Here are 10 New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) bands that should have been bigger, but weren’t. The NWOBHM changed everything. It gave us Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon, all of whom went on to have very, very different careers. It laid the groundwork for thrash, speed, and power metal and it produced an […]
Tragedy has struck Amigo the Devil, as the musician has shared via social media that he and his family have lost their home in a fire. The musician, born Danny Kiranos, shared a series of photos taken both during and in the aftermath of the blaze while noting at the top of his posting, “Everything […]
Our guest in the new episode of How I Learned to Scream is ERRA frontman JT Cavey. Since 2016, Cavey has been ripping it up with Alabama’s ERRA, leaders of progressive metalcore. He made his debut on that year’s Drift, the band’s third album, shredding his throat to some of your favorites, such as “Skyline,” “Irreversible” […]
Here are Katatonia singer Jonas Renkse‘s five favorite albums back when he was a teenager. Born on May 19, 1975, the multi-instrumentalist was actually just 16 when he co-founded Katatonia, who originally played death/doom metal before morphing into the amalgamation of goth, alternative and prog, still crossed with rhythmic metal might at times. As a […]
The Vans Warped Tour will livestream the first stop of its 30th anniversary celebration this weekend. Where To Stream The Warped Tour The first of three Warped Tour festivals this year lands at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., this Saturday and Sunday (June 14 + 15). Those wanting to check out the music without having […]
Fellow rock stars are reacting to Brian Wilson‘s death at 82 with fond memories of the Beach Boys and heartbroken tributes. The Kinks‘ Dave Davies said he was “devastated to hear of Brian Wilson’s passing. He had such a profound effect on me. The Kinks played the Hollywood Bowl with the Beach Boys on our […]
In the newest episode of Gear Factor, Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity, Down) plays his favorite riffs. CoC were one of so many incredible bands who hit the stage at the 2025 edition on Sonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio. Fortunately for us, this stoner rock legend had a moment to hang out, plug in and […]
Space lovers, are you ready for this year’s “ultra rare” strawberry moon? The uniquely hued phenomenon is set to take place tonight, June 10, 2025, and will reach its peak at around 3:44 a.m. ET, according to NASA. Though the moon will be a rare red or orange color in the night sky, it is not […]
Here are five grunge albums that every vinyl collector should own and how to buy them. Vinyl has grown increasingly popular over the last couple of years. A report by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) states that 43.6 million EPs and LPs were purchased in 2024 in the U.S. alone, up from 10.3 million […]
The current protests in California over ICE deportations and President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard against the wishes of the state’s governor and Los Angeles’ mayor have got the world talking, including members of the rock and metal community. Since Trump took office earlier this year, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency […]
