NYHC: Author Tony Rettman’s ‘Ten Best Punk Documentaries’

Our co-conspirator and all-knowing hardcore guru Tony Rettman, beloved author of NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990, has posted his definitive "Ten Best Punk Documentaries" at Green...

DEATH: Gory Details on Scream Bloody Gore Remasters/Reissues

Now Relapse has announced the most-anticipated piece of the set, Death's 1987 arrival Scream Bloody Gore, one of the most important albums in metal history

HEAVY METAL MOVIES: Mike “McBeardo” McPadden Invades the Double-Page Spread Podcast

Mike McPadden joins host Wendi for an engrossing and fun talk about his life in New York during the grindhouse era, his epic book Heavy Metal Movies, and his current research into the history of teen sex comedies.

MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Brian Lew Talks Early Metallica Reissues

This morning, Metallica uploaded a video of frontman James Hetfield inspecting a production model of the band's upcoming Kill 'Em All (Deluxe Edition) box set. The...

Bloody Roots of AC/DC’s Dirty Metal Deeds on Sirius XM

Ride the lightning bolts with AC/DC covers by Six Feet Under, Exodus, Zeke, Lemmy, Iced Earth, Henry Rollins, Godflesh, Killdozer and more!

Only Paper Is Real: New Print Magazine Coming from Alex Skolnick, Randy Blythe &...

New magazine alert! Murder in the Front Row contributor and Testament guitar hero Alex Skolnick has joined forces with two friends-of-Bazillion, Lamb of God...

HATRED Is the Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week

What happens when former members of legendary Swedish hardcore bands Asocial and Svart Parad form a metal band named after a Manowar song?

3/30–4/7, New York: IFC Center Screens WFMU Doc “Sex & Broadcasting”

Back in 1992, when Metallica's Black Album and Nirvana's Nevermind were still new albums, and AxCx, Mayhem, and Eyehategod all had zero full-length releases,...

SWEDISH DEATH METAL: Sweden Affirms Alex Hellid’s Right to Make ENTOMBED Beer

This beer doesn't exist. But if you want a picture of Entombed with beer, just search Google for the word "Entombed" As Entombed A.D. crushes...

Decibel Tour Underway w/ABBATH, High on Fire, Tribulation, Skeletonwitch; See You in Philly!

On the eve of the Decibel Tour 2016 launch, headliner Abbath iced the U.S. highways by releasing his slick new video for "Winterbane," a...

Dark Phantom: “Kirkuk’s Only Metal Band Are Defying ISIS in Iraq”

Dark Phantom is a polished Kirkuk, Iraq, -based melodic death metal band whose entire existence mirrors the recent history of Middle Eastern turmoil.

Bloody Roots of Judas Priest’s Sad Wings of Destiny Turns Forty on Sirius XM

Every song on the magnificent Sad Wings is represented, including later interpretations by Halford, Mercyful Fate, Skyclad, Overkill, and Reverend Bizarre.

MELLODRAMA: Electro-Harmonix Announces Mellotron Guitar Pedal

Mellodrama documentary director Dianna Dilworth continues work on her forthcoming exhaustive hardcover MELLODRAMA: The Mellotron Story

Brooklyn, 4/26: Path of Descent Art Show at Saint Vitus Bar

Saint Vitus in Brooklyn has just announced Tuesday, April 26, as the date for the “Path of Descent” art show, featuring work by two dozen...

NYHC: Free A7 Throwback Show Tonight w/Undead, Antidote, Ultra Violence, Urban Waste, Jimmy G

Tonight, March 24, 2016, starts as a night for remembering—and will go down as a night to remember! The NYHC Chronicles presents a free show at 7:00 PM...

SWEDISH DEATH METAL: New Vanhelgd Track “Rebellion of the Iniquitous” Streaming

Sweden lately seems to be on a real roll—specifically a kanelbullar, its dark, sticky native version of a cinnamon roll. This time, Pulverised Records...

Bloody Roots Thirty-Year Thrashback to 1986 on Sirius XM

Bloody Roots Thirty-Year Thrashback to 1986 on Sirius XM Week of February 27, 2016 Sat 3/19, 6PM ET Sun 3/20, 1PM ET Mon 3/21, 9AM ET Tues 3/22, 4PM...

Swedish Death Metal: INTERMENT’s Second Full-Length in 25 Years Arrives April 1

The scent of death is truly in the air in Sweden these days, as all of the oldest local death metal bands come crawling...

HEAVY METAL MOVIES: Mike “McBeardo” McPadden Gets Weird on Awkward Moments Podcast

Mike “McBeardo” McPadden appears on the latest episode of highly- and widely-recommended podcast Awkward Moments with Collin Bullock.

SUB POP USA: The Sub Pop 2016 Loser Scholarship Deadline Approaching!

"As longtime and proud losers ourselves, we’re exceedingly happy to be able, in some small way, to help further the education of art-enthused misfits from the NW."