I swear there has to be something in the air – between drummers getting fired, rehired, and then fired again, and making Instagram posts listing the possible reasons they could have been laid off – a lot of bands are going through a major structural change. And the German band The Ocean is no different. First, they […]
This week’s top tracks include Metal Injection’s Artist Of The Month Cryptopsy, the return of Between The Buried And Me, Till Lindemann staying as weird as he’s ever been, and more! Check out the playlist on Spotify here and on Apple Music here. The new additions this week are: “Until There’s Nothing Left” – Cryptopsy […]
Ahead of this weekend’s series of benefit shows for the legendary New York hardcore promoter Rich Hall, Converge and Coalesce have announced the release of an unapologetically raw 1996 live recording of the bands’ show at CBGB. The 14-song album captures the bands in their most primal form and is available digitally now and the […]
While you’re waiting for that new Megadeth record, why not get yourself some S-tier threads? Megadeth has teamed up with Half-Sumo for a whole new line of fightware merchandise that frankly looks cool as hell. All the merch celebrates Megadeth‘s Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! turning 40 years old, and ties in […]
Good news! We’re getting two brand new Panopticon records this year! Or at least one new one and one that you’ve definitely never heard before. Panopticon is set to release Laurentian Blue, which is an album purely of dark folk material that’s meant to be a companion to …And Again Into the Light; and Songs […]
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 […]
