…“Contraband” Abuse of autotune aside, this is a real rager. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Xq_3sq69Q Dee Snider Featuring Cannibal Corpse’s George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, “Time to Choose” Choose to hit “play.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7-ZN1D_85M Quicksand, “Missile Command”…

…the band’s guitarist, Wes Borland, in a new interview with Drinks with Johnny, the YouTube show hosted by Avenged Sevenfold bassist Johnny Christ (via The PRP): “We’ve probably, in the…

…The Illustrated Lyrics of Matt Pike is scheduled for worldwide release in hardcover and e-book on November 9, 2021 and the trade edition will retail for $20. Signed hardcovers and…

…music.” You can check out the cover below. Eighteen Visions also released a cover of Alice in Chains’ “Them Bones” last week. Listen to that here. https://youtu.be/y2Ab55sSVkE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OufJaNYUWKU [via Lambgoat]…

…absolutely friggin’ nail it, in case that wasn’t clear already. Give the video for “Exist” a watch below. Conquering comes out via Spinefarm Records on September 17; pre-order here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMJiflC4898…

…news, Mansoor recently shared that both Periphery and another of his projects, Haunted Shores, are in the process of writing new music: https://www.facebook.com/misha.mansoor/posts/10159493164269533?cft[0]=AZUQbEWE5pMMRdukihPQrBPW4IpKxlAj1-9Q_heO4U_jiW6BTDWNu_QTXjVj2qLH31L9N-7V2kGL1Xim9_YWZkK8NbU_OV3VfYVDKLvcQkjOAnIu5V7A5Wf5T3StlgabxbU&tn=%2CO%2CP-R More info as it becomes available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvWqt4GD_tc…

…on August 27 via InsideOut Music; pre-order here. The band released another single, “Castaway Angels,” in December 2020; it’s not clear yet whether that will be included on Aphelion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKmaG5f9Zsg…

…09/12 Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Culture Room [Tickets] 09/15 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works [Tickets] 09/16 Charlotte, NC – Underground [Tickets] 09/17 Charlotte, NC – Underground [Tickets] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKSl0qE_DSQ…

Apparently it’s a “multiple album covers with owls on them” kind of week. The Absence Coffinized (M-Theory) My interest in The Absence was absent during their nascent period. Somewhere along…

…a real Sophie’s choice, so here we are. Note to the nit-pickers: I only included original songs. No covers (sorry, “Ball of Confusion” duet with Joey Belladonna), nothing from The…

…a different bass player. Megadeth commence a tour with Lamb of God, Trivium, and In Flames in August, so they’re gonna hafta hire a new bassist sooner rather than later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBp771-Wrks [via]…

…– The Culture Room [Tickets] 09/15 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works [Tickets] 09/16 Charlotte, NC – Underground [Tickets] 09/17 Charlotte, NC – Underground [Tickets] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kM96UijoO2tFb3e1M1qMy166rtehbIirE https://twitter.com/josemangin/status/1408092254611275777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1408092254611275777%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theprp.com%2F2021%2F06%2F24%2Fnews%2Fbetween-the-buried-and-me-to-release-colors-ii-in-august%2F [via The PRP]…

…PT on the band’s Twitch (twitch.tv/therealdigestor) and YouTube channels. According to a press release, the band will be joined “Tankcrimes Records label fiend Scotty Karate” to “exchange bon mots and…

…[tickets] 24.11.21 UK Birmingham @ Mama Roux’s [tickets] 25.11.21 UK Manchester @ Rebellion [tickets] 26.11.21 UK London @ The Dome [tickets] 27.11.21 UK Glasgow @ The Garage [tickets] https://youtu.be/UXSB5Us5hLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xGwAXH8VUQ…

…– Prague, Czech Republic [tickets] 6/22/22 – Rock Werchter – Werchter, Belgium [tickets] 7/1/22 – Mad Cool – Madrid, Spain [tickets] 7/6/22 – NOS Alive – Lisbon, Portugal [tickets] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoHt-Z6hzQk…

…musical vehicle and three-fourths of both Days of the New and Tantric — recently launched a new band, Blisskrieg. You can check out their debut single, “Inside Me,” here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO8WRDk4Wgs…

…to play live in support of last year’s Carnivore, Body Count, the band still won this year’s Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for that album’s track “Bum-Rush.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vutQj7grdUA https://www.facebook.com/bodycountofficial/posts/4060338607347693…

…Prague, Czech Republic [tickets] 6/22/22 – Rock Werchter – Werchter, Belgium [tickets] 7/1/22 – Mad Cool – Madrid, Spain [tickets] 7/6/22 – NOS Alive – Lisbon, Portugal [tickets] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPGeLWe0lwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bZPb025Wjw…

…THAT FAILED CHERRY GLAZERR / MY FRIEND OF MISERY IZÏA / MY FRIEND OF MISERY KAMASI WASHINGTON / MY FRIEND OF MISERY RODRIGO Y GABRIELA / THE STRUGGLE WITHIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqoQY9bobow…

…Episode XIV Episodes XV & XVI Episode XVII Anthrax have a career-spanning livestream extravaganza scheduled for July 16, which is their fortieth anniversary to the date. Getcha ticket here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-wlQIrBYF0…