Leading up to the announcement that Zakk Wylde would be filling in for the late “Dimebag” Darrell in today’s Pantera tribute act, fans all over wondered who’d take up the mantle. And while Wylde was almost always at the top of the conversation, ex-Creed and current Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti says he was once…
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Just a week after they posted their strange collaboration with Insane Clown Posse’s Violent J, ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson’s band The Lucid has released “Mumps,” the band’s second single off their forthcoming EP Saddle Up and Ride. For those not in the know, The Lucid was originally announced last year and is a four-piece hard…
When it comes to hard rock, heavy metal, and punk music, there’s a certain subgroup of fans that found their way to those genres because of video games. And while titles like Guitar Hero and Rock Band helped forge an entirely new generation of musicians and fans, the OG entry drug to some of the…
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A bygone era of Black Sabbath‘s long history is now officially confirmed to be getting a re-release next year, as the legendary riff-master Tony Iommi announced that the band’s releases under IRS Records would once again be available next year. Iommi took to his Twitter account yesterday, noting former drummer Cozy Powell’s 75th birthday. Powell,…
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Leading up to the Pantera tribute shows earlier this month, it seemed everyone in the metal community had some sort of hot take about the band’s composition. Sure, it made sense that Phil and Rex would be there as the only surviving members, but Charlie Benante filling in Vinnie Paul’s absence and Zakk Wylde’s status…
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At just 22 years old, Denver songwriter Chaarm is already passionately flipping the script. Rather than accepting the status quo where the femme body is the target of fantasy projection, exploitation, and objectification, they’re taking back their power and taking all the femmes with them in a blaze of anthemic glory. “Heel On Your Face,”…
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“This is protest music done the hard way.” The chaos of the pandemic also brought a second tsunami of consequences: namely, social estrangement and environmental decay. Despite well-meaning initial efforts: cheers and clanging pans initially celebrating front line workers; the “nature is healing” memes that floated through the ether – we ultimately let human folly…
Seems like the floodgates have opened a bit in recent days, as the annual Helping Hands Concert & Auction earlier this month recently was made available on streaming services. Two days ago, we got the pro-shot footage of Metallica covering Thin Lizzy’s “Borderline” during their acoustic set and now today we’ve got another video, this…
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When someone who’s been playing thrash metal guitar for more than 40 years tells you how you should focus on learning and playing the guitar, you should probably listen. So whenever Exodus’ Gary Holt speaks about guitars and getting better at playing them, the discussion is probably worth your time. During an interview with ESP…
Since its inception, Megadeth has always been Dave Mustaine’s baby. As a master guitarist and sneering frontman, he led this rebound band to the heights of popularity, despite getting tossed out of Metallica. And while he’s mostly relied on the talents of David Ellefson to provide that extra thump that only bass can provide. Yet…
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It’s not every day you get to learn from one of the best, but legendary drummer Paul Bostaph is offering a special deal to help the more rhythmically-minded among you get better behind the kit. Late last night, the former Slayer/Testament/Exodus drummer posted a quick video to his Instagram page announcing a “New Years Special”…
When the untimely passing of Children of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho took place exactly two years ago today at his home in Helsinki, Finland, the metal community was left shaken to its core when it was announced days later. Known the world over for his guitar skills and ability to command a crowd at the…
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“I was messianic about punk, seeing if one could put a spoke in the system in some way.” – Vivienne Westwood British fashion icon Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood died peacefully today, surrounded by her family in London. She was 81. Westwood grew up working-class in Derbyshire. She briefly studied jewelry making at the Harrow Art…
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by Paul Brandon deepspace is Mirko Ruckels, a genre-crossing musician with a musical history that resembles more a patchwork quilt than a resume. His March ’22 release Superradiance was his first with Projekt, and its follow up The Blue Dunes has just been released. There’s also two Projekt collaborations with fellow Australian artist, theAdelaidean, and…
From Projekt’s Sam Rosenthal. Hello and welcome to the ProjektList. This is my somewhat weekly round-up of Projekt-related press, streaming, and concerts. For the video of Steve Roach’s “Structures from Silence (excerpt)“ (from the new Essentials release), I edited a remix of the 1987 video. Watch on Steve’s YouTube Channel. Download the album at Projekt’s…
Through his “Gothic Homemaking” YouTube series, Aurelio Voltaire has become a lifestyle guru to people who embrace spookiness in all seasons. Free Link to the article.
