…the first few days were brutal but at the end of the day I’m fine and I will get over it.” Kataklysm’s new album, Unconquered, comes out September 25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku-rjJ5HXyU…

…shared his own funny(ish) story about encountering a less-than-cool Prince back in the day: “I was in a band a long, long time ago. We were doing disco covers many…

…even pushing the outer limits of her range… I don’t know of very many other vocalist who could make Kennedy’s work look easy peasy! Watch below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2U4YJVyMc [via The PRP]…

…are a few of the musicians who have been bestowed that honor. Here’s a version of “We Will Rock You” we like a lot more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rGHEV1QGBU [via Ghost Cult Mag]…

…to concert promotion group Danny Wimmer Presents’s YouTube show, “Offstage with DWP,” Draiman spoke at length about those influences. Interviewer Gary Spivak asked “You started with KISS and Sabbath, went…

…and Death Angel’s Will Carroll. Kataklysm are schedule to release their new album, Unconquered, on September 25. You can listen to the album’s debut single, “The Killshot,” below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku-rjJ5HXyU https://www.facebook.com/kataklysm/photos/a.10151975390638375/10157995031988375/?type=3&xts%5B0%5D=68.ARBhIO3ebSUGjSa6YiX_iCUcJ4G3M6urddDPwHtKZBa8wG5mfQAWQYdwIzU43oiPizCfkV47Hc4esGLJj8a-856lT59FZZIZ-cY-IeOqrvKV-dlFqGQVSBsleuI9v_c9KL_pxDTD9yKFGJGpPhrEcapF1-u8_wTsRBuPKjhfQY6FvmZsQRy0f-mv7ncVEdaRnwtbIu1-qyfaDIXLe_gj2Q2pI0On5QJs0-HLde31v5_eTWNNBZXW8lYD02IWfOl-qpBKiC7WrHuZbnC-VaFcYKy3FgNMRliqkdV_t7Yg5d6dm-DCOJ0betlWMv3cgP3lEhzAn3n7Ecvx2m4&tn=-R…

…by the band. Atreyu was formed in California in 1998. They have released seven full-length studio albums, the most recent of which, In Our Wake, was released in 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFY_3bxeIuU…

…out some famous metal album covers recreated with characters from Family Guy. The Deftones will release a new album next month! Listen to the first single now!!! The dude who…

…died in 2007 from a cocaine overdose. Banali is survived by his wife, Regina, and his daughter, Ashley. Our thoughts are with Banali’s loved ones during this difficult time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_1ruZWJigo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxgMGk9JPVA…

…feature on the song. A 7” vinyl release of the single will arrive on September 4 and is available for pre-order here along with some “Jessie’s Girl 2” merch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTGo-JHuCGc&feature=youtu.be…

…passion for days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC4VQpX0rSY Expander Neuropunk Boostergang (Profound Lore) Cyberpunk-influenced metal isn’t a common sighting outside of the industrial sector. While Expander don’t sound like anything William Gibson envisioned, their…

…“Hey Man, Nice Shot.” The lineup consists of: Bill Kelliher (Mastodon): guitar Ryan “Fluff” Bruce (YouTuber): guitar Johnny Chow (Stone Sour): bass Tanner Wayne (In Flames): drums Daniel Carriere (Royal…

…Dude has an uncanny ability for distilling the essence of what makes a band sound like that band, and he’s nailed the Deftones vibe dead-on here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-NzvaFuhsE [via The PRP]…

…what I was expecting or wanting.” Deftones had a summer tour planned with Gojira and Poppy, but that was rescheduled to 2021 in light of the ongoing pandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUDbj0oeAj0 https://open.spotify.com/album/3IHClJIXFPxf3xa0BNaQOd?si=n-9YrV1VTBqiWH5SSLSneQ…

It’s good day for super-duper-heavy covers: first, we got Thou’s take on “No Excuses” by Alice in Chains, and now we have a new version of Dead Kennedys’ “California Über…

Alice in Chains covers seem to be in the zeitgeist of late. On the other hand, are they ever really not? The band’s music is timeless, beloved by those all…

…influence in Exist’s music, a dazzling display of classic progressive death metal viewed through the prism of modern technique and production. Egoiista comes out on August 28; pre-order here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvg1I2rSqpM…

YouTube masher-upper extraordinaire Bill McClintock has returned! For his latest amalgamation masterwork, McClintock has take Mötley Crüe’s “Girls, Girls, Girls” and put it together with James Brown’s “I Feel Good.”…

…number of different configurations, including a wooden box set that comes with authentic prehistoric fossils, a 130 page photobook, an engraved slate rock plate, a slipmat and a patch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQhJZz4Y_HI…

…but that’s all they are.” Listen to the full episode below or right here. Black Crown Initiate’s new album, Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape, is out now; order here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8AV0_0GZXo…