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Gene Simmons wants to know who the next Beatles are in new interview

Gene Simmons wants to know who the next Beatles are in new interview

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 15, 2017 | Interviews, News, Video

Aside from coming up with new merchandise strategies like empty plastic bags, KISS bassist Gene Simmons continues to discuss his belief that rock is dead. It was his 2014 interview with Esquire that made many fans and musicians defend rock claiming it’s still...
Interview: Sizzle Pie/Relapse Records’ Matt Jacobson expands his pizza empire

Interview: Sizzle Pie/Relapse Records’ Matt Jacobson expands his pizza empire

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 9, 2017 | Food, Interviews

In 1990 as a teenager, Matt Jacobson founded Relapse Records, which has grown to be one of the biggest and best independent metal labels in the country. While he’s still the President of the label, he has other interests, and since moving to Portland, OR in...
Interview: Six Feet Under’s Chris Barnes on ‘Torment,’ touring, Suicide Silence backlash

Interview: Six Feet Under’s Chris Barnes on ‘Torment,’ touring, Suicide Silence backlash

by Metal Insider | Feb 6, 2017 | Interviews, News

One look at Six Feet Under’s Chris Barnes and its apparent this man is not spending 40 hours a week in a cubicle. Sporting dreadlocks well past his knees with earlobes stretched, his exterior reflects a soul that seeks to explore and interpret the extremes and shadows...
Interview: Jeff Waters talks Annihilator’s ‘Triple Threat,’ favorite guitarists

Interview: Jeff Waters talks Annihilator’s ‘Triple Threat,’ favorite guitarists

by Metal Insider | Jan 31, 2017 | Interviews

Jeff Waters can never be accused of not presenting his fans with something musically challenging, different from the glut of stagnation within the metal marketplace, and true bang for the buck. Waters, and his musical alter ego, Annihilator, has operated at a pace of...
Lita Ford reveals being hungry for a riffy new album

Lita Ford reveals being hungry for a riffy new album

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 25, 2017 | Interviews, News, Releases, Updates, Video

2016 was a reflective year for the queen of rock Lita Ford, with the release of her memoir Living Like a Runaway: A Memoir and the previously unreleased archived collection Time Capsule. As far as full-length material is concerned, it hasn’t been since 2012’s Living...
Scott Kelly of Neurosis to appear on Mastodon album (again)

Scott Kelly of Neurosis to appear on Mastodon album (again)

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 24, 2017 | Interviews, News, Releases, Updates, Video

Neurosis’ Scott Kelly is no stranger to Mastodon, considering they are great friends and made guest appearances on nearly every single Mastodon album, 2002’s Remission aside. It is no secret that we are anxiously waiting for this new album to come out, and it seems...
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Nile announce 2025 tour; streaming new single “To Strike with Secret Fang”
Nile announce 2025 tour; streaming new single “To Strike with Secret Fang”

Death metal giants Nile have unveiled a lyric video for their new song, "To Strike with Secret Fang." The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album, The Underworld Awaits Us All, out August 23 via Napalm Records. Nile have also announced a 2025 USA...

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ICYMI: 200 Stab Wounds announce summer and fall tour dates
ICYMI: 200 Stab Wounds announce summer and fall tour dates

Cleveland death metal band 200 Stab Wounds released their new album, Manual Manic Procedures, on June 28 via Metal Blade Records. Following their 2021 debut, Slave To The Scalpel, this sophomore effort delivers brutal, old-school death metal, which can be seen in...

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Blood Incantation announce new album ‘Absolute Elsewhere’
Blood Incantation announce new album ‘Absolute Elsewhere’

Blood Incantation will release their new album, Absolute Elsewhere, on October 4 via Century Media. The album features two expansive tracks, "The Stargate" and "The Message." Recorded at Hansa Tonstudios in Berlin, the forthcoming effort includes contributions from...

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New & Noteworthy, September 11th – Beauty Through Order

The past few weeks have seen metal taking over the charts, with several of the genre's biggest names releasing albums and scoring top 20, top 10, and top 5 debuts. This week sees another genre mainstay releasing a new album, and it's sure to be a big seller. Read on...

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New & Noteworthy, September 4th – The Man Who Would Be King

This past week has been rough for the classic metal bands. Between final tour announcements and scary health conditions, the first generation of metal is not in the greatest shape. However, we can take heart in the fact that one of those first-generation bands still...

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New & Noteworthy, August 28th – Death Machine

Very few metal bands can make the claim that their career has lasted for forty years. Fewer still can claim that their career has lasted forty consecutive years. So when it came time to pick the album that leads off today's list, there was really no question. All hail...

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