If you’ve ever wanted to drone like Sunn O))) does, here’s your chance! The band has opened their own Reverb shop to sell a handful of pedals they’ve used over the years, including two of the first version of the band’s collaboration with EarthQuaker Devices, the Life Pedal. “I’m not only the Life Pedal president, […]
Newly-minted solo artist and voice of Jack Skellington (among other things) Danny Elfman has announced a special one-off Halloween show at The Hollywood Bowl. Much like his Coachella performance, Elfman‘s live band will include guitarists Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit) and Nili Brosh (Tony MacAlpine, ex-Cirque du Soleil), bassist Stu Brooks (Dub Trio) and drummer Josh […]
Dead Cross will release their new record II on October 28 and is now streaming the frantic new single “Heart Reformer” alongside a pretty gross new video directed and edited by Dark Details (a.k.a. Chris J. Cunningham).. If you’re into watching a dude get his teeth removed and then beat the crap out of another […]
Just when you thought you’d heard everything that Bay Area behemoths Machine Head could throw at you, from the glory days of Burn My Eyes and the sledgehammer resurgence of The Blackening, Robb Flynn pops up with a question: “What about a concept album, have we done that yet?” Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Given […]
Greetings tech fiends, it’s that time of the week again. Before we dive into today’s column, here’s the usual weekly reminder that if you’re looking to find even more sick bands, you can do so here. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Are you ready for some rad new music from Australia? Because we’ve got the […]
Bad Omens is now streaming their new music video for “Concrete Jungle” directed by Orie McGinness. The single is from the latest Bad Omens record The Death Of Peace Of Mind, out now and available here. And if you haven’t heard that just yet, you really should – Bad Omens is doing radio-friendly rock anthems […]
Cyborg Octopus will release their first new record in six years Between The Light And Air on August 26, and we’re streaming the perfectly weird single “Trash Island” right now. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “Trash Island” is all about being garbage, eating garbage, and dying from consuming plastic found in just about everything these […]
Singer Johannes Eckerström of Swedish metal act Avatar recently told TotalRock the band’s next album is recorded and mixed, and the band are eyeing a 2023 release. As for what the vibe of the LP is like, Eckerström got to the point: “The short version is we will make you see the devil, and we will make you dance. […]
It seems quite often that I find myself writing about Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows and his seemingly endless nuggets of knowledge. Shadows tweeted last week “To me Dolby Atmos sounds objectively worse than a stereo mix,” speaking about the surround sound technology that many DSPs—such as Apple Music and Tidal—have adopted as their default […]
“Så tetnet tåken til sist.Så vandrer vi endelig til Dødheimsgard.Tilvaerelsens morkeste elementerhar stenket jorden med en gravskjendig ild.” Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “Then the fog finally thickened.Then we finally walked to Dødheimsgard.Existences’ dark elementshave spattered the earth with a grave-desecrating fire.” Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez is recognized as one of black metal’s greatest artists. Yet, […]