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 […]
Machine Head‘s Robb Flynn posted a tribute to his band on their 30th anniversary to his Instagram recently, and the story is nothing short of insane. The post details Machine Head‘s first-ever show at a house party that got a little out of control thanks to the hatred of a shitty landlord. Then the cops […]
Genocide Pact will hit the road this November with No/Más and Vomit Forth for a completely devastating tour across North America. And by “North America” I mean the eastern half of the United States and a few Canadian dates, as usual. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Anyway, get the dates below. 11/10 Baltimore, MD @ […]
When publications feature a group with attaching tag-lines that read “believe the hype” and “the band that everyone is talking about,” there’s bound to be lovers and haters. Haters gonna hate, as they say. But where there’s smoke there’s fire, and Canada’s Spiritbox have been burning up stages across the globe to live up to […]
This week’s new heavy metal releases include lots of headbanging, sonic exercises in tension release, that band that “no one likes” yet remains incredibly successful (so what is the truth?), and more! Get ’em here on vinyl at Gimme Metal, and now to the metals… Dawnwalker – House Of Sand Genre: Post-Metal/progressiveOrigin: London, EnglandLabel: Room […]