Metal
Dave Mustaine on Megadeth’s “Destroy All Enemies Tour” and His Pre-Metallica Band: Podcast
The legendary metal frontman also teases upcoming announcements and their new setlist. Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine on the “Destroy All Enemies” Tour and His Pre-Metallica Band: Podcast Consequence Staff
Baroness’ John Baizley on Stone, Tolerating Pop, and Seeing Sonic Youth and Nirvana
The frontman also chats about his admiration for Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, and more. Baroness’ John Baizley on Stone, Tolerating Pop, and Seeing Sonic Youth and Nirvana Consequence Staff
Sullivan King Shares Release Date and New Single From Third Album, “Thrones of Blood”
Bass music’s marquee metal act is getting ready for the release of his third album. In just over two months, Sullivan King will release Thrones of Blood, a new metal-electronic hybrid record, via Monstercat. The follow-up to 2021’s LOUD LP will combine King’s in-your-face vocals with plenty of heavy metal guitar work and heaps of bass. Now, he’s given fans another taste of what’s to come with the album’s titular track, “Thrones of Blood.” Sullivan King. Brian Rapaport/EDM.com Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Bombarding listeners at breakneck speed, the song finds King shredding through a glitchy bassline with plenty of his trademark screams. The arrangement eventually builds to a big climax, a bone-crushing bas...
Lollapalooza 2022 Day One Recap and Photos: Lil Baby, Tove Lo, & More
Day one of Lollapalooza 2022 (Thursday, July 28th) is in the books! We were there to catch all the action of the Chicago festival’s opening day. Blessed with clear weather, Lollapalooza kicked off with a day of strong sets, from the “tiny fonts” to the headliners. Before Metallica brought the house down, stand out sets came by way of Lil Baby, Sam Fender, Tove Lo, Jazmine Sullivan, and more. Other acts, like country up-and-comer Zach Brown, TikTok rocker Petey, and rapper Maxo Kream, reminded attendees that the strength of this year’s lineup came by way of its genre diversity. Day one also featured festival favorites like 100 gets, Still Woozy, Caroline Polachek, and Remi Wolf. Advertisement The crowds brought an excited energy, giving life to the longstanding, legendary festival. With thr...
Three Days Grace on Explosions, Algorithms, and Their 25th Anniversary
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Three Days Grace’s Brad Walst sits down with Kyle Meredith to dig into the Canadian band’s seventh studio album, Explosions, which found them writing separately for the first time during lockdown. Advertisement Related Video Walst also discusses the anger heard within the songs and finding ways to continue to tap into that emotion, the big searching questions that populate the lyrics, and the background on “I Am the Weapon.” The bassist then goes on to share the story of making the video for “Lifetime,” which shines a light on Mayfield, Kentucky (with proceeds going to folks impacted by the December...
2022 Rocklahoma Festival to Feature Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, Evanescence & More
This year’s Rocklahoma festival will feature headliners Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Evanescence, Megadeth, Seether, Cypress Hill and more rocking the Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor, Okla., over labor Day weekend (Sept. 2-4). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The 15th anniversary edition of the three-day camping event that takes place just outside of Tulsa will also feature sets from Jelly Roll, In This Moment, Skillet, Underoath, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White, Black Veil Brides, The Hu, Nothing More, Bad Wolves, Bad Omens, Palaye Royale, Dorothy, Suicidal Tendencies, Lit, Quiet Riot, Enuff Z’nuff, Wildstreet and many more. “ROCKLAHOMA 2022! It’s time!!! We are so excited to announce that we will be one o...
Metallica Announce Two Summer Stadium Shows with Greta Van Fleet
Metallica have announced a pair of summer stadium concerts with Greta Van Fleet and Ice Nine Kills. The concerts are set to take place at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, New York on August 11th, and at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on August 14th. They’re billed as Metallica’s only US summer stadium shows of 2022. Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 4th at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster. A pre-sale for members of Metallica’s Legacy Fan Club members takes place on Monday, February 28th. Related Video The announcement comes days before Metallica’s first show of 2022: a Las Vegas headlining date on Friday (February 25th) at Allegiant Stadium, also with Greta Van Fleet and Ice Nine Kills. Advertisement Although Metallica are only slated for a handful of US headlining shows in 2022, you can al...
