Here’s a little something to get you into the Christmas spirit in this final work week of 2019: covers of tunes by Mastodon and Slipknot from the budding stars in…

…which they’ll begin writing and recording the band’s next album in earnest. He plans to release that album at some point after the 2020 U.S. presidential election. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9awQ7fdGC2k [via Blabbermouth]…

…attitude to make a strong statement as the first song that people will hear after 15 years!” III comes out on February 21, 2020 via Century Media; pre-order here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frMkdkCV2D0&feature=youtu.be…

…a plus. Oh, and the song rips, too! Give it a listen and a watch below, and stay tuned for a new album from Ebonivory in the near future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoEp0TA-SPk&feature=youtu.be…

…song were on …And Justice. Have a listen below. Metallica will headline five American festivals with two sets at each in 2020; dates and tickets here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbzMKJVUWQ [via Metal Injection]…

…it goes. Give it a listen and a watch below. “Valhalleluja” is out now as a limited edition 7″ via Napalm Records; get your hands on one right here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9WWz95ripA&feature=youtu.be…

…IL Wrigley Field [Tickets] Sunday, August 30 DENVER, CO Coors Field [Tickets] Wednesday, September 2 SEATTLE, WA T-Mobile Park [Tickets] Saturday, September 5 LOS ANGELES, CA SoFi Stadium [Tickets] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wPHxQMgdKs…

…metal racket stuck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5hOA2EC4uk Iron Curtain Danger Zone (Dying Victims) Look at that album cover! A high-heeled headbanger wielding a bloody guitar and a severed head, about to enter an…

…eye on this space for more from Ihsahn before the February, 14, 2020 release of Telemark — which features Lenny Kravitz and Iron Maiden covers (!) — via Spinefarm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL0ZHYcuDe0…

…— it kinda sounds like what Body Count would be if Will Putney wrote the songs, and I wonder if that’s the case here — so jam it below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAsZUtuZhIA&feature=youtu.be…

…2020. “Lungs of the Mother” is available on Bandcamp, where you can also stream the outfit’s recent EP release, Where Terror Thrives. Follow the band on Facebook and Instagram. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Egm_Bv6hKE&feature=youtu.be…

…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noN0m4_1uNg 08. Rammstein – Rammstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeQM1c-XCDc&list=PLVkbIzK3vqPQna8vpi-M0MzoUR1F3yv7r 07. Tomb Mold – Planetary Clairvoyance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx7RPlrt5jI 06. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Infest The Rats’ Nest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQXd5HsSko0&list=PLs_Ud1UzjxoT3jH0nVQz30qR60btYRXhk 05. Darkthrone – Old Star https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzFUZfrY5wo 04. Alcest – Spiritual Instinct https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYrIKhDYRqg&list=PLheOacm2czdwSZpJ1UogXy_QVabXsaOw8 03. Gaahls Wyrd –…

…and if there’s more of this in the bank Defiler are holding onto we’ll certainly be waiting. Check it out below. Keep up with Defiler on Facebook and YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oniLOZvnO5U…

…here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiH9YPSPNlA Jan 22 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall [Tickets] Jan 24 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre [Tickets] Jan 25 – Seattle, WA – Neptune…

…5/17 – Nashville, TN // Bridgestone Arena [Tickets] 5/19 – Rosemont, IL // Allstate Arena [Tickets] 5/20 – St. Paul, MN // Xcel Energy Center [Tickets] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3QUZ7Bo4g [via Metal Injection]…

…(RCA) – 21% of all votes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3htOwmtQv_yHPXNRHNJ-naKnAsvOuclt 2. Slipknot, We Are Not Your Kind (Roadrunner) – 17% of all votes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMMJpFvGMlU&list=PLub0Y_zAJmcZCItt55EHIR_Y-vxYgUSug 3. Cattle Decapitation, Death Atlas (Metal Blade) – 6%…

…and let your heart melt. If you stick around ’til the end of the clip you’ll even get to see Kennedy lose it, plus he uses the word verklempt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8rVbQ9rsx4&feature=youtu.be…

…hat, ensuring that fan will have a souvenir forever (don’t wash it, dude!). Watch below! And just accept Grohl’s fate as Best Dude Ever and get on with life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3k5LAm43Hk…

…the last thing that moved my needle in 2019 and I expect it will yours as well. Deaf Club’s EP Contemporary Sickness is out now via 31g (and via Bandcamp here). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goQg5fzJLqM&feature=youtu.be…

…a free ounce of weed and a guaranteed orgasm for the listener? Was there a special reissue I missed somehow? You guys wouldn’t keep that from me, would you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtyxWnjb96s…