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Heavy Culture is a monthly column from journalist Liz Ramanand, focusing on people of color in heavy music as they offer their perspectives on...
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June 24, 2020
Stream Filter’s “Thoughts and Prayers”, First New Song in Four Years
Filter are back with a new single, “Thoughts and Prayers”, their first song in four years. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming...
June 17, 2020
Machine Head Team with Jesse Leach for New Song About George Floyd
Machine Head just released a pair of new songs, each with lyrics influenced by the recent deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, respectively. The...
July 9, 2019
Iranian Musicians Sentenced to Prison for Playing Metal
In 2015, two members of Iranian metal band Confess — Nikan “Siyanor” Khosravi and Arash “Chemical” Ilkhani — were arrested by the Army of...
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Eyehategod Drummer Stabbed and Robbed on Way to Gig in Mexico
Eyehategod drummer Aaron Hill was stabbed and robbed on his way to the band’s show in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday night, according to the...
Cannibal Corpse Want Troubled Guitarist Back
At the end of last year, Cannibal Corpse guitarist Pat O’Brien made international headlines for a truly bizarre incident that landed him in jail,...
Black Label Society Announce Fall 2019 North American Tour | Music News
Black Label Society will embark on a North American headlining tour this fall, with support from The Black Dahlia Murder and Alien Weaponry. The...
Harley Flanagan: New Cro-Mags Album Is “Metallica Meets Minor Threat” | Music News
In an Instagram post, Harley Flanagan revealed that he’s working on a new Cro-Mags album with producer Arthur Rizk, and compared the new music...
Varg Vikernes’ Channel Removed as YouTube Deletes Hate Speech Videos
YouTube has announced that it is deleting videos promoting hate speech, Nazi Ideology, supremacism, and dangerous conspiracy theories, among other subjects. As part of...
Three Suspects Arrested for Stealing Guitars From Lamb of God | Music News
The Phoenix Police Department apprehended three suspects in connection with the theft of priceless guitars stolen from Lamb of God on Thursday, May 2nd,...
Washington Wizards and Capitals Owner Wants Fugazi to Reunite | Music News
Ted Leonsis, the billionaire owner of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals, is hoping that he can get seminal post-hardcore heroes Fugazi...
Deep Purple Accountant Going to Jail for Stealing $3 Million From Band | Music News
Dipak Rao, a former accountant for Deep Purple, has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison for stealing £2.2 million (roughly...
Zac Efron: Metallica’s James Hetfield “Crushed” Role in Ted Bundy Film | Music News
James Hetfield in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, via Brian Douglas (COTA Films) The new film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile premieres on...