Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

YEAR OF THE KNIFE Vocalist In Stable Condition After Horrific Accident, GoFundMe Launched

Year Of The Knife were sadly involved in a terrible car accident on June 28 that left vocalist Madi Watkins in critical condition, and the rest of the band with other traumas. Fortunately guitarist Brandon Watkins has provided an update via the band’s GoFundMe, saying Madi is now in stable condition and the rest of […]

PALMS (DEFTONES, ISIS) Announces 10th Anniversary Reissue Of Their Only Album

Palms, the band featuring ex-Isis drummer Aaron Harris, bassist Jeff Caxide, and guitarist Bryant Clifford Meyer, alongside Deftones vocalist Chino Moreno, is re-releasing their self-titled debut album on September 22. The reissue features the two B-sides “Opening Titles” and “End Credits” and is available for pre-order here. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. As far as actual new Palms […]

POLARIS Guitarist RYAN SIEW Dead At 26 Years Old

Rising Australian metalcore band Polaris has suffered an unthinkable loss as their guitarist Ryan Siew has passed away at 26 years old. Polaris has issued the following statement on Siew‘s death. We wish Siew‘s friends and family all the best at this time. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. “It is with shattered hearts & the […]

EMPEROR Summoned Emperial Wrath During Tour’s Opening Night

It’s hard to imagine a conversation about black metal where Emperor is not mentioned at least once. Widely revered as arguably the most quintessential band to ever come out in the annals of the metal sub-genre, Ihsahn, Samoth, and his cohorts engraved their names in the history of extreme music with Anthems to the Welkins […]

Former MEGADETH Drummer LEE RAUCH Has Passed Away

Former Megadeth drummer Lee Rauch has passed away. Rauch played on Megadeth‘s 1984 demo Last Rites and was replaced by Gar Samuelson prior to the recording of Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!. We wish the Rauch family all the best at this time. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Rauch‘s death was confirmed […]

Album Review: EINAR SOLBERG 16

Einar Solberg is best known as the frontman and keyboardist of the progressive rock/metal band Leprous. With Leprous, Solberg has built a solid international fan base and even earned a Spellemann / Norwegian Grammy nomination. In addition, Solberg has made appearances with Ihsahn, Emperor, Peccatum, The Wretched End, etc. You might know that Solberg has […]

SPIRIT ADRIFT’s NATE GARRETT Shows Off The Riffs That Taught Him

What does Ozzy, Mercyful Fate, and ZZ Top have in common? Nate Garrett of Spirit Adrift is here to explain, along with other riffs that taught him songwriting from the catalogs of legends like Metallica, Pantera, Rush, Black Sabbath and more! Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Pre-order Spirit Adrift‘s upcoming album, Ghost at the Gallows, […]