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System of a Down’s Serj Tankian provides update on band’s new album status

System of a Down’s Serj Tankian provides update on band’s new album status

by Alix Vallecillo | May 6, 2016 | News, Updates

Some of the running gags in rock and metal regarding long-awaited albums usually include bands like Tool or Necrophagist which haven’t released any new music in years, despite being active or at least officially not dead. But many forget that there’s...
AC/DC responds: “A lot of people think Brian was fired. That’s not the case”

AC/DC responds: “A lot of people think Brian was fired. That’s not the case”

by Alix Vallecillo | May 6, 2016 | News, Updates

After Brian Johnson was let go from AC/DC after facing permanent hearing loss, many wondered what the motivation behind it was. The plot thickened when Johnson’s friend and comedian Jim Breuer expressed his displeasure about AC/DC giving their long-time singer...
GWAR’s book banned at Virginia prison

GWAR’s book banned at Virginia prison

by Alix Vallecillo | May 6, 2016 | Books, News, That's Unfortunate, Updates

Unless you’ve been incarcerated or have a job at a correctional facility, no one really thinks about what exactly it would entail for a book to be banned at a prison. Thinking about it for a second, it makes sense to keep a normative system regarding the type of...
Electric Wizard set to release new album this Halloween

Electric Wizard set to release new album this Halloween

by Alix Vallecillo | May 5, 2016 | In The Studio, News, Updates

UK’s doom maestros Electric Wizard have been quiet yet busy since the last time we had any sort of news from them. Aside from touring the US last year with Satan’s Satyrs, the band dedicated some of their time last year to deliver a new offering for this...
Kerrang! Awards reveals list of nominees for 2016

Kerrang! Awards reveals list of nominees for 2016

by Alix Vallecillo | May 5, 2016 | Awards, News, Updates

It’s hard to remember that we haven’t even reached the middle of the year with everything that’s been happening lately, but something to remind us about it are award ceremonies. The British magazine Kerrang! recently announced the list of nominees...
Joey Jordison rebrands Scar the Martyr as VIMIC, debuts new song

Joey Jordison rebrands Scar the Martyr as VIMIC, debuts new song

by Bram Teitelman | May 5, 2016 | News, Updates

For a while, drummer Joey Jordison was synonymous with Slipknot. Then he left the band (or was pushed) in 2013 and started his own project, Scar the Martyr. The band released an album, toured, then singer Henry Derek joined Act of Defiance, a band with former Megadeth...
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Evergrey unveil “Cold Dreams” video featuring Katatonia’s Jonas Renkse
Evergrey unveil “Cold Dreams” video featuring Katatonia’s Jonas Renkse

Evergrey have unveiled a video for their latest single, "Cold Dreams," featuring Jonas Renkse of Katatonia. The track is taken from their upcoming fourteenth album, Theories of Emptiness, out this Friday (7th) via Napalm Records. Tom Englund comments: "'Cold Dreams'...

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Apocalyptica unveil “The Call of Ktulu” single
Apocalyptica unveil “The Call of Ktulu” single

Apocalyptica have released a visualizer for "The Call of Ktulu," the final single from Apocalyptica Plays Metallica, Vol. 2, arriving this Friday (7th). The track features legendary Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, honoring Burton's legacy, backed by Metallica and...

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Bring Me The Horizon drop surprise album ‘Post Human: NeX GEn’
Bring Me The Horizon drop surprise album ‘Post Human: NeX GEn’

Bring Me The Horizon have released their surprise new album, POST HUMAN: NeX GEn, via Columbia Records yesterday (24th). This latest installment continues their musical and conceptual expansion, following 2020’s POST HUMAN: Survival Horror. Recorded during COVID...

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New & Noteworthy, September 16th – Rabid

After last week's short release list, we get a veritable swarm of new albums today. No time for synopsis - let's just dive in!   Cannibal Corpse, A Skeletal Domain (Metal Blade) On album number thirteen, Cannibal Corpse is still delivering the most gruesome,...

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New & Noteworthy, September 9th – The Puzzle

In a short release week such as this, metal fans are faced with the conundrum of supporting the releases that come out or waiting for what's to come. This week, that struggle is more real than ever, as fans of one of Sweden's longest-running groups have to take a leap...

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New & Noteworthy, September 2nd – Immortalized

Despite the diversity of metal that occurs in the world, Sweden is basically the go-to country for metal of all genres and periods. Today we get a prime example of why that is, as our two lead albums give us a taste of the range that Sweden's metal scene has to offer,...

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