Corey Taylor and Jim Root have been Slipknot bandmates for over two decades at this point, and were Stone Sour bandmates until 2014. There was some bad blood between the two at the time of the Stone Sour split, though in a 2019 interview Root said he and Taylor were much closer and that “we […]
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Unleash The Archers will celebrate the fifth birthday of their 2017 album Apex with a reissue on November 18. The reissue includes the entirety of Apex, a newly-mastered instrumental version of the album, and two additional tracks “Falsewave” and “Acoustiplex” – reimaginings of original album tracks “False Walls” and “Apex.” Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. […]
Allegaeon parted ways with vocalist Riley McShane earlier this year and has now announced a familiar face for their upcoming tour. Allegaeon has recruited former vocalist Ezra Haynes for their European tour kicking off this December, though it’s worth noting that it doesn’t seem he’s a permanent replacement for McShane (at the moment). Advertisement. Scroll […]
Frank sits down with Nergal of Behemoth at this year’s Beyond The Gates festival in Bergen, Norway for a keynote discussion on his career and rise to a black metal icon. Nergal goes deep on his love for Norwegian Black Metal, stories about the evolution of the band and those that opposed, the times he […]
Tribulation is now streaming “Hamartia,” their first new single with guitarist Joseph Tholl. Tholl joined Tribulation in 2020 after the departure of Jonathan Hultén, whose final album with the band was their 2021 effort Where the Gloom Becomes Sound (and the ensuing bonus track “The Dhampir” released earlier this year). Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. […]
Morbikon is the new band featuring Municipal Waste‘s Dave Witte on drums and Phil “Landphil” Hall on bass and guitar, alongside Finntroll vocalist Matthias “Vieth” Lillmåns. The band is now streaming their very blackened new single “Cursed To March On Shattered Limbs” off the coming record Ov Mournful Twilight due out October 28. Pre-orders are […]
In 2018, Vermilia emerged from out of nowhere and released one of the best albums of the year, as well as one of the best folk-black metal albums of the last 20 years. Ok, so Finland isn’t exactly “nowhere” in metal terms, but there had been almost no buildup or buzz prior to her releasing […]
Marilyn Manson is currently under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department over allegations of sexual abuse by actor Evan Rachel Wood. Wood publicly named Manson as her abuser in February 2021 after previously detailing being mentally and physically tortured by “an older man” when she was 18-years-old. You can see the details of […]
Everyone needs to make a buck. Especially when you’re in high school and, week after week, a killer show comes to town that you absolutely have to go see. Well, Bring Me the Horizon vocalist Oli Sykes recently revealed what his quick change operation was back in the day: selling bootleg CD-R compilations of the […]
If you’ve seen the fifth season of Cobra Kai, then you’ve heard Dragonforce drummer Gee Anzalone. Anzalone has revealed he worked with composers Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson on the closing track “Strike First,” which you can check out a full performance of above. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “Thanks to Zach Robinson for the […]










