Metal

To say this might be one of the biggest thrash metal news days might be an understatement, what with the whole Kerry King solo project announcement, but we’re not done yet. Just moments ago, Vio-lence guitarist Phil Demmel announced via social media that he was officially leaving the band. In a wistful, retrospective look at

I’ve been a Farsot apologist since their debut, IIII, bubbled under an eon ago. It was a banner year for black metal with Shining, Deathspell Omega, Watain, IXXI and others responding violently to the Norwegian overfishing of the early aughts. I built a small ivory tower, from which I could pontificate and hurl minor admonishments

Photo: Apophis Photography, via ETT Facebook The following article contains photos and images of real-life men bleeding real-life blood. Click away now if that isn’t your thing. The worlds of ultraviolent deathmatch wrestling and extreme metal have always been kindred spirits (we previously covered it here, here and here), but Philly blood freaks Eat the

Ross Jennings and Peter Jones of Haken join the podcast! We are here to discuss their upcoming North American tour starting February 10, the anticipation of playing the latest album Fauna will be played in its entirety, Peter Jones releasing a keyboard guide of his work on the album, playing Japan for the first time

In an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone, ex-Slayer guitarist Kerry King let it all out — his time with Slayer, his solo album titled From Hell I Rise, and its first single “Idle Hands.” And it turns out his description of it being an extension of Repentless is pretty much spot on. While speaking with

I hope you didn’t want to sleep tonight because, after seeing this picture, you probably won’t. Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer frontman Maynard James Keenan announced a new live album that’s coming out on March 22 called Cinquanta: A 50th Birthday Celebration For Maynard James Keenan Live, and the album’s cover art is simply

The enigmatic doom sludge outfit Toadliquor (not to be confused with “toad licker” which is what you call someone who gets high off of hallucinogenic frogs) has somehow returned from the shadows to record another album. Toadliquor was formed in 1989 in Arroyo Grande, California (not to be confused with Ariana Grande, California, which would

Florida-based hardcore bands Horsewhip and Domain recently announced a tour of the US together with Horsewhip headlining. Frankly, if I lived in Florida, I’d be eager to travel outside of the state, too. The tour starts in Melbourne, Florida on March 20 before the band escapes the state and heads north to Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and

Have you ever listened to long-running femme alt-metal band Kittie and said “I wish this music was a beer” and then also said “But I wish that beer didn’t get me drunk”? If you have, then you’re a person with very specific needs, but you’re miraculously in luck. Canadian metal queens Kittie and South African

Gotta say… things are heating up when it comes to new music. Can’t say too much about things that we’ve been hearing little rumblings about, but honestly, shit is going to pop off. Like, things are gonna be wild. Can’t wait. With all that in mind, we updated the playlist in two big ways this

New Jersey hardcore band Gel recently announced a tour of the EU and the UK for later in this year. That could have just been referred to as an EU tour if Brexit hadn’t fucked that whole thing up already. Thanks again for nothing, Boris Johnson. Before setting off for Europe, Gel will be playing

It’s time to kick out the jams in heaven, motherfuckers. Legendary proto-punk guitarist and founder of the seminal proto-punk band MC5, Wayne Kramer, died yesterday at 75. The news was shared via both Kramer’s and MC5’s official Instagram pages, first simply stating that the iconic frontman had died and giving no cause of death, and

Denver death/black metal battalion Glacial Tomb return with their first new song in four years via the Decibel Flexi Series! “Pale Usurper” is a brand new banger — tracked during the sessions of Glacial Tomb’s forthcoming second LP (out later this year) —  and exclusive to our floppy serialization. Want to make sure you don’t miss out on

Sweden’s Carnal Savagery specialize in death metal that brings razor-sharp hooks and rips them right through your soul. The band recently put out their fifth album, Into the Abysmal Void, an offering that will quell the appetites of those who enjoy bands like Grave, Desultory, and other storied names from their homeland (“Column of Maggots”

For once, the song and video we’re premiering today are incredibly simple to describe. Suicide Season are Bruno Silva and Nuno Lima, a U.K.-based duo with roots in the Portuguese underground (including personal history with the some of country’s best doom and death metal bands, namely Heavenwood and Dementia 13 among others), and they play

Photo by John Malley After Sandrider unloaded one hundred metric tons of rock last year with the Enveletration LP – an album loud enough to hear from low orbit – many assumed the Seattle trio had completely emptied their musical coffers, and we’d be forced to wait years until they were refilled. But those sneaky

Do you crave the gothic sounds of ’80s and ’90s post-punk and industrial — and updated with everything we could want in 2024? Do you also wish there could be video that takes it and channels it with the energy and atmosphere of a Gaspar Noe film? Then you need to watch and listen to

Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, heavy quintet Prisoner are a force to be reckoned with. Formed in 2012, Prisoner reevaluated their sound in recent years and are back with a meaner, nastier sound that you can hear on new single “Leaden Tomb.”Built on a bedrock of blackened metal and dark hardcore, Prisoner incorporate clanging industrial sounds and hints

Photo by Tamara Velazquez Black Gaff just dropped a video for “Deck Meat” from their forthcoming record Heads, out March 15 via Knife Hit Records. Initially formed in 2020, Black Gaff were created under unusual circumstances and have a cool backstory. The gaff tape reference in the band’s name is intentional, as they are a

Formed in Helsinki in 2010, Finnish death/doom trio Altar of Betelgeuze released their first EP At the Shrine of Light in 2012. That three-song EP clocked in at 34 minutes in length, blending funeral doom’s menace with stoned Sabbath riffs. Over time their compositions became leaner and meaner, culminating in their second LP Among the