Legendary Brooklyn Metal Club Saint Vitus Bar to Return in a New Location This Fall


Over two years since being shut down in the middle of a show by the New York City Department of Buildings, Saint Vitus Bar will return to Brooklyn this fall in a new location. The new venue will be at 428 Troutman Street in Bushwick, the site of the old Brooklyn Made club, which closed in 2025. After a lot of teasing on social media leading up to the reveal, with a series of videos where Günther, the mascot/mannequin, left the bar at the old Greenpoint location on Manhattan Avenue and Clay Street, leaves his former home and sojourns to his new one. You can watch the last video in the series, which has him arriving at 428 Troutman and going inside, below.

Dubbed the “home of metal” in NYC, if not the USA, by Ghost Cult in our post-mortem about the closure, we are stoked to see it return!

Congrats and welcome back Saint Vitus Bar! 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 →


King Parrot Premiere Live Video for “It’s a Rort” US Tour with Gwar Underway


Australian extreme metal maniacs King Parrot have premiered a live video for “It’s a Rort,” captured during their headline appearance at Flippin’ The Bird Festival in Frankston, Australia. The band is currently on tour in the US alongside Gwar and Soulfly. Watch it now. Continue reading →