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ALBUM REVIEW: Glorious Depravity – Death Never Sleeps

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Glorious Depravity features members of Pyrrhon, Woe, and Gravesend. Their new album Death Never Sleeps (Transcending Obscurity Records) takes you back to the days when death metal crawled from the bloody carnage of thrash, which left the knack for songwriting with hooks over sheer brutality intact. Doug Moore’s guttural growls are articulated enough to keep them from being just a gurgle, and allow them to give you a hint of what the song’s about. The riffing on “Stripmined Flesh Extractor” is coherent enough to give it an almost Megadeth-like groove. They tap into the darker tension that fuels Slayer’s vibe for “Freshkills Poltergeist.” They are not doing anything new here; they are just doing it right.Continue reading →


American Head Charge Vocalist and Co-Founder Cameron Heacock Profiled on Soft White Underbelly About Being Homeless on Los Angeles’ Skid Row

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American Head Charge’s vocalist and co-founder Cameron Heacock has been profiled on the award winning YouTube channel/photobook series Soft White Underbelly about his curent situation, homeless and dealing with drug additiction on skid row in Downtown Los Angeles. The interview is a harrowing glimpse into his life after music, as well as his entire life story and the career of AHC, once rising rock stars and proteges of System of A Down and their first producer, Rick Rubin. The band had as many tragedies as they did triumphs, releasing four albums, and EP and a DVD from 1999, including 2001’s The War of Art (American Recordings) and 2005 The Feeding (DRT Entertainment) with the hit singles “Loyalty” and “Cowards” – the entrance music for former UFC champion Chuck Liddell. The band has claimed they never saw a cent of royalties from this album. Their final album was Tango Umbrella for Napalm Records in 2016. They performed on Ozzfest 2001, and would open for SOAD, Slayer, Slipknot, Marylin Manson, Kittie, Muidvayne, Life of Agony, Biohazard, and many more. But the band had as many lows with several breakups, reformations, and drug rehab stints, the death of former guitarist Bryan Ottosen on tour in 2005, and the death of bassist and co-founder Chad Hanks in 2017 of a terminal illness. Continue reading →


Slayer’s Iconic Second Album Hell Awaits to Receive a 40th Anniversary Edition Reissue via Metal Blade Records in 2026

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Slayer’s iconic second studio album, Hell Awaits, is set to receive a 40th anniversary edition reissue via Metal Blade Records next Spring! Formed in 1981, Slayer assaulted the world with a new hybrid of metal and punk – heavier, faster, and darker than the rest – and set a new standard, defining not only a genre, but an attitude. Throughout Slayer’s history, the band never faltered in unleashing their extreme and focused aural assault, and repudiating temptations, Slayer always chose to remain crushing and brutal, steadfastly refusing to cater to the mainstream.Continue reading →


Pluginz Celebrate Their 10th Anniversary with New Collaborations with Oasis, Ghost, Slayer, Ozzy Osbourne Estate, and More

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The music lifestyle brand, and Jack Rack® creators, Pluginz, have been celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. They are now closing out 2026 with officially licensed collaborations with Oasis, Ghost, Ice Nine Kills, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Misfits, and the estates of Ozzy Osbourne, “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, and Cliff Burton. Keep reading below for further information.
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PODCAST: Who Should Be Next In The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Rock, Metal, and Punk)

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Soundgarden is in the Rock Hall? Who’s got next? Drop a comment!

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System Of A Down, Korn, Slayer, Deftones to Headline Sick New World 2026 Dates

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System Of A Down and Korn will headline Sick New World Las Vegas on April 25th, 2026, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The lineup also includes Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, Danny Elfman, Knocked Loose, Ministry, AFI, Cypress Hill, Acid Bath, and more. The festival will expand next year with the first-ever Sick New World Texas, set for October 24th, 2026, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX, featuring System Of A Down, Deftones, and Slayer (performing Reign in Blood in full), among others.Continue reading →


Metal Allegiance Book a Show at Anaheim House of Blues

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Metal collective, Metal Allegiance – comprised of core members David Ellefson (Megadeth), Mark Menghi (King Ultramega), Alex Skolnick (Testament), and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) – have announced their annual return to Anaheim, CA. They play at the House Of Blues (400 Disney Way), Thursday, January 22, 2026. Keep reading below to find out more.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Biohazard – Divided We Fall

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When Brooklyn hardcore crew Biohazard released new single “Forsaken” in June – their first in thirteen years, and their first with the band’s original line-up since 2012 – it felt like being on the receiving end of a sweetly delivered but completely warning-free uppercut from an old friend. From bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld‘s no-nonsense “Let’s fucking go!” to the song’s monstrous groove and welcomingly familiar violent energy, it was made extremely clear extremely quickly that Biohazard was well and truly back in business.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Testament – Para Bellum

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On  Para Bellum – (Nuclear Blast Records) Testament continues to uphold the legacy of quality decades in the making. Despite not being the household name like the bands of the Big Four, these had chops that rivaled Megadeth’s most shredding line-up. Of the Big Four, Slayer was the only band darker and more aggressive than the classic mid-to-late Eighties period for this band. While this new order marks the debut of Chris Dovas, the former drummer of Seven Spires, whose youthful exuberance gets the job done. Bassist Steve Di Giorgio (Death, Death To All), who goes back to “The Gathering.”Continue reading →


Watch Slayer Return to the Stage at Lounder Than Life

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Slayer made their return to the stage last night for their first show since Black Sabbath’s and Ozzy Osbourne’s (RIP) Back To The Beginning, at Louder Than Life Festival last night as the headliner. Thanks to Slayer expert, podcaster, and author, our pal DX Ferris, we can see the setlist and videos. Slayer has their big exclusive headline show this weekend at Hershey Park, PA.Continue reading →