crazy Lixx, the kids are alright… everywhere but here. Crazy Lixx, who have been pumping out quality hair-inspired metal since the

Scott “Wino” Weinrich, frontman for The Obsessed, and best known for his time as a pioneer of the doom metal genre in Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan and several other bands, has canceled his scheduled performance at the Psycho Las Vegas festival this weekend. The reason? Mask mandates. In a rambling statement posted to The Obsessed’s

Born of Osiris have announced a U.S. tour in support of their recent release, Angel or Alien. The trek is set to kick off in late October. Support will come from rising new school deathcore outfit Shadow of Intent and Signs of the Swarm. Signs of the Swarm will themselves release a new album, Absolvere,

There have been a couple of Chimaira vinyl pressings in recent memory that I largely ignored because my understanding based on what I’ve heard is that the band had almost nothing to do with them, and that seems like a bummer. But the Ohio NWOAHM band has just announced the first-ever vinyl pressing of their

Swedish death metallers Aeon have announced an October 15 release date (via Metal Blade) for their fifth full-length studio album, God Ends Here. Notably, God Ends Here will be Aeon’s first album since 2012’s Aeons Black. A press release explains the delay between releases: “The main reason for the gap between records lies in finding

Official press release: Renowned composer and filmmaker John Carpenter and his musical foils Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies have announced details for the upcoming release of the original motion picture soundtrack for the fiercely anticipated second installment of the new Halloween trilogy, Halloween Kills, through Sacred Bones Records in a wide range of variants. The soundtrack will be released in conjunction with the film release on October

Coming in HOT with that Monday new track premiere (who needs Fridays? they’re stupid now anyway), OSDM revivalists Creeping Death are back with a brand new song and video, “The Edge of Existence,” and an EP announcement of the same name. Unsurprising given Creeping Death’s budding reputation as worshippers at the altar of old school

Earlier this year, Exodus opted to delay their new album, Persona Non Grata, from the spring to the fall so that their drummer, Tom Hunting, could undergo cancer treatment, recover from that treatment, and then be able to tour with the band to support the album. Unfortunately, even with the delay, Hunting will be forced

Live Nation Entertainment, one of the country’s largest concert and ticketing companies, has announced that effective Monday, October 4, all artists and fans at its venues and festivals will be required to show either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test. Says Michael Rapino, president and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment: “Vaccines are going

Robert Fripp is on tour in the U.S. with King Crimson at the moment, but that doesn’t mean his infamous “Sunday Lunch” cover videos with his wife, the actress and singer Toyah Willcox, have taken a pause. For this week’s video, Willcox delivers a solo cover of Steve Isaak’s “Wicked Game” for her husband, who

Pyschosexual, the new-but-not-new project from former Five Finger Death Punch drummer Jeremy Spencer, have released a video for their latest single, “Unholy.” The track will appear on Psychosexual’s new album, Unholy Hymns for the Children, which is tentatively due for release later this year. You can view the -directed video below: [embedded content] Whoops, wrong

Official press release: Floridia’s masters of death metal, Massacre, will return this fall with their highly anticipated 4th full-length album, Resurgence, that’s set for release on October 22nd. Their first record in seven years is well worth the wait, as one can attest from the cutthroat first new single, “The Innsmouth Strain,” revealed today. Fans can get a taste

Dark Tranquillity have announced that they’re parting ways with drummer Anders Jivarp and bassist Anders Iwers. Jivarp, an original member of the band, has played on all of their releases to date. Iwers joined the Swedish melodeath group in 2016. He appears on Atoma, released that year, as well as 2020’s Moment. The duo will

In celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Lamb of God’s massive Sacrament album, Epic Records is issuing an anniversary edition of the album and short documentary. The remastered Sacrament (15th Anniversary) will contain the original album tracks, as well as previously unreleased bonus live tracks recorded at House of Vans Chicago in the band’s only live performance of 2020. The album is scheduled

The kids of The O’Keefe Music Foundation, which has become known over the years for its endearing videos of young music students covering hard rock and metal tunes — including Sepultura, Rammstein, Danzig, Slipknot, Clutch, Tool and plenty of others — are back with a rousing rendition of the Korn klassic “Here to Stay,” from their 2002 release, Untouchables. The video stars