FiXT Noir Hybridizes Dubstep, Metal and More In Massive 35-Track Compilation
Known for their foray into the darkest alleys of electronic music, FiXT has gone even deeper with their new 35-track compilation, FiXT: Noir. FiXT: Noir kicks off with one of it’s unquestioned crown jewels, a blistering drum & bass track called “Clone,” which moonlights as a dream collab between Teddy Killerz and the label’s founder Celldweller. But in a record replete with highlights, that’s just the beginning. The expansive compilation hybridizes genres in dizzying fashion—and it’s not for the faint-hearted. Foxhunt’s “Skullduggery” harkens back to early 2010’s complextro in its frenetic production while Everen Maxwell takes a similar route in the aptly titled “Dark Tales.” totto’s “CPU...
Dave Grohl Planning to Release Thrash Metal Album Next Week
Dave Grohl is planning to release a full-length thrash metal album, and it’ll likely arrive sometime in the next week. To coincide with the release of Foo Fighters’ new horror film, Studio 666, the band recorded music under the moniker Dream Widow. Grohl quietly released one of Dream Widow’s tracks, “March of the Insane,” earlier this week, but he says there’s an entire album’s worth of material on the way. Studio 666 follows Foo Fighters as they record their album, Medicine at Midnight, in a haunted mansion. As Grohl explained during an interview on The Howard Stern Show this week, Dream Widow’s music is a central plot point in the film. “I wind up finding this creepy basement. And I go into the basement, I find this tape by a band [Dream Widow] from 25 years ago that recorded there. And ...
Metalcore Band Northlane Are Releasing a “Fully Fledged EDM And Techno” Album
Now newly independent, Sydney metalcore outfit Northlane turned to EDM when they needed inspiration the most. In a lengthy, candid statement announcing their forthcoming sixth studio album Obsidian, the band reflected on their career thus far, noting they’ve never hesitated to reinvent themselves. Despite multiple bouts on the brink of disaster the band have derived the strength to persevere. Case in point: the lead up to the band’s 2019 album, Alien, was characterized in their words by financial instability and waning ticket sales. Paradoxically, the group found strength in crafting their most vulnerable record to date during which vocalist Marcus Bridge laid to bear some of the most troubling anecdotes of his past. Going from that period of emotional catharsis to ...
J Balvin’s Cover of Metallica’s “Wherever I May Roam” Puts a Reggaeton Spin on Metal: Stream
Metallica have been slowly unveiling tracks from their new covers collection The Metallica Blacklist and each one is more exciting than the last. However, today’s release may be the most intriguing of all. Metallica just shared J Balvin’s cover of “Wherever I May Roam,” which puts a reggaeton spin on the metal classic. Stream it below. In his version of “Wherever I May Roam,” J Balvin brings his swagger-filled flow to the track to transform it into a completely fresh hip-hop single. Balvin raps in Spanish ith an explosive delivery, his words occasionally lining up in the chorus with Metallica’s thick guitar riffs. Near the end, his rendition pauses to make way for a full sample from the original version of the song. “Wherever I May Roam” comes with a music video directed by Daniel Duran. I...
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Attack Attack! Release Metalcore and Bass Hybrid, “Fade With Me” [Premiere]
Attack Attack!, one of the most beloved metalcore groups of the mid-2000s, have unveiled a riveting metalcore-electronic jam. Dubbed “Fade With Me,” the track features haunting keys and crisp vocals, which builds to an aggressive drop oozing with melodic bass flair. Check out the new crossover banger below, premiered exclusively by EDM.com. As many bass music fans know, the nexus of metalcore to dance music is a very real thing. While Attack Attack! are still actively releasing rock music, other acts like Breathe Carolina, Adventure Club, Zedd, and most famously Skrillex, have roots in the world of metal. In addition to the electronic artists who pivoted, many others have either honored their roots with collaborative music alongside established metal acts or simply launched a d...
