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Earlier today, metalcore band Currents released the music video for “So Alone,” off their upcoming album The Death We Seek.

We find Kevin Sharp in an unenviable yet familiar situation to any musician during a lengthy tour: deep in a

Months ago, Venom Inc. were forced to drop off their own headlining tour in the U.S. because of visa issues.

Mike Judge and Paramount+ will debut the new season of Beavis And Butt-Head this year on April 20 in the

Metal and first person shooters have been a killer combination since Doom hit PCs in 1993, so it only makes

Venom Inc., Acid Witch, and Enforced will hit the road together this June. The trio will also include either Exhumed

Hardcore outfit and Sonic demolishers Scowl are streaming the title track to their upcoming EP Psychic Dance Routine, coming out

Cattle Decapitation is now streaming their horrific new single „Scourge Of The Offspring“ alongside a music video directed and given

Eighteen blazingly fast cuts that reflect and criticize modern society, Rotten Sound, punches quick and hard with nothing left over.

Deathgrind stalwarts Cattle Decapitation released a music video for their latest single “Scourge of the Offspring” off their forthcoming album

Brutal Panda has reissued Zozobra’s 2013 album Savage Masters for its 10th anniversary. Zozobra was masterminded by Caleb Scofield (Cave

Legendary drummer Dave Lombardo (Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, Mr. Bungle, etc.) will release his debut drum album Rites Of Percussion for

Earlier this month, we learned that ex-Slayer, current Testament/Mr. Bungle/Venamoris drummer Dave Lombardo was releasing a solo percussion album titled

The Sword released their album Age Of Winters in 2006, which featured their signature song „Freya.“ The song would go

Scowl is now streaming the title track to their EP Psychic Dance Routine, and it’s catchy as hell. Check it

In an unexpected development, Underoath have apparently “informed” guitarist James Smith that he’s out of the band. Details are scarce

Former Iron Maiden vocalist and current solo artist Blaze Bayley suffered a heart attack over the weekend. In a new

Midnight is celebrating 20 years as a band this May and June with a massive North American tour. The tour

In roughly one month, Enforced‘s third full-length studio effort War Remains will be released onto the world, expelling its toxic

Rage Against The Machine kicked their long-awaited reunion tour off last July, only for vocalist Zack De La Rocha to tear his

A reunited Rage Against the Machine were the hottest thing on the live music circuit for a brief moment, garnering

Underoath guitarist James Smith appears to have been let go from the band. According to Smith in an Instagram story,

Break out the sunscreen because the metalheads are heading to Indio, California—better known as the home location for supermassive music

Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Ozzy Osbourne all posted teasers yesterday afternoon for a festival named Power Trip. The festival is

Defining success in the metalcore scene usually boils down to pointing at Pennsylvania five-piece August Burns Red and saying „that“.

Last week, founding Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny passed away from a sudden brain hemorrhage at 59 years old. The loss

There’s always gotta be the one person at a show that ruins everything for everyone else. And for Australian fans

Ascended Dead is back with their first new album since 2017 and a single that’ll make you want it right

There’s a new season of Beavis and Butt-Head on the horizon on Paramount+ and if the trailer below is any

Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has issued a lengthy statement on the conclusion of his divorce proceedings

Looks like California is getting a massive festival named Power Trip. While no concrete details are yet available, it’s worth

Vinyl collectors, beware. There’s now a super rare novelty vinyl variant out in the world that’s as unique as it

Solo artist Angel Vivaldi shows us the riffs that changed his game with selections from A Perfect Circle, Children of

To say that the ongoing child custody battle between Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme and The Distillers’

Goatwhore has announced a handful of headlining dates around their tour supporting Eyehategod, who will be celebrating the 30th birthday

Back in January, we learned that thrash-death metal outfit Nervosa had found their new vocalist following Dita Satanica’s departure. At

We’ve written countless times about metal vocalists trying and failing to impress the judges on shows like The Voice (looking

Nervosa is back after a handful of lineup changes with a brand new single titled „Endless Ambition.“ The single is

I don’t know what it is about Slipknot festivals, but god damn, do their fans get rowdy as hell. Back

German post-black metal/crust outfit Downfall of Gaia released their latest album, Silhouettes of Disgust, on Friday via Metal Blade. Featuring

Ozzy Osbourne may have bit the head off a bat and Slipknot’s Corey Taylor may have been set on fire

Just when you thought David Ellefson had finally moved on from playing old Megadeth tunes and returned to Dieth ahead

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) published their statistics for 2022 and the results are largely unsurprising. Streaming continued

Crosses—the group speared by Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno and producer-musician Shaun Lopez (Far)—appear to be cooking something up in the

While we wait for 72 Seasons, the latest album from thrash metal trailblazers Metallica, to drop, we’ve been given plenty

Founding Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny passed away last week after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Vocalist Bobby Amaru has now launched

While we wait for a new Alcest record, the band has announced they’re reissuing their 2012 album Les Voyages de

Babymetal provoked stronger reactions than anyone this side of Limp Bizkit when they debuted back in 2015. The sight of

Two of the biggest butt rock purveyors since the late 90s/early 2000s are joining forces and hitting the road, as

It wasn’t long ago that Empire State Bastard, the brainchild of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Nell and Mike Vennart, simply sounded

Slipknot having masks is old news. Slipknot wearing a bowler on stage is way more importantly. Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor’s

OFF! have released a new single „Keep Your Mouth Shut“ and announced a Record Store Day 2023 exclusive EP, FLSD

There have been multiple hints that things could be changing within Ghost‘s “clergy,” but a recent interview with the band’s

Get your wallet chains out and tribal tattoos on display, because Godsmack and Staind are hitting the road this July

Avenged Sevenfold originally announced two special shows at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, CA on June 9 and another

One year after their highly-influential Tomb Of The Mutilated record in 1992, Cannibal Corpse dropped their Hammer Smashed Face EP.

