metal

Ever listen to Avril Lavigne and think, this needs some folk-metal influence? Wish no more! Mongolian folk metal group Tengger Cavalry have provided their own very unique twist on one of Avril's biggest hits.  Tengger Cavalry frontman Nature Ganganbaigal says, “Recording this track was one of the weirdest ideas I have ever had. Generally, I […]

[Image Credit: Facebook] Listening to some of your favorite bands makes any boring job better, but imagine if not only were you getting paid to listen to your favorite bands, but to headbang and air guitar to your heart's content. Check out some videos of our favorite sign slayer, Michael Hildreth, below! Read more: Metal […]

Have you ever looked down at your socks and thought they just weren't metal enough? Stance feels your pain and has officially begun selling “Legends of Metal” socks. Check out the full line below! Read more: Our Most Anticipated metal albums of 2017 The teaser video for the socks starts with Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson's […]

We can't predict the future, but we can assure you that 2017 will bring plenty of awesome new music. We talked to some of your favorite artists, who are in various stages of the recording process, to get the scoop on what's to come next year. Everything from heavy to pop punk, we'll be spending […]

When the cops show up to your metal band’s rehearsal session, nine times out of ten they’re coming to shut down your fun. But that wasn’t the case for Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Miguel Garcia Jr., who ended up dishing out the riffs instead of any tickets. After finishing up an investigation nearby in […]

Sweden’s Kapten Hurricane broke a record that most people probably didn’t even realize existed. The group produced an album, 100 Rock Songs, actually containing 101 tracks, which broke the record for the greatest number of songs included as part of a single album. (via A Journal of Musical Things) This album broke the record The Pocket […]

[Photo credit: Errick Easterday] Some bands have absolutely no interest in turning the heaviness down. It's just a destructive wake—be it through massive riffs or horrifying soundscapes—until there's nothing left but the fragments of what you once called a skull. So why bother putting off the inevitable? Here are a handful of great bands that'll leave […]

This year has already been a whirlwind of great metal releases but the second half of 2016 looks like it’s going to pack just as much of a punch as the first. Here are a few albums you should be looking forward to throughout the coming months. 16 — Lifespan Of A Moth July 15 […]

We loved Fall Out Boy's cover of the Ghostbusters theme song, but there's a cover that we didn't know we needed until now.  Read more: Fall Out Boy release cover of ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song The hilarious video, via MetalSucks, gives us Kris Norris' (ex-Scar The Martyr, Ex-Darkest Hour and ex-Threat Signal) take on the original 1984 tune, […]

We’re all about subgenres, but sometimes they just get weird. Don’t believe us? The following are all real ways to categorize different shades of metal. Just try explaining “pirate metal” to your parents…   PROGRESSIVE ALIEN DEATHCORE Cosmic, atmospheric and progressive metal combined with deathcore has given way to this new extraterrestrial genre filled with […]

A little while back, the brilliant people over at Noisey managed to make a definitive ranking of the most metal cities in America. The measurement they used was how many metal bands there were in any given city. The results might surprise you! Read more: 10 metal records you should have already heard in 2016 […]

We are halfway through 2016 and it’s already been a banner year for extreme metal, with standout albums from both new and established bands. While it’s far too early to say what is this year’s best—some of the year’s most anticipated metal records will be out in the next six weeks—we thought it would be […]

Anthony Vincent’s latest Ten Second Songs installment takes Gorillaz’ “Feel Good Inc.” and covers it in the styles of 20 different bands. Dragonforce, Hollywood Undead and Primus are among those included. Listen below and be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. Listen: This guy’s metal cover of Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” is completely accurate

It’s true: There is an emoji keyboard dedicated entirely to heavy metal. Over 175 new, metal-focused emojis can be at your disposal The Heavy Metal Emoji Keyboard was created by Nashville promoter Mark Mosley and Ryan Clark of Seattle design/illustration studio Invisible Creature. Read more: So, this “emo” keyboard for your phone is a thing now […]

Taste Of Tuesday: Go-karts, relationships and metal vs. punk with Quicksand Editor's note: In its origins, the TASTE OF CHAOS tour was frequently deemed “Winter Warped” by both fans and organizers. The 2006 road show took place in the late winter and early spring, featuring lineups populated by some of the most diverse voices in […]

Trying to get around to even a fraction of the metal releases that come out in any given year is a challenge. Right now on Bandcamp, there are 54 pages of newly added releases for just this week. Even if 20 of those pages are legitimate new records and not re-releases, that’s still 160 releases […]

Author Mike “McBeardo” McPadden’s Heavy Metal Movies: Guitar Barbarians, Mutant Bimbos & Cult Zombies Amok In The 666 Most Ear-And-Eye-Ripping-Big-Scream Films Ever! is as awesomely exhaustive as its subtitle suggests. Of course, no list (even one with 666 entries) will ever feel complete—just as any list will always be debated. Especially a list with a […]

YouTuber Jared Dines is back at again, turning pop punk and emo bands into full-on metal outfits. This time around, he took on Panic! At The Disco. Check out the video below and be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. QUIZ: Which pop-punk band are you?

The internet has done it again! Thanks to YouTuber Jared Dines, we now know what Blink-182 would sound like as a (power?) metal band. Check out the video below and be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. QUIZ: Which pop-punk band are you?

Remember when Dan Sugarman released this epic video of preschoolers moshing to his metal song? Well, now the musician has released an album titled Centersun, which includes the song featured in the music video. He opened up about the kid-filled dancing in the video for “Outspire,” explaining that he gives music lessons to children in […]