Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

M. SHADOWS Recalls AVENGED SEVENFOLD’s Creative Shift When Making Their Best Selling Album

When Avenged Sevenfold dropped Hail to the King in 2013, fans and critics alike were struck by its stark departure from the band’s earlier works. The album, defined by its stripped-down, arena-ready sound, was a deliberate attempt to craft a hard rock classic in the vein of Metallica‘s Black Album. As frontman M. Shadows admitted […]

BRUCE DICKINSON Promises IRON MAIDEN Will Play Stuff They’ve Never Played Before In 2025

Iron Maiden will hit the road in 2025 (and 2026) for their Run For Your Lives tour, and apparently it’s gonna feature some pretty deep cuts. According to Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson in a brand new video update, Iron Maiden is planning on “doing stuff we’ve never, ever done before” live. It’s also worth […]

It Was A Mix Of The Harder, Heavier, Uglier Stuff With The Pretty, Beautiful Sound

Alice in Chains‘ seminal album, Dirt, is as much a product of its time as it is a defining work of the grunge era. The band’s creative process was shaped not just by internal struggles but also by the external chaos of the Rodney King riots that swept through Los Angeles in 1992. In a […]

Eschaton Premiere New Single & Music Video

Eschaton (ex-Necrophagist, ex-Obscura, ex-Alkaloid, Etc.) Premiere New Single & Music Video “Blood Of The People” From Upcoming New Album “Techtalitarian” Band Photo: Obscura (?) Eschaton (ex-Necrophagist, ex-Obscura, ex-Alkaloid, etc.) is poised to deliver an onslaught of technical death metal in 2025. The band has officially announced their upcoming album, Techtalitarian, slated for release within the […]

COUNTERPARTS’ BRENDAN MURPHY Explains Why He Prefers Doing EPs Over Albums

The argument over singles versus EPs versus full-length albums has been raging for years, really ever since the rise of streaming services. Counterparts and End vocalist Brendan Murphy recently weighed in on why he loves the EP format during an interview with New Noise Magazine, though it doesn’t have anything to do with streaming services […]