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DED's positive message behind their new album 'School Of Thought'
Established six years ago purely as a means of paying homage to their metal forefathers Korn, Slipknot and Pantera, the buzz surrounding DED soon grew way beyond the members’ expectations. Before they knew it, the band were caught up in a whirlwind of intense touring, mounting public attention and the opportunity to record their debut […]
Slipknot on new music, community and their monumental Knotfest livestream
Marking the close of their storming Knotfest Roadshow that’s toured the States since September, metal titans Slipknot are preparing for their first-ever livestream on Friday at the band’s largest show to date, Knotfest Los Angeles. Bringing their inimitable show to the Banc of California Stadium, the band are celebrating playing the biggest venue in their […]
DED's School Of Thought is changing the face of metal for the better
DED’s School Of Thought is out now. Frontman Joe Cotela speaks on the album’s creation and touring in a post-COVID-19 world.
Jinjer talk personal meanings and inspiration behind 'Wallflowers'
It takes a lot more than a pandemic to bring down Ukrainian upstarts Jinjer, who refused to take a break from their dreams and subsequently conjured what the band believe to be their heaviest output so far. Their fourth effort, Wallflowers, is the expression of their inclinations turning inward. By abandoning their often objective environmental […]
Jennifer Decilveo on her career as a producer, MARINA collabs and more
Making a drastic career change from the monotonous world of finance to the colorful realms of music production and songwriting isn’t the traditional path into the music industry. New Jersey’s Jennifer Decilveo, however, takes unusual moves like this in stride. “I hated it, [and] I couldn’t do it anymore,” she says of her former life […]
11 artists who are influenced by Joey Jordison’s legendary drumming
Do you remember the first time you saw Joey Jordison mastering the art of drumming upside down? Of course you do; that moment is seared in our minds. The sheer talent and innovation of the name behind the rise of Slipknot, Murderdolls, Vimic, Scar The Martyr and Sinsaenum can never be underestimated. This week, we […]
15 metal artists who went solo and blew audiences away even more
Whether it’s a less than amicable split with their former band or an unfulfilled urge to pursue a different path of musical creativity, the biggest names in the metal world have tried going solo at one point. However, it takes a certain caliber of artist to hold up a career under their name alone, whether […]
20 artists who defined the sound of nü metal from past to present
Whether or not you lived through the golden age of MTV and JNCO jeans, the discovery of the nü-metal phenomenon was an awakening for any generation. Slamming orchestrated metal intensity in the same track as raw, off-the-cuff hip-hop energy sounds like a contradiction. In many ways, the genre seemed like a musical oxymoron that would […]
15 music producers who made major career moves with their early work
In the music world, everybody has to start somewhere. While a producer’s early albums are their proving ground for a bright future in the field, they also need luck on their side to find a successful band and a scene-changing album to springboard the rest of their career into the stratosphere. From legendary production masters […]