Russian Man Charged with Pornography for Sharing Rammstein Video
April 28, 2021 | 7:46pm ET A Russian man faces three years in prison for sharing the sexually explicit music video for Rammstein’s “P*ssy”...
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May 7, 2021
Mayhem Announce EP featuring Originals and Ramones, Dead Kennedys Covers
Black-metal legends Mayhem have announced a new two-part EP, Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando, out July 9th. The release features three original tracks and...
May 3, 2021
Asian and AAPI Musicians Speak Out on Anti-Asian Violence and Racism
Heavy Culture is a monthly column from journalist Liz Ramanand, focusing on artists of different cultural backgrounds in heavy music as they offer their...
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May 1, 2021
Ex-Cannibal Corpse Guitarist Pat O’Brien Sentenced for Infamous Incident
More than two years ago, then Cannibal Corpse guitarist Pat O’Brien was arrested for a bizarre incident that involved assault, burglary, a house fire,...
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Serj Tankian Has Hope That System of a Down Can Make More New Music
April 28, 2021 | 11:03am ET System of a Down surprised fans back in November by releasing their first new songs in 15 years....
System of a Down Thank President Biden for Recognizing Armenian Genocide
April 26, 2021 | 10:17am ET System of a Down have made it a career-long mission to call attention to the Armenian Genocide that...
Jon Schaffer Is an “Embarrassment to the Metal Community”
April 18, 2021 | 7:12pm ET Dee Snider is not pulling any punches in his assessment of Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer, who became the...
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Capitol Riot
April 16, 2021 | 1:33pm ET Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer pleaded guilty Friday (April 16th) to two charges for his role in the...
Red Fang Announce New Album Arrows, Share Music Video for Title Track
Portland heavy rockers Red Fang have announced their fifth studio album, Arrows, arriving June 2nd. The band has also shared a comedic music video...
Tony Iommi on “Rock Is Dead” Theory: “I Don’t Think Rock Is Going to Die”
For years, Gene Simmons of KISS has voiced his opinion — on several different occasions — that “rock is dead.” In a feature in...
YouTuber Turns Pearl Jam’s “Black” into a Type O Negative Song: Stream
Eddie Vedder, photo by Lior Phillips / Denis Pauna, via YouTube / Peter Steele in Symphony for the Devil The YouTuber who brought us...
Dee Snider Slams Gun-Loving Congresswoman: “You AR a F**king Idiot”
Dee Snider (photo by Stephanie Cabral), Lauren Boebert (via U.S. Congress) Tragically, Colorado was hit with another mass shooting on Monday (March 22nd), in...
Iced Earth Guitarist Ordered Jailed Without Bond for Role in Capitol Riot
Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer will remain jailed until his trial begins for his role in storming the U.S. Capitol building. A federal judge...