If you ever need to find the perfect embodiment of the phrase, “All good things come to those who wait” then look no further than Cursum Perficio (Nuclear Blast Records, Megaforce Records), the twelfth studio album from New York thrash legends Anthrax.
Anthrax headlines the grand reopening of Brooklyn’s legendary Saint Vitus Bar at 428 Troutman Street in Bushwick on September 4, with the entire show being filmed for posterity. Tickets on sale Friday, August 28. This is New York thrash history in the making Continue reading
Thrash metal legends Anthrax drop their third new single, “Everybody’s Got a Plan,” the latest preview of their twelfth studio album Cursum Perficio, out September 18 via Megaforce Records, their first new full-length in a decade. Stream it now and pre-save below. Continue reading
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From Left: Scott Ian, Dave Grohl, Charlie Benante Photo credit: Greg Caputo
Credited as “GBI” – Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Charlie Benante, and Scott Ian (Anthrax) – released their Record Store Day 7 Inch single of “The Regulator” (Megaforce Records), the iconic Bad Brains song from the band’s self-titled 1982 debut album. Released as a Record Store Day seven-inch exclusive, only 6000 copies of the track were pressed, with all proceeds going towards healthcare for Bad Brains’ frontman Paul D. Hudson, better known as H.R., who suffers from rare, severe headaches known as SUNCT. Watch the video for “The Regulator” now! Continue reading
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has teamed up with Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Charlie Benante as supergroup G.B.I. to record a cover of the Bad Brains’ 1982 classic “The Regulator” and release it this Record Store Day, 2024 on 4/20/24. Grohl stopped into the middle of the sessions for the new Anthrax record and the trio’s love for Old-School Hardcore and Bad Brains led to the cover being done in two takes at Grohl’s Studio 606. The seven-inch single comes complete with cover art by Benante. Proceeds from G.B.I.’s rendition of “The Regulator” will benefit singer Paul “H.R.” Hudson, who has been suffering from an excruciating type of rare head affliction known as SUNCT headaches for the past decade. Continue reading
Mr. Bungle have announced a string of UK live dates, dubbing it the Raging Wrath of the UK tour. Named in homage to their post hiatus album, The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny demo (October 2020), the run includes their first ever performance at Download Festival. Keep reading below for the full live listings and more.
Roadrunner United was a project organized by iconic hard rock record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary, culminating in the U.S. Billboard Top 200, UK Albums, and Australian ARIA Albums-charting original The All Star Sessions. Four “team captains” (Slipknot’s Joey Jordison (RIP), Machine Head’s Robb Flynn, Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares, and Trivium’s Matthew K. Heafy) were chosen to lead 57 artists from 45 past and present Roadrunner bands. On December 15, 2005, a concert celebrating the project, album, and anniversary took place at the Nokia Theater in New York City. That star-studded event featured multiple musicians, both past and present, from Roadrunner bands — as well as musicians that did not originally perform on the All-Star Sessions album. Now that album is getting a release in 2023 on multiple formats. Watch the live performance video of “The End (Live)” featuring Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares, and Trivium’s Matthew K. Heafy – right now!
Not content with sitting on their hands, Brazilian thrashers Sepultura decided early on during the Coronavirus Lockdown to do something constructive with their new found spare time. After touring plans for their current record were cut short by the pandemic, the band contacted seemingly everybody in the world of metal and proceeded to embark upon Sepulquarta (Nuclear Blast), a live album recorded with each member in isolation.
Okay, so watching streamed performances over the internet isn’t the best way to enjoy live shows. That’s a given. Every one of us would rather be in the middle of a sweaty moshpit, getting drunk with friends while being accidentally kicked in the head by overenthusiastic crowd surfers. Yes you would. Don’t lie.