The New England Metal & Hardcore Fest has announced its 2024 lineup, headlined by Killswitch Engage and Slaughter to Prevail. The two-day gathering is set for the weekend of September 21st and 22nd and will […]
British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST played at Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany on Monday, March 25 as part of the band’s “Metal Masters” European tour. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. PRIEST‘s […]
Following the release of their acclaimed debut album “Impii Hora” (Latin for “Ungodly Hour”),ASINHELL, the new death metal band featuring VOLBEAT‘s Michael Poulsen, Marc Grewe (INSIDIOUS DISEASE, ex-MORGOTH) and Morten Toft Hansen (RAUNCHY),has announced a […]
Metallica won Best Metal Performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 4th) for their song “72 Seasons,” the title track to their 2023 album. The trophy was handed out during the streaming “Premiere […]
Elon Musk was just stripped of a $56 billion pay package thanks to a lawsuit filed by a heavy metal drummer named Richard Tornetta. Earlier this week, Delaware judge Kathleen St. J. McCormick voided Musk’s […]
On January 25, 2024, METAL ALLEGIANCE reassembled at the House Of Blues Anaheim for the band’s 10th-anniversary celebration (which also coincided with the return of the winter NAMM show). The night was sponsored by Dean […]
Play video content A black metal band might’ve gone too far with their latest gimmick … drawing the ire of fans on social media after tossing around a severed pig head at a recent show. […]
Metal Church and At the Gates have each canceled their respective 2024 tour dates. The two veteran metal bands announced the cancellations for different reasons, though it is a bummer to lose two of the […]
A black metal band by the name of Martyrdom has apologized after a severed pig’s head was tossed around at their recent show. The incident happened Friday night (January 19th) at The White Swan in […]
Who’s more “metal?” Halloween‘s Michael Myers or The Lord of the Rings’ Frodo Baggins? If you don’t give the Hobbit extra credit because of Led Zeppelin it’s not exactly an easy question. How can you […]
I AM MORBID, the band featuring former MORBID ANGEL members David Vincent (bass, vocals) and Pedro “Pete” Sandoval (drums),along with guitarists Richie Brown (EXMORTUS, THE ABSENCE, TRIVIUM) and Bill Hudson (NORTHTALE, DORO),will perform MORBID ANGEL‘s […]
Sleep Token’s ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ came out top of the pile on Spotify last year, becoming the most-streamed metal album on the platform in 2023. The anonymous band’s genre-bending third record helped propel […]
In a recent interview with Robert Cavuoto of Metal Rules, Doro Pesch was asked what it is about playing heavy metal that still excites her more than 40 years after she launched her career. She […]
Play video content Facebook / Jonny Marion A heavy metal singer met the not-so-jolly version of Santa up in NorCal — where an insult hurled at the guy’s city didn’t land so well for him […]
Our Annual Report keeps rolling with the Best Underground Metal Albums of 2023, courtesy of “Mining Metal” writers Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey. As the year winds down, keep it tuned here for more awards, […]
Our Annual Report rocks on with our list of the 30 Best Metal & Hard Rock Songs of 2023. We’ve got plenty more coming as we look back on the best in music, film, and […]
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 […]
Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe turned the band’s inaugural Headbangers Boat cruise into a Vegas wedding chapel on Halloween night (October 31st). The singer officiated a wedding between two cruisers, giving them a metal […]
Pendulum are bundling up their summer singles with some unreleased tunes to keep us warm during the chilly fall. Coming this November is ANIMA, the newest EP from the influential electronic group. Back in June, fans […]
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 […]