Summer Slaughter Tour Is Back!
After a fiveyear absence from the world the annual Summer Slaughter Tour has returned and will be making two stops in the Windy City. The headliners were announced as a co-headlining attack with Veil of Maya and Brand of Sacrifice taking the helm. Veil of Maya guitarist Marc Okubo said this announcement was extra speci...
Apr 24, 2024
Slipknot Throw It Back To '99 With Tiny Club Show [VIDEO]
It had to start somewhere. It had to start some time. Slipknot played their first show of '24 and the first with their definitely unknown drummer. From what my guy on the scene it was a wild experience. The venue was literally a cowboy bar that people were eating dinner inside of all while Slipknot got ready to unveil...
Apr 26, 2024
Amy Lee Addresses Rumors She'll Join Linkin Park as New Lead Singer
Recently, there have been rumors circulating that Amy Lee from Evanescence could step up as the new lead singer for Linkin Park, who has been disbanded since the sudden passing of their front man Chester Bennington in 2017. These rumors got a lot of fans excited, but Amy Lee herself has spoken up to set the record stra...
Apr 24, 2024
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Knocked Loose And Poppy Team Up In 'Suffocate' [VIDEO]
Poppy has been featured in a lot of metal-core songs as of late, including the latest Bad Omens track 'V.A.N'. Her distinct high pitch soft singing voice can turn into a brutal hair raising scream is something she is known for throughout the metal community. Knocked Loose has been on a tear for a number of years now an...
Apr 23, 2024
Lacuna Coil Taps In Ash Costello In Anthemic 'In The Mean Time' [VIDEO]
Having just spoken with Jeremy Depoyster of The Devil Wears Prada about their latest track 'Ritual' and how it's about embracing the mundane and finding one's purpose while battling the ever present weight of aging, this song from Lacuna Coil makes a stark contrast. According to the band this is what 'In The Mean Time'...
Apr 22, 2024
Cutting Edge Countdown Weekend of April 19, 2024 With Sebastian Bach [AUDIO] [VIDEO]
Another week and another new number-one song. We've had the majority of major rock bands fighting for position these past few weeks. In fact, I think you could say it's a good time for music when the number one rock song goes from Pearl Jam to Green Day, to Linkin Park. Yes that's right the powerful leftover One More L...
Apr 22, 2024
Velvet Chains Make A Stop To The Backroom [VIDEO]
Velvet Chains made a stop to the Backroom to give us a stripped down version of a couple of their songs, including 'Stuck Against The Wall'. In between their songs we chatted about the origins of the band with Nils, bassist and songwriter for the band, as well as the inspiration for the latest single. They started as a...
Apr 19, 2024
Something Slipknot This (California) Way Comes?
The ever enigmatic Slipknot are up to their mysterious ways yet again. This time it's form comes in the shape of a billboard outside of Indio, California. Indio is home of the most metal performances in Coachella history. Which granted isn't a very high bar but a bar that Knocked Loose blasted out of the park.Now we've...
Apr 18, 2024
Bad Omens Announce New Album 'Concrete Jungle [The OST]', Release Two Teasers [VIDEO]
Bad Omens fans, we've got some new music to look forward to at the end of next month! Their next album, Concrete Jungle [OST] is set to be released May 31, featuring a variety of new songs, live tracks, remixes, and more. Earlier this year, Bad Omens first teased the new album with the release of "V.A.N." fea...
Apr 18, 2024
New Make Them Suffer Song Asks How Will You Be Remembered? [VIDEO]
One of the heaviest nights in Oshkosh history was September 27th, 2023, when Make Them Suffer, Northlane, The Amity Affliction and Parkway Drive nearly burned the place down with the power of metal and a lot of actual fire. It was my first time seeing Make Them Suffer and hot damn did they put on a banger of a show! Ge...
Apr 17, 2024