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There’s already a metal cover of Tekashi 6ix9ine's post-prison return song
Last week, rainbow rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine released his first song after being released from prison following a saga involving him snitching on associates over the shooting of New York rapper Casanova and after it ended up shattering streaming records, a metal band is offering up a cover of the track. Now, Tallah is offering up a […]
Underoath are breaking down 'Ø (Disambiguation)' with a former member
Underoath are launching a weekly series on their Twitch account breaking down all of their records and the second episode is featuring former drummer Daniel Davison who is deep diving on Ø (Disambiguation) with the band. The episode is set to be premiering on May 13 following their first episode on Erase Me which arrived last week. Read More: […]
Hear Megadeth's bassist turn Post Malone's "Over Now" into a metal song
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson is releasing his debut solo album later this year but today we’re getting a sneak peek with a cover of a Post Malone track. Ellefson is giving a heavy reworking of Post Malone’s “Over Now” while revealing he and his solo bandmates are all fans of the rapper. Read More: Grimes and Elon […]
15 metal songs to soundtrack your next yoga session
Metal has always been an aggressive genre. However, over the past few years, people have discovered how many songs within the genre are suitable for yoga. Whether it’s droned-out doom metal, ambient black metal or progressive sounds kicking off a session, there are plenty of songs that are a perfect match for yoga. Take a […]
30 classic discographies to immerse yourself in while at home
While everyone is self-isolating, we’re all looking for ways to fill our time. Why not spend it digging into some of the classic bands you’ve always been meaning to learn about but haven’t been able to? With the amount of spare time everyone has, sitting down and listening to an iconic band’s entire discography is […]
Trivium's Matt Heafy made a technical death-metal record you can't find
Trivium frontman/guitarist Matt Heafy puts himself out there with frequency. So when he got in front of APTV to reveal some things you didn’t know about him, he had some difficulty. Fortunately, Heafy has the deep metal minutiae to spare, and you’re going to be stoked. Even if he warns us that “we’re going to […]
Lil Lotus is rewriting the emo playbook and there are no rules
Lil Lotus grins as he admits, “I’ve always stood out like a sore fucking thumb.” With a sawed-off shotgun tattooed above his eyebrow, a self-beheading angel on one cheek and a bleeding heart inked on the other, the 26-year-old vocalist has always shied away from expectations—with his music being no exception. By utilizing his seemingly […]
Here’s why you won’t catch Trivium relying on nostalgia
Metalcore vets Trivium are dropping their ninth full-length, What The Dead Men Say, and as usual, they’ve crafted something with a vast range of emotions and dynamics within their sound. The record sits firmly in their typical metalcore sound while further exploring elements of melodic death metal, black metal, thrash and more. As one of […]
Hear a former Attack Attack! member play a metal version of Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy are huge fans of metal as evident through their various side projects but their own track “Thnks fr th Mmrs” is getting a heavy touchup with this new cover. YouTuber Jonathan Young and ex-Attack Attack! member Johnny Franck (Bilmuri) are offering up a ripping metal cover of the song packed with heavy guitar […]
Can you figure out what these death-metal band logos say?
Death-metal bands have long held the tradition of having nearly unreadable logos. Capturing scratchy, drippy, gore-obsessed designs, they immediately make you think, “What the hell does that say?” In the years since pioneers such as Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel or Deicide have crafted vile-looking logos that were semi-readable, death-metal bands have gone to the absolute […]
Lamb Of God pushed their album release but new music isn’t that far away
Lamb Of God have postponed the release of their eighth album. The much-anticipated release is now slated for June 19. Fans still have reason to be psyched, though. The next taste from the self-titled release, “New Colossal Hate,” will be out this Thursday. “Regrettably, we have to announce that the release date for our upcoming […]
10 electronic projects from metal and punk musicians worth checking out
Side projects allow musicians the freedom to explore interests outside of their core band. While countless metal and punk fans stay rooted in genres directly, many of the artists involved love electronic music. Some of their interest in electronic music isn’t entirely surprising given their affinity for acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode […]
Here’s why Danny Worsnop thinks the rock community is like ‘Trolls 2’
Asking Alexandria‘s Danny Worsnop has a bone to pick with the rock/metal community and he’s using a children’s movie to do it. Worsnop says that the baddies in Trolls World Tour bear a striking resemblance to some of the more toxic members of the rock community. Read More: Danny Worsnop joins All That Remains for collab song’s passionate video […]
Top 20 rising UK bands to keep an eye on in 2020
Coronavirus or not, the British heavy music scene is thriving in 2020. Although bands are being forced to cancel tours as fans stay at home, more and more of us are streaming the music we love and discovering new acts while working remotely. With a promising year ahead on both sides of the pond despite […]
Ville Valo of HIM releases new "Gothica Fennica Vol. 1" EP
Ville Valo, the charismatic frontman for acclaimed goth-metal outfit HIM has dropped a new EP. Gothica Fennica Vol. 1 was released today, under the name VV. The three tracks on the EP are “Salute The Sanguine,” “Run Away From The Sun” and “Saturnine Saturnalia.” The last HIM album, Tears On Tape, was released in 2013; […]
Avenged Sevenfold offer free merch: To get it, stay in quarantine
Avenged Sevenfold are taking on the coronavirus pandemic in an extremely novel way. The band announced on Twitter that they are offering free band merchandise. All you have to do is pledge to stay at home, self-quarantined, for a week. The band are teaming up with designer Warren Lotas to create exclusive merchandise for this […]
Code Orange are pushing their sound to extremes on ‘Underneath’
Code Orange have become one of the biggest metal bands of the past decade through constantly evolving their sound and creating something new within heavy music. From their beginnings with speedy, full-bore aggression on Love Is Love/Return To Dust to slowing things down and intertwining hardcore with industrial, they’ve always found jarring ways to captivate […]
Italy metal scene launches GoFundMe aiding Red Cross amid coronavirus
With the coronavirus situation in Italy being as bad as it is right now, the Italian metal community is banding together to help out as much as they can. Two notable Italian metal publications, Metalitalia.com and Spaziorock.it, are launching a GoFundMe to support the Italian Red Cross following the declaration of national emergency. Read More: Billie Eilish postpones March […]
50 rising Canadian bands by province to keep on your radar
Canada’s music scene is spread far and wide, but there are a ton of hidden gems throughout the country. From the rainy mountains of British Columbia to the far reaches of the East Coast Atlantic provinces, Canadian musicians are proving their worth while constantly being overshadowed. Here are 50 up-and-coming Canadian bands who are showing […]
THE DEV bring rock fury on the video for “Queen Of The Damned”—watch
Today, AltPress is premiering the new video from Florida rock brigade THE DEV, “Queen Of The Damned.” Fronted by commanding and demanding lead singer Nikollaj, the quintet deliver the riffs, as well as a message that permeates both their music and their name. “Our name definitely has a significant meaning for a purpose,” Nikollaj explains. […]
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