Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

SLEEP’s Dopesmoker Getting Vinyl Reissue With Actual Cannabis Leaves, Band Streams Long-Lost Track “Hot Lava Man”

Sleep‘s Dopesmoker has been unavailable on streaming platforms for a little while now as the album has changed hands from original owners Southern Lord to Sleep‘s new label Third Man Records. Dopesmoker originally received a massive deluxe box set treatment via the latter and is now set for a pretty unique and new vinyl pressing. […]

This Compilation Is Perfect For All Dungeons & Dragons Sessions

If you’re headed to your weekly Dungeons & Dragons session sometime soon, you might want to bring Spelljams with you. The compilation features artists produced by The Decemberists guitarist and noted D&D player Chris Funk, and is inspired by Spelljammer: Adventures in Space. Check it out in full below as it rips through everyone from […]

Former CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist STUART ANSTIS Dead At 48

Former Cradle Of Filth guitarist Stuart Anstis has passed away at 48 years old. Anstis played with Cradle Of Filth between 1995 and 1999, performing on both the Dusk And Her Embrace and Cruelty And The Beast records alongside the V Empire or Dark Faerytales In Phallustein EP. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. No further […]

LAMB OF GOD’s RANDALL BLYTHE Covers METALLICA’s “Fight Fire With Fire” Live

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 […]

Spain’s ÓSSERP Brings Forth The Grinding, Fiery Death Metal Apocalypse

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 […]

ANTHRAX Celebrated DIMEBAG DARRELL Birthday With A Partial “Domination” Cover At Recent Show

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 […]