Rage Against the Machine have posted a statement condemning the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, the white teenager who murdered two men at a protest for racial justice last summer in Kenosha, WI. Accompanying an infamous photo of Rittenhouse crying in the court room during his testimony, the notoriously liberal band, speaking through their own social
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Mire, the new project featuring former As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa, have released their third single, “A New Found Rain,” along with a music video. The band also features guitarist Ryan Glisan and vocalist Benton McKibbern alongside Hipa. Thy Art is Murder drummer Jesse Beahler (ex-Black Crown Initiate) also plays on this track. Two previous singles, “Refined”
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, Clutch, Tool, Korn, and plenty of others — are back with a rousing rendition of the Slipknot anthem “Wait and Bleed,” from their eponymous 1999 debut. The video
Slayer guitarist Kerry King and his wife, Ayesha, have moved to New York City, Mrs. King recently revealed on social media: “I suppose it’s time to tell you all that the King and I have moved to NYC (back home for me, excited to be near my family again ). I figured I’d beat some
On February 4th, Cannibal Corpse vocalist George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher will release a solo album, titled Corpsegrinder. The 10-song effort is co-produced by Nick Bellmore (Dee Snider/Kingdom of Sorrow) and Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed). The album features a guest appearance from Erik Rutan (Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal) on the track “Acid Vat” and will be released through Jasta’s new label, Perseverance
Cynic have released the new song “In a Multiverse Where Atoms Sing” via a playthrough video from their current drummer, Matt Lynch. The track is the second single off of Ascension Codes, Cynic’s first new album in seven years. The track is classic Cynic: highly melodious, deeply impressive prog that’s just heavy enough to remind
Just in time for the impending holiday season, Swedish heavy metal icons In Flames will reissue their classic albums from 1994-2008 that were previously unavailable and out-of-print. The CD collection comes out on November 26 via Nuclear Blast. The catalog reissues on CD include: Lunar Strain + Subterranean EP The Jester Race + Black-Ash Inheritance EP Whoracle Colony Clayman Reroute to Remain Soundtrack
A new report by local Indiana publication The Republic indicates that Iced Earth frontman Jon Schaffer, who in April became the first person involved in the January 6 Capitol riot to reach a plea deal with the government, is continuing to cooperate with federal investigators. Schaffer had been held in custody since turning himself in
Your winter just got a healthy infusion of live death metal: Obscura, Abysmal Dawn, Vale of Pnath and Interloper have announced an extensive North American tour in February and March of 2022! The nearly seven-week run goes ALL over the U.S. (even Florida! but still no Montana, sorry) and eight cities in Canada, ensuring heshers
After sixteen years, Opeth have parted ways with drummer Martin “Axe” Axenrot, the band announced today. The reason behind the split was an unspecified “conflict of interest.” Therion’s Sami Karppinen will fill-in for Opeth’s co-headlining tour with Mastodon, which kicks off tonight in Asheville, NC. Opeth mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt comments: “However sad it is to not
Dream Theater have announce rescheduled dates for the tour they postponed this year. The new dates are below (via The PRP). Guitarist John Petrucci has said “wasn’t a unanimous decision.” Dream Theater released a new album, A View From the Top of the World, on October 22. 02/02 Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center [tickets]02/04
The Brass Against on-stage pee incident that has captured the metal internet’s attention in recent days has taken another twist: someone filed a police report in relation to the incident. New details about the events that led to the golden shower heard ’round the world have also come to light. In case you missed it,
Jinjer have released a new music video for “Disclosure!,” a track from their most recent album, Wallflowers. Bassist Eugene Abdukhanov explains: “The track ‘Disclosure!’ and the video itself is a very important video for Jinjer. Not only is it one of our favorite tracks on the new album as well as live, our ex-guitarist Dmitriy
New York brass collective Brass Against have apologized for the incident that saw frontwoman Sophia Urista pee on a fan’s face on stage during the band’s Welcome to Rockville performance on Thursday, November 11. Posting on Twitter, the band said: “We had a great time last night at Welcome to Rockville. Sophia got carried away.
Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe is the latest notable metal musician to publicly address last week’s tragedy at the Astroworld festival. On Friday, November 5, there was a crowd surge during Scott’s headlining set at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas. Eight people, ages 14 – 27, were crushed to death, and hundreds more were
Fear Factory will finally reveal the identity of their new singer when they “showcase” that vocalist with a new song, according to guitarist Dino Cazares. The group’s longtime frontman, Burton Seabell, quit the band last year after Cazares launched a Crowdfunding campaign to finish their tenth studio album, Aggression Continuum, which was first recorded in 2017. Burton called the
Bleed from Within have released a new single, “I Am Damnation.” You can check it out via the below music video, which was directed by Pavel Trebukhin. Catch Bleed From Within at their forthcoming UK headline tour, where they will be debuting “I Am Damnation” live: Nov 23 – The Fleece, Bristol – UK [tickets]Nov 24 –
Following their Awake EP released this past spring and their recent cover of Billie Eilish’s “Everything I Wanted,” doom-pop progenitors Som (comprised of current and former members of Constants, Junius and Caspian) have unveiled plans for a new full-length album and released its first single, “Animals.” Vocalist and guitarist Will Benoit explains of the song, a shimmering
Press release: In the lead up to Wild Thing’s 10th anniversary in 2022, Wild Thing Presents / Wild Thing Records have today announced rebranding as Wild Thing Music Group. [embedded content] The changes announced today see Wild Thing’s structure shift to a four-pillar model under the one banner; encompassing Management, Label – Wild Thing Records, Merchandise – Wild Thing Music Store,
Bassist Justin Chancellor (Tool) and drummer Aric Improta (Fever 333, Night Verses) have teamed up for a new song, “EXU.” Spin says the collaboration came about after Improta, inspired by the phantasmagoric Panos Cosmatos’ films Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) and Mandy (2018), built an infinity room during the lockdown. He then enlisted Chancellor use that infinity room to