Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has announced his “Bass Warrior” tour across Europe for spring 2025. The tour will feature Ellefson and his solo band performing select cuts from his well-known catalog of MEGADETH hits, […]
Pantheon Media and Metal Blade Records, two pioneering forces in music and media, have joined forces to create “100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal”, a new podcast series for fans of heavy metal and hard […]
The nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards were announced on Friday morning (November 8th), with some heavyweight acts among the contenders for Best Metal Performance. Gojira, alongside collaborators Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne, have […]
QUEENSRŸCHE founding guitarist Michael “Whip” Wilton spoke to The Metal Voice about his upcoming solo album, “Volume 1”, which is due on December 6 via Rat Pak Records. The nine-track LP sees Wilton joined by […]
To my great disappointment, my parents understood both video game and movie ratings, so M and R rated things were completely off the table until I was 17. As for music, that “explicit content” sticker […]
Members of Trivium, While She Sleeps and Polyphia are among the all-star metal line-up joining forces for ‘Cult of the Lamb: Hymns of the Unholy’, a six-track metal reimagining of the indie game’s award-winning soundtrack. […]
Pioneering Louisiana sludge metal act Acid Bath are set to reunite in 2025, having just been announced as part of the Sick New World festival lineup. The Las Vegas performance will mark the band’s first […]
DANCING With The Stars contestant Brooks Nader and her pro partner Gleb Savchenko have come under fire for going “too far” with their upcoming dance routine. The dancing pair, who have been swamped by rumours […]
The Shell Shock metal festival, set to be held October 19th in Orlando, Florida, has seen headliner Evergreen Terrace and other bands drop off the bill after inviting Kyle Rittenhouse to take part in the […]
Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence contributing writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels […]
Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE were rejoined by their former singer Howard Jones during their 25th-anniversary concert at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 21. Jones made an appearance […]
RIOT V vocalist Todd Michael Hall will release his sophomore rock solo album, “Off The Rails”, on October 18 via Rat Pak Records. Aligning himself once again with METAL CHURCH founding member and guitarist Kurdt […]
On September 6, 2024, METAL ALLEGIANCE rocked the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, performing a balance of original material with classic covers of metal royalty. Several guests joined METAL ALLEGIANCE on stage at the […]
The Rings of Power is a beautiful ode to Tolkien’s Middle-earth, sharing deep cuts but also expanding the lore. The mythical mithril is an example of both. In the Second Age, the dwarves of Khazad-Dûm, […]
ASINHELL, the new death metal band featuring VOLBEAT‘s Michael Poulsen, Marc Grewe (INSIDIOUS DISEASE, ex-MORGOTH) and Morten Toft Hansen (RAUNCHY),played the final concert of its 2024 run of shows on August 31 at the Næstved […]
Paramount+ today released the official trailer for the new docuseries “Nöthin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of ’80s Hair Metal”, and announced the series will premiere September 17 exclusively on the service in […]
The previously announced Paramount+ hair metal docuseries Nöthin’ But a Good Time has been slated for a September 17th premiere on the steaming platform. The trailer has also been unveiled and can be seen below. […]
Saint Vitus Bar, the long-running Brooklyn metal venue, has permanently closed its location on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. The club had been closed indefinitely since February after the NYC Department of Buildings cited code violations, […]
The first trailer has been released for the upcoming Finnish heavy metal comedy Heavier Trip, the sequel to the cult 2018 film Heavy Trip. Continuing from the first movie, the story follows the underground extreme […]
The first trailer has been released for “Heavier Trip – Road To Wacken”, the sequel to the Finnish movie “Heavy Trip” about IMPALED REKTUM, an underground blackened death metal band and their search for their […]