Last year, the legendary Peaceville Records turned 35. Founded by Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw in 1987, the label’s been involved in

The upcoming Metallica album 72 Seasons features bassist Robert Trujillo on backing vocals for the first time ever, and he’s

Demilich released their highly-influential debut album Nespithe in 1993 and then broke up. The band has since reunited and has

Two weeks ago, Spiritbox dropped off of a just-announced tour with Falling In Reverse. The announcement upset a large number

We’re only a couple weeks out from the release of Metallica’s 12th studio effort 72 Seasons and the metal titans

How We End is the new group featuring guitarists Jen Majura (ex-Evanescence) and Tom Naumann (Primal Fear), vocalists Diva Satanica

Upcoming death metal legends 200 Stab Wounds will hit the road for a handful of solo dates in the US

According to a post made on his official Facebook page by management, former Iron Maiden vocalist Blaze Bayley suffered a

Over the weekend, a major shift within prominent record label Sargent House took place, as owner Cathy Pellow announced she’d

Avenged Sevenfold recently revealed their first new single „Nobody“ from the long-awaited new album Life Is But A Dream, and

Medieval/melodic black metal collective Obsequiae is now streaming their 2022 performance at the Fire In The Mountains Fest. The performance

You better strap yourself in for one hell of a conversation, as we managed to get Ben Weinman (founder and

Former Iron Maiden vocalist and current solo artist Blaze Bayley has suffered a heart attack at home. According to his

Love or hate either one of them, you’ve gotta admit, an Ed Sheeran X Cradle of Filth collab would be

200 Stab Wounds announced a short run of Southwest U.S. tour dates in May leading up to the Decibel Magazine

Last week, Drain announced their 25-day headlining U.S. tour, the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Drain. The Northern California-based hardcore

Sargent House founder Cathy Pellow announced yesterday that she has stepped down from her position at the label after allegations

Avenged Sevenfold will play The Kia Forum in Los Angeles, CA on June 9 with Falling In Reverse and Pussy

Ozzy Osbourne has had his fair share of stylistic looks through the decades. Does anybody remember when he cut off

Primus and members of Tool have announced they will be linking up for one night only for a benefit concert

Smoulder just dropped the second single from their forthcoming album Violent Creed of Vengeance, “Victims of Fate.” [embedded content] The

Wolfgang Van Halen just announced his second Mammoth WVH record, which is noticeably devoid of any Van Halen covers. And

Stillbirth will release their new record Homo Deus on April 7 and is now streaming the new single „Rising From

Fallujah and longtime drummer Andrew Baird parted ways earlier this week. While not a founding member, Baird played with Fallujah

Metallica in recent years have been known to toy around with the arrangement of the St. Anger track „Dirty Window.“

Nightmarishly dissonant death metal unit Nightmarer is now streaming „Hammer Of Desolation“ from their upcoming record Deformity Adrift. The song

Ov Sulfur just released their new album The Burden Ov Faith and is now streaming an AI-generated video for „Wide

Wormwitch just announced a forthcoming split EP with Sadistic Ritual, out via Bloodblast Distro/Prosthetic Records and Boris Records sometime this

Underground death metal collective Ascended Dead just announced a new album, Evenfall Of The Apocalypse, out May 12 via 20

Thy Art Is Murder just released another track from their new split, six-song mini album The Aggression Sessions, “Until There

Paradise Lost announced the official addition of a new drummer yesterday, Guido Zima. Their former drummer Waltteri Väyrynen announced he

Doom legends Acid King just dropped their new album Beyond Vision, out now on Blues Funeral Recordings. They also announced

Sargent House founder Cathy Pellow has stepped down from her position at the label after allegations against her have surfaced

Man, you guys really really cared about what Nikki Sixx and Carmine Appice had to say about each other this

Godsmack has made it well known that they’re done releasing new music and will continue on touring their back catalog.

Chat Pile has been on a tear lately with their 2022 album God’s Country and Tenkiller soundtrack. Now they’re back

One of the most unique, exciting and vital bands in the heavy music scene EVER, The Dillinger Escape Plan blew

It’s easy to get out there and cover one of Twisted Sister’s classics like „We’re Not Gonna Take It“ or

Heavy metal played on bagpipes may sound weird to you at first, but truthfully, they couldn’t be more sympatico. Given

Dragonforce played the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise and had a little fun with their classic „Through The Fire And

Belgian rock band Black Box Revelation is commemorating the one-year anniversary of Taylor Hawkins‚ death with a 100-drummer cover of

Throughout the course of their current farewell tour, the members of Kiss, mainly Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, as well

This week’s top tracks include a more nü-metal B-side from Linkin Park’s Meteora record, another progressive odyssey from The Ocean,

If Metallica are a bunch of average players, then I guess we’re all just awful musicians. In a new interview

After announcing earlier this month that legendary ex-Slayer and current Testament/Mr. Bungle drummer Dave Lombardo would be joining up with

After asserting rapid domination over the noise rock and sludge scenes last year with the release of their album God’s

Canadian outlet The Metal Voice recently interviewed Steel Panther singer Michael Starr about a variety of topics, including the band’s

Sometimes two things just go together, like peanut butter and chocolate or Creeping Death and George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher. The Cannibal

The long-rumored Cradle Of Filth and Ed Sheeran collaboration has been largely recorded and may very well surface this summer!

Having just been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, country legend Dolly Parton’s decided she’s going to

„We are here to party, not to fight!“ – Words from original Kvelertak vocalist Erlend Hjelvik as he calmed frenzied

Following Lamp of Murmuur these last few years has been a fascinating journey. The project began as one of many

California thrash metal warlords Warbringer released a new music video today for the track “Unraveling” and it’s sending me into

Actually average heavy metal players, you may want to sit down. Your definition of “average” is about to get all

Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythe started out as more of a punk rock kid and grew into metal. So

Creeping Death is here to kick your ass into next year with their new single „Intestinal Wrap“ featuring George „Corpsegrinder“

Weeks after their first unreleased track “Lost” blew up on streaming services, the surviving members of Linkin Park have once

Paradise Lost has announced Guido Zima as their new drummer. Zima already works with Paradise Lost frontman Gregor Mackintosh in

Thy Art Is Murder is now streaming their new track „Until There Is No Longer“ from the upcoming Depressions Sessions

Texas heavy metal band Spirit Adrift are back with some new and tasty riffs to help drive you into the

Ghost will kick off their European tour on May 21 at the Zenith venue in Rouen, France, and it sounds

Spirit Adrift is back with a new single called „Death Won’t Stop Me“ and a new record Ghost At The

Happy Friday—spring has sprung and there is a TON of good stuff out today, so let’s get straight into it.

