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Slayer may stay active after final tour, manager says
The end of thrash legends Slayer has been a very long goodbye but it may not actually be over after they play their “final” show this month. The band’s manager, Rick Sales, says in a new interview that the end of them touring may not be the end of them as a band. Read More: Instagram testing […]
10 metal bands who brought their aesthetic to comic books
Metal bands inarguably have the best aesthetic of any genre, with many musicians looking like characters in real life, so it’s not surprising many have their own comics. From the iconic space alien costumes of the GWAR musicians to Rob Zombie or Alice Cooper’s horror vibes, metal musicians achieve the perfect aesthetic for artists to […]
Jason Momoa taps Vancouver death metal band for roles in his show ‘See’
If you’ve taken time to look into the personal life of actor Jason Momoa, you should know he’s super into metal and he’s taking his passions a step further than most with his new show See. After making his way out to see Vancouver tech death band Archspire last year, Momoa has tapped members of the […]
12 albums that formed metalcore in the early 2000s
In the early 2000s, a swath of new bands emerged across the states. They started a new wave of American heavy metal and inspired the sound we know metalcore to have today. While many of the bands from that time are gone or have drastically shifted their sound, the albums that dropped around then are […]
Slayer wedding jam session results in bride being thrown out of mosh pit
In what sounds like the most hardcore reception ever, a bride was thrown out of a Slayer mosh pit that took place at her own wedding. MetalSucks reports that Adam Schwartz and his longtime partner Katherine P-G got married on September 21, 2019. Read more: ‘Joker’ gets Starbucks secret menu drink inspired by villain’s iconic […]
Billie Eilish gets props from Rob Zombie, more for custom metal band shirt
Billie Eilish received praise from Rob Zombie after sporting a custom top sharing her love for the metal scene. Eilish recently wore a custom top that stitched together shirts from Zombie, Cradle of Filth and Type O Negative. Read more: Gerard Way got kicked out of first band for being “really bad at guitar” The […]
Jinjer question the motives behind fame in new "On The Top" video
Ukrainian prog metal act Jinjer are prepping for the release of their forthcoming album Macro but first, they’re dropping a new track for fans to sink their teeth into. The band’s new single, “On The Top,” sees them bringing some straight-forward heaviness with their technical songwriting approach. Plenty of djent-styled grooves are jammed into the song along […]
Billie Eilish merch drop includes death metal font beanie
Fashion-forward pop star Billie Eilish has created a new beanie that uses a death metal style of font in an epic way. The hat is available at her Blohsh store that features her name in the death metal font and the logo for Blohsh on the back. Read more: Dance Gavin Dance drop bloodthirsty “Blood […]
Slayer unveil intense trailer for ‘The Repentless Killogy’ film
Slayer have unveiled an intense trailer for their upcoming film Slayer: The Repentless Killogy that will premiere in theaters for one-night only. Last week, the band announced the theatrical release that will take place on November 6 in more than 1,500 cinemas worldwide. Read more: The Killers share cryptic photo of possible song titles from […]
BABYMETAL haven't replaced Yuimetal because there's “no one like" her
BABYMETAL are gearing up to release their first album since core member Yuimetal left the group last year to pursue a solo career. Now, Su-metal has opened up to Kerrang! About how special Yuimetal is to her and Moametal and what it’s like for them to perform as a duo. Read more: PlayStation confirms PS5 […]
Corey Taylor says its “long overdue” for NFL to respect rock at Super Bowl
Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor has taken to social media to support Disturbed’s David Draiman’s wish to sing the National Anthem before next year’s Super Bowl. Taylor also called out the NFL for misrepresenting rock and metal at the major sporting event. Read more: Cassadee Pope posts cryptic tweet on Hey Monday album anniversary Taylor shared […]
Slayer rep says Kardashians didn’t aid in $10M merch revenue this year
Slayer have commented yet again about fashion and the Kardashians after Kendall Jenner was photographed wearing one of the band’s t-shirts. Slayer have a history of talking about the Kardashians wearing metal tees that started back in 2017. Read more: Panic! At The Disco track featured in Netflix Christmas movie ‘Klaus’ That year, Kendall and […]
Greta Thunberg “How Dare You” metal remix to benefit climate action
Earlier this month, Greta Thunberg condemned the United Nations for their lack of action to protect the environment. Shortly after, her powerful speech was turned into a Swedish death metal song that went viral online. Now, that song is officially its own single, with all proceeds benefiting an environmental rights group. Read more: Applebee’s introduces […]
Poppy reveals details for metal album ‘I Disagree’ with intense cover art
Poppy has unveiled the details of her third full-length studio album I Disagree and gave fans a look at the menacing cover. The album will be the musician’s follow-up to last year’s Am I a Girl? record. A few months ago, she also dropped her Choke EP. Read more: ‘Birds Of Prey’ first trailer shows […]
SeeYouSpaceCowboy kill scenes, genres and attitudes dead—review
Hyperbole makes for great sticker copy on physical products and pull quotes on press releases. So this writer’s going all-in: Everything about The Correlation Between Entrance And Exit Wounds, the proper Pure Noise debut album from SeeYouSpaceCowboy, is built to challenge, confuse and assault the listener. This isn’t a bad thing. Its mere existence is […]
Seizures achieve both bliss and punishment on new LP—listen
In the press release that accompanies the new album from Dana Point, California, unit Seizures, the band make a statement that their goal was to create a document that “sounded like us and where we live.” We had no idea that Dana Point—located in sunny Orange County—was a de facto war zone. Today we’re premiering […]
Loathe take prog-metalcore to dazzling heights on new single
For all intents and purposes, ambi-directional metal outfit Loathe are giving aggressive music the inspired adrenaline stab it so desperately needs. Today the band are issuing two new tracks, “Gored” and “New Faces In The Dark,” providing ample evidence that they aren’t in it to win it as much as they are to detonate a […]
Meet Itch, Serbia’s entry in the world’s modern-rock sweepstakes
Historically, the music world has always been motivated by trends. From fake Madonnas to hip-hop opportunists to the entire metalcore section located next to plumbing supplies at Home Depot, somebody is always jumping on someone else’s train. Thanks to a new consciousness and the advent of playlist culture, there’s been a concerted effort on behalf […]
Metal song or H.P. Lovecraft title: Can you guess who wrote it?
Metal has drawn influence from horror in so many different ways over the years that the two feel infinitely connected. While most of us think of movies and TV shows today in regards to horror, classic horror fiction novels have also had a huge effect on the genre, and no writer has had a greater […]
Starset find personality and purpose with anthemic ‘DIVISIONS’—listen
As a civilization, we’ve come too far along to just require our bands to be able to simply “rock out, man.” Sci-fi rockers Starset realize this, which is why the term “half gestures” isn’t in their vocabulary. Anticipation is high for the release of their new album DIVISIONS and it’s more than just empty hype. Frontman/chief […]
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