We’ve got a doozy of a release day for ya, as a whole lot of anticipated records are now available. We’ve got solo efforts from both Kerry King and Marty Friedman, a live album from Jinjer, and a whole lot more to check out. It’s a veritable metal buffet, so dig in. Cognitive Abhorrence (Metal Blade Records) We’ve got...

As someone that doesn’t play drums and is sometimes barely coordinated enough to walk without tripping over my own feet, what I just witnessed in the video below is absolutely spellbinding. It’s no secret that Gojira drummer Mario Duplantier is a top tier drummer among the likes of other modern drummers like Mastodon’s Brann Dailor, Death Angel’s...

Everyone knows the storied history of Black Sabbath at this point. Formed in Birmingham, U.K. in the late 60s, they went on to create some of the most timeless metal songs ever. Unfortunately, interpersonal issues got in the way and the band would splinter off with various members leaving and returning over the years. Now, in his 70s, frontman Ozzy...

Over the years, we’ve had the pleasure of going out into the real world to touch some grass, fire up the ol’ camera, and get some in-person reactions to some of today’s more extreme metal bands. Sometimes we even got the artists themselves to come out and share their tunes with the unsuspecting masses. Believe it or not, but metal just isn’t...

Politics these days can be a bloodsport. People shout at one another. people retweet slogans and call each other “snowflakes.” But not enough people actually do something when it comes to standing up for what they believe in. System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian is among those that takes their political stances and turns them into action, which...

What happens when you mix the stoner/desert rock vocal sensibilities of ex-Kyuss vocalist John Garcia with the sludgy riffs of Mastodon‘s Bill Kelliher? I don’t know but the world could find out one day, as apparently that’s a real thing that’s happening. During a recent interview with The Rockman Power Hour (as transcribed by Metal Injection),...