Linkin Park has announced Meteora 20th Anniversary Edition for April 7. The anniversary edition features a handful of unreleased music

This week’s new heavy metal releases includes honestly too much good stuff. You’re getting an epic deathcore debut, a lot

Next Tuesday, roughly 50 different rock and metal artists will come together to take the stage for the Ultimate Jam

I have to admit: I’ve always enjoyed the sound of an upright bass. And beyond its sound, I’m just fascinated

Tomorrow is a huge day for cutesy metal band Babymetal and the fans they’ve amassed around the world. After years

The first official day of Spring was earlier this week, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t remember that just

In many respects, Mork’s Thomas Eriksen is the most important True Norwegian Black Metal artist of his generation. Eriksen is

Ultimate Jam Night has announced a star-studded event to benefit Animal Tracks, a southern California sanctuary for endangered animals. The

Back in the dark times when we were all forced to stay inside, one bright point for us metalheads was

Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony seems to be plotting a brand new band. According to Anthony in an interview

With an album title like Threads Of Unknowing and a song named „Abyssic Knowledge Bequeathed“, you shouldn’t be the least

There are a number of reasons why it’s become so hard for bands to tour these days. And while most

Make Them Suffer played their song „Contraband“ for the first time ever on March 22 at The Forum in Melbourne,

2023 is gonna be a pretty solid year for Panopticon fans. The band is prepping their new record The Rime

Spotify for independent artists isn’t exactly going great. A new feature is giving smaller artists a chance to get in

Sure, Machine Head’s 1994 classic „Davidian“ is a killer song, but what if it was brought into 2023 with a

The recording of Ne Obliviscaris’ fourth album Exul was a long and arduous process. It started in March 2020, just

In an extremely sad and regrettably not surprising development, a new study conducted and published by TuneCore and Believe, entitled

Drain, the hardcore band who recently made headlines for a particularly sick wedgie, has announced a massive 25-date North American

Gaijin guitar legend and former Megadeth shredder Marty Friedman recently rejoined the band for a brief spot in Japan but

According to Dave Mustaine, there’s no competition between Megadeth and Metallica. Which almost feels like maybe Mustaine’s ire toward his

We caught up with Acid King frontman Lori Josephs just ahead of their first new record in eight years, and

Memphis rockers Saliva officially confirmed the death of their guitarist, Wayne Swinny, last night. The 59-year-old guitarist died of a

By now, you’re likely to have read about Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich’s latest foot-in-mouth moment last week, when he chalked

After roughly 16 years behind the kit for Fallujah, drummer Andrew Baird took to social media to announce he was

Founding Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny has sadly suffered a brain hemorrhage and is currently in the ICU. As of a

Ahead of their landmark 20th anniversary tour, metalcore titans August Burns Red are set to uncork what frontman Jake Luhrs

If you’ve ever played any of the Metal Gear Solid series or fell into the rabbit hole that’s Death Stranding,

Longtime Fallujah drummer Andrew Baird has quit the band. Baird has drummed for Fallujah since 2007 and played on every

Hope you’ve got a hankering for some killer blackened hardcore from the chilly wilds of Norway, because we’ve got one

The Callous Daoboys will hit the road this May with Hazing Over around their appearance at the recently reactivated Bamboozle

When you’re starting out as a musician, landing gigs is one of the most important things you can do right

Well, who saw this coming? Legendary video game designer Hideo Kojima, responsible for everything from the Metal Gear series to

I’m not gonna lie, I was immediately turned on to OTTTO for two primary reasons. The first of which is

According to longtime Kiss manager Doc McGhee, the rights for the band’s band’s upcoming biopic, Shout It Out Loud, was

Bad Omens cut their set at The Factory Theatre in Sydney, Australia on March 22 short due to some vocal

Tool originally released their art piece titled Fetus In Skull, which is a clear skull containing a human fetus designed

Though scientists aren’t positive on the exact specifics on what the possible long-term effects of COVID-19 are on the human

Author’s note: Welcome to our second installment of Graves of the 80s, dedicated to exploring the best death metal, black

Well, here’s a new one – a venue just straight up printed a Born Of Osiris shirt without their permission

Time to get your ass beat by the new Vomit Forth video for “Pain Tolerance.” Culled from their debut album,

It’s no secret that Dez Fafara damn near died from COVID – it’s the reason Coal Chamber even got around

Prog metal statesman Devin Townsend is a busy man. Never one to rest on his laurels, he’s always looking to

Russian Circles will not be selling any merchandise at L’Olympia in Paris tonight thanks to a pretty ridiculous situation. According

Just weeks after rejoining shock rock king Alice Cooper and his band, guitar virtuoso Nita Strauss teamed up with the

Mammoth WVH is already back with a new album named Mammoth II due out August 4, and a rager of

At some point, every chain food place will ave been played. There’s the legendary show at a Dennys (that cost

Polyphia will hit the road later this September with jazz fusion duo DOMi & JD Beck and rapper Midwxst. Which

They may have just been showcased at Knotfest’s Pulse Of The Maggots Official SXSW Showcase over the weekend, but it

Nile is in the studio knocking out their first new record since 2019’s Vile Nilotic Rites. No word on if

The Darkness is celebrating 20 years of Permission to Land with a European tour, and hopefully more dates around the

Nita Strauss is having a pretty big year. Strauss recently rejoined Alice Cooper’s band, and has now teamed up with

Having been away from the stage for a few months now, The Original Misfits are planning to head back out

It took almost four years and nearly a dozen recording studios across four countries, but Australian progressive extreme metal outfit

The Ocean will release their new record, and closer to their paleontology-inspired album series, Holocene on May 19. The Ocean

Starting a band and finding success in 2023 sounds like one of the hardest things to do in music. Thanks

Parents have this habitual need to share „their“ music with the kids. It’s an undeniable fact of parenthood. We naturally

