Shinedown’s Brent Smith Doesn’t Think Phil Anselmo is Racist, Says His Dimebash Apology Was “Sincere”

Groove metal legends Pantera are the hot item these days with their reunion and upcoming tour dates but it wasn’t long ago that frontman Phil Anselmo was under some pretty heavy fire for racist and white supremacists behaviors at a concert in 2016. At a Dimebag Darrell tribute event, Dimebash, Anselmo was captured on video making a Nazi salute and yelling...

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Hammerhedd Name Their Favorite Bands of Brothers

Having siblings can be tough. The expectations of blood bonds combined with familial traditions and differences in personality can be a lot to manage, and that’s before you’re in a band with not one but two of your brothers. Still, Hammerhedd are making it work and they’re making it work in a big way. The Ismert brothers—Abe, Henry and Eli—rip groovy,...

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Weedeater to Blaze Their Way Across North America and the UK Later This Month

Stoner metal kings Weedeater will hit the road again this month, covering areas they missed on their 2022 tour schedule and making their way across the pond for a few dates. Support comes from some combination of Rebelmatic, Telekinetic Yeti, High Tone Son of a Bitch and Adam Faucett, depending on the date. Tickets are on sale now, so view the...

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Exodus Aren’t Done Making New Music: “We Make Crushing, Killer Albums that Stand Up Against Any of the Classic Stuff”

Despite the fact that they’ve made some of the genre’s touchstone albums, thrash metal legends Exodus still have a desire to make new music, according to guitarist Gary Holt. While speaking to Full Metal Jackie, Holt explained that he just doesn’t have the interest in Exodus existing solely so that they can tour and play songs from Bonded by Blood or...

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Review: IX by Host is New Darkwave at Its Apex

Let me say that when I first read that two members of Paradise Lost were starting a new project, I was quite intrigued. I was thinking that we were in line for something a bit akin to traditional death and doom, but with a bit of subtly different twist. Imagine my surprise when I put on the new record and started getting immediate flashbacks to my youth...

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Whitechapel to Play The Valley in Full on Upcoming US Tour

Deathcore stalwarts Whitechapel will hit the road in April for a full United States tour with support from Signs of the Swarm, Archspire and Entheos. They’ll perform their 2019 full-length, The Valley, in its entirety on every stop of the tour. Guitarist Alex Wade commented: “We are excited to announce our first headlining tour in four...

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Is There a Scientific Reason Why We Love Metal? Insomnium’s Dr. Ville Friman Weighs In

We humans are complicated, weird, talking monkeys that morphed over millions of years to go from hunter-gatherers in the plains to TikTok surfing gremlins. That’s evolution, Holmes. As we adapted to our surroundings over the years, we gained new traits and skills that made us more the top of the food chain. But what evolutionary benefit do we get from...

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Listen to John 5 Shred Like a F*cking Maniac on New Song “Strung Out”

If you weren’t aware, new Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5 is a fucking animal on the guitar. In addition to playing with Rick Springfield, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson (prior to the revelation that the washed-up shock rock singer is actually the worst human being of all time), John 5 has released nearly a dozen solo albums proving that he can tear up...

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Review: Insomnium’s Anno 1696 is One of Their Very Best

It’s the dead of winter here in the Northern Hemisphere. Perhaps the perfect time for some new Insomnium from the frigid town of Joensuu in the state of North Kareila, Finland. It’s way up there in the Arctic where temperatures below zero are the norm. It’s no surprise then that Insomnium presents us with another somber and sorrowful opus that, at the...

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Electric Callboy Announce North American Tour

It’s going to be a busy year for Electric Callboy. The sextet just announced a North American tour to go alongside the release of the tour edition of last year’s album TEKKNO, which features five bonus live tracks they recorded on a sold-out European tour. The announcement of their North American tour adds to Electric Callboy’s already-loaded...

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