Abbath Debuts Fierce New Song ‘Dream Cull’ + Announces ‘Dread Reaver’ Album

Max and Iggor Cavalera co-founded Sepultura in Brazil in 1984, influenced by a myriad of different styles popular in rock and metal's mainstream as well as the underground. Taking us back to those earliest days, each brother has picked five of their favorite albums when they were teenagers. There has...

Five Finger Death Punch are taking another step toward their next album, revealing the new song "I.O.U." and announcing the artwork, track listing and release date for their highly anticipated 2022 effort, Afterlife. Plus, the new video for "I.O.U." serves up a sneak preview of FFDP's first ever venture into the Metaverse.

Blackened death metal horde Behemoth have just announced the Opvs Contra Natvram, their new album which is set for a Sept. 16 release. Accompanying the news of the forthcoming record is a music video for the first single, "Ov My Herculean Exile," which the band debuted live on tour earlier this year.

Last year, Lorna Shore were one of the year's biggest breakout bands on the back of the ...And I Return to Nothingness EP, and, building off that momentum, they've now announced the Pain Remains album in tandem with the release of the pummeling new single "Sun//Eater." "It feels like a...

Swedish melodic death metal icons Arch Enemy are scene leaders with a continuous aim to evolve and grow as songwriters and musicians. They're a band defined by three distinct eras, each underpinning new levels of success with different vocalists at the helm. Each chapter of Arch Enemy commands respect for their own reasons and, looking back on them all, founding guitarist Michael Amott has done us quite the favor in naming his three favorite songs with each of the band's three vocalists.

Kevin Bacon's City on a Hill co-star Marnie Schulenburg has tragically passed away from cancer at the age of 37. The Hollywood star worked alongside Marnie in the Showtime program, with her death being announced last week. The actress left behind her husband Zack Robidas and the couple's two-year-old daughter...

Ozzy Osbourne will be a grandpa yet again! That's because Kelly Osbourne has revealed via social media that she's pregnant. Osbourne went public with her relationship with Slipknot's Sid Wilson on Valentine's Day this year and though she didn't name Wilson in her Instagram post, People is reporting that the child will be the first for the couple.

Are you ready, kids? Corey Taylor used his solo show at the 2022 Spookala Horror Convention in Ocala, Florida, on Saturday (May 14) to perform his acoustic cover version of the "SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song," the spirited title tune from Nickelodeon's long-running animated TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. Mimicking the program's...

Serj Tankian of System of a Down admits that he is an addict. In an exclusive conversation with Todd Fooks, host of Loudwire Weekends, he says that his habit was impacting his health and he was worried that it might ruin his music career. Serj says he had to put down the PlayStation, twice.

Slipknot are wasting no time diving into their Knotverse, partnering with Titan Forge Games to bring "the 9" as playable characters within the popular Smite multi-player online battle game. As you can see in the trailer below, all nine of the Slipknot musicians are prepared to do battle, with each...

We all have to start somewhere, but would it surprise you to find out that Metallica's James Hetfield cites both punk and metal icons as the two guitarists that shaped his playing style. In a new video promotion Hetfield's branded Hardwired Master Core strings for Ernie Ball, the Metallica singer...

Metallica has some of the coolest merch and coming soon might be the coolest piece yet. Their new limited edition record player is designed and handmade in Europe and is definitely the most metal looking turntable ever. The record player has super sharp edges mirroring the band's logo. The turntable...

Hope you haven't put away the crayons just yet? Iron Maiden's got some more "Eddie's" in need of your colorful assistance. That's because Maiden has teamed up with the U.K.'s Rock N' Roll Colouring for the second official coloring book and it is scheduled to arrive next month. The band's...

Inevitably every year the Grammy "In Memoriam" segment comes with some disappointment for hard rock and metal fans as notable musicians end up not being recognized on "music's biggest night." But with the death of The Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad this week, a new online petition is hoping to gain the attention of the Recording Academy, making sure that Strnad is remembered when next year's "In Memoriam" segment airs.

Justis Mustaine, son of Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine, is officially married and members of the Mustaine family (which now includes bride Angela Suecheslock) have shared photos from the joyous weekend ceremony and celebration. In honor of the wedding, Dave uploaded a photo on May 21 of Justis and Angela sharing...

Ending a 13-year drought, Nile's Karl Sanders has resurrected his Eastern-ambient solo project with the debut of the new song "The Sun Has Set on the Age of Man," which comes off the new Saurian Apocalypse album. The release, due July 22, will be the third studio album in this...

Released in May of 1983, Dio’s debut LP – Holy Diver – is among the greatest heavy metal albums ever, and a big reason why is its title track. It's centered around “a Christ figure” who, according to Ronnie James Dio, goes to another planet to do “exactly the same as we’ve apparently experienced . . . dying for the sins of man so that man can start again.” That concept, coupled with its killer riffs and melodies, resulted in an instant classic.

"But how are they live?" In the years before the internet brought us YouTube, one of the best ways to discern how good a band was live was their live albums, and for Ghost's Tobias Forge, he revealed that Iron Maiden's Live After Death was the album that made him want to be a professional touring musician.

The return to the concert stage post pandemic is eliciting plenty of emotions from musicians these days, and even though Metallica have played several times in recent years, it still doesn't keep the band from getting caught up in the moment. During a recent show in Brazil, singer James Hetfield served up a rare moment of bare emotional vulnerability with the crowd, speaking of his insecurities on that given night.

The 2020 death of Power Trip vocalist Riley Gale came as a shock to many, with the band emerging in prior years as one of the brightest hopes for metal's future. While many have wondered what the future will hold for the group, guitarist Blake Ibanez has cryptically tipped what's on his horizon during a recent chat with Banger TV (seen below).