Nekus, the blackened death-doom shockingly not from the depths of a timeless hell, will release their new record Sepulchral Divination

The Dillinger Escape Plan is collaborating with Sumerian Comics (Heavy Metal Drummer, Pop Star Assassin) on a new graphic novel

Frank sits down with 18 year old bassist Tye Trujillo to talk about his life growing up in music, the

With the dust from the “hipster black metal” debacle settled, the merits of Liturgy have only continued to blossom. Regardless

We’ve known about it since last October, but the newest album from Norwegian black metal legends Immortal titled War Against

Tool covered Kyuss‚ stoner rock classic „Demon Cleaner“ twice ever – on March 27, 1998 at the Hollywood Palladium in

Patience is the key word with this release. The fifth album by these San Francisco stoner/doom mainstays — who’s been

The ongoing war of words between Nikki Sixx and Carmine Appice got a bit more spicy yesterday, as the 76-year-old

Immortal, now just founding member Demonaz, has announced their new record War Against All for May 26 and is streaming

The Original Misfits, featuring original singer and songwriter Glenn Danzig and original bassist Jerry Only, is coming back once again.

For the first time in more than 14 years, nu-metal outfit Mudvayne are heading out on their own headlining tour

Mudvayne began teasing something called The Psychotherapy Sessions last week, which as it turns out is a tour (and not

It comes as news to me that American Idol is still on television for its 21st season, but I guess

Vocalist Rach Karma gave American Idol a shot with a cover of Dio’s heavy metal classic „Holy Diver“ and the

Black Rainbows is here to blow weed smoke right in your face with their new single „Superhero Dopeproof.“ And what

Bummer news from the White Ward camp, as the Ukrainian progressive black metallers have been forced to cancel their upcoming

While Fair To Midland remains either broken up or on indefinite hiatus, we’ve at least got their final album available

Metal Injection is proud to present Pit Culture! Pit Culture is the brainchild of Vox&Hops host (and Cryptopsy vocalist) Matt

Coma Cluster Void is back once again, this time with their low-tuned and absolutely destructive new single „Plague Devourer.“ The

It took nearly 10 years, but Ricky Hoover (ex-Suffokate) has returned to heavy metal, and he’s done so mounting a

Last week, Spiritbox fans were excited to hear that the Canadian alt-metal band had decided to drop off Falling In

Spiritbox recently dropped off their forthcoming tour with Falling In Reverse after catching some heat from their fans. The heat

Struggling metal acts and washed up artists from the 80s, rejoice. No amount of garbage you release this year will

It may be the most overplayed Metallica song of all time (with “Nothing Else Matters” being a very close second),

Rap and metal together in modern times has a lot of solid bands to offer. From more outright hip hop-influenced

Comic book nerds and fans of The Dillinger Escape Plan will have something to be equally excited about in the

Maryland Deathfest 2023 is continuing to take shape, now with the following bands added on to its already monstrous lineup:

By virtue of his example and advocacy, Darkthrone’s Fenriz has inspired others to appreciate the beauty of nature. He’s written

Kublai Khan played the Life & Death Brigade festival over the weekend and, much like every other hardcore show that’s

Zao will return to the West Coast this June and they’re bringing Body Void, Mouth For War, and Godcollider with

Rapper T-Pain released his new covers album On Top Of The Covers last week, which featured his own rendition of

Ov Sulfur can’t simply release a symphonic blackened ‘core album… at least, not with more and more bands copying Lorna

Disturbed without vocalist David Draiman would’ve been a very different band, but it could’ve happened. Disturbed was originally named Brawl

Formed in 2003, Australian progressive/extreme metallers Ne Obliviscaris have become one of the genre’s most adored acts. That’s especially commendable

The Virginia Tech Hokies women’s basketball team generally gets the crowd pumped up with Metallica’s 1991 hit „Enter Sandman,“ but

Metal heavyweights Avenged Sevenfold finally dropped “Nobody,” their first new music in seven years, last week. The song drew a

Sammy Hagar fronted Van Halen after the departure of David Lee Roth from 1985 to 1996, and then again during

After a handful of vinyl reissues, Scar Symmetry has finally begun teasing the follow-up to their 2014 album The Singularity

Last week, drummer Carmine Appice discussed his perspective on Mick Mars‘ departure from Mötley Crüe, saying that the longtime guitarist

Oregon-based psych rock band Morrison Graves is now streaming their new single „Demolition Man“ from the album Division Rising, should

Morbid Angel returned to their death metal roots in 2017 with Kingdoms Disdained after a long silence in the wake

Dustin Davidson of August Burns Red is our guest on the latest episode of The MetalSucks Podcast! While chatting with

Formed in 2004, Mork ranks among the finest representatives of True Norwegian Black Metal. Mork is the one-man project of

Jesus Piece just dropped a new single, “Silver Lining,” from their forthcoming album, …So Unknown, out via Century Media on

Sludgy Denver post-metal band Abrams are going on tour this May with citymates BleakHeart across the West. The tour will

Soilwork just announced the permanent addition of session guitarist Simon Johansson to their ranks. The band tragically lost their pervious

Drummer Carmine Appice recently said in an interview that Mick Mars wasn’t getting along with the other members of Mötley

I really can’t ask this question enough, so I’ll say it again: have you folks checked out Moonic Productions, yet?

