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...
Metal Insider’s top 5: Metal bands/artists that are football fans
With week one of the NFL wrapping up with a double header tonight, the 2014 NFL football season is in full swing. We’ve already given you a look at some picks from the likes of GWAR, Exodus, Abysmal Dawn and more, but there are many that play heavy music that...Slayer get back to the studio
Work on Slayer album #15 has started, according to a photo posted to the band’s official Facebook page. With just a cryptic photo of guitarist Kerry King sitting near the mixing board to go on, and the hashtag, #SlayerAlbum15, it does appear that recording of...Happy International day of Slayer
[youtube]http://youtu.be/dyd_0lTUhCg[/youtube] On June 6th, 2006, an International Day of Slayer made a lot of sense. It was 6/6/06, after all, and it was high time metal got a holiday. Somehow, in the ensuing years, every June 6th became Slayer day, and while...This ukelele cover of Slayer’s ‘War Ensemble’ almost makes us tolerate ukelele
[youtube]http://youtu.be/VznAYy5yL2A[/youtube] In this post-Mumford and Sons world, it’s safe to say that there are some stringed instruments that was don’t particularly need to hear for the time being. Let’s call one of them, oh I don’t know,...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...