Disciples of Verity, the heavy rock band fronted by Living Colour vocalist Corey Glover, have dropped a lyric video for their latest single, “Break The Cycle.” The track is a preview of their upcoming sophomore album, Nexus, produced by George Pond and co-produced by...
Let’s argue about Rolling Stone’s top 20 metal albums list
Last week, Rolling Stone named their top 50 albums of the year. No big surprises, in that Keith Richards and James Taylor were up on the list. and one metal album, or arguably metal album, was. That album was Marilyn Manson’s The Pale Emperor, which also tops...
Ozzy Osbourne’s solo albums, ranked
Today is Ozzy Osbourne’s 66th birthday. 35 years ago, he released his first solo album after being fired by Black Sabbath. And while many wrote off the drug-addled Osbourne, he’s since gone on to one of the most successful solo careers in music. It...Metal makes appearances on year end lists
There’s pretty much nothing as arbitrary as a mainstream music magazine or blog’s year-end list. As Rolling Stone, Spin, Pitchfork, Stereogum and more pick their year-end albums, they all coalesce into one list that defies genre. The tastes of many...
A bakers dozen of (mostly) metal Friday the 13th songs
Friday the 13th is among us once again – everyone’s favorite unofficial holiday for cheap tattoos and avoiding your neighbor’s sketchy black cat. There are countless media references to Friday the 13th, and quite a few of them are of the metal persuasion,...Debut metal albums turning 25 in 2015
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Disciples of Verity share “Break The Cycle” lyric video
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Ashes of Ares (ex-Iced Earth) share “From Hell He Rides” video
Ashes of Ares, the metal duo project featuring former Iced Earth members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, have released a video for their new single "From Hell He Rides." Inspired by Marvel's Ghost Rider, the track is the second single taken from their upcoming album...
Arjen Lucassen announces apocalyptic solo album ‘Songs No One Will Hear’
Arjen Anthony Lucassen has announced his first solo album in over a decade, Songs No One Will Hear, scheduled to arrive on September 12, 2025, via InsideOutMusic. Thirteen years after Lost In The New Real, Lucassen returns with a concept album that imagines humanity’s...
New & Noteworthy: August 28th, 2020 – Si Vis Pacem, Para New Releasum
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features the long awaited S&M2 from Metallica, a solo album from Dream Theater's John Petrucci, an In Flames re-release nobody...
New & Noteworthy: August 21st, 2020 – Sect of Vile New Releases
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features new releases from Unleash the Archers, Incantation, and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New...
New & Noteworthy: August 14th, 2020 – I Am The New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features a new live release from Kamelot, an EP from Halestorm and more ! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last...