One of the several footnotes to Metallica’s music video for „Nothing Else Matters“ is a scene featuring a game of

Metalcore defiants The Devil Wears Prada have announced a deluxe edition of their most recent record, Colour Decay, the band’s

Rush is now streaming a visualizer for „The Analog Kid“ ahead of their Signals reissue. Rush is celebrating 40 years

Biohazard’s newly-reunited classic lineup – vocalist and guitarist Billy Graziadei, guitarist Bobby Hambel, vocalist and bassist Evan Seinfeld and drummer

When modern rock legends and Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees The Cure announced their upcoming 2023 North American

Ihsahn, of famed black metal masters Emperor, continues to evolve and grow as a musician and artist. I was positively

Hypocrisy and Nuclear Blast Records are releasing the first round of classic album reissues, some of which are rare or

The Callous Daoboys announced they will play some headlining dates across the U.S. in May surrounding their performance at Bamboozle

This week, Courtney Love took to The Guardian to express her frustration with the lack of femme representation in the

How’s everyone’s hangovers doin’ on this day after St. Patrick’s Day? This morning was surely hell for most of you

Babymetal claim they interested in collaborating with several diverse artists including Rammstein, Måneskin, and The Backstreet Boys. We don’t think

YouTuber Steve Welsh really knows how to wear a look well. He has stylistically chosen to stay in the the

People started making A Bug’s Life jokes pretty much instantly upon Cattle Decapitation revealing the cover for their new album

Just when you thought you’ve seen it all, some other crazy stuff happens. This time it’s all about Drain vocalist

Lunar Chamber will release their debut album Shambhallic Vibrations on April 28, and is now streaming their first single „Spirit

Cynic recently hit the stage for the first time since 2015 at a surprise show in California. The band then

Tool originally released their art piece titled Fetus In Skull, which is a clear skull containing a human fetus designed

Hypocrisy is reissuing their first four albums – Penetralia from 1992, Osculum Obscenum from 1993, The Fourth Dimension from 1994,

Since the late ‘80s, Amsterdam’s Kong have been peddling an infectiously unique brand of thought-provoking music that nabs bits and

This week’s top tracks include the long-awaited new Avenged Sevenfold single and album announcement, a new single from The Devil

In wholesome news, which is much-needed these days, Chris Jericho of Fozzy is getting his childhood street named after him.

Earlier this week, Biohazard announced that they were coming back home to the Big Apple for a special show at

The current political climate and what people are willing to consider acceptable behavior these days is certainly different from when

It’s been almost nine years since the untimely death of Static-X frontman Wayne Static, but the group may now be

As weird as this sounds, Metallica has always had a little bit of a blues influence, even from their earliest

Ireland – the land that for better or worse brought us The Cranberries, U2, and Thin Lizzy. Not to mention

The case against Nickelback by Snowblind Revival songwriter Kirk Johnston over their 2006 hit „Rockstar“ has been dismissed. According to

If you’ve been itching for a way to show your love for indie noise rock band HEALTH during even your

Progressive metal outfit Sermon are gearing up to release their second album, Of Golden Verse at the end of the

The Acacia Strain will release two new records on May 12 – Step Into The Light, which is more of the

Atreyu is now streaming their new single „Watch Me Burn“ from their new EP The Hope Of A Spark, due

Yet another major metal figure has weighed in on the whole Pantera discussion and this time, it’s someone with a

It’s a good thing Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is a fan of the Pantera reunion (his words), because they’re about

March is the perfect month for miserable sludgy post-black metal. Fortunately, Downfall of Gaia have dropped their sixth album just

That headline probably pissed off metal purists and crusty ass gatekeepers everywhere but I do not give a shit. T-Pain’s

Meshuggah is celebrating 15 years of ObZen with a newly-remastered version of the album. The classic 2008 album is remastered

Igorrr recently refused to sell merch during a show at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town thanks to a 25% merch cut,

“The Emerald Piper. That’s our hell. It’s an Irish bar where it’s St. Patrick’s Day every day forever.” Cope with

What are „The Psychotherapy Sessions“ and why is Mudvayne teasing them for next Tuesday, March 21? Nobody knows, but I

This week’s new heavy metal releases include blackened metal from some techy folk, a deathcore sequel, epic stuff, and more!

Drowning Pool has been rejoined by vocalist Ryan McCombs, who originally sang for the group between 2005 and 2011. The

Seventeen years is a long fucking time for anything, but if you’ve been patiently standing by for new Glass Casket

You read that right. Ex-Slayer and current Testament/Mr. Bungle drummer Dave Lombardo has joined Empire State Bastard, a fledgling grindcore

Pupil Slicer is here to show you what would happen is shoegaze got into a fight with bands like Deafheaven

Empire State Bastard has signed to Roadrunner Records and will release their debut single „Harvest“ on March 24. Empire State

American deathcore outfit Chelsea Grin have been going strong since the release of their debut LP, 2010’s Desolation of Eden.

Creed haven’t toured in almost a decade, but that hasn’t stopped promoters and fans from trying to nudge the band

Dødheimsgard is back after eight years with a new record Black Medium Current due out April 14 and a new

There’s no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected how we as metal fans enjoy live shows these days. From

Sylosis is streaming their first single of 2023 titled „Deadwood“ and it’s just brutal. It’s actually impressive how consistently crushing

I’m not going to mince words here—this new track from melodic thrash/metalcore outfit Sylosis is pretty fucking good. For four

Holy crap, Glass Casket is back and we’re premiering their first song in 17 years! Glass Casket is back with

Earlier this month, former members of the extremely influential Florida death metal band Death took the stage at Hawthorne Thetre

A super-majority of US-based workers at Bandcamp have begun the process of unionization. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. According to

Massachusetts-turned-German stoner-doom rockers Elder have announced a series of tour dates for Europe and the UK for the Fall of

It’s been roughly eight months since we last heard anything of real substance from ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson‘s death thrash

Bassist Alessandro „V-Man“ Venturella joined Slipknot in 2014, filling the mighty shoes left by Paul Gray after his death in

Dieth, the band featuring bassist David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), guitarist and vocalist Guilherme Miranda (ex-Entombed A.D.), and drummer Michał Łysejko (ex-Decapitated),

Esteemed music rag Rolling Stone recently published a list of the 100 Best Metal Songs of All Time and, while

Metal bands dipping into the world of sex toys is nothing new. Rammstein famously sold a dildo box set alongside

Igorrr recently refused to sell their merchandise during a show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London thanks to a

Hooded Menace has re-signed to Season Of Mist and is working on the follow-up to their 2021 album The Tritonus

The sophomore album for extreme mathcore outfit Pupil Slicer is coming and it’ll be here sooner than you think. Titled

Drummer Rick Allen, known as the man behind the kit for Def Leppard, had an unusual and scary experience on

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was assaulted outside his hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL on Monday, March 13. Allen was

Half businessman, half madman, full metalhead – Brian Turner, Gimme Metal’s Programming Director, shares the top tracks. Advertisement. Scroll to

New York hardcore legends Biohazard are back to their original lineup and this June, they’re coming home for a special

Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn has some questions about Rolling Stone’s latest list entitled The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs

Will heavy metal ever really die? Not on Night Demon’s watch, that’s for sure. Stalwart defenders of the faith to

Thrash metal giants Havok will be hitting the road this summer for a month of madness across the U.S. and

Delain and Visions Of Atlantis will hit the road this September after playing ProgPower USA together. Get the dates below.

