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,...
Jay Weinberg (ex-Slipknot) joins Suicidal Tendencies

Jay Weinberg (ex-Slipknot) joins Suicidal Tendencies

  Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has officially joined Suicidal Tendencies. The announcement was made via Instagram on Suicidal Tendencies' page with a statement by the 33-year-old drummer, expressing:   “When I think of the culture and community of...

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New & Noteworthy: May 11th, 2018: All I See Is New Music

New & Noteworthy: May 11th, 2018: All I See Is 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 is a pretty short one as far as new releases go, which I suppose is fortunate for me since I will be hosting the metal stage at the...

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