Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

GRUESOME, IMMORTAL BIRD & CARTILAGE Announce Fall U.S. Tour

Gruesome will hit the road late this September to bring death metal to the masses. Unfortunately all the dates are on the Western half of the United States, so folks like myself are outta luck for the time being. The tour will feature Immortal Bird and Cartilage, and you can get the dates below. Advertisement. […]

“We Realize That A Rising Tide Raises All Ships”

Creeping Death guitarist Trey Pemberton is here to represent Texas death metal and hardcore. During an interview with Kevin Diers, Pemberton gets asked about his shirt and says it’s for a band called Ozone, adding there’s a “Lotta good hardcore, lotta good metal, lotta good punk coming out of Texas in general. Lotta my homies […]

KEN MODE Trudges Into The Darkness On New Single “Unresponsive”

KEN Mode is now streaming their slow-as-hell new single “Unresponsive.” Vocalist Jesse Matthewson said the song directly deals with horrible nightmares he began having at the start of the pandemic, all written as a storm slowly rolled in. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “At this phase of the pandemic I had begun having dreams about […]

This Split Between PERILAXE OCCLUSION, FUMES, CELESTIAL SANCTUARY & THORN Is Brutal

There are four names you might not know in the new wave of death metal, but you absolutely need to – Perilaxe Occlusion, Fumes, Celestial Sanctuary, and Thorn. All four have teamed up for a four-way split Absolute Convergence that spans the distances between cavernous death metal and brutality that rockets through the psychedelic cosmos. […]

DROWNING POOL Throws It Way Back With New Single “Choke”

Drowning Pool will release their new record Strike A Nerve on September 30 and is now streaming the new single “Choke.” According to guitarist CJ Pierce, the single is a combination of the classic Drowning Pool sound alongside concentrated efforts to push themselves in a new direction. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “‘Choke’ is another […]

DAVE MUSTAINE Opens Up About The Moment He Knew MARTY FRIEDMAN Would Leave MEGADETH

In a new interview with Guitar World, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine opened up about the departure of legendary, former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman. Friedman departed the group in 2000, and according to Mustaine, the straw that broke the camel’s back for Friedman was the guitar solo to “Breadline”—from Megadeth‘s divisive 1999 album, Risk. Advertisement. Scroll […]

VOLUMES Vocalist Joined SPIRITBOX On Stage For “Holy Roller” Last Night

Spiritbox hit the road with Ghost and Mastodon at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA on August 26. The band was joined by Volumes vocalist Michael Barr for their popular single “Holy Roller,” and you can check out fan-filmed footage of that above. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Catch the trio at one of […]