A security guard just doing her job at Bloodstock Fest 2022 made for a pretty funny viral moment. In the

If you were one of the many fans of The Acacia Strain fans that rejoiced at the thought of a

This vintage footage of Twisted Sister jamming with members of Motörhead brings new meaning to the phrase „it’s only rock

This June, killer craft beer will unite with killer metal acts, as TRVE Brewing Company and AEG Present the 11th

Havok will hit the road for their first proper US tour since 2019. Havok will take out Toxic Holocaust, I

TRVE Brewing Company has announced their 11th Anniversary Bacchanal event and it’s a crusher. The 11th Anniversary Bacchanal will take

Moments ago, organizers for the annual Louder Than Life Festival revealed the full lineup of bands expected to take the

Louder Than Life will take place between September 21 and 24 at the Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center

Frozen Soul is now streaming their new single „Arsenal Of War“ featuring Creeping Death vocalist Reese Alavi. And while the

It’s time to fire up your waver signing pen because Dethklok, the cartoon-turned-real melodic death metal band at the center

Hey, remember when The Acacia Strain announced their new album Step Into The Light for May 12? That was cool.

Kittie reunited for a handful of festival appearances in 2022 and they’re clearly not just one-offs. Advertisement. Scroll to continue

Bullet For My Valentine has a few US shows coming up surrounding their appearances at Welcome To Rockville and the

Beatdown has become more popular in recent years, so bands like Kruelty have more wiggle room to rep their unique niche in

One ticket to the alternate universe where that headline is true, please! Drummer Lars Ulrich is once again defending Lulu,

Metallica released their collaboration with Lou Reed titled Lulu in 2011 and people never quite got over it. Lulu elicited

Rotting Christ, Carach Angren, Gaerea, and Uada played the Gramercy Theatre in New York, NY on March 10, and our

Guitarist Mick Mars stepped away as the touring guitarist for Mötley Crüe last year, citing his ongoing issues with Ankylosing

Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars retired from the band as a touring member in October 2022. Mars cited his „ongoing

Flying Cupid, the solo project of 22-year old Abhiruk Patowary, is now streaming the djenty new single „Afterlife.“ If you

Sometimes, the worst show ever for a band comes after a major shift in their lineup. For Suicide Silence, the

Overkill is back after four years with a new record Scorched due out April 14 and a new single called

It’s still pretty shitty out here on the east coast, but the time to sweat it out in the pit

Beatdown has become more popular in recent years, so bands like Kruelty have more wiggle room to rep their unique

Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023 is continuing to take shape with the addition of Metalocalypse’s very own Dethklok. Considering there

Maryland rockers Clutch are going to keep the party rolling well into the summer, as their “No Stars Above Tour”

Vinyl wait times have been insane over the past few years thanks to supply chain issues and COVID-related delays. Metallica

Lorna Shore vocalist Will Ramos is here to show off more than just his growls thanks to his cover of

Months after the release of their latest album ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN, Machine Head announced that they’ll be taking their

Machine Head will hit the road in the US this May for their Electric Happy Hour (Live) tour. The tour

The 2023 edition of Aftershock is a big one, as the festival has just announced that Guns N’ Roses, Tool,

Aftershock Festival is coming back between October 5 and 8 at the Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA. You can check

Hey look, more Clutch dates! Clutch will hit the road once again this July with Dinosaur Jr. and Red Fang

I wouldn’t usually stoop so low as to post about a death metal music video involving puppets but Valensorow’s “The

The wait is over! Avenged Sevenfold is now streaming their long-awaited new single „Nobody“ and has announced their new record

After weeks of their website being “hacked” and a mysterious countdown foreshadowing something on the horizon from the band, Avenged

In their latest move to take over the music industry, Metallica have announced that they purchased the majority interest in

Six Feet Under is just about done writing the follow-up to their 2020 album Nightmares Of The Decomposed. The new

Bay Area thrash legends Vio-lence performed in Melbourne, Australia on Friday. Or, rather, a cover band using the name Vio-lence

Good news for those who are still excited by the nü metal revival: Canadian favs Kittie, who ended a five-year

Night Fishing will introduce themselves to the world via their debut EP Live Bait due out April 21. In the

Morbid Angel will hit the road with Revocation, Crypta, Skeletal Remains, and Vitriol with a slightly revised lineup. Morbid Angel

Incendiary will release their first new album in six years Change The Way You Think About Pain on May 26,

Spiritbox has officially dropped off their upcoming tour dates with Falling In Reverse and Ice Nine Kills. Spiritbox only offered

At the tail end of last week and over the weekend, eagle-eyed Spiritbox fans noticed that the Canadian alt-metal band

A tour with Killswitch Engage and Currents was already great news, but add in today’s announcement that Capra are joining

Proudly waving the flag of traditional heavy metal, Night Demon’s Jarvis Leatherby is a self-described student of cinema, with a

Now let’s get one thing straight from the rip — Phil Anselmo is not going anywhere as it relates to

A GoFundMe has been launched to help Dark Angel guitarist Jim Durkin’s wife and family with his final medical bills

In a move that combines two of the fastest growing things in metal right now, Lorna Shore frontman Will Ramos

Japanese metalcore act Crystal Lake parted ways with vocalist Ryo Kinoshita in September 2022. After a rigorous search, Crystal Lake

Children Of Bodom drummer Jaska Raatikainen, bassist Henri „Henkka T. Blacksmith“ Seppälä, and keyboardist Janne Wirman have posted an extensive

It’s been a decade since Karnivool released their album Asymmetry and of course fans are wondering when the next one

Intercourse will release their new record Halo Castration Institute on May 5, and is now streaming the single „Where Losers

