The Ocean and guitarist David Ramis Åhfeldt have parted ways. According to a statement by Åhfeldt, he’s leaving the band purely for personal reasons and that there’s no bad blood between himself and The Ocean. Åhfeldt‘s final show with The Ocean will be at Hellfest on June 21. This also marks the second departure from […]
Becoming a meme is the best way to promote your band. Just ask Pentagram, whose Spotify numbers quadrupled after Bobby Liebling‘s epic stare became a TikTok phenomenon. These 10 metal songs launched memes that would altar the popularity of these bands forever, and in one case, may have single-handedly reunited a nü-metal favorite. Is BrBr […]
Back in the early 1980s, if you were picking up a guitar with dreams of making it big in metal, there was one clear path: mastering lightning-fast solos in the vein of Eddie Van Halen or Randy Rhoads. For many young players, it seemed that rhythm guitar and songwriting took a backseat to show-stopping lead […]
Metallica, Limp Bizkit, and Ice Nine KIlls brought the riffs to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA on May 23 and our photographer Mark “Smitty” Neal was there to capture all the action! Metallica Limp Bizkit Ice Nine Kills Want More Metal? Subscribe To Our Daily Newsletter Enter your information below to get a daily […]
Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne‘s final show is coming up on July 5, and will be broadcast to the entire world (sans those tho managed to get tickets and flights). The show is set to feature everyone from the aforementioned to Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, and a band that apparently got ejected before […]
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Rob Trujillo have made a habit of performing “doodles” live – or little instrumental covers of a song that has some significance to whatever place they’re playing. The duo decided to tackle Death‘s “Pull The Plug” at their June 8 show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL and […]
It’s the year of anniversaries for bands, apparently – and while Machine Head may have celebrated their 30th anniversary last year, they’re still reminiscing on just how far they’ve come. When talking to Metal Hammer earlier this week, guitarist and vocalist of Machine Head Robb Flynn took a trip down memory lane, recounting what it was […]
Deathcore group Shadow Of Intent explore a dystopian reality in their new music video for “Mechanical Chaos.” The newest single is their fourth release off their forthcoming record, Imperium Delirium which is due out on June 27th. The track was inspired by the newfound use of drones in modern warfare, and the music video that […]
Volumes‘ Myke Terry posted to Instagram this past week to announce that the band’s fifth studio record has officially been completed. The band’s last release, Happier?, was back in late 2021, just over four years since the release before that, Different Animals – Volumes‘ first record with Myke Terry. And just like clockwork, nearly four years […]
SABATON unleashed their brand new single, “Hordes of Khan,” upon the world yesterday (6th June) alongside a brand new music video. Off of their upcoming 11th studio album due out late this year, the band described that the newest track was based on historical figure, Genghis Khan, and his legacy: “Genghis Khan wasn’t just a […]
