Metal

When your dad is Eddie Van Halen, it’s gotta be hard for other musicians to feel larger than life. In a recent interview with The Rock Show with Johnnie Walker, the guitarist’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen, discussed who his “rock god” is. Wolfgang Van Halen’s answer? Dave Grohl, the legendary Foo Fighters frontman and former

There’s something about this Italian retro doom trio’s logo and name, Bottomless, that evoke Pentagram’s Relentless-era. Which, as it turns out, isn’t too far off-base in regard to the music on their debut album, The Banishing, we’re premiering here. Bottomless are far from Pentagram clones, but their leaden, ’70s-inspired riffing and reverbed-out vocals certainly are mining the

Though Spectral Lore mastermind Ayloss’ oeuvre has never been synonymous with the stylistically conservative and “old school,” this Greek multi-instrumentalist and songwriter has proven to always have something up his proverbial sleeve. Venturing into the world of black/thrash metal, Auriferous Flame‘s bludgeoning riff-fest is reminiscent of days of yore, when “black/thrash metal” meant being unbridled

Every performer has different pre-show rituals, especially with regard to what they will or won’t eat before they go on stage. Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier recently spoke to Finnish publication Chaoszine about his preferences, to which he shared that he eats foods like avocado before he goes on stage. More interestingly, he said that his

Every musical era has its megastars, cult favorites and novelty bands that we associate with a sonic moment in time. But when dig deep, we see a wealth of creative voices that got lost in the shuffle or just didn’t have the chance to make themselves heard. FLO was formed in the late 1990s in

Boston hardcore outfit Move released their debut album, Black Radical Love, on Friday, joining the growing list of hardcore bands to do so this year. Released via Triple B Records, Black Radical Love is an incendiary political statement as well as a celebration. “The record deals with our current position living underneath the US Imperialist state, specifically a

What in the world is Corey Taylor up to today? The Slipknot frontman—who is currently promoting his upcoming solo album—joined voice actor Tom Kenny to perform the Spongebob Squarepants theme song at Huntington Comic And Toy Convention, an event that takes place in Huntingdon, West Virginia. The video, which you can watch below, is pretty

Killswitch Engage just made fans very happy when they eluded to the fact that we can probably expect some new music in 2024. In an interview with Kerrang!, guitarist and producer Adam Dutkiewicz spills the tea: “Yeah, we’ve been writing for quite some time now. Jesse Leach has been working out some lyric ideas and demos for the last few days, actually.

Moonspell announced last week that they are releasing their 2003 classic album The Antidote. Originally released on Century Media, the album will now be rereleased via Napalm Records under exclusive licensing from Century Media. While the record received mixed praise at the time, it has a very unique, haunting quality, and timeless sound that have

Mathcore band Pupil Slicer just shared the bass playthrough for the song “Momentary Actuality” via Gear Gods. The song is taken from the band’s second album, Blossom, which was released via Prosthetic Records. Speaking about the song, bassist Luke Fabian comments: “Although ‘Momentary Actuality’ is a relatively short track, it has a lot of different parts, and I feel

Iced Earth‘s Jon Schaffer finally has a sentencing date to determine the price he’ll pay for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 Capitol Building riot. Schaffer, known to metal fans as the guitarist of Iced Earth, was one of the first rioters to enter the Capitol on the day of the riots in support

Welcome to another weekend. We’re glad you could join us after such an arduous work week… or maybe you’ve had a pretty easy week, at which point, lucky you. The good news in either situation, however, is that no matter how your shit existence was over the last few days, you’ve still got a new

Heaven Shall Burn released a video for their cover of Blind Guardian‘s “Valhalla” featuring a cameo from Blind Guardian royalty himself, Hansi Kürsch. The video release was to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Heaven Shall Burn’s record Valhalla. It was directed by Philipp Hirsch and guitarist Alexander Dietz. Guitarist Maik Weichert says: “We always regretted

OTEP are back with a new single, “Ostracized,” from their forthcoming album The God Slayer. Nu metal icon Otep Shamaya and her band will be releasing their new record on September 15. This is the second single released from the forthcoming album, the first being her cover of Billie Eilish’s “You Should See Me in

It’s time to get truly stoked for the forthcoming Metalocyalpse movie, Army of the Doomstar, out August 22. Adult Swim just dropped the trailer for the film, and it shows the movie’s antagonist, Mr. Salacia, played by Mark Hamill, as well as the stars of the show that we all remember from the initial episodes.

As someone who remembers buying L.D. 50 when it came out all those years ago, it’s wild to see Mudvayne back out on the road and making headlines in 2023. But nostalgia’s in these days, it seems, and with it comes all the music many of us grew up listening to. During a recent Revolver

There’s nothing worse than attending a concert and walking away feeling underwhelmed. After spending all your time and money investing in a performance, only to feel like something was missing just isn’t fun. When you talk about Tool and their shows, however, “boring” isn’t necessarily something that comes to mind. But what if you’re some

Beer: PB & JamsBrewery: Abita Brewing Company (Abita Springs, LA)Style: Lager – American8% ABV / 20 IBU There will be people on both sides of this debate, lining up to argue whether you should slug this straight from the bottle or whether you should pour it into a glass. They’ll argue whether it is best

There’s been a lot of talk about Anthrax‘s follow up to 2016’s For All Kings, with members of the band stating at various points that they’ve been in the studio doing the work. And while drummer Charlie Benante is off kicking ass with Pantera and guitarist Scott Ian has some upcoming Mr. Bungle dates, it

In a story that’s becoming all too common these days, yet another band is forced to cancel their touring plans because the costs are just too damn high. This time, it’s Andorran progressive death metal act Persefone, who’s had to put the kibosh on their upcoming North American tour with Ne Obliviscaris and Beyond Creation.