This Wednesday, yet another former Megadeth member is going to hop on stage with Kings of Thrash and spend an

Whether with some substances, the gun, or just a wild imagination, there are so many reality-altering black metal groups that

Former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman has been enjoying massive success in Japan over the past two decades as both a

Milwaukee Metal Fest, now owned by Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta, will return between May 26 and 28 at The Rave/Eagles

Over the weekend, the metal community was shocked and saddened by the untimely death of Dark Angel guitarist Jim Durkin,

Soilwork has announced Simon Johansson (Memory Garden, ex-Abstrakt Algebra, etc.) as their new guitarist. Johansson takes the place of David

Death To All, the Death tribute band featuring drummer Gene Hoglan (ex-Testament, Dethklok), bassist Steve DiGiorgio (Testament), guitarist Bobby Koelble,

At what point is a band no longer the band you paid money to see? Is it when one of

It seems like new Avenged Sevenfold is coming following weeks of teasers and fake outs from the band. In late

After a long series of teases that all started with the band getting „hacked“ in February, Avenged Sevenfold is finally

Ithaca was slated to play the first show of their European tour on March 10 at the Die Stadtmitte in

Like the scene in Almost Famous when the plane nearly crashes, nothing will turn issues into water under the bridge

Coal Chamber was originally around between 1993 and 2003. The band reunited again in 2011 until 2016, and finally got

This week on The MetalSucks Podcast, Kamelot joins the show. We discuss the large gap between studio albums, the large

Lewis Largent has passed away at 58 years old „after a long illness,“ reports Variety. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

Last week, 2000trees fest released their full lineup, including a headlining slot from Bullet For My Valentine. 2000trees will take

Europe, get stoked—Primitive Man and Full Of Hell just announced summer tour dates on the other side of the pond

Linkin Park won’t be subjecting the world to the horrors of a hologram Chester Bennington, thankfully. According to Linkin Park’s

You guys remember a couple of weeks back when we reported on this amazing Iron Maiden Eddie-inspired ice chest that

The news that Soundgarden has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year surely must have

DieHumane is the latest avant-garde alt-metal act to set sail, featuring former members of Exodus, Type O Negative and Life of Agony. Their debut album

Bury Your Dead has a handful of anniversary shows coming up, and with those shows comes some special guests. In

Drummers—they need to take things one step further than everyone else in the band, don’t they? They either need their

Make Them Suffer is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut Neverbloom album a little late this year with a

One thing I miss about commercial record stores going the way of the dinosaur are the in-store performances. And because

Igorrr refused to sell their merchandise during a show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on March 11

Spotify has a new scheme to get you even more exposure. Unfortunately it will come at the expense of lower

Fit For An Autopsy, Thy Art Is Murder, and Malevolence just announced that they will be dropping a three-way split

VOSH unleashed their debut album Vessel on March 3 via Trash Casual and just wrapped a tour with Clan of

Anyone who regularly buys concert tickets knows how steep the fees are when buying from Ticketmaster or Live Nation—as well

A lot of shit happened this week in the metal world, from Dave Mustaine admitting he was apparently pressured into

Joshua Madsen, former drummer of Danish thrash band Artillery, was tragically struck down by a bus and killed yesterday. Madsen

Become The Hunter was a weird time in the world of Suicide Silence. The band was coming off their much-disliked

Scowl is somewhere between the punk stylings of Turnstile and snottier hardcore acts. Throw in some seriously catch hooks and

Full Of Hell and Primitive Man just released their collaborative new album Suffocating Hallucination, and will hit the road in

Megadeth is now streaming their 1992 classic Countdown To Extinction in Dolby Atmos. The Dolby Atmos version of the album

One of the biggest and most important metal bands of the post-2000s landscape, Massachusetts‘ Killswitch Engage were perfecting metalcore when

This week’s top tracks include a new DevilDriver single, Fit For An Autopsy’s contribution to an upcoming three-way split, the

Russian Circles is now streaming their five-song set recorded live at Audiotree. The set runs as follows, and is interspersed

Members of the Primus & Les Claypool universe have linked up to form a new trio, Sound Cipher, and are

Dark Angel guitarist Jim Durkin has passed away at 58 years old. Durkin played in Dark Angel between 1983 and

Longtime Artillery drummer Josua Madsen has passed away at 45 years old. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Madsen was sadly

Ex-Megadeth and current Dieth/Kings Of Thrash/Ellefson-Soto bassist David Ellefson may no longer be in the seminal thrash metal band, but

It’s been 26 months since the metal community was shocked to learn of guitar master and Children Of Bodom frontman

When it comes to metal subgenres, black metal’s got to be one of the most serious. Everything’s corpse paint, torched

Vinnie Paul was a machine at making people bang their heads with his drumming in Pantera. Watch as Drumeo drummer

We’ve known for a while that Swedish extreme metal outliers Meshuggah were going to release a remastered version of their

Marty Friedman exited Megadeth in 2000 and has had one hell of a career in both Japanese music and TV.

Employed To Serve is now streaming their latest single „Take Back Control“ from the deluxe version of their album Conquering.

We’re now nearly two years removed from the extremely untimely death of Power Trip frontman Riley Gale, but the embers

Sinsaenum is finishing up their first new record since 2018’s Repulsion For Humanity, and first since the death of drummer

Fit For An Autopsy, Thy Art Is Murder, and Malevolence will release their three-way split The Aggression Sessions on April

Ask any Megadeth fan which lineup was the best and I’m willing to bet that most would say the Rust

Do you wanna get heard more on Spotify and somehow make even less in royalties than you are right now?

The Mars Volta is now streaming „Blank Condolences“ from the acoustic reimagining of their 2022 self-titled album, named Que Dios

There will come a time in the pretty near future where metal’s biggest and longest running bands are going to

Last October, fans of Bay Area thrashers Vio-lence were shocked to learn that guitarist Bobby Gustafson was suddenly parting ways

Let’s face it – we as metal fans are going to see the days where bands like Metallica and Iron

Meshuggah is celebrating 15 years of ObZen with a newly-remastered version of the album. The classic 2008 album is remastered

This week’s new heavy metal releases include a lot of debut full lengths, lots of tech, a legend taking a

I would write a snarky intro but Primitive Man made my tinnitus worse last night and I can’t hear my

Hey look, Wes Borland has a brand new solo album and it’s out right now! Far from his wild nü-riffs

The world may be getting some new music from Converge, according to a recent Instagram post by drummer Ben Koller.

