Metal

We’re partial to any band that basically uses feedback as an instrument. Not necessarily in lieu of all the other necessary instruments—guitar, bass, drums, etc.—mind you, but just an another tasty layer in the noise rock sandwich. Yeah, Oakland trio, Facet, have plenty of that sweet, sweet skree on their self-titled debut. Guitars, whine, squeal, slash

For better or worse, the ’80s set the template for metal videos going forward. Sure the videos made little sense, had cheap effects and mostly involved a mixture of fantasy scenery intermingled with performance footage of the band, but back then it was so novel to see a metal video of any description that we

If I were to inform you of a band out there describing themselves as a ‘combination of ‘80s shred with ‘90s riffs all wrapped up in a cheesy B-horror movie’ chances are you’d excitedly inquire as to who this band is, after which I could start taking over/under bets on how quickly said horror-metal nerd

During a recent, exclusive interview with Guitar World, Mötley Crüe bassist and apparent Memorex stock holder Nikki Sixx claimed that the band was completely unaware that ex-guitarist Mick Mars was about to leave the band late last year. “We never saw it coming that Mick wasn’t going to be able to tour and was going

With nu metal getting some kind of resurgence in recent years, bands like Slipknot and Mushroomhead have only grown in popularity. But what about the dudes that used to be in those bands? That’s where Kaosis’ latest single “Breaking The Fallen” comes in, as both Anders Colsefni and Jeffrey Nothing are featured in that track.

photo: Gene Smirnov Philly-based extreme metal act Witching have spent the last six years building a reputation up and down the East Coast and other regions of the United States (and will soon spread their wings to Europe). Their second full-length, Incendium, is due for an October 27 release on Translation Loss Records and expands on the sound

Let’s roll out the blood-red carpet for Indonesian death metal project Celestial. Originally formed as Kill Athena, the band embraced a new name this year. That’s partially because they welcomed new full-time collaborators into the mix: drummer Sobron Haki and bassist Amanda Kusuma. Today we premiere their powerful debut album under the fresh moniker, the

Xorsist‘s new track is kind of like steak ordered extra rare. But in this case it’s HM2-style Swedish death metal ordered with extra blood! The music is played with a clear and resolute purpose: devotion to the classic sounds of Carnage, Nihilist/Entombed, Into the Grave-era Grave and so on. Of course, the metal world is

If Dutch avant noise metal duo Dead Neanderthals were looking to add a little blackened thrash to their chaotic instrumental sonic stew, one might think a collaboration with erstwhile Skeletonwitch guitarist Scott Hedrick would do the trick. Except Dead Neanderthals—Otto Kokke (synthesizers) and René Aquarius (drums)—likely weren’t looking to take things in that direction and Hedrick, as

On their debut record, Pennsylvania technical death metal outfit Distention—who count among their ranks current and former members of Rivers of Nihil, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Organ Trail, Visceral Disgorge and The Kennedy Veil—establish themselves as a band to watch. Taking a similar approach to the genre as later Job for a Cowboy

U.S. black metal institution Krieg return with Ruiner, their first full-length album in nearly a decade, and Decibel has manifested our own horrific edition on Red with Black Marble Smoke Vinyl, courtesy of Profound Lore Records. Executed from the mind of Decibel‘s own low-culturist Neill Jameson and limited to a scant 90 copies total in existence,

Bands using backing tracks has been a heavily contested trend in recent months, with differing schools of thought effectively going to war over what’s genuine and what’s not. And now we’ve got another person entering the fray, as Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian came out in support of backing tracks during a recent interview. In a

Earlier today, the gut-busting TexMex fast food conglomerate Taco Bell posted a seven minute set by the California-based hardcore punk band Scowl. And while that’s far too fast of a set to really get into the swing of things with their music, it’s certainly not faster than the amount of time it’ll take for diarrhea

The smoke may have finally settled around Wacken following last week’s heavy metal rager, but that doesn’t mean the organizers for next year’s festivities are able to rest on their laurels. Despite the uncooperative weather this year, Wacken Open Air 2024 will take place from July 31 to August 3, 2024. With just 360 days

Photo courtesy of Dismal Aura Canadian black metal trio Dismal Aura have dropped a lyric video for “Les Allumettieres.” The band are known for exploring issues like colonization, trans rights, and labor rights, and this song is in the same vein. “The single ‘Les Allumettieres’ is inspired by the women who advanced worker’s solidarity in

Wacken Open Air Festival made history on August 2 when they officially enshrined Motörhead‘s Lemmy Kilmister’s ashes as part of their annual celebration of metal. Although the festival was riddled with storms all day, they still managed to pay tribute with a parade and ceremony lead by Motörhead’s Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee. They placed

Former Lostprophets vocalist and convicted human piece of shit… I mean pedophile… Ian Watkins is struggling to continue wasting our air after he was stabbed multiple times in a U.K. jail. According to reports by The Mirror and The Guardian, the incident occurred at HMP Wakefield, where Watkins is serving a nearly 30 year prison

Escuela Grind have announced that they will once again be entering the studio to record music, this time alongside famed producer Kurt Ballou. The band, hailing from Massachusetts, first popped onto the scene in 2020 with their initial record, Indoctrination, and then dropped their follow-up, Memory Theater, in 2022. Once their extensive touring schedule is

Crosses (†††) just posted an intriguing teaser on Twitter, seemingly about new music they plan to unveil. The band features Chino Moreno of Deftones fame and Shaun Lopez from Far. The group put out their first album in 2014. This has been the first music since then, and now that is hopefully about to change.

Have you ever wanted to cuddle up next to a deathcore guitarist, yet you’re cursed with the social skills of a newly skunked basset hound? Then boy do the folks at The Acacia Strain have just the thing for your sorry ass. Taking a page out of every weeaboo’s favorite merchandise catalogs, the Massachusetts-based outfit