Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

MIKE SHINODA Dismisses The Idea That CHESTER BENNINGTON Hated “In The End”

Sometimes lightning is just simply caught in a bottle. To wit, Led Zeppelin had no idea of the significance of them writing “Strairway to Heaven”—it was just a new song for them at the time. Or, as bassist John Paul Jones wryly once said, “It’s not like three wisemen showed up asking, ‘Excuse me, are […]

METALLICA, POWERWOLF, UNEARTH & More Among Metal Injection’s Top Tracks Of The Week

This week’s top tracks include a sludgy new Metallica single, a dominating new Powerwolf single, an Unearth single that came alongside a load of underground metalcore classics, and more! Check out the playlist on Spotify here and on Apple Music here. “If Darkness Had A Son” – Metallica “No Prayer At Midnight” – Powerwolf “Mother […]

WINDHAND’s DORTHIA COTTRELL Announces Solo Album, Streams “Family Annihilator”

Windhand frontwoman Dorthia Cottrell will release her new solo album (and Relapse Records debut) Death Folk Country on April 21. Cottrell is now streaming the gloomy new single “Family Annihilator” alongside a bloody music video directed by Richard Francisco Howard and Jonathan Howard. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “This album to me is about painting […]

METALLICA Previews New Single “If Darkness Had A Son” Due Out Tomorrow

Metallica began previewing a new single on TikTok, with each individual band member joining in as a duet day after day. Now all four members have joined in and Metallica has revealed they’ll release the song titled “If Darkness Had A Son” tomorrow, March 1. A few notes on the duets: James Hetfield looks great! […]

HAKEN’s RICHARD HENSHALL Discusses How Personal Loss & The Animal Kingdom Influenced Their New Album Fauna

English prog-metal ensemble Haken continue their reliably steady output with the release of their seventh studio album Fauna, available via Inside Out on March 3. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Bolstered by the return of keyboardist Pete Jones and a massive European tour with Between The Buried And Me, the authors of such bombastic and mind-bending cuts […]

What Is Going On With These Fake AVENGED SEVENFOLD Festival Appearance Cancelations?

Update: Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows has taken to Twitter to say that the band was hacked, the festival appearances have not been cancelled, and the podcast from the band with Shadows reading off the cancelations is “not him.” So it’s probably safe to assume that something is up with Avenged Sevenfold at the moment. […]

For A Ridiculous Amount Of Money, You Can Join GENE SIMMONS At Abbey Road To Record A KISS Song

Ah…. Abbey Road Studios. The crown jewel of recording studios. The place were The Beatles recorded their final LP of the same name. It hosted the genesis of the long-running feud between Roger Waters and David Gilmour as Pink Floyd recorded their landmark album The Dark Side of The Moon. And now, in the same […]

ASHLEY MORGAN SMITHLINE Goes Back On MARILYN MANSON Accusations, Says EVAN RACHEL WOOD “Manipulated” Her

The case against Marilyn Manson (real name Brian Warner) brought forth by model Ashley Morgan Smithline was dismissed in January, but it goes a little deeper than that now. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. In a statement issued to Billboard, Smithline claims her accusations against Manson were not true and that she was “manipulated” by Manson‘s former girlfriend and accuser […]