The Persistence of Satanic Panic in 2024: from Gojira to Knocked Loose

Satanic Panic continues to shadow the metal scene well into 2024, with misconceptions about the genre. Pop culture frequently misrepresents metal, as seen in Netflix's 2021 limited series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, which painted a black metal...

Marilyn Manson drops lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood

Marilyn Manson has dismissed his lawsuit against actress Evan Rachel Wood, agreeing to pay her nearly $327,000 in attorney fees. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2022, accused Wood of fabricating allegations of sexual and physical abuse and encouraging others to do...

Ingested part ways with vocalist Jason Evans

After nearly twenty years, UK death metal outfit Ingested have parted ways with vocalist Jason Evans. While the reason isn't fully clear, the band expressed it's "the best step for the future of the band and for Jason." Evans has been their since their 2009 debut,...

Gojira’s Joe Duplantier joins PETA for Vegan advocacy campaign

Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier, known for leading the band's historic Olympic opening ceremony performance that landed them a Grammy nomination, stars in a new PETA campaign advocating for veganism. In a striking image captured at New York's Silver Cord Studio,...

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Dead Icarus (ex-Atreyu) drop “Ad Infernum” video
Dead Icarus (ex-Atreyu) drop “Ad Infernum” video

  Former Atreyu lead vocalist Alex Varkatzas, now leading the new project Dead Icarus, has dropped a Monte Legaspi-directed video for the fourth single, "Ad Infernum." The song delves into themes of perseverance and the consequences of one's actions. Today (13th)...

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New & Noteworthy: August 10th, 2018: Play the New Music

New & Noteworthy: August 10th, 2018: Play 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. We’re kicking off August with a pretty slow week for releases, new us new music from Primal Fear and Van Canto! Be sure to check out the last...

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