Metal stories

Scotland’s most colorful purveyors of blast beats and baffling behavior, PARTY CANNON, have just released a new single, “Thirst Trap”—and as expected, it’s two minutes of absolute chaos, unfiltered lust, and a full-frontal assault on your IQ. Out now via Unique Leader Records, the song arrives with a glorious video […]

Hear ye, hear ye—CASTLE RAT have emerged from the murky depths of the fantasy-metal swamp with a brand-new incantation! Their latest spell, a single titled “WIZARD”, has officially been cast upon the streaming realms, dragging us all one step deeper into their heavy metal LARP fantasy—and honestly, we’re here for […]

(The Ultimate Guide to Being the Worst Human in the Pit) So, you’re heading to a concert and thinking: “How can I make this magical live music experience all about me?” Excellent mindset! If your goal is to be remembered as that person—the one that people still talk about in […]

Maryland Deathfest for me remains one of the most beloved metal festivals in the U.S. — right up there with the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise — so the end of May once again turned into a glorious four-day chaos bath of every imaginable subgenre of heavy music, smack in […]

ARCH ENEMY came on their new American tour with support from FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and a band called THROWN INTO EXILE. Missed the latter due to hellish evening traffic — turned out the venue next door was hosting some mega-popular pop-rock darling beloved by Gen Z, so many people […]

As always in spring, the concert season is packed to the brim. One week you’ve got ATHEIST in town, then OBSCURA’s new album, a pit full of chaos at THE ACACIA STRAIN, and then, for example, this: a curious touring combo of NAPALM DEATH / MELVINS / WEEDEATER crisscrossing the […]