Take a look at our sale, we’ve got CDs + LPs selling at below our cost to make room in the warehouse! Click for the full list of titles. Sift through the bins and find something cool.
Begin your boozy holiday cheer early with a free 4-song EP from Thanatos! It’s name-your-price at Bandcamp, and it’ll be streaming Friday at Spotify. Sam edited a video of Pat and Sarah singing “All the gifts we got wrong,” playing at YouTube. Thanatos: Christmas Moments EP Name-your-price at Bandcamp Christmas means different things to different people. Some…
Paulina Fae: in dreams… by Patrick Ogle Paulina Fae is a musician and fine artist. There is a dreamlike quality in her work be it aural or imagery. There is something about both that seems to slip through the fingers just as you feel you are about to define it. “I think there’s a running…
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From Projekt’s Sam Rosenthal…. Happy winter solstice, As the year draws to a close, and much of the country is about to be buried under a blanket of Brrrr!! I’m sitting on the edge of my chair thinking about what I’m thankful for. Well, the reason I’m actually on the edge of my chair is…
Horror Addicts Episode# 216, Season 17Horror Hostess: Emerian Rich Intro Music by: Valentine Wolfe ——————— 216 | R.A. Goli | Lighthouses | The Neuro Farm http://traffic.libsyn.com/horroraddicts/HorrorAddicts216.mp3 Find all articles and interviews at: http://www.horroraddicts.net 30 days till Halloween Theme: #LighthouseHorror #CrescendoofDarkness https://www.amazon.com/Crescendo-Darkness-Jeremiah-Donaldson-ebook/dp/B07F3N2G6N #lighthouse #ghost #windsweptwoman #ghostship # Music: “Midnight Massacre” #TheNeuroFarm https://youtu.be/U-Cd2LZDr5I Catchup: #vampiremarket #vampire…
October is Halloween month, where Arcane Machine gets even spookier! This year, Ed and Justin share music revolving around common, blood-sucking theme: The Vampire. Enjoy some songs from Voltaire, Type O Negative, gODHEAD, and more! Send your listener submissions/ suggestions to arcanemachinepodcast@gmail.com! The Arcane Machine is a monthly show with supplemental content on Facebook, Twitter, and…
On this episode, we tackled a heavy topic and took a dive into our own experiences and journeys. Neurodivergent friends: you are not alone! Song featured: Spectrums by Stoneburner
In this episode, we discuss the folklore surrounding the three most popular supernatural creatures: vampires, werewolves and zombies. All three can transmit (or infect) humans with thier condition through a single bite, but what other similarities exists in thier origins and lore, and why are these creatures still popular today? Happy Halloween!
Horror Addicts Episode# 217, Season 17 FINALEHorror Hostess: Emerian Rich & H.E. Roulo Intro Music by: Valentine Wolfe ——————— 217 | Loren Rhoads | Death’s Garden Revisited | Robbie Quine | Cemeteries http://traffic.libsyn.com/horroraddicts/HorrorAddicts217.mp3 Find all articles and interviews at: http://www.horroraddicts.net 16 days till Halloween #HalloweenChat Theme: #Cemeteries #JimmyHendrix #cemetery # Music: “Mummified” #RobbieQuine https://youtu.be/4p4SS0i9AaMhttps://veglam.com/2022/07/25/robbie-quine-glitter-hole…
How can goth be consistently distinctive when it’s so musically diverse? If goth is all about the music, how does that transform a group of people into a community based subculture? How do social spaces give rise to meaningful cultural substance? Can industrial, gothic metal and neofolk be considered goth music? We’ll look at these…
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October is Halloween month, where Arcane Machine gets even spookier! This year, Ed and Justin share music revolving around common, blood-sucking theme: The Vampire. Enjoy some songs from Voltaire, Type O Negative, gODHEAD, and more! Send your listener submissions/ suggestions to arcanemachinepodcast@gmail.com! The Arcane Machine is a monthly show with supplemental content on Facebook, Twitter, and…
It’s Halloween! Let’s celebrate with a creepy ghost story. The MCP presents, ‘The Corpse Light,’ by D. Donovan, originally published in 1899.
