Cleveland post-hardcore outfit Along Came a Spider are gearing up for their forthcoming EP, The Fall, to arrive tomorrow (21st) via Manic Kat Records. Following the success of their 2021 album Blackhole, the band continues to draw influence from acts like Bring Me The...
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich would like to see Phil Rudd play “Enter Sandman”
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke with Forbes discussing a handful of topics, from the return to stadiums after sixteen years to admiring bands who still rock out in their seventies from acts including The Who, Paul McCartney, and The Rolling Stones. Later...
Metal By Numbers 7/19: Decapitated get ahead in sales
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Summer touring season usually yields some good numbers for album sales, even if the album isn’t really considered new anymore. A few bands have popped up...
Metallica invite young fan on stage at recent Detroit show
Last Wednesday (12), Metallica performed at Comerica Park in Detroit Michigan. It was a dream come true for a young fan named Kendalynn. Drummer Lars Ulrich was feeling rather generous by allowing the fifth member sit behind his kit, having a round at playing the...
Imagine Meshuggah’s “Bleed” had the snare from Metallica’s “St Anger”
We aren’t exactly sure what YouTuber Mark Esch was thinking when he decided to take the snare Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich used in 2003’s St. Anger and applied it to Meshuggah’s tune, “Bleed.” This is one mashup that does not work from beginning to end. However,...Follow Us
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Apocalyptica return with ‘Plays Metallica Vol. 2’: A Conversation with Eicca Toppinen on reinventing metal classics
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...
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...
New & Noteworthy, May 26th – Resist
Coming back to work after a holiday weekend is always tough. You just want to continue the rest and relaxation that you had on your extra day off. Fight the urge to slack off with some of these new heavy music releases - they will definitely get the adrenaline flowing...
New & Noteworthy, May 19th – Got That Feeling
Some days come along that you think will never arrive. This is one of those days. Eighteen years in the making, an album that we thought we'd never see has hit the scene. It just goes to show that sometimes, all you need is a little faith. Faith No More, Sol...
New & Noteworthy, May 12th – With Passion and Power
A short release list this week means that we won't see a lot of new names in heavy music on next week's Billboard chart. However, that does not discount the quality or importance of these albums. You definitely need to hear what's coming your way this week! ...