The Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025 (So Far)
Here are the best rock and metal albums that have come out in 2025 so far! Although this year isn’t as flush with new releases as in years past, there’s Continue Reading
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Hotline TNT Makes A Thrilling Noise On ‘Raspberry Moon’
Will Anderson is a DIY lifer. A native of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin — he grew up next door to future indie-Americana luminaries Brad and Phil Cook — he played in Continue Reading
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11 Bands Who Started Out as Black Metal But Aren’t Anymore
Here are 11 bands who started out as black metal but aren’t anymore! Although it would be amusing to strip certain groups of their black metal badges for compromising their Continue Reading
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PeelingFlesh Play Their Favorite Riffs
Our guests in this week’s Gear Factor episode are Jason Parrish and Mychal Soto of slam/death metal breakouts PeelingFlesh. Formed in 2021 in Oklahoma, the four-piece group (rounded out by Continue Reading
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Wednesday Announce ‘Bleeds,’ A New Album That’s A ‘Spiritual Successor To ‘Rat Saw God”
Wednesday’s recent single and tour dates seemed to be building up to an album announce, and indeed, that’s what was happening: Today (June 18), the group announced Bleeds and shared Continue Reading
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The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White Embodies The Boss Bruce Springsteen In The First ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Trailer
Golden Globe winner Jeremy Allen White of The Bear was, indeed, “Born To Run” in the first trailer for the Bruce Springsteen biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere. The trailer gives Continue Reading
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On ‘I Quit,’ Haim Sounds More Like Indie Rock Than Pop
In March, Haim released “Relationships,” the first single from their new album I Quit finally out this week. Upon first listen, it sounded like a song that had already been Continue Reading
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Fred Again.. Samples Doechii On ‘Victory Lap,’ A New Collaboration With Skepta And PlaqueBoyMax
Towards the end of 2024, Fred Again.. unveiled a pair of new songs, “Light Dark Light” and “Little Mystery.” We haven’t heard from him since this year, although he was Continue Reading
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REO Speedwagon Singer Miraculously Survives Car Crash
Early REO Speedwagon vocalist Terry Luttrell was involved in a scary automobile accident after participating in this weekend’s reunion show at a venue operated by the University of Illinois in Continue Reading
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Cradle of Filth’s Dani Filth Gets Engaged Onstage at Download
Love is in the air, even for Cradle of Filth as singer Dani Filth proposed to his longtime partner Sofiya onstage at Download Festival over the weekend. Filth addressed the Continue Reading
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Yeule Is Bringing Their New Album Across North America On The ‘Eva Girl Tour’
Yeule released their new album Evangelic Girl Is A Gun a couple weeks ago, and at the time, they had some European tour dates lined up, too. Now they’ll be Continue Reading
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40 Rock Radio Hits That Defined 2005
What song were ruling the rock radio airwaves back in 2005? It’s been 20 years so it’s understandable if you may have forgotten some of these songs. But we’re guessing Continue Reading
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Why Tool Weren’t Going to Play Black Sabbath’s Farewell Show
Tool are one of many bands set to play Black Sabbath‘s “Back to the Beginning” farewell show next month, but they initially weren’t going to take part in it at Continue Reading
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Oasis’ Liam Gallagher Was Included On A Britpop List And Did Not Care For It: ‘Stick Your Britpoop Up Your Bottom’
If you’re unfamiliar, “Britpop” is a term used in reference to a wave of UK alternative rock bands from the ’90s, the most notable examples being Blur, Suede, Pulp, and Continue Reading
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Here’s The Setlist From Nine Inch Nails’ First Concert In Nearly Three Years
Nine Inch Nails doesn’t often seem to be the primary focus of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, as they’re deep in the world of crafting film scores. At least for Continue Reading
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Bonnaroo Was Canceled, But Remi Wolf’s Superjam Went On Anyway, With Hayley Williams And Others
Bonnaroo is one of the year’s biggest festivals, but this year, it was one of the biggest disappointments: Just hours into this year’s edition this past weekend, the whole event Continue Reading
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The Heaviest Song by 5 Big Prog Metal Bands
Here is the heaviest song from five big progressive metal bands! By their very nature – and regardless of how “proggy” they get along the way – every progressive metal Continue Reading
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Tom Morello + Amy Lee Join Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protests
Yesterday (June 14), people from across the country took part in the nationwide “No Kings” protests that arose in response to Donald Trump’s birthday/military parade in Washington, D.C. The protests Continue Reading
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10 NWOBHM Bands That Should Have Been Bigger (But Weren’t)
Here are 10 New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) bands that should have been bigger, but weren’t. The NWOBHM changed everything. It gave us Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Continue Reading
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How ERRA’s JT Cavey Learned to Scream
Our guest in the new episode of How I Learned to Scream is ERRA frontman JT Cavey. Since 2016, Cavey has been ripping it up with Alabama’s ERRA, leaders of Continue Reading
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