Mötley Crüe are back with a brand new song, 'Dogs Of War', marking their first release since parting ways with guitarist Mick Mars with John 5 as his replacement. The track, produced by longtime collaborator Bob Rock, merges old-school vibes with a contemporary twist,...
John Reese: Heavy music needs headliners
In a recent interview with Alternative Press, Mayhem Festival co-founder and music industry veteran John Reese makes some big points about the overall state of heavy music. As you might remember Mayhem Festival co-founder Kevin Lyman got himself in a bit of hot water...Sean Reinert discusses recent split with Cynic
Since yesterday, there hasn’t been a stop on the trainwreck this Cynic breakup situation is, with drummer Sean Reinert announcing the end of the band while frontman Paul Masvidal claiming the split was news to him. The whole situation just became a public circus...Interview: New Jersey’s own Rock Carnival brings bands, food to central Jersey
When the Food Truck & Rock Carnival makes its way to central New Jersey next weekend, it’ll be the first of its kind. Co-promoters John D’Esposito and Stan Levinstone got their start booking Old Bridge, NJ’s long-since-closed Birch Hill. Since...Interview and Photos: Deiphago submits North America Into The Eye of Satan
[youtube]https://youtu.be/uS8hwWfZFMQ[/youtube] Deiphago has created a name of their own for a bit more than a quarter of a century, becoming one of the biggest exponents of extreme metal coming out of the Philippines. Their path of destruction goes beyond their...Interview: Battlecross discuss their Rise to Power
While Battlecross have been a band for 12 years now, they’ve only been in the national spotlight since 2011, when Pursuit of Honor, a re-recorded version of their debut album Push Pull Destroy, was released on Metal Blade. With their third album, Rise to Power,...Follow Us
Mötley Crüe drop “Dogs of War” video: first song without Mick Mars
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Hammerfall share “Hail To The King” video; new album arriving in August
Swedish metal giants Hammerfall have announced that their 13th studio album, Avenge The Fallen, will be released on August 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. To give a taste of what's to come, the group has shared a video for their new single, "Hail To The King." Joacim...
Video Premiere: Voraath – “The Barrens”
Hailing from the Carolinas, Voraath, the sci-fi horror-inspired extreme metal band is gearing up to release their debut album, Vol 1: The Hymn of the Hunters on June 17 via Exitus Strategem Records. Today (25th), the group has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere...
New and Noteworthy, July 8th: Conquest
A new album from one of the bands responsible for creating metal as we know is certainly a good start to today's list. But there's plenty more that follows, so don't just stop reading after the first entry! You're going to want to know everything that's coming out...
New and Noteworthy, July 1: Typical Miracle
As is usual for the metal release calendar, the summer has already yielded some of the greatest albums expected to be released in 2014. This week, we get some more gems and highly-anticipated releases amid a short list. Read up and enjoy! Every Time I...
New and Noteworthy, June 24th: The Creature Lives
When releases appear from bands that don't have new music as regularly as we might want, the beast that is the metal community rises with a collective will and surges over this new music, determined to be immersed in its glory as quickly as possible. So it is with...