Sludge Metal
Sludge metal pioneers Acid Bath to reunite after 28 years
The influential Louisiana band will perform at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas. Sludge Metal Pioneers Acid Bath to Reunite After 28 Years Spencer Kaufman
Low Flying Hawks announce new album featuring Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn
Makebelieve is set to arrive October 25th, featuring the just-released single "Out for Blood." Low Flying Hawks Announce New Album Featuring Rhythm Section of Melvins’ Dale Crover and Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn Spencer Kaufman
Heavy Song of the Week: Seven Hours After Violet (Shavo Odadjian) Make a Loud Entrance on “Paradise”
A banger of a debut track from the System of a Down bassist's new band. Heavy Song of the Week: Seven Hours After Violet (Shavo Odadjian) Make a Loud Entrance on “Paradise” Jon Hadusek
High on Fire announce Fall 2023 US tour with Pallbearer
The brief jaunt surrounds an appearance at Austin's Levitation festival. High on Fire Announce Fall 2023 US Tour with Pallbearer Anne Erickson
High on Fire announce Fall 2023 US tour with Pallbearer
The brief jaunt surrounds an appearance at Austin's Levitation festival. High on Fire Announce Fall 2023 US Tour with Pallbearer Anne Erickson
High on Fire and Municipal Waste Announce December 2022 US Co-Headlining Tour
High on Fire and Municipal Waste will embark on a short December 2022 US co-headlining tour. The two heavies will be supported by hardcore act GEL and doom metallers Early Moods on the 10-show run. Dates kicks off December 1st at Wally’s in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, and run through December 11th at The Orpheum in Tampa, Florida. See the full list of dates for High on Fire and Municipal Waste’s co-headlining tour below. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 28th at 10:00 a.m. local time. Grab your seats via Ticketmaster. Related Video The East Coast jaunt will wrap up a busy fall for High on Fire’s Matt Pike. Following High on Fire’s November 12th appearance at the Snowblind Festival in Atlanta, Pike will join up with his solo act — Pike vs. The Automaton — for a week-long trek throug...
Weedeater Announce Fall 2022 US Tour
Weedeater have announced a Fall 2022 US headlining tour with support from Telekinetic Yeti and Donnie Doolittle. The short run kicks off on November 10th in Johnson City, Tennessee, and runs through November 20th in Richmond Virginia. The band is also playing a one-off date with ASG on December 10th in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Advance tickets are available via Weedeater’s website and via Ticketmaster. Related Video The outing is highlighted by a November 12th appearance at Snowblind Fest at The Masquerade in Atlanta and a show on November 16th at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, New York. The former festival is a must for stoner/doom fans and touts a stacked bill including High on Fire, Corrosion of Conformity, Pentagram, The Obsessed, and more. Pick up passes via The Masquerade’s website....
Corrosion of Conformity Announce Fall 2022 US Tour with Spirit Adrift and The Native Howl
Corrosion of Conformity have announced a Fall 2022 US tour with Spirit Adrift and The Native Howl. The dates kick off November 10th in Baton Rough, Louisiana, and wrap up November 27th in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tickets go on sale Friday (September 16th) at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster. The tour boasts a strong package of heavy talent. Led by singer-guitarist Pepper Keenan, Corrosion of Conformity are road-tested vets, having recently supported Ministry’s “Industrial Strength Tour” earlier this year. CoC’s most recent album is 2018’s No Cross No Crown, but the band’s setlist is sure to cull tunes from its acclaimed mid-’90s output, including 1994’s Deliverance. Related Video Meanwhile, Spirit Adrift have risen the ranks of the heavy metal underground while keeping up a prolific rate of outp...
Crowbar Announce Summer 2022 US Tour with Spirit Adrift
Crowbar have announced a Summer 2022 US tour with support from Spirit Adrift. The New Orleans sludge-metal vets will play three initial shows starting July 22nd in Austin through July 24th in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before linking up with Spirit Adrift on July 26th in Springfield, Missouri. From there, the tour will wind across the Midwest and East Coast before wrapping up on August 27th in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the Tattoo the Earth Fest. Get tickets to the upcoming dates via Ticketmaster. Related Video Crowbar are fresh off the release of their new LP, 22 and Below, which dropped back in March. Meanwhile, Spirit Adrift have kept up a prolific pace. The traditional-metal revivalists dropped the Forge the Future EP in last year and are set to drop their next release, 20 Centuries Gone, on A...
Ministry, Melvins, and Corrosion of Conformity Bring a Legendary Lineup to New Jersey: Recap + Photos
Industrial icons Ministry rolled into the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey, on March 12th, bringing fellow legendary acts Melvins and Corrosion of Conformity with them. In addition to supporting their 2021 album, Moral Hygiene, Ministry are also celebrating the belated 30th anniversary of The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste. As such, frontman Al Jourgensen and company performed four songs off the 1989 album: “Breathe,” “Burning Inside,” “So What” and “Thieves.” The Ministry setlist also offered up a rare treat with a pair songs by Pailhead, Jourgensen’s ’80s side project with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi, Minor Threat), as well as a set-closing cover of the Iggy & The Stooges classic “Search and Destroy” (which appears on Moral Hygiene). For most of the set, Ministry performed b...
Melvins Cover “Spoonman” with Soundgarden Drummer Matt Cameron: Stream
Melvins have shared a cover of Soundgarden’s “Spoonman” featuring Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron himself. The cover hails from the Melvins’ mysterious Lord of the Flies EP. It arrived on January 10th on CD format by the Amphetamine Reptile imprint, but wasn’t released digitally. This thunderous version of “Spoonman” couldn’t be contained on a limited CD release, however, and the band has now made it available via YouTube. The track touts double-drum duty from Cameron (who’s also a member of Pearl Jam) and full-time Melvins pounder Dale Crover, resulting in an even heavier take on an already-heavy song. Advertisement Related Video Frontman Buzz Osborne and bassist Steven McDonald round out the Melvins lineup for the track, which was recorded by producer Toshi Kasai. King Buzzo admirably h...
High on Fire’s Matt Pike Announces Debut Solo Album, Shares “Alien Slut Mum”: Stream
Matt Pike, of High on Fire and Sleep, has announced his debut solo album, Pike vs. The Automaton. Ahead of the February 18th release date, the singer-guitarist shared the video for lead single “Alien Slut Mum.” Pike recorded the LP amidst the pandemic — out of creative necessity — with drummer Jon Reid alongside veteran producer Billy Anderson, responsible for High on Fire’s Surrounded by Thieves and Sleep’s Holy Mountain. Regarding the bizarrely titled “Alien Slut Mum,” Pike only had this to say: “Four friends enter the woods, for a getaway, little did they know they would never return! Dogmen, Sasquach, Reptilians, or alien slut mum?!?! Where have they gone??” Advertisement Related Video As for the music, fans of both High on Fire and Sleep will relish the blend of familiar styles. In hi...
