Category Archives: Hard Rock/Metal

DETHKLOK Streams “Aortic Desecration”, Announces New Albums & Movie Release Dates

It’s finally happening! Dethklok has officially announced Dethalbum IV for August 22 and is now streaming the comically brutal new single “Aortic Desecration”. Better yet, will release their final and highly-anticipated new movie Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar digitally and on BluRay come August 22, with a whole soundtrack album available on August 25. So […]

“I Can’t Listen To That Stuff”

Founding Suicide Silence drummer Josh Goddard and guitarist Rick Ash recently sat down with sole founding Suicide Silence member guitarist Chris Garza to look back on their early days. The trio eventually start talking about their debut 2003 demo Death Awaits and untitled 2004 demo, and they’re… well, proud of ’em but recognize some glaring […]

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Played Their First Shows With Guitarist TRISTAN AUMAN

Between The Buried And Me kicked off their North American tour over the weekend with live fill-in guitarist Tristan Auman filling in for Dustie Waring. Waring is currently sitting out live shows due to ongoing allegations against him. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Check out footage above and below, and catch Between The Buried And […]

STEVE HARRIS Names The One Song He Wishes IRON MAIDEN Would Play

Iron Maiden recently played “Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)” for the first time ever, which begs the question – what else should they finally break out live? Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris tells Metal Hammer he’d love it if the band would play their 1988 song “Only The Good Die Young” from Seventh Son Of […]

“Spotify Are The Biggest Criminals In The World”

Just in case anyone forgot, it’s damn near impossible to make a living wage off music these days. Touring costs are through the roof, record sales are down, and streaming services aren’t exactly putting lots of food on the table. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Cradle Of Filth vocalist Dani Filth recently spoke to Rock […]

HELLOWEEN & HAMMERFALL Bring Power Metal To The Forefront During Bombastic Tour Run

What do you get when you bring together the long-beloved combination of pumpkins and hammers? You get The Smashing…. Wait, no, it’s the Helloween and Hammerfall United Forces 2023 North American tour! Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Helloween and Hammerfall joined forces in 2022 for a bombastic joint tour across Europe, and in September, the […]

Announcing The Inaugural Metal Injection Festival This September Feat. TESTAMENT, MAX & IGOR CAVALERA, MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY & More!

I’m elated to announce the first-ever Metal Injection Festival, which will take over Orange County, CA on September 16 @ the The Observatory and September 17 @ House of Blues Anaheim. The full lineups are: Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. September 16 @ The Observatory (BUY TIX HERE) Max & Igor Cavalera (Morbid Visions and […]

CONVERGE & CAVE IN Added To Two BOTCH Reunion Shows

Botch is playing a ton of reunion shows this October and November, and now they’ve got two era-specific classics joining them in Massachusetts and New Jersey! Converge and Cave In have been set for the two aforementioned Botch shows, and you can get the full routing below. Get your tickets here. Advertisement. Scroll to continue […]

CODE ORANGE’s Guitarist To Sit Out European Tour

Code Orange guitarist Dominic Landolina will sit out the band’s upcoming European dates due to his recent foot surgery. “We will be without our brother [Dominic Landolina] on our european tour as he’s just undergone foot surgery,” wrote the band. “The price of going hard for many years. wish him the best and see you […]