News Judas Priest Launch Interactive Website “Guide To Heavy Metal” Terry Bunch, November 4, 2021 Judas Priest Launch Interactive Website “Guide To Heavy Metal” Judas Priest’s new site, https://www.guidetoheavymetal.com/ tells the history of Judas Priest in a graphic novel inspired interactive way. Broken into six chapters, readers can learn more about the band, listen to music and get guitar tutorials. Judas Priest stated that the… Continue Reading
News SAXON Announces New Album ‘Carpe Diem’ Releases Title Track Video Terry Bunch, November 3, 2021 SAXON Announces New Album ‘Carpe Diem’ Releases First Single SAXON will release “Carpe Diem” on Feb 4, 2022 via Silver Lining Music. “Carpe Diem” is produced by Andy Sneap, with mixing and mastering done by both Andy Sneap and SAXON’s own Biff Byford. “We want every album we make to go… Continue Reading
News LORD MANTIS Releases “Santa Muerte” Video; Universal Death Church LP Out Now Terry Bunch, April 13, 2020 LORD MANTIS Releases “Santa Muerte” Video; Universal Death Church LP Out Now LORD MANTIS has unveiled an official video for “Santa Muerte,” the track found on the band’s acclaimed fourth album, Universal Death Church, which saw release through Profound Lore in November. Having the infamous reputation of being one of the more… Continue Reading
Events Jasmin St. Claire premieres show exploring porn, pro-wrestling and heavy metal subcultures Jan 18 Terry Bunch, January 17, 2020 Jasmin St. Claire premieres show exploring porn, pro-wrestling and heavy metal subcultures Jan 18 She shocked the world as a record-breaking adult entertainer, thrilled as an ECW manager/wrestler, charmed as a mainstream movie and television actress and entertained as a music and motorcycle journalist, Jasmin St. Claire, known to countless for… Continue Reading
News Dutch heavy metal band BURNING release video about the Paul McCartney death conspiracy Terry Bunch, November 12, 2018 Dutch heavy metal band BURNING release video about the Paul McCartney death conspiracy BURNING video “Paul” can be seen below. The song deals with the conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney died in November, 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-a-like. Believers of the myth cite lyric and visual… Continue Reading
Books HELLRAISERS: A COMPLETE VISUAL HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL MAYHEM from MetalSucks Terry Bunch, August 8, 2017 At long last, the world’s most disreputable form of music gets the disreputable chronicle it deserves in HELLRAISERS: A COMPLETE VISUAL HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL MAYHEM (Race Point Publishing/ October 2, 2017 / US $35). Co-authored by Axl Rosenbergand Chris Krovatin of the hugely popular blog MetalSucks.net, HELLRAISERS is a visually dynamic, highly informative, wholly unacademic… Continue Reading
Concert Review Photo Review: Entombed A.D., Full of Hell, Turbid North, and Poison Headache Karila Shannis, February 12, 2017February 18, 2017 One of the first major tours of the year hit the Brick by Brick in San Diego: Entombed, Full of Hell, and Turbid North, with local openers Poison Headache. Find the full show review on our sister site, SDMetal, here Continue Reading
Music Review Iron Reagan’s “Crossover Ministry” Will Exorcise Your Post-Election Demons Karila Shannis, February 4, 2017February 5, 2017 Editor’s Note: Move over, “Art of Partying.” My new anthem is “Fuck the Neighbors.” If there’s any truth to the general predictions of more profoundly heavy music emerging due to our current political shitstorm, Iron Reagan is already ten steps ahead. Crossover Ministry is the quick fix that pulls you away… Continue Reading
News POWER TRIP Unveils New Single And Extends North American Tour; Nightmare Logic Preorders Posted Karila Shannis, January 20, 2017January 20, 2017 Editor’s Note: Never underestimate the power of a crushing mid-tempo crossover riff. Power Trip is set to dominate the year’s thrash metal picks with the release of a second single “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe).” SKANKERS UNITE! OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE (EARSPLIT) POWER TRIP strikes again with the… Continue Reading
Bands BLACK ANVIL To Kick Off North American Tour With Mayhem And Inquisition This Friday Karila Shannis, January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 Editor’s Note: What a way to kick off a year of tours that has already seen Entombed A.D. and Repulsion taking stages across the nation and is going to include Nile/Overkill, Marduk/Incantation, and Morbid Angel/Suffocation. Given the generally negative sentiments covering the world in a thick haze, this is the perfect… Continue Reading