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On paper, hip-hop and metal shouldn’t work together — two polarizing genres with very different intentions and attitudes. However, thanks to a new wave of outfits in the late ‘90s and early 2000s bravely merging the two contrasting flavors at the same time, nü metal was born. Read more: A beginner’s guide to Linkin Park: […]

Established six years ago purely as a means of paying homage to their metal forefathers Korn, Slipknot and Pantera, the buzz surrounding DED soon grew way beyond the members’ expectations. Before they knew it, the band were caught up in a whirlwind of intense touring, mounting public attention and the opportunity to record their debut […]

DED’s School Of Thought is out now. Frontman Joe Cotela speaks on the album’s creation and touring in a post-COVID-19 world.

Everybody’s favorite genre to have opinions about, nü metal shortly peaked as an object of global obsession. Not unlike the finale of Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer, the scene got ravaged by the collective madness of its own stans. Which fairly contributed to the creation of negative biases toward nü metal we’ve grown to […]

Living well is the best revenge. After Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne’s famed manager and wife, was rejected by alternative powerhouse festival Lollapalooza for an Ozzy band performance, she took matters into her own hands and created a metal event of her own, Ozzfest. It was truly a DIY family affair, featuring many of Ozzy’s bands […]

This week’s Must-See Music selections make us want to slap people who complain that there’s “no good music anymore.” There is great music out there—the complainers simply don’t know what’s going on. If you’re seeking alt-rock icons, punk lifers, guitar rockers and pensive singer-songwriters,you’ve come to the right spot on the web. This is Must-See […]

Over the decades, industrial rock has frequently decried mankind’s greed and ecological destruction. In 2020, as we’re facing corporate interference and coronavirus, the Los Angeles duo DK Zero are keeping the fury alive with “Switch Me On,” which Altpress is premiering today.  Five years ago, frontwoman Kato and multi-instrumentalist D-Punk met each other while active […]

As the frontman of Static-X, the late Wayne Static (né Wells) brought guitar crunch and electronic elements into the American rock forefront in a way that got the metalheads out on the dance floor. (Really. “Keep Disco Evil” was an ironic band motto that adorns the band’s shirts to this day.) While he was maligned […]

Over the weekend, we brought you the unfortunate news that Static-X founder/frontman Wayne Static had passed away at the age of 48. (Photo: VQPR.) While we wait for further details about the nature of Static’s death, former members of Static-X have taken to social media and released their own statements, memorializing their former frontman. Read what […]

Over the weekend, we brought you the unfortunate news that Static-X founder/frontman Wayne Static had passed away at the young age of 48. At the time, a representative for Static had said that no further information was available. But a number of websites and musicians still speculated that the singer/guitarist’s death was drug-related. Now, a […]

Singer/guitarist Wayne Static, founder of industrial metal band Static-X, has passed away at the age of 48. He would've been 49 on November 4. A press release from Static's publicist states that no further information is available at this time. According to Blabbermouth, however, “some of Wayne's associates have indicated that the death may have […]