New Single “The Ashen Falls” Now Streaming—Try Not to Cry Too Loudly Germany’s atmospheric blackgaze melancholists HERETOIR have returned with another poetic punch to the soul. The band’s fourth album, Solastalgia, drops September 19th via AOP Records, and promises to be their most “vulnerable and accessible” work yet—which in Heretoir […]
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CHRIST AGONY, Cezary ‘Cezar’ Augustynowicz interview: “Music is not a race but a journey to be enjoyed at every stage”
This September, after a nine-year discography pause, CHRIST AGONY return with their ninth full-length album, Anthems. According to the press release, this “work that can compete with the trilogy of albums considered by many to be the pinnacle of the black metal pioneers’ earlier career: Unholyunion (1993), Daemoonseth Act II […]
R.I.P. Paul Mario Day: The Original Voice of Iron Maiden
The heavy metal world has lost one of its early pioneers. Paul Mario Day, the original vocalist for Iron Maiden, has passed away at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer. Though his name may not be as widely recognized as some who came after him, Day’s contributions […]
10 Metal Band Name Ideas That Will Absolutely Ruin Your Career (And Google Ranking)
Naming your metal band is serious business. It’s your brand, your identity, your legacy—and, if you’re really lucky, the reason your future employer never calls you back. While some bands hit the jackpot with iconic names like Iron Maiden, Slayer, or Goatwhore (yes, that last one is real and thriving), […]
Former Anti-Flag Singer Ordered to Pay Nearly $2M in Sexual Assault Case
The punk scene took a blow this week as a federal judge ruled that Justin Sane—real name Justin Geever, and former frontman of politically-charged punk outfit Anti-Flag—must pay nearly $2 million to Kristina Sarhadi, a survivor who accused him of rape and emotional trauma stemming from an incident dating back […]
Watch Paul McCartney and Elton John in the official trailer for ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’
You may have thought they exploded, choked on someone else’s vomit, or vanished into the fog of 80s rock mythology. But no — the world’s loudest, least reliable, and most accident-prone fictional band is back. Yes, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is finally real, and just like your weird […]
Bask Step Into the Void (Again) With “Long Lost Light” — Because Reality Wasn’t Trippy Enough
New album The Turning drops August 22 via Season of Mist. Hear it early on Bandcamp. See it live on the East Coast. Bring tissues. “Bask simply executes on a whole other level than their peers.” — Metal Injection After 12 years of existential detours, gear thefts, blown tires, hurricanes, […]
Ozzy Osbourne Dead at 76: Heavy Metal Loses Its Darkest Star
The unthinkable has happened: Ozzy Osbourne, the bat-biting, reality-TV-babbling, heavy metal trailblazer who turned darkness into an art form, has died at the age of 76. His family released a statement from his hometown of Birmingham this morning, confirming that he passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones. “It is with […]
Vincent Crowley (ACHERON, VINCENT CROWLEY) interview: “Society has just become a bunch of lazy, conditioned robots”
Meet a true legend of the American blasphemous underground: Vincent Crowley. Former Church of Satan priest, philosopher, writer, and of course, musician. After several dramatic farewells and resurrections of his infamous band ACHERON, Crowley launched a solo project under his own name — VINCENT CROWLEY — a more heavy metal-driven, […]
Robin Mazen (GRUESOME, CASTRATOR, DERKETA) interview: «Every my day is a Monday, every day is a Friday»
Robin Mazen is one of those rare women in metal who’ve spent most of their life on the road. A touring machine — she’s done it all: tour manager, merch seller, and bassist for GRUESOME, CASTRATOR, and DERKETA. She’s also worked as a roadie for bands like DETHKLOK, DARK TRANQUILLITY, […]