…an uncaring universe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qrS7oWKtfs Cloud Rat – Pollinator (Artoffact) September 13 Preorder here Cloud rats are fuzzy little rodents that live in forests in the Philipines. Cloud Rat, the band,…

…grossed $1.7 million in its first weekend (503 screens) and finished at $4.3 million. The Fanatic was always destined for VOD, where it will appear on September 6.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRS6V8RXIKE [via Kerrang!]…

…and Power Trip. He also used to be in a metalcore band himself, Ashley’s Arrival. Hollywood’s Bleeding is due out on September 6 via Republic. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1zgjtaFjBr/?utm_source=ig_embed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CVroJ8ovmc [via Ultimate Guitar]…

…but in general Very Good condition! “A jacket like that can be seen worn by Megadeth band members in various youtube videos (for example “From The Vault” Birmingham 1990) And…

…electronic elements, very acoustic and organic parts – all combined. Very epic but at the same time very fragile!” Pitfalls comes out on October 25 via InsideOutMusic; pre-order here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nPwBSaJmgI…

…on YouTube previously. Take a stroll down memory lane with the band’s iconic videos for “Schism,” “Sober,” “Stinkfist” and others below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM62wjLrgmA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspxAG12Cpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zpvlMp04D0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUPV4OfNlt0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CehYA3omb5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_TUP2vuaDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_nQhGR0K8M [via Kerrang!]…

…comments section to discuss/debate/deconstruct. Assuming you can still type after hearing the record, that is. It may very well turn you into an ethereal being of pure light. Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7DfQMPmJRI&list=PLJNbijG2M7OyPIMbie-sQ02rH0BULAwQx…

…Art is Murder share their thoughts on misogynistic lyrics in metal, in some cases in their own bands’ songs. I highly recommend you read the entire thing right here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfewJfnPyo0…

…Europe later in the fall. The band will be recording a new album in early 2020, but won’t release it until after the U.S. presidential elections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gr63DiEUxw [via Ultimate Guitar]…

…them when”? You can also throw Maureen Herman of Babes in Toyland into that mix, who was one year below them. All hail the talent of Libertyville! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMq-qAn3otE [via Loudwire]…

…I would have promptly sent them in the direction of this infamous clip from Metallica’s Some Kind of Monster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UYPpOYXYWc Kirk was ultimately right, wasn’t he? But I digress… Root…

…seem to get the deity status bestowed upon the band. It all climaxes with the band’s new album Fear Inocolum, and… well, you’ll have to watch to find out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EShM-EOAlj4…

…to be.” Watch the NME chat below. Poppy will be on tour with Bring Me the Horizon in the States this fall and will headline the U.K. next year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2qkddxRZg…

…what Corey Taylor would think, and had him read some trademark Slipknot lyrics. Genius! Who knew it was Gottfried with that actual tortilla on his face the whole time? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkUEVPrVqOo…

…in my head clearly even though Lars’s snare sounds fine on this live version. Watch below and see if the nostalgia bug strikes you more than it did me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=88&v=rFxwJUNJqHI…

…suppose I’d be flattered: it’s crazy this format is now a thing that is being replicated to achieve success. Check out Ironbunny’s “23 – twenty three” below. You’re bopping. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CEqyuem3mA…

…for all the success the song brought him! It was a turning point in the band’s career, even if — in my opinion — it was for the worse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ6pLKlU-8Q…

…they mostly cannot — like, not at all — but the fun comes in watching these normies stumble and seeing what their own hilarious lyrical interpretations are. Watch below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OMyLmNKXew…

…angry and, I dunno… final. While we wait for official word, please enjoy the band’s 2018 release, Aura Noire, which could be their last (but hopefully isn’t!), below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ZcaTBMgoI https://www.facebook.com/auranoirofficial/posts/2628003153885276?__tn__=-R…

…Wish no longer: YouTuber William Maranci has amalgamated Tool’s ode to postmodern malaise, “Stinkfist,” with Swift’s anthem of post-break-up empowerment, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” And it works…