Party like your government has mandated it! This month, we share some fantastic music, much of which has originated around Eastern Europe or shares that aesthetic. We’ve got Aggressiva 69, Stromkern, Social Union, Pop Will Eat Itself, and more. Send your listener submissions/ suggestions to arcanemachinepodcast@gmail.com! The Arcane Machine is a monthly show with supplemental content…
They hate us because they ain’t us. The sneering elite return to set the internet straight. Prepare your bathole The Gothquisition is back to rip the poseurs again! Consider supporting us on Patreon Introduction Goth’s got Mainstream Song Break: I’m More Goth than You Debate: Is the Cure a Goth Band Song Break: Goth GothQUIZition…
It’s a dream for so many to be talented enough, driven enough, hell, even lucky enough to make it big as a musician. It’s hard to not only write and record your own original material, but also to get off your Cheeto-loving ass to find like-minded musicians and take your show on the road. For…
Stop me if you’ve ever heard this one before, but a member of an extreme grindcore band that regularly features rotting human flesh on its album covers would have loved working around dead bodies if he hadn’t become a professional musician. That’s the information we learned from Exhumed drummer Mike Hamilton, who recently spoke with…
It’s been almost 10 years since Adult Swim proved to be a buncha assholes by canceling Metalocalypse, thus robbing the world of the one thing us metalheads had going on TV. They’ve even gone so far as to poke the bear and make fun of the fact that they killed our boys Toki, Pickles, Murderface,…
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LP/CD (VÖ: 25.11.22) – in Kooperation von Astroholz & Rookie! Das vierte Album der drei Kölner bietet das Gegenteil von ganz typischem Punkrock: In einer Zeit, in der viele Bands ihre Inspiration eher in den Siebzigern und Achtzigern finden, zelebrieren ERNTE 77 die Neunzigerjahre und fördern einen neuen Haufen melodischer und schnörkelloser Ohrwürmer zutage. Zum…
farbige LP/LP/CD (VÖ: 3.2.2023) Vier Jahre nach „Golden Staples“ erscheint das dritte Album der Franzosen, diesmal als Kooperation von Kicking Records (F), Kidnap Music und Rookie Records. „Staring at the Sun“ ist eine Ode an die Melodien des New Wave, eine Hommage an The Cure und Killing Joke, der Eckpfeiler einer Band, die mit halsbrecherischer…
LP (VÖ: 11.11.22) TEAM TYSON machen auf ihrem „SOLL DAS JETZT ALLES SEIN“. Longplayer einfach da weiter, wo sie nach dem dritten Album „Baumarkt“ pandemiebedingt kurz aufgehört haben – und mit was für einem Brett. Als hätt‘s nie einen Einschnitt gegeben, wird die Mischung aus älterem US-HC, Deutschpunk und NDW (zu wabernd veränderlichen Teilen) auf…
LP „Delfine der Weide“ erscheint am 28. Oktober auf Rookie Records und kommt mit vielseitigen Soundlandschaften und ausdruckstarken Texten um die Ecke. Das Songwriting ist tiefer und abstrakter geworden, was dem Fluss der Musik und den Lyrics genau den Spielraum gibt, den sie brauchen. Die Produktion ist unmittelbar und direkt und in zehn neuen Songs…
LP/CD Am 27. Januar 2023 erscheint mit SIEBEN das neue PASCOW Album bei Rookie Records/Kidnap Music. PASCOW beenden die Experimente, die auf dem letzten Album JADE zu finden waren. SIEBEN ist geradlinig, verdichtet und klar, wie kein PASCOW Album zuvor. Sowohl musikalisch als auch textlich. Dies, obwohl die Band mit insgesamt vier Wochen deutlich mehr…
There’s a quiet storm that is youThere’s a quiet storm and it never felt this hot beforeGiving me something that’s taboo(Sometimes I think you’re just too good for me) Sade’s 1985 classic The Sweetest Taboo is a sultry celebration of sensual love, and the positive transformation sensual ecstasy brings to the human soul. Nashville duo…
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