Frank sits down with Chris Garza of Suicide Silence to discuss all the changes in the band through the years,

Periphery occupies a fascinating place in the metal landscape in 2023. Forming in the mid-2000s and coming to prominence at

Whether you love his vocals, hate them, or simply tolerate them long enough to enjoy the rest of the music,

It seems the hot debate of last year—lip synching and backing tracks—is carrying over strong into 2023. Earlier this month,

Between all the walls of death and furious moshing, Archspire has been playing Twister with some fans at their recent

Hey look, new Wintersun music! It’s not a new album or anything, but it is a two minute instrumental track

Sometimes, you want metal to rip you apart and blast you into the stratosphere with insanely fast, technical precision and

The immensely prolific Hate5six has shot hundreds, if not thousands of shows, over the years. Which means that there’s definitely

Craving a dose of thrashy heavy metal with a shot of power to jumpstart your afternoon? Look no further than

Late last month, our friends across the northern border were treated to a special performance from German power metal band

Before Furnace Fest happens this September, organizers are seeking to raise funds to improve the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark.

Limp Bizkit introduced themselves to great fanfare when they dropped their solo LP Three Dollar Bill Y’all in 1997, and

It’s hard to imagine, but Godsmack — one of the biggest hard rock bands in the world for a time

Godsmack is huge in the United States, like ‚em or not. They had three consecutive No. 1 albums between 2003

Unearth will release their new record The Wretched; The Ruinous on May 5 and is promptly hitting the road with

Converge will hit the road this May for a handful of shows around their appearances at the Welcome To Rockville

Everyone get ready, because Dream of the Beast, the new DLC for Metal: Hellsinger featuring Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil

Polish grindcore outfit Straight Hate are dropping their third album Slaves Of Falseness this Friday and we’ve got an exclusive

The surviving members of experimental black metal band Mamaleek have confirmed that member Eric Livingston died at the age of

Streaming service Paramount+ has announced that the second season of Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head will officially debut on the

Mike Judge is back with more Beavis And Butt-Head this year! The show will premiere its second comeback season on

Tracks worthy of adding to any playlist taken from Gimme Metal’s illustrious Director of Programming, Brian Turner. Advertisement. Scroll to

Eric Livingston, a member of Mamaleek and artist for bands like Dead Cross and Mr. Bungle, has passed away at

Ever since it was announced last year, the Pantera reunion/tribute act has generated a massive shitstorm within the metal community.

In yet another bummer piece of Bam Margera news, the Jackass star was arrested last week after police were alerted

Prog metal luminaries Periphery have quietly gone about their business, releasing six acclaimed records across 13 years and becoming torchbearers

Bam Margera is due in court this Thursday, March 9 after being arrested on suspicion of domestic violence at a

Thy Art Is Murder, Fit For An Autopsy, and Malevolence have all posted the same teaser to their Instagram profiles.

In China, punk and hardcore shows are thrown at least as often as metal ones. Venues such as School Bar

Behemoth frontman Adam „Nergal“ Darski is due in court once again for „offending religious feelings.“ If found guilty, the charges

Yob will hit the road for for their first full-on US tour since 2019 this May and June, and they’re

Hope you’re ready for an evening of stoner doom metal from Yob starting this May, as they’ll be hitting the

Never miss another show again in the Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago areas! We’ve just launched our brand

Alice In Chains released their Rainier Fog album in 2018 and has done plenty of touring between then and now.

Rivers Of Nihil is in the studio recording their first new music since The Work in 2022, and the first

Be warned, headbangers. If you’re looking for loud, extreme music then you might want to turn away. The track being

Metal knows no boundaries, no language barriers, no societal or religious hurdles, and that can’t be any more obvious than

There have been plenty of opinions about Pantera’s current lineup of Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown being joined by Anthrax

Here’s the problem with returning to form; you can’t do it once and call it there. Each subsequent effort has

Ex-Slayer, current Testament/Mr. Bungle/Venamoris drummer Dave Lombardo is undeniably one of the most revered and important figures in the metal

Purveyors of djenty-metalcore Veil Of Maya are returning to the fore with their first new album in six years, titled

After losing another member, bringing their ranks to five, and changing their name from The Big Six, deathcore supergroup Project:

System Of A Down bassist Shado Odadjian is in the studio with producer and Winds Of Plague guitarist Michael Montoya

After changing their name from The Big Six to Project: Vengeance after some lineup changes, we’ve finally got a debut

Despite the fact that every hesher with half a brain loves Scorpions, guitarist Uli Jon Roth doesn’t share the same

Mötley Crüe has had interesting past decade. The band announced their breakup in 2014 by signing a „cessation of touring

After years of being in metal bands, legendary drummer Dave Lombardo has announced his debut drum album Rites Of Percussion

For a while now, we’ve been having a bit of fun at Vince Neil‘s expense. His recent vocal performances while

After six years and a handful of singles, Veil Of Maya has announced their new record [m]other for May 12.

Windhand has just released a reissue of their debut self-titled album. The new version features a remastered version of the

Ghost has been nominated for three Grammis Awards (basically Sweden’s GRAMMY awards) in the Album Of The Year, Artist Of

Maul made a pretty serious impact on the death metal world with their 2022 record Seraphic Punishment. Maul has now

As metal fans, we all feel something when we hear our favorite bands. The rush of the pit, the release

Slipknot recorded two albums in 2008 – All Hope Is Gone, which has been out for years, and Look Outside

Have you ever listened to Lorna Shore’s Will Ramos or Lacuna Coil’s Christina Scabbia do their thing and thought “man,

Falling In Reverse and Ice Nine Kills will hit the road for a pretty extensive US tour starting this June.

There’s a lot that can be said about Metallica‘s 1986 classic Master Of Puppets, from praise of its musicianship and