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This metal 'Legend Of Zelda' cover is a true Triforce bop
Video game theme song covers tend to lend themselves to imaginative heavy metal renditions. (Hey, remember Nintendocore?) To wit, metalcore mainstays August Burns Red are turning The Legend Of Zelda‘s classic theme into a dynamic, guitar-fueled anthem you’d think could resurrect the entire Kingdom of Hyrule. Check it out below! The tune appears on the […]
Bring Me The Horizon fan makes metal version of “Medicine”
Bring Me The Horizon are undoubtedly taking inspiration from pop music for their upcoming album amo. One fan decided to bring the new songs back to their hardcore roots with their own version of “Medicine.” Youtuber Nik Nocturnal took the latest Bring Me The Horizon track and put it in the style of their “older […]
Supreme x Slipknot streetwear might be on the way
Is a streetwear and accessories collaboration from Slipknot and Supreme coming down the pike later this year? The popular masked metalheads are rumored to have a spring/summer 2019 collection in the works with the massive hype culture brand, the probable line being teased by one prolific Twitter account that covers clothing drops. Hype-head @DropsByJay, who’s […]
Coachella’s lack of rock music angers fans of genre
It is no secret that Coachella is booking fewer rock bands than they used to. However, after a lot of questionable math and google searching, Coachella’s current lineup shows significantly less rock and metal bands than in their debut in 1999. Judging from Coachella’s lineup in 1999, roughly 30 to 35 percent of the acts […]
Metalhead mayor signs bill in Pantera Christmas sweater
Christmas has come and gone; the new year is here. But we can’t truly leave 2018 behind without giving props to this absolute legend of a mayor, Tim Keller, for rocking a Pantera Christmas sweater at a bill-signing ceremony last week. That’s right—watch the metalhead mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, sign a bill in a […]
Yashira drummer Seth Howard dies in head-on collision
Yashira drummer Seth Howard was killed late Saturday night (Dec. 29) in a head-on traffic collision in Bradford County, Florida, according to Jacksonville’s WJXT News 4 and put together by MetalSucks. The burgeoning post-metal act confirmed the news of the tragic death in a Facebook post Monday morning. The musician was 24 years old. Crossing […]
Will rock bands perform at the Grammys again soon?
The Grammys have a history of bringing pop music’s top stars to the stage for a live, televised performance every year. However, metal and rock artists are notorious for being left out. Following an interview with the Recording Academy’s Head of Awards, Bill Freimuth, Loudwire expressed the possibility of metal and rock artists returning to […]
Brendon Urie finally shares metal Panic! At The Disco song
Brendon Urie has made good on his promise to launch a metal version of Panic! At The Disco, the musician who loves good beer sharing a souped-up variant of “The Calendar” that assuredly puts summer on its deathbed. It comes by way of the frontman’s own Twitch stream, whereby the singer aired the previously-hinted-at song […]
Donald Trump singing Slayer's "Raining Blood" is a must—see
President Donald Trump, or Metal Trump as he’s becoming known as on YouTube, is at it again with another must—see metal cover we never knew we needed until now. Watch Trump sing Slayer‘s “Raining Blood” below, complete with presidential-style air drumming. Read more: Tony Hawk’s son fronts new punk band, debuts song-listen YouTuber Lars Von […]
Acoustic version of metal “You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch” cover will blow your mind, again
Following the viral success of their cover of “You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch,” Small Town Titans are back with an acoustic version just in time for the holidays. In a session with Loudwire, the viral metal band looks like they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon — And thank God for that. Read more: This […]
Brendon Urie plans to start metal project, incorporate other genres
Panic! At The Disco’s Brendon Urie has come forward with loose plans to start a metal project. The frontman says that his future plans for Panic! At The Disco will incorporate various other genres as well. To make matters even better, he has reportedly already made a short metal version of “The Calendar.” While no […]
Ghost frontman says he "wouldn't sacrifice a baby" to Satan
Quite often, heavy metal brandishes what some would identify as evil vibes, and various extreme metal subgenres’ attachments to the occult can harbor legendary backstories. But when asked flat-out if he’s a Satanist, mysterious Ghost frontman Cardinal Copia (a.k.a. Tobia Forge) replies that he “wouldn’t sacrifice a baby to a half-ram that [he] believe[s] to […]
Ghost frontman hints at new EP, concert film
It looks like there might be some new material from masked Swedish metalheads Ghost very soon! The band’s frontman, Cardinal Copia aka Tobias Forge, shares the news with ROCK 100.5, as pointed out by Theprp.com. And he also speaks of a wish to record a live, visual album with the band, should ideal conditions present […]
Poppy may be the future of heavy metal with new song “Play Destroy”
Just when you thought metal was losing its touch, Poppy and Grimes are here to prove you wrong. Yes, you heard that right; Poppy and Grimes are saving heavy metal one genre-bending step at a time. Read more: Troye Sivan drops cover of Queen classic, “Somebody To Love” From Poppy’s latest album Am I A Girl?, […]
Rammstein confirm new album release for early 2019
Last we heard from Rammstein, they were checking in from the studio. Big news considering the band’s last album, Liebe Ist Für Alle Da, was released in 2009. As of this summer, the new album was entering in the “final phase” of production, according to Metal Hammer. Recently, guitarist Paul Landers gave some more insight […]
‘Aggretsuko’ roars into Season 2, boosts American metal scene
I found Aggretsuko at the age of 24. Thirty seconds into the first Netflix Original episode, I shared it with my 64-year-old mother who knows absolutely nothing about anime but a hell of a lot about hating her job. Retsuko, the little red panda Sanrio character who takes out her office frustrations by singing metal […]
Parents arrested for leaving daughter alone to attend metal show
People have done some crazy stuff to make it to a gig that just can’t be missed, but this one concerning a metal show is next level. A couple from Texas traveled from their Houston home to Detroit’s El Club, which is a 1,300 mile drive taking upward of 20 hours to traverse. That in […]
Jam with your pooch to this heavy metal doggo band
Ever wondered what your pets were doing at home while you were at work all day? Definitely not starting a heavy metal band… Read more: These 20 adorable pups are more punk than you’ll ever be Giving a whole new meaning to the genre ‘hair metal,’ this pup-tastic quartet is more hardcore than we’ll ever […]
Now you can headbang to 'The Legend of Zelda' soundtrack
Move aside 8-bit, The Legend of Zelda‘s Ocarina of Time soundtrack is getting a prog-metal twist thanks to a new tribute record called The Temples. Read more: Watch Avenged Sevenfold perform video game medley with an orchestra Created by home-studio guitarist and musician Ro Panuganti, The Temples features all eight tracks from the classic 1998 […]
Twiztid join Senses Fail for a must-see metal mashup at Warped Tour
Watch Twiztid join Senses Fail for a metal mashup of Limp Bizkit, Drowning Pool and Rage Against The Machine. Read more: Twiztid drop lively new single, “Splitinthispaint” Vans Warped Tour has brought us many incredible and badass collabs that we simply CAN’T get enough of. Twiztid and Senses Fail joined that long list Friday as […]
