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Everybody’s favorite genre to have opinions about, nü metal shortly peaked as an object of global obsession. Not unlike the finale of Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, the scene got ravaged by the collective madness of its own stans. Which fairly contributed to the creation of negative biases toward nü metal we’ve grown to […]

No matter how much the metal community likes to bash the movement, nü metal was undeniably a huge push for the genre to go mainstream. From the super drop-tuned guitar riffs, record scratches, hip-hop vocal style and horribly dated fashion choices, there’s plenty to pick from when you want to make fun of nü metal, […]

Metal and pop music often feel so far removed from each other. But when heavy bands give their take on mainstream hits, the results are often really fun. Most metalheads are highly opposed to the bubblegum dance beats that dominate the tracks. Slap a few breakdowns and gnarly riffs over their structure and their stances […]

[Photo credit: Fear Factory website] Have Fear Factory broken up? A former member apparently says the band have split, according to a report from Metal Insider. Read More: 11 metal memes that make headbanging hilarious On Sunday, ex-Fear Factory instrumentalist Christian Olde Wolbers reportedly posted a since-deleted eulogy for the band on his Instagram, which […]

In January 2012, Killswitch Engage announced that vocalist Howard Jones was leaving the group after nine years, countless tours and three acclaimed albums. The reason? “Basically, I went insane,” Jones admits with a smirk. “It had been happening for a while. I was driving myself nuts, and it was driving the rest of the guys […]

Chelsea Grin Evolve EP If there is an original idea on Evolve, Salt Lake City’s Chelsea Grin have done a damn fine job of concealing it. The shades of blackened death metal in their Suicide Silence-esque bludgeon (first seen on 2011’s My Damnation) have grown even more prominent, with gothic flourishes adding a little personality […]