Metal

There may not be any new System of a Down music happening any time soon, but that’s never kept the individual members of that iconic band from doing their own thing. Look at vocalist Serj Tankian for example — that dude’s got a whole ass solo career and earlier today, he announced a new collection

Today marks the release of Pittsburgh deathcore outfit Signs of the Swarm‘s latest album To Rid Myself of Truth and to mark the occasion, they’ve released a music video for the track “Natural Selection.” Stuffed to the gills with thick riffs and apocalyptic breakdowns, “Natural Selection” was described by vocalist David Simonich as a “defining

You may want to make sure you’ve got a fresh set of Pampers on, because the latest single from grindcore motherfuckers Mastiff is liable to make your insides fall straight out of your asshole. As the first taste of the band’s forthcoming EP For All the Dead Dreams, out October 24 via Church Road Records,

When news broke yesterday about ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds’ untimely death in a motorcycle accident at age 51, the first source most of us in the metal media relied upon was Atlanta News First. Their account of what happened fueled the rest of the day’s coverage, which goes to show the importance of local news

One of the coolest stories to come out of this year was the unexpected return of The Sword. Announced just in time for the 15th anniversary of Warp Riders, it was a perfect time to get out there and tour on the back of such a beloved and seminal record. So when we learned that

As if the metal world hasn’t already been rocked to pieces lately with the loss of our God a few weeks ago, we’ve lost another. Brent Hinds, a founding and integral member of Mastodon, passed away August 20 in a tragic motorcycle accident. Last night (August 22), the band played their first show since Hinds’

Let the two-stepping begin. That might not seem like something that would be said about anything called Snow and Flurry, but here we are. The Midwest hardcore festival is returning for its ninth year of merriment in the last 11 years, and I can hear the pits already opening up. They’ve essentially got the lineup

Resident fancy car collector and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sammy Hagar really does stay busy. With his restaurants, cool whips, and music, of course, this fool does not know how to sit his ass down. That’s okay though, since what he’s dishing out is always freshly served. This time, he’s dropping a

This isn’t surprising and, normally, I wouldn’t even talk about this clown or any of the other ones who super support the circus that is our current administration. But, I couldn’t get over the fact that Jon Schaffer, founding guitarist of Iced Earth, used the word “grateful” to describe his feelings for the grand master

Black Flag‘s new lineup has barely had time to marinate before hitting the road mad extensively. When the new members, who include vocalist Max Zanelly, bassist David Rodriguez, and drummer Bryce Weston playing alongside the OG Greg Ginn, were announced back in April, they already had a full ass European tour laid out. Now, they’ve

The girlies are fighting again and boy, is it giving me life. There’s been some drama amongst the Saliva camp with the band’s current and former members for a little while now. Brad Stewart, who’s been the bassist for the band since 2015, is getting pretty sick and tired of former frontman Josey Scott coming

A completely unexpected mid-tour shake up took place in the Cradle of Filth camp, as keyboardist/vocalist Zoe Marie Federoff announced via social media that she was quitting the band. The announcement took place yesterday, during which she said she simply couldn’t continue moving forward. “It is with deep regret I share that for personal reasons

I guess it’s that time of year again, kiddos. Summer’s getting closer and closer to its end, so we gotta start looking to the end of the year. Holidays, family gatherings, lots of food, and maybe a dash of regretful decisions are ahead. But one thing you may not ever regret is getting tickets to

Their first U.S. tour in eight years may be kicking off this week, but Canadian progressive metal powerhouse Anciients have already announced a second run of dates here in the States (and some Canadian stops too). Kicking off in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on October 29 and coming to a close on November 28 in Missoula,

Do you dig it when a band plays he entirety of an album on their tour? What about when they play two full albums? Pretty sick, right? That’s the premise for the North American headlining tour that Australian progressive metal act Ne Obliviscaris announced today. Not only will they play Exul, but they’ll also run

I can’t imagine how hard it’s gotta be in the Mastodon camp right now. Sure, things were rocky between the remaining members of Mastodon and their now late guitarist Brent Hinds, but they were together as a band for a quarter of a century. Earlier today, surviving guitarist Bill Kelliher shared a tribute to his

When Japanese kawaii-metal outfit Babymetal dropped their most recent album METAL FORTH, one of the immediately noticeable aspects of its release was the fact that there were so many damn collaborations. From Slaughter To Prevail to Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, there were singles from the album that included some of music’s more recognizable

It’s been a hell of a ride for French progressive metal outfit Gojira. They won a Grammy last year for their Olympics opening performance and track that broke the damn internet. They’ve toured all over the place off the back of that success and now, with the world remembering just how damn good the Duplantier

one of the strangest things that’s come about from the Deftones camp in recent years was the revelation that guitarist Stephen Carpenter refuses to play any of the band’s international shows. He just doesn’t travel abroad and no one really seems to know why, though there are some reports that suggest what’s going on there…

Six years after officially calling it quits, Dutch death/thrash metal band Izegrim will once again hit the stage as a unit, only this time that stage will be floating on the Caribbean during this year’s 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. Founded in 1996, the band recorded five albums and toured all over the world with