Metallica frontman James Hetfield isn’t thrilled that Motörhead and their iconic vocalist Lemmy Kilmister haven’t been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. In a recent episode of The Metallica Report, Hetfield noted his displeasure and questioned the logic of those involved with the hall… as we all do. Like, a lot. “The […]
Slaughter To Prevail Premiere New Music Video “K.O.D.” Band Photo: Marilyn Manson (?) Russian deathcore band Slaughter To Prevail premiere their second new single of the year, “K.O.D.” The track is one of several the band has debuted live in recent weeks. You can watch it below. Alex Terrible and the band have the following […]
Come up with a metal band now right now. Then, once you landed on one that doesn’t suck, go on Metal Archives and see if it’s taken. It is, right? Of course it is. Every metal band name is taken. This is the exact problem that Kerry King ran into when trying to name his […]
70000 Tons Of Metal Confirms First Third Of 2025 Lineup Band Photo: Sonata Arctica (?) There are your standard Heavy Metal festivals – and then there’s 70000 Tons Of Metal. Envision this: Lounging on a Caribbean island, soaking up the sun on a pristine white beach. Later on, you feel the warm wind blowing in […]
Sevendust is celebrating 21 years of their album Seasons – released on October 7, 2003 – with a full US tour. The tour features 10 Years, Return To Dust, and Horizon Theory as the openers, and you can get your tickets right here. Seasons spawned two live staples for Sevendust – “Enemy” and “Face To […]
Bat Releases New Music Video “Revenge Of The Wolf” This past Friday, Richmond, Virginia metal-punk trio Bat welcomed the release of their second full-length album “Under The Crooked Claw” via Nuclear Blast Records. The brainchild of Municipal Waste guitarists Ryan Waste & Nick Poulos, Bat ascended from the underground a decade ago on a dark, […]
That was the mood at Historic Crew Stadium as Sonic Temple opened on day two beneath a steady drizzle of rain. Grey clouds cloaked the festival grounds and rainwater soaked the grass – soon to be mud beneath a trample of boots — mere hours before festivalgoers were due to march through the entry gates. […]
Report Metal Underground Goes To Hell: Incinceration Fest 2024 One of the wonderful things about Camden, a very busy area of north London, is the amount of venues there are. London in general has plenty of live music hosts, but it seems if one has to go to Camden, or a neaby area like Tufnell […]
Powerwolf is now streaming the new single “1589” off their upcoming studio album Wake Up The Wicked, due out July 26. “1589” tells the story of Peter Stump, who lived near Cologne, Germany in the 16th century and is known today as the Werewolf of Bedburg. After being defamed as a werewolf, the farmer confessed […]
Wisconson Metal And Punk Hybrid Deathwish Release New Single “Rain Fire” Wisconsin metal and punk hybrid, Deathwish, have released their new single “Rain Fire” on all streaming platforms. Bassist Bitty commented “Way back in the day I smoked some pot and it was laced with angel dust. One of the things I saw while on […]