Heavy Metal News
Wes Borland might be one of the most mysterious guitarists around. Just when you think you’ve got your head wrapped around his style, he goes and does something you never could have expected. With his band Black Light Burns‘ latest album, ‘The Moment You Realize You’re Going to Fall,’ Borland takes his music – and fans – to a whole new level of musical experimentation. In part one of our
California rock trio Kyng have been heating things up with their debut album ‘Trampled Sun,’ and their latest single ‘Bleed Easy’ is a perfect reflection of the band’s musicianship on the disc as a whole. Frontman Eddie Veliz sounds like a less raspy Chris Cornell as he begins the song by crooning the lyrics, “I’m so sick of your disease / Like the animal that’s chained / Now my brother’s
Waiting patiently outside of the band trailers during the 2012 Heavy MTL Festival in Montreal, Canada, we couldn’t help but feel anxiously elated that we were about to speak with Slipknot percussionist / backup vocalist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan. After he allowed us into his den, we spoke with Clown about the past, present and future of Slipknot in an interview you won’t want to miss. Quietly waiting for our arrival
Progressive metal / rock heavyweights Baroness were involved in a serious accident earlier this morning (Aug. 15) in England, as the band’s tour bus reportedly plummeted for 30 feet over a viaduct. Several people were inside the bus when the accident took place, with two of them having to be rescued by firefighters after the passengers were trapped inside the bus. Two of the passengers apparently suffered serious injuries, with
Congrats are in order for Five Finger Death Punch. The group’s latest single, ‘Coming Down,’ just hit No. 1 on the Active Rock chart. It’s also the band’s 10th single to land in the Top 10 of the Active Rock tally. The group began their string of hits with the song that started it all for them, 2008′s ‘The Bleeding,’ with ‘Never Enough,’ ‘Stranger Than Fiction,’ ‘Hard to See,’ ‘Walk
King’s X will be returning to the road in September as direct support to Kansas. This is more than just a run of the mill tour announcement, because the band’s drummer Jerry Gaskill suffered a major heart attack earlier this year. He has recovered enough to be able to get back on the road. “Not too long ago I was thinking I might not ever get back on a stage,
Cheers to Katatonia and their new track ‘Dead Letters,’ for the band has racked up a second Death Match win against death metal legends Nile. Apparently the Red Sea decided not to split for a second time, as Nile drowned in defeat. Katatonia will now face their third opponent, who have nearly made the Death Match Hall of Fame in the past. As I Lay Dying are one of the