New Stuff 0 Plini Unleashes Groovy, Shreddy New Single, “Papelillo” November 5th, 2020 at 1:38pm Vince Neilstein There are definitely some Eddie Van Halen-isms going on here on the guitar.
New Stuff 0 Five Finger Death Punch Post Yarl-tastic New Song, “Broken World” November 5th, 2020 at 1:00pm Vince Neilstein Trump’s America! Rah rah! Yay! Ivan Moody is totally a yarler.
Studio Stuff 0 Soilwork’s Björn “Speed” Strid is Now Available to Sing on Your Band’s Track! November 5th, 2020 at 12:46pm Vince Neilstein The Night Flight Orchestra vocalist is now available for hire to sing on your next album.
Metal Legacies 0 Power Trip’s Riley Gale Will Have a Home for Transitional LGBTQ Youth Named in His Honor November 5th, 2020 at 11:51am Vince Neilstein An outpouring of donations from fans following Riley’s death enabled a charity to purchase a new facility.
Black Collar Workers 0 Spotify Will Add Bands to Playlists for a Reduced Payout Rate November 5th, 2020 at 11:33am Vince Neilstein It’s payola in all but name, but could result in your band getting some coveted playlist spots.
Coronavirus 0 Study Shows “Very Low” Risk of Covid-19 Transmission at Indoor Concerts… But Don’t Get Your Hopes Up Yet November 5th, 2020 at 9:32am Vince Neilstein A new study out of Germany gives hope for those hoping a return to live concerts is coming soon. But there are asterisks.
Pummeling Politics 0 Symphony X Bassist: “Burn Your Masks.” Also Symphony X Bassist: Please Buy My Band’s Branded Masks November 4th, 2020 at 10:59am Vince Neilstein Mike LePond doesn’t care about being a hypocrite in the name of capitalism, and he would like to take advantage of your liberal tears.
Cinemetal 0 Watch: Mr. Bungle Cover Van Halen Live! November 3rd, 2020 at 1:55pm Vince Neilstein Bungle covered two lesser-known songs from the VH catalogue during their livestream last weekend.
Breaking the Law 0 Metal Musician Who Burned Down Three Black Louisiana Churches Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison November 3rd, 2020 at 11:38am Vince Neilstein The musician set the fires in 2019 in an attempt to gain notoriety from the black metal community.
Breaking the Law 0 Ex-Slipknot Percussionist Chris Fehn Drops Lawsuit Against Band November 3rd, 2020 at 9:03am Vince Neilstein An out-of-court monetary settlement was likely reached, but we’ll never know how much it was for.
New Stuff 0 Check Out This Uber-Heavy Cover of Living Colour’s “Cult of Personality” November 2nd, 2020 at 2:11pm Vince Neilstein A modern metal take in the 1988 classic by thrash/groove outfit Product of Hate.
Pummeling Politics 0 Sebastian Bach Wears “F*ck Trump” T-Shirt in Pre-Election Video November 2nd, 2020 at 12:20pm Vince Neilstein The former Skid Row frontman implores voters to choose Biden, even without mentioning him by name.
What the...?? 0 Maynard Doesn’t Want You Chatting During His Band’s Livestreams November 2nd, 2020 at 11:28am Vince Neilstein Puscifer shut off the chat function during last Friday’s livestream, on par for Maynard’s recent anti-phone rhetoric.
New Stuff 0 David Lee Roth Launches Interactive Online Comic Featuring New Songs Written with John 5 November 2nd, 2020 at 10:17am Vince Neilstein The songs were recorded as part of an album back in 2014 but never released.
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 Metallica Have “A Lot of Material” Written for Next Album November 2nd, 2020 at 9:50am Vince Neilstein Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo reveal how they expect to be included in the writing process this time around.
Breaking the Law 0 Did Bring Me the Horizon Steal a Deftones Riff? November 1st, 2020 at 3:42pm Vince Neilstein BMTH were previously accused of stealing a song idea from Evanescence’s Amy lee.
Symphonies of Sickness 0 Defiler Vocalist Jake Shaw is Very Sick and Needs Your Help November 1st, 2020 at 3:22pm Vince Neilstein Additionally, the band’s longtime drummer, Craig Ledbetter, died earlier this week.
F-F-F-Feudin' 0 Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares Says Burton “Couldn’t Sing Live Anymore” November 1st, 2020 at 12:42pm Vince Neilstein The guitarist, who now controls 100% of the Fear Factory name, vented his frustrations in response to fans this morning.
Cinemetal 0 Gojira Post Previously Unreleased Song, “Inferno” October 30th, 2020 at 3:28pm Vince Neilstein The song was written back in 2003, but Gojira have released a newly recorded live studio version.
Pummeling Politics 0 Decibel Magazine Addresses “Bad Shit in Black Metal” in Excerpt from New USBM Book October 30th, 2020 at 12:35pm Vince Neilstein “We must first be fully aware of the genre’s nauseating and not incidental association with misogynist, racist and homophobic tendencies.”
