Search results for 'realm'

Feature

SLAYER's PAUL BOSTAPH Is Still Trying To Prove He's More Than Just A Thrash Metal Drummer

By David E. Gehlke Given the near-impossible task of replacing Dave Lombardo in SLAYER in 1992, Paul Bostaph has built his reputation as being the slightly more exacting player than his predecessor, whose unpredictable, unrelenting style remains the benchmark by which all thrash metal drummers are j...

Review

An Ocean Ov Putrid, Stinky, Vile, Disgusting Hell

The received wisdom is that heaviness flows directly from the subterranean depths that guitars are tuned to. We rarely question this, not least because the proof is overwhelming and undeniable. But death metal was not always tuned down to the infernal lowest, and PLASMODULATED are nobly reintroducin...

News

DEFTONES Announce 2025 Edition Of 'Dia De Los Deftones' Festival

DEFTONES have announced the 2025 installment of their music festival, Dia De Los Deftones. The event, which returned in 2022 for the first time since 2019, will take place on November 1, 2025 at Petco Park in San Diego. Joining the influential alt-metal outfit at this year's event will be CLIPSE, 2H...

News

THE WARNING Concert Film Coming To Select AMC Theaters In U.S.

Stepping into another realm altogether, THE WARNING — the rock sister-trio from Monterrey, Mexico — proudly present their first-ever official concert film, "Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX". Produced by Federal Films, the feature will be in select AMC Theatres locations in the United States and p...

News

THE ACACIA STRAIN Announces New Album 'You Are Safe From God Here'

THE ACACIA STRAIN — Vincent Bennett, vocals; Devin Shidaker, lead guitar; Griffin Landa, bass; Mike Mulholland, guitar; and Matt Guglielmo, drums — will release a new album, "You Are Safe From God Here", on October 24 via Rise Records. "This record is unapologetically THE ACACIA STRAIN; take that h...

News

DEFTONES Share Music Video For Latest Single 'My Mind Is A Mountain'

DEFTONES have shared the official music video for their latest single, "My Mind Is A Mountain". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Private Music", which will arrive on August 22 via Reprise/Warner. DEFTONES notably recorded and co-produced "Private Music" in various locations in Cal...

News

Former MUSHROOMHEAD Vocalist WAYLON REAVIS's A KILLER'S CONFESSION Announces 'Victim 2' Album

Hot off the heels of the "Machines Vs Monsters" tour with STATIC-X, GWAR and DOPE, A KILLER'S CONFESSION, the band led by former MUSHROOMHEAD vocalist Waylon Reavis, released the third single, "Facts", from its new upcoming album "Victim 2", due out September 19 via MNRK Heavy. To kick off the relea...

News

DEFTONES Announce January/February 2026 European Tour

DEFTONES have announced an early 2026 European tour in support of their upcoming tenth studio album, "Private Music", due out August 22 via Reprise/Warner. The 15-date trek will kick off January 29 at the Adidas Arena in Paris, France and will hit major cities on the continent before coming to a clo...

News

AMORPHIS Shares 'Bones' Single From Upcoming 'Borderland' Album

Finnish metal icons AMORPHIS have released their new single "Bones", a powerful preview of their upcoming album "Borderland", set for release on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music. In contrast to the album's first single, "Light And Shadow", which showcased a more uplifting tone, "Bones" dives...

News

DEFTONES Announce 'Private Music' Album, Share 'My Mind Is A Mountain' Single

DEFTONES will release a new album, "Private Music", on August 22 via Reprise and Warner Records. The LP's first single, "My Mind Is A Mountain", can be streamed below. Formed in Sacramento, California in 1988, DEFTONES have always defined boundless creativity in the music space. Across nine studio a...

News

THE OBSESSED Recruits MONSTER MAGNET Drummer BOB PANTELLA

Iconic architects of American doom metal THE OBSESSED have announced a seismic shift behind the kit as drummer Brian Costantino steps away, passing the torch to none other than Bob Pantella — the powerhouse percussionist known for his crushing work with MONSTER MAGNET and THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX. The ba...

News

NIGHTWISH Side Project AURI Releases New Single 'Museum Of Childhood' From Upcoming 'III - Candles & Beginnings' Album

AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, will release its third studio album, "III - Candles & Beginnings", on August 15, 2025. Propelled by the celestial voice of Kurkela, the lush sonic landscapes of Holop...

News

Ex-ICED EARTH Singer MATT BARLOW: 'I Can't Wait For JON SCHAFFER To Do Something Else Musically'

In a new interview with Spain's Stairway To Rock, former ICED EARTH singer Matt Barlow was asked about the possibility of working again with ICED EARTH founder Jon Schaffer after previously serving two stints with the band, from 1993 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2011. Matt said (as transcribed by BLABBE...

Review

Confessing Darkness

For reasons that may be a mystery to even the band themselves, IMHA TARIKAT's take on furious black metal hits differently. All the necessary ingredients are there — the morbid, dissonant guitars, the wrathful screams, the battle between all-out blitzkrieg and more atmospheric modes of oppression —...

Review

Mucous Secretion Re-Release

While Austria's death metal beast PUNGENT STENCH has unfortunately been plagued with internal and external drama for years, their work has been monumental in that hazy realm that connects death metal and grindcore. And now, thanks to the long-running Dutch label Hammerheart Records, PUNGENT STENCH's...