Now that Pantera have played their first live show with Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante stepping in for the late Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, fans have begun to react to the performance and how everything sounds with the revamped tribute lineup also featuring classic members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown. The 15-song set at the
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Powerhouse EDM Artist Roger Gunn gears up his discography with addicting techno-inspired single “Lose & Control” Moving in a 4 to the floor , the energy in the track is far from lost. Gunn exuberates non-stop electricity spearheading the record with an energizing blend of nostalgic techno and retro vibes. Familiar cymbals and breaks move
While many remember Anthrax‘s guest turn on the early era FOX sitcom Married With Children, that’s not the only time they’ve appeared on a major network sitcom. They also served up some awkward laughs on NBC’s ’90s sitcom Newsradio. In the 1995 episode “Negotiation,” after one her co-workers gets a promotion, producer/reporter Lisa Miller (Maura
When you think of a creature that is able to lure its prey and entangle the target in a web of intrigue and mystique, the first animal that comes to mind is obviously a spider. The metaphor is literally made after its most prominent feature: the web. It’s exactly that sort of magic that Sharlitz
Kids these days are really showing off some impressive musical chops. Nine-year-old Tool fan and guitarist Maya Neelakantan is wowing yet again with a new video playing clean riffs of 15 of the band’s complex songs. Loudwire first caught wind of her gifts earlier this summer when the budding talent released a video of her nailing
Night Stalker is an interesting choice of title for 1st Base Runner’s fifth EP, given the Netflix bioseries of the same name being so popular. Those of us old enough to remember, especially if you lived in Southern California at the time, may have even more of a visceral reaction to this EP and the music
Chino Moreno is a man of many bands, and in 2022, the Deftones frontman is revisiting his early 2010s outfit ††† (Crosses), but as many fans may have noticed, the group is now a duo rather than a trio. During a chat with Kerrang!, Moreno and his Crosses cohort Shaun Lopez offer some insight on
The relationship between spirituality and music is essentially as old as civilization itself, if not predating societal existence entirely. Concepts of divinity, good and evil, and the sense of what eternity is have always been entwined with the story of music, and in their new record The Synaesthetic Picture Show: Part 6, Elektragaaz envelop their unique
Coming shortly past a discharge of melodicism that is uniquely as fleeting as it is mood-setting, Wreckless Strangers and Michael Herrick are off and running in the dance remix of the song “Sun State” this autumn, with little to stop the momentum that quickly builds behind their groove. In an era that has been robbed
Talent always finds its way through the noise of a competitive industry, and for Blake Orris, also known as BLAKELOGANX, cutting through the saturation is exactly what he’s been doing this past year. The 19-year-old is living his dreams and entertaining the world with his multiple endeavours while growing his fanbase on social media. The
The nominees for the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame were revealed earlier this month, with an eclectic range of artists announced as potential inductees, led by Heart‘s Ann and Nancy Wilson, Bryan Adams, The Doobie Brothers‘ Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons and Blondie‘s Clem Burke, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein among others. Joining
Many successful artists also have side ventures, with some exploring different alcohol sales, brand partnerships, modeling, etc. For NGHTMRE, he worked with his brother Matthew Marenyi, and Winterhalter from his media team, to craft an idea for a food/travel show that takes advantage of some of the exotic locations he already finds himself in thanks
In a new interview, Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett explained how “toxic masculinity” and, in his own words, “weird masculine macho bullshit” has helped stoke Metallica’s enduring heavy metal flame. Speaking to The New Yorker, the longtime Metallica member expressed how those male behaviors often seen as detrimental to society seemingly helped glue Metallica together. Is
Who remembers the beacon of hope and shining artistry that was VISION’s Mission 01 compilation mega album in 2020 at the darkest point of the pandemic? Though theter were likely planning it before the lockdowns even started, with 23 of the most creative bass tracks at the time, the first installment of the Mission series lifted more than
Welcome (back), Taproot! Fans can look forward to the members of the nu-metal era band hopping back up onstage in 2023, participating in the Blue Ridge Rock Festival. The news was revealed by the festival’s organizers, as the Blue Ridge Rock Fest has become known for staging several reunion shows over its short run of
Last month, Rezz inaugurated her new label HypnoVizion with the release of Nightmare on Rezz Street 2, her annual Halloween-themed mix. Now, however, comes a different kind of inauguration as they’ve revealed their first artist release with none other than Isqa and a new EP, i 4ove you. If you’re unfamiliar with Isqa, and asking yourself
Nine Inch Nails may be a band, but Trent Reznor has remained the lone constant throughout the group’s run, generating an impressive catalog of dark, devastating and sometimes danceable hard rock albums with a talented group of collaborators that resulted in induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There are plenty “must haves”
There’s a certain finesse one has to have when it comes to being a contemporary indie artist. You can’t jock other artists’ styles, you can’t “sell out,” and most importantly you can’t not tour. There’s a rulebook that magically appears on your desk as soon as you hit the stop button on your iPhone’s voice