Shit That Comes Out Today 0 Sh*t That Comes out Today: May 15, 2020 May 15th, 2020 at 10:00am Jeff Treppel Here’s your guide to this week’s heaviest new releases! Includes Triptykon, Paradise Lost, Master Boot Record, Okkultokrati, and more!
New Stuff 0 Volumes Forge Ahead with New Song and Video, “Pixelate” May 15th, 2020 at 9:47am Vince Neilstein The band swapped singers earlier this year and also tragically lost their guitarist.
New Stuff 0 Alice Cooper Debuts New Song “Don’t Give Up” May 15th, 2020 at 9:43am Axl Rosenberg Cooper conceived and recorded the song while under quarantine.
New Stuff 0 Stream The Acacia Strain’s New EP, A May 15th, 2020 at 9:29am Axl Rosenberg It’s the fourth EP the band has released in as many months.
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 Darkest Hour to Release Live Version of 2005 Album Undoing Ruin May 15th, 2020 at 9:21am Vince Neilstein Only 250 limited edition vinyl copies. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the album and 25th anniversary of the band.
Metal Tech 0 AI/DC: Artificial Intelligence Writes an AC/DC Song May 15th, 2020 at 9:14am Axl Rosenberg The resulting track, “Great Balls,” is about as accurate a parody of AC/DC as you’re likely to ever hear.
Upcoming Bullsh*t 0 Serj Tankian Will Release Music He Wrote for System of a Down as Solo EP May 15th, 2020 at 9:03am Vince Neilstein “I think I’m gonna call it Elasticity just because I wanted to do it with System and it didn’t happen. For me, it’s not Toxicity but it is Toxicity.”
New Stuff 0 Wayne Static’s Haircut Explained in Static-X’s New Video, “All These Years” May 15th, 2020 at 8:31am Vince Neilstein Finally, the mystery has been solved! The new Static-X song featuring one of Wayne’s final vocal recordings before his death.
New Stuff 0 Avatar Debut New Song + Video “Silence in the Age of Apes” May 14th, 2020 at 4:22pm Axl Rosenberg From the band’s new album, Hunter Gatherer.
New Stuff 0 Anthrax’s Charlie Benante and Suicidal Tendencies’s Ra Diaz Cover Billie Eilish’s “bad guy” May 14th, 2020 at 4:09pm Axl Rosenberg “We added some crunch, some funk, some groove,” to the original, says Benante.
Breaking the Law 0 Ghost Comment on Lawsuit Against Vodka Company May 14th, 2020 at 2:58pm Vince Neilstein Also: the vodka company fires back! Ghost are indeed suing a British vodka maker over their name.
New Stuff 0 Misery Signals Release First Song with Original Vocalist Jesse Zaraska Since 2004 May 14th, 2020 at 2:38pm Vince Neilstein They’ve also announced their first new album in seven years.
Coronavirus 0 The German Government Has Given Destruction Financial Aid May 14th, 2020 at 2:11pm Axl Rosenberg “I’m actually happy to say that my government helped us,” says frontman Schmier.
Music Premieres 0 Exclusive Track Premiere: “Zelda” by sleepmakeswaves May 14th, 2020 at 12:08pm MetalSucks The instrumental heavy post-rock outfit add vocals to their music, and their sound becomes all the more emotional for it.
New Stuff 0 Protest the Hero Release New Song “From the Sky” May 14th, 2020 at 11:51am Axl Rosenberg This song slaps so hard, every other progressive metal band in the world just felt it.
Coronavirus 0 Slay at Home Virtual Metal & Art Festival to Include Darkest Hour, TesseracT, Twelve Foot Ninja, and More May 14th, 2020 at 11:15am Axl Rosenberg The two-day event will benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Viral Vomit 0 Check out These Hilarious Metal Album Covers Recreated With Simpsons Characters May 14th, 2020 at 10:17am Axl Rosenberg Includes parodies of famous metal album covers by bands like Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth, Korn, Gojira, and more.
Coronavirus 0 Guns N’ Roses Fire One Off at Donald Trump With New Shirt Design May 14th, 2020 at 9:45am Axl Rosenberg The shirt reads “LIVE N’ LET DIE WITH COVID 45.” 100% of net proceeds will be donated to Musicares.
New Stuff 0 Inter Arma Slay Neil Young’s “Southern Man,” Announce Covers Album May 14th, 2020 at 9:08am Vince Neilstein The album also features covers of songs by Nine Inch Nails, Prince, Venom, Tom Petty and more
Coronavirus 0 First “Socially Distant Concert” Struck Down by Arkansas Governor May 14th, 2020 at 8:33am Vince Neilstein The concert by Bishop Gunn frontman Travis McCready was scheduled for May 15 but now will not take place.
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