A quick Google search will bring you countless bands and artists covering Metallica songs. Metallica encouraged artists to cover their music with the second Marching Band competition and the release of The Metallica Blacklist, where artists re-envisioned songs from...
Tim Lambesis trial delayed once again
While we knew that the trial of As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis would be postponed until 2014, the “readiness conference” that was set to take place today has been postponed. According to Lambgoat, who are covering the trial so extensively that...Kreator’s Mille Petrozza On ‘Dying Alive’ And The “Big Teutonic Four”
“Fuck the Big 4!” fans began chanting during Kreator’s set at Stage 48 in NYC last month. Indeed many fans believe that the German thrash legends, along with their tour co-headliners Overkill, have been unjustly ignored. Many fans are even quick to bill Kreator as the...DevilDriver and Dying Fetus Jump on The Christmas Sweater Bandwagon
It’s post-Halloween, which means it’s time for preemptive Christmas commercials, music, and other things that overshadow the glorious feast of Thanksgiving. This season, ugly metal Christmas sweaters seem to be all the rage since we’re seen a lot...Dying Fetus Announce Fall Tour
If you’re having trouble reading the band logos in the tour flyer, we’re here to help. Death metal pioneers Dying Fetus have just announced a headlining US fall tour with support from Exhumed, Devourment, Waking the Cadaver, Rivers of Nihil, and Abiotic....Follow Us
Apocalyptica return with ‘Plays Metallica Vol. 2’: A Conversation with Eicca Toppinen on reinventing metal classics
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Ensiferum share “Winter Storm Vigilantes;” new album arriving in October
Finnish folk metal giants Ensiferum have announced their new album, Winter Storm, is scheduled to arrive on October 18th via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2020's Thalassic was written largely during lockdown by guitarist Markus Toivonen with lyrics by bassist...
Oceans of Slumber unveil “Poem of Ecstasy” video; new album arriving in September
Oceans of Slumber have announced their new album, Where Gods Fear to Speak, is scheduled to arrive on September 13th via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2022's Starlight and Ash, marks the group's overall sixth record and first with Season of Mist. Following the...
New & Noteworthy: January 29th, 2021 – When the Gloom Becomes New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new releases from SOEN, Accept, Tribulation and more! For last week's releases you can read the previous New...
New & Noteworthy: January 22nd, 2021 – New Year, Same Perpetual Chaos
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week we're tackling the first N&N of the year, with releases from Wardruna, Nervosa, and more. For the last of...
New & Noteworthy: December 18th & 11th, 2020 – New & Rereleasesworthy
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features a posthumous release from Chris Cornell, and a bunch of Anniversary re-releases! For last week’s new releases you can...