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See the setlist from the first night of Metallica’s M72 world tour with Architects

See the setlist from the first night of Metallica’s M72 world tour with Architects, which went down at Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam on April 27, 2023.

Every Metallica album ranked: From worst to best

We ranked every album in the iconic metal band Metallica’s discography, from classics like Master of Puppets and Kill ‘Em All to their new record 72 Seasons. See the list.

TarantisT call out against injustices in Iran with their political metal

The Tehran-bred, LA-based heavy metal band has long made protest music and spoken out against the oppressive regime.

Catch Metallica, the Wonder Years and more on the road

This is Tour Guide, a weekly recap of the concert news fans don’t want to miss. From Metallica to the Wonder Years, check out who’s coming to a city near you.

Listen to Metallica's pummeling new single "Lux Æterna" ahead of 12th studio album 72 Seasons

Metallica released new single “Lux Æterna” ahead of their 12th studio album, 72 Seasons. The band will also embark on a massive world tour in 2023 and 2024.

Exclusive: Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz will co-write his first graphic novel, Dying Inside

Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz is set to co-write his first graphic novel titled Dying Inside. Get an exclusive first look at the artwork now.

11 alt icons of TV and film that shaped a generation of emos

Musicians shift our sense of style and culture, but so do fictional characters. From Ramona Flowers (Scott Pilgrim) to Janis Ian (Mean Girls), check out our picks.

How the Warning, hard rock’s hottest new band, morphed from viral covers to hell-raising shreds

The Warning are quickly becoming one of hard rock’s most remarkable acts. The group discuss how the message of their new album ERROR cracks the Gen-Z mold.

Demi Lovato gets vulnerable on "29," Tim Burton’s Wednesday is full of teenage torture and more

The latest, from Demi Lovato to Netflix’s Wednesday and more. This is our daily download of the essential news you need to know across music, culture and style.

How The Pretty Cult creates gothic clothing for the modern-day “Rock & Roll Witch”

The Pretty Cult is for “misfits and dark hearts.” Founder Arielle Salsa explains how the fashion and lifestyle brand is rooted in a love of witchcraft and rock.

Inside the next wave of British heavy metal

The British are coming? Nah, they never really went away. Whether it be the prototypical likes of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, game-changing extremists Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower and Carcass or more recent globe-straddling champions such as Architects, Bring Me The Horizon and Asking Alexandria, there’s scarcely been a moment since Tony Iommi […]

A history of punk and metal fusion, from Motörhead to Metallica

Nov. 20, 1980, after-dinner hour: England’s eyes were focused on Top Of The Pops, BBC’s long-running pop program, as they had every Thursday evening since the first day of 1964. In the middle of the rundown of the U.K.’s 30 best-selling singles appeared this apparition, resembling black leather Visigoths from a Hell’s Angels fever dream. […]

Rina Sawayama announces 'Hold The Girl,' drops album teaser video—watch

Rina Sawayama has announced her new album, Hold The Girl. The album is set to release Sept. 2. Sawayama also released a short video teaser for the project. Read more: ‘Black Mirror’ is returning to Netflix for season 6 Hold The Girl follows her 2020 debut LP, SAWAYAMA. The album was so groundbreaking that the Mercury […]

Billie Eilish and FINNEAS to appear in ‘The Simpsons’ short

Billie Eilish and FINNEAS are headed to Springfield. The duo will appear in The Simpsons short on Disney+, premiering April 22. Read more: 10 ‘Simpsons’ band cameos that’ll make you wish you lived in Springfield “In ‘When Billie Met Lisa,’ Lisa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS while searching for a quiet […]

“People like listening to me being horribly in pain”: the oral history of Korn

Jonathan Davis is bathed in blood red. Thankfully, it’s merely the lighting in his home office, where he keeps suitably vampiric hours, surrounded by a treasure trove of Korn memorabilia that confirms his status as his band’s most ardent fan. “I am,” the 51-year-old agrees with a laugh, as he runs AP through some of […]

Corey Taylor releases second solo project ‘CMFB...Sides’ EP—listen

Corey Taylor has released the CMFB…Sides EP. The nine-song project includes covers of KISS, Metallica, Red Rider, Eddie Money and more. Read more: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor says the band’s new album is coming in three months CMFB…Sides follows Taylor‘s 2020 debut solo album, CMFT.  The EP features a cover of Metallica‘s “Holier Than Thou” that […]

Travis Barker teams up with Buster + Punch to create skull-themed design collection

Travis Barker has collaborated with London fashion label Buster + Punch to create the Skull Collection. The collection fuses music, fashion and interior design. The Skull collection includes door stops, a cast bowl, cabinet knobs, a table lamp, candle holders, jewelry and clothing. It also features a drum key made to Barker‘s specifications. The items […]

10 bands that prove why Misfits endure, from Metallica to My Chemical Romance

Misfits are the very model of an influential punk band. Which was most likely not Glenn Danzig’s goal when he formed them in 1977 in his native Lodi, New Jersey, naming them for Marilyn Monroe’s final film from 1961. After initially being driven by Danzig’s distorted electric piano, Misfits became known for sludgy power chords […]

The 20 most underrated pop-punk albums from the last two decades

At this point, you could practically write a textbook on the art of creating a pop-punk song. Ever since people discovered Green Day’s Dookie and the masses fell in love with “All The Small Things” on MTV, the genre has blossomed. Pop punk’s big break didn’t mean the genre got locked into a formula, either. […]
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