PODCAST: Should Bands Continue After Losing a Crucial Member? Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Pantera + STP


When bands lose an irreplaceable member due to death or another reason, should they continue? Or is it a lame-ass cash grab? Sound off in the comments! Continue reading


Machan “Margaret” Taylor and Scott Page Join Brit Floyd on Select US Tour Dates


Currently on an expansive 123-date North American tour, Brit Floyd have just announced that vocalist Machan “Margaret” Taylor will join them as a special guest for select performances, beginning July 10 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. In addition, the group will welcome saxophonist Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Toto, Supertramp) for the show, and on July 11 at SDSU Open Air in San Diego. Read more below.
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PODCAST: Glacially Musical 285 – We Explore Deicide’s Origin of Evil with Their Self-Titled Debut Album


Nik leads us into the darkness in a new series about the early albums from Deicide! We hit Nik’s sanctified “Natural Hat Trick” of a band, song, and album title all present on Deicide (Roadrunner Records)! Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Voivod – Symphonique


So, what exactly do you do after travelling across the universe, the multiverse, the macroverse, and the microverse? When you’ve explored the furthest reaches of space, survived a nuclear war, and the subsequent apocalypse? Well, if you’re Canadian Progressive Thrash Metal pioneers Voivod, you produce a galactic symphony.
Recorded live with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra on June 4, 2025, at the Grand Théâtre in Quebec City, Canada, Symphonique (Century Media Records) is a seventy-plus-minute performance that takes Voivod’s futuristic Metal and energises it even further with a classical music makeover. Continue reading


Hip-Hop and Metal Legend Ice-T to Release His First Solo Rap Album in 20 Years


Hip-Hop, Metal, and Acting legend Ice-T of Body Count revealed on social media that his first solo Rap album in 20 years will be released soon. Dubbed Criminal Migraine, the album will feature 20 tracks and is in the mixing stage now. Ice shared an artwork tease in his post and called it “his best album ever.” Body Count is soon to tour, performing at some of the biggest Rock and Metal festivals in the world, along with headlining Sonic Temple, Camp Punksylvania, Rock Fest, Brutal Assault, and Aftershock. The band is still touring behind their last album, 2024’s Merciless (Century Media Records), which featured guest spots from George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher  (Cannibal Corpse), Joe Bad (Fit For An Autopsy), Howard Jones (Light The Torch, ex-Killswitch Engage), Max Cavalera (Cavalera, Soulfly, Go Ahead And Die), Will Putney (Fit For An Autopsy, END) and iconic Pink Floyd guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour. In addition to his prodigious film career, Ice-T has been on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for 26 seasons of their 27 seasons. He joined the cast as Detective (later Sergeant) Odafin “Fin” Tutuola in Season 2, which aired in 2000. He holds the record for the longest-running male actor on a U.S. primetime. Continue reading


Floyd Nation Share Their Single “Watching The Sunrise” – New Album Coming Soon


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U.S.-based Pink Floyd tribute band, Floyd Nation, have released their new, original single, “Watching The Sunrise.” Alongside this, they have made the announcement that their debut album, Inner Light, is arriving on Friday, May 29th. Find out more in the article below.
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Floyd Nation Share a Cover of “Have A Cigar”


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U.S. based Pink Floyd tribute band, Floyd Nation, have released their take on the track “Have A Cigar.” The original featured on Wish You Were Here, in 1975. 50 years later, Floyd Nation recorded their version at Abbey Road Studios, where the classic album was crafted. Check it out below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Melvins with Napalm Death – Savage Imperial Death March


It feels like in the post-Pandemic world, the collaborative album has proliferated in the more experimental corners of metal. For Savage Imperial Death March (Ipecac Recordings), the marriage of the godfathers of Grindcore Napalm Death, joining forces with Sludge/ Noise-rock pioneers the Melvins. The opening track, “Tossing Coins into the Fountain of Fuck” sums up what is going down here. These are songs that feel like they are written by the Melvins side of the equation, and that Napalm Death are lending their raw, punchy, Punk Metal chaos. Continue reading


PODCAST: Glacially Musical 276 – Spring 2026 Vinyl Trauma Dump and Unboxing


Time for a new chaser before we begin our next series on AC/DC, next week! And it’s a goody – we do a vinyl “trauma dump” (c 2023- N. Cameron) where we have saved up some 25 records, and we unbox em, discuss our buying and shopping habits, and uncover the mysteries of all the swirly colors! Continue reading


Lynx Premiere Title Track Video from Upcoming Album Trinity of Suns


German hard rockers Lynx have premiered the video for “Trinity of Suns,” the third track revealed from their forthcoming second album of the same name, out April 24 via Dying Victims Productions. Watch it now. Continue reading