Mastodon just played their first show without Brent Hinds on March 9 at Tool‘s Live In The Sand festival in Punta Cana, and it seems they’ve recruited guitarist (and well-known YouTuber) Ben Eller for at least this one show. It’s not clear if Eller will continue on with the band, but hey – congrats to Eller! […]
Paradise Slaves may be a brand new band, but this isn’t the members’ first rodeo. The band’s dynamic lineup formed back in 2024, consisting of vocalist Brock Lindow (36 Crazyfists), guitarist Tyler Stroetzel (solo), guitarist Jon Kita (Diecast), bassist Brad Horion (Diecast), and drummer Ryan Manning (Pentagram, Blitzkid), and they didn’t waste time putting pen […]
For years, many have speculated about the true nature of Cradle Of Filth – whether it operates as a fully collaborative band or if it is, in essence, a Dani Filth solo project. In a new interview with Terry Palamara of Loud And Proud Italy, Filth, the band’s only remaining founding member, directly addressed these […]
In December of last year, Glassjaw announced the release of their original demos with producer Don Fury. Yesterday, March 7th, the demos made their debut on vinyl, which are available for purchase here. With no confirmation on whether or not the demos will be available on streaming platforms from Glassjaw, the vinyl may be the […]
This week’s top tracks include a sinister new cut by Ghost, a surprisingly heavy one from Volbeat, Fallujah back to tech up our lives, and of course Metal Injection’s Band Of The Month Imperial Triumphant! Check out the playlist on Spotify here and on Apple Music here. The new additions this week are: “Lexington Delirium” […]
Well holy shit – after 25 years, founding Mastodon guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds has left the band. Not much is known about the situation at the moment outside a statement published by Mastodon saying they’ve “mutually decided to part ways.” Fans might’ve noticed something was up earlier this week when Mastodon spent some time […]
Founding The Damned guitarist Brian James has died at 70 years old. James played for The Damned between 1976 and 1978, again between 1988 and 1991, and then again briefly in 2022. James was responsible for almost all the music behind the first two now-iconic The Damned records, Damned Damned Damned and Music For Pleasure. […]
Drummer Aaron Rossi has sadly died at 44 years old from a heart attack. Rossi drummed for Prong between 2005 and 2009, and then again between 2018 and 2022; he also drummed for Ministry for the majority of the years between 2007 and 2016. We extend our deepest condolences to Rossi‘s friends and family at […]
Well, here’s a real tour that you can go to in 2025. Powerman 5000 has announced a US trek with Ill Niño (who’ve recently found themselves in some hot water), Metal Injection favorites Trapt, (hed) p.e., and The Great Alone. The tour kicks off on July 1 at Sunshine Studios in Colorado Springs, CO and […]
Former Fear Factory bassist Christian Olde Wolbers seems to be revisiting his past in some regard with a new band called Angst Fabrik… which if you don’t speak German is literally Fear Factory in German. All we know is that Angst Fabrik‘s debut album is due out sometime in 2026 and that Wolbers is working […]
