Lamb Of God vocalist Randall Blythe got up on stage with Bay Area Interthrashional, the band featuring members of Forbidden and Machine Head, for one hell of a “Fight Fire With Fire” cover. The cover took place at the Dynamo Metalfest in Eindhoven, Netherlands over the weekend and again – Blythe and the band were […]
Ósserp just released their new record Els nous cants de la Sibil·la and you need to hear it. It’s like Deathspell Omega and Behemoth decided to throw a little more grinding death metal into their sound, and maybe beef up the riffs a bit for maximum headbanging where needed. I mean seriously, if you can […]
Metallica released four albums in the ’80s, three in the ’90s, two in the ’00s, one in the ’10s, and we’re still waiting on the first album of this decade. In an interview with Goldmine, guitarist Kirk Hammett was asked why Metallica takes so long to put out new records. Hammett said it’s just the […]
Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell would’ve been 56 years old on August 20. Anthrax celebrated Darrell‘s would-be birthday with a partial cover of “Domination” at their Detroit show on the same date, and of course did a great job with it! Plus this is basically just a warmup for drummer Charlie Benante as he takes part […]
Glassing is back with a new single “Sulk” off their two-song EP Dire And Sulk. The single is all the blackened sludgy chaos you could want from Glassing, and is perfect for all your weekend barbecues. You’ll be the hit of the party! As long as the party only involves people with good musical taste. […]
Nightwish parted ways with longtime bassist Marco Hietala in 2021 and recruited Wintersun bassist Jukka Koskinen for touring duties. Now Nightwish has announced Koskinen as a full-time member of the band, making him the second member of Wintersun to be in Nightwish (the first is drummer Kai Hahto, who joined in 2019). Advertisement. Scroll to […]
Chimp Spanner disappeared after its 2012 EP All Roads Lead Here, but fortunately returned to the world in January 2021 with a new single “Tombstone City.” The project, headed up by guitarist Paul Ortiz, has been releasing singles ever since and now we’ve got an especially heavy one. Chimp Spanner is now streaming “Fractured” featuring […]
One of the most immensely heavy acts to come out of the 2000s metalcore scene, Massachusetts’ The Acacia Strain have worked bloody hard for over 20 years to keep their career ticking over while so many of their peers have fallen away. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. And what a career they’ve had; touring the […]
Metallica is obviously very popular in modern times, but YouTuber Algal the Bard proves that the band’s compositions could’ve probably slayed way back in Medieval times as well! Check out Algal the Bard‘s cover of Metallica‘s super thrashy epic “One,” which he notes was performed on Lute-guitar, Irish Bouzouki and Flabiol. Advertisement. Scroll to continue […]
When Porcupine Tree announced they’d be reforming in 2022 and releasing the very much-acclaimed LP Closure/Continuation, prog metal fans did backflips in rejoice. Around 2010, guitarist/vocalist Steven Wilson turned his focus to his solo career, mostly as a response to the negative environment within Porcupine Tree circa 2009, as 14 months of touring for their […]