1. You Are the Standard.No one is more metal than you. Not Iommi, not Corpsegrinder, not even Satan. Period. 2. Go Alone or Not at All.Concerts are sacred. Never bring friends. They won’t get it. 3. Worship the Unknown.Your favorite band should have 6 fans, zero merch, and be from […]
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VESTIGE Get Heavy on “Envy”. Fresh Faces of Modern Metal Unleash New Single Ahead of Hellfest Debut
“Feels like The Ocean and Alcest filtered through a European style of tech metal… so powerful and old-school.” — New Noise As they prepare to take the Hellfest stage for the very first time, VESTIGE release a powerful new single, “Envy”, out today. Unflinching and emotionally charged, the track delves […]
SIGH Re-Record Their 2007 Masterpiece So Perfectly, They’re Never Doing It Again
“I Saw the World’s End (Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV)” Out Now, Along with the Unholy Visuals of ‘Me-Devil’ What do you do when you write one of the best avant-garde black metal albums of your career… but record it like it was tracked in a haunted microwave? If you’re SIGH, you […]
PARTY CANNON Drop Horny Grind Anthem “Thirst Trap”
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 […]
CASTLE RAT Summon the “WIZARD” and Raise Their Swords (and Guitars) Once Again
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 […]
Top 10 Harmful Tips to Irritate Everyone at a Concert
(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 […]
Festival review: Maryland Deathfest 2025. Gloom, Doom, and Glory in Baltimore
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 […]
Concert review: FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and ARCH ENEMY in Charlotte
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 […]
Concert review: NAPALM DEATH, MELVINS, WEEDEATER in Charlotte
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 […]