Rivers of Nihil have released a new music for the song “The Void From Which No Sound Escapes” from their new album, The Work. It’s one of the strongest songs on one of the strongest metal albums of the year, so the clip was always bound to have that going for it. But as directed
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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: In anticipation of their debut feature film — Ultrapop: Live at the Masonic Temple — due in October, The Armed have released an excerpt performance for “Where Man Know Want,” a feature track taken from their most recent album, Ultrapop. Filmed in the Tudor Room on the third floor of the Temple — the setting features beautiful
Two companies involved with event logistics at Knotfest Iowa have apologized for the débâcle that led to waits of more than two hours to buy a bottle of water at the 30,000-person festival, which took place this past weekend. Many fans who showed up to see Slipknot, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Gojira are more witnessed
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner is on the mend following emergency heart surgery. The band announced yesterday that they were postponing the remainder of their current U.S. tour after Faulkner was hospitalized with “major medical heart condition issues.” Now Faulkner’s partner, Mariah Lynch (daughter of guitarist George Lynch), has offered the following update on social
Judas Priest have postponed the remainder of their current U.S. tour as a result of guitarist Richie Faulkner being hospitalized with “major medical heart condition issues.” Says the band in a statement: “It is with deep regret that we have to postpone the rest of our U.S. tour. Richie Faulkner has major medical heart condition
Dream Theater have joined the growing list of bands who have decided to postpone all of their 2021 tour dates due to Covid-19, citing “the varying local mandates across North America” as the reason. In a statement issued on social media, the band said that the tour is currently in the process of being rescheduled
Guns N’ Roses will release a new four-song EP, Hard Skool, on February 25, 2022. The effort will feature the newly-released title track, the recent single “Absurd,” and live recordings of the classics “Don’t Cry” and “You’re Crazy.” You can pre-order the Hard Skool EP here on CD, vinyl, or cassette. Vinyl copies won’t ship
Generation Kill, the band fronted by former Exodus vocalist Rob Dukes, have unleashed their music video for “Into The Black.” The song is taken from their forthcoming album MKUltra via Blood Blast Distribution. Prior to “Black,” the band has dropped their lead single “Never Relent” featuring incendiary guitarist Gary Holt, followed by the crushing track “Rat King.” Regarding “Black,”
Rage Against the Machine have posted a statement about current U.S. immigration policy, referencing the ongoing crisis at the border with Mexico and focusing on the recent influx of asylum-seekers from Haiti. Painting recent U.S. border policy as a continuation of a long legacy of inhumane behavior, the band said “the U.S. is a nation
Nirvana are currently being sued by Spencer Elden, who appeared nude on the cover of their album Nevermind when he was four months old, which he argues makes the image exploitative child pornography. A month after the lawsuit was filed, Nirvana announced a 30th anniversary super-duper-extra-special deluxe reissue of Nevermind. Presumably the reissue was already planned well before
Every Time I Die have announced a plethora of new U.S. tour dates. The band’s latest trek will kick off in November, with support coming from ’68 and Candy. These dates are in addition to their annual ‘TID the Season hometown event and next year’s shows supporting Underoath. All of ETID’s scheduled dates are below.
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 second single, “As the Entrails Wither,” via the below music video. Pathology’s Dave Astor comments: “We’re stoked to release our newest
As expected, Guns N’ Roses have officially released their new single “Hard Skool” (Jesus Fuck that spelling). It’s the band’s second new single in as many months, after “Absurd.” Both tracks were originally written for, but ultimately did not appear on, Chinese Democracy. They’ve since been reworked to better suit Slash and Duff McKagan, who
The first trailer for the new documentary The United States of Insanity has been released. Directed by Tom Putnam & Brenna Sanchez, The United States of Insanity chronicles the struggle of the Insane Clown Posse and Juggalos to not be classified as a gang by the FBI. Per Deadline: “[T]he film centers on Violent J
The small island nation of Singapore is a modern day utopia with a cornucopia of nationalities, religions and culture living side by side amidst the city’s glistening skyscrapers. But on the ground level, below all the glitz and glamour, lies the Merlion, a formidable looking beast which spits out water from its mouth. And it’s
If you’re not listening to Filth is Eternal’s Love is a Lie, Filth is Eternal, you’re doing it wrong. I sang the album’s praises prior to its release last month, and I’m here to remind you just what a goddamn ripper it is. True to its name, Love is a Lie, Filth is Eternal is
Fuck Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and Poison — my dream glam tour right now would feature Crazy Lixx and Girish and the Chronicles. Neither of those bands are American, though, and there’s still this wacky pandemic thing going on, so that’s not likely to happen anytime soon. At least we have a new Crazy Lixx
Mudvayne fans hoping to see the band at one of four highly anticipated reunion shows this fall will have to wait a bit longer: the band has been forced to drop off the upcoming Louder Than Life festival, scheduled to be held this weekend in Louisville, KY, because frontman Chad Gray has tested positive for
Mike Stringer of Spiritbox is our guest this week! We discuss their new album, Eternal Blue, the strategy of releasing standalone singles to introduce the project to fans, spending three years promoting music while unable to tour, the cancelation of their recent run with Limp Bizkit, how the FACTOR program from the Canadian government helped
GWAR and Fanaply have announced digital collectibles partnership for the iconic heavy metal band’s very first NFTs. Fanaply, one of the industry leading NFT developers in music, sports and entertainment, will mint and distribute the GWAR Official NFT Collection. The limited edition collection will be available for purchase beginning September 20, 2021 at 12pm EST at www.fanaply.com/gwar, and in the GWAR merch store. The GWAR Official NFT Collection