British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have announced a series of continental European shows next year with SAXON and URIAH HEEP to follow the recently announced U.K. and Ireland dates featuring the three bands. The […]
Longtime Metal Church drummer Kirk Arrington died Monday, May 22nd, at the age of 61. The band shared the news of Arrington’s passing in a social media statement on Monday night, writing, “We just received […]
Derek Roddy has confirmed that he will play drums for ANTHRAX at the Milwaukee Metal Fest on Saturday, May 27 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Earlier today (Sunday, May 21),Roddy, who has previously played with HATE ETERNAL, […]
Since putting their mark on the map of heavy music in the mid/late-’90s, Finnish melodic metal whirlwinds SONATA ARCTICA have consistently expanded their following, not only by releasing a colorful range of works (ten studio […]
Canadian melodic death metal act The Agonist are calling it quits after nearly two decades as a band. The band made the announcement early Wednesday (May 10th) via a statement on social media, citing personal, […]
peacock A big year for video game adaptations (The Last of Us, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, etc.) continues with Twisted Metal. Based on the PlayStation series that began in 1995, the Peacock show stars […]
Twisted Metal, the blockbuster PlayStation video game franchise, is now taking the form of a Peacock series. Friday, the streamer gave fans the first proper look at the new series, which sees Anthony Mackie leading […]
A streaming service called Thunderflix has just launched, promising heavy metal content for the appropriate price of $6.66 a month. “Imagine a Netflix, but all metal,” remarked creator Samuel Douek, who conceived the idea for […]
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 […]
With the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival two weeks away, another massive, much heavier music festival from promoter Goldenvoice may be stomping through Indio this fall. As first reported in the Desert Sun, Goldenvoice […]
EMPIRE STATE BASTARD, the extreme metal band founded by Simon Neil (BIFFY CLYRO) and Mike Vennart (BIFFY CLYRO live guitarist and solo artist, ex-OCEANSIZE),played its first live show last night (Sunday, March 26) at the […]
Due on May 13 digitally and on DVD via New Terms Productions, “Wino: The Documentary” is the story of doom rock legend Scott “Wino” Weinrich, known for his many influential bands and projects such as […]
Due this spring, “Wino: The Documentary” is the story of doom rock legend Scott “Wino” Weinrich, known for his many influential bands and projects such as THE OBSESSED, SAINT VITUS, SPIRIT CARAVAN, THE HIDDEN HAND, […]
Metal Blade Records has announced a new book from founder Brian Slagel, “Swing Of The Blade: More Stories From Metal Blade Records”, due out May 9, 2023. “Swing Of The Blade: More Stories From Metal […]
In Liquid Death’s rollout for their new iced tea beverages, a little caffeine goes a long way. Grannies playing brutal death metal? Check. Grannies grinding rails on their skateboards? Check. Grannies shooting bottle rockets out […]
Of all people to cover Rammstein’s “Du Hast,” not many would guess Lizzo. And yet, at her recent arena show in Berlin, Lizzo busted out a full rendition of the song, finding real joy in […]
Modern symphonic metal icons KAMELOT performed their new single, “One More Flag In The Ground”, live for the first time during their February 2 set aboard this year’s 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise. Fan-filmed video […]
Milwaukee Metal Fest, which has been dormant since 2007, will return this year with a jam-packed lineup. Lamb of God, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, and more will play the three-day fest Memorial Day weekend (May 26th-28th) […]
With the calendar flipping to 2023, a new year of metal and hard rock music is upon us. While it’s often hard to predict which bands will release new music in any given calendar year, […]
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 […]