Terence Hannum of experimental metal trio Locrian told us about his experience watching Assück, Hot Water Music, and Frodus in Florida. Terence Hannum: The walls were sweating. The crowd was a ...

Terence Hannum: The walls were sweating. The crowd was a mass, a swarm, total chaos of sweaty hardcore fans, metal heads, and emo nerds. An absolute freak show. It was dark, there were no stage ...

What connects Shipperbottom and Slayes’ tales is, of course, the setting: Both bands were on tour and falling for these songs in their respective battlewagons.

Dry January is becoming increasingly common. Here’s how weed can help you. The holidays are a time of overindulgences, when you drink and eat too much and time doesn’t feel real. Dry January ...

Well, it did it twice. First in 2011 and then again in 2014 for good. And the gap keeps growing. Last year, black metal pulled away to the tune of a nearly 30 percent increase over death metal.

Detail from the Motörhead logo If the heavy metal umlaut demonstrates anything, it is a simultaneous dissatisfaction with English and an inability to escape it. To adorn an English band name or album ...

Regional Justice Center's anticipated new album 'Crime and Punishment' arrives this week, and you can stream 4 of its singles (including the just-released ”Dust Off”) now, and read about the ...

Welcome to Blast Rites, SPIN ’s monthly metal column! In this edition, we’ll dive headfirst into Blut Aus Nord visionary Vindsval returning to his roots, pummeling SoCal sludge, new heat from ...

Three decades since Napalm Death appeared on the BBC and shocked the world at large, grindcore remains extreme metal’s most brutalising achievement When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

With blackQueen, it's all about that sweet spot between the poles. The band's music is an awesome coming-together of sonic elements from across metal's wide horizon, but still manages to hold onto ...

After the shooter in Dayton, Ohio, was reported to be in a Pornogrind band, many were left with questions about the heavy metal subgenre ...