Metal playlists from the underground
Norway’s Leprous serve up a new music video for “Stuck” from the band’s upcoming album Malina. This is the second single from Malina, which comes out in a few weeks on August 25 through InsideOutMusic. Leprous is really happy with their sound on stuck and feel that they have really got it right. “It’s straight […]
King Parrot will unleash their Australian brand of thrash on the band’s third album Ugly Produce due September 22. The record drops from Agonia Records (Europe), Housecore Records (North America) and Rocket/EVP (Australia). “Ten Pounds Of Shit In A Five Pound Bag” is King Parrot’s brand new music video directed by Dan Farmer. Ugly Produce […]
Extreme metal legends Cradle of Filth offer this official making of “Heartbreak and Seance” video. This is the first single from Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay, the band’s twelfth album due on September 22. The making of video runs 9 minutes and features the band, actors, and crew behind the scenes. Here is finished product […]
Dyscarnate, the UK-based death metal band, released the music video for “Iron Strengthens Iron” on Decibel’s website and it is brutal. The trio will drop their third studio album With All Their Might on September 15 through Unique Leader Records. There are eight heavy interconnected tracks in total. “Every song has its place on the record, but the […]
L.A. progressive metal outfit Sifting are gearing up for the release of their latest hard rocking album Not From Here. Some of the more successful progressive acts are the ones that aren’t afraid to let their modern active rock flags fly. Based on what we have heard, that’s what Sifting is sonically all about. The band delivers shredding […]
Every Mother’s Nightmare is back! You may remember some of their videos from the heyday of MTV’s Headbangers Ball. They are a great hair metal band who’s early momentum tragically coincided with the rise of the grunge bowel movement. EMN is releasing an 11-track album called Grind on October 6 through HighVolMusic. The album contains […]
Paradise Lost bringing the metal back on September 1 with the album Medusa. Check out the third album trailer featuring frontman Nick Holmes explain the writing process for his lyrics. Medusa tracks: Fearless Sky (8:30) Gods Of Ancient (5:50) From The Gallows (3:42) The Longest Winter (4:31) Medusa (6:20) No Passage For The Dead (4:16) Blood & […]
Cloakroom from Northwest Indiana are set to drop their second studio album Time Well on August 18 through Relapse. The band released the official music video for “The Sun Won’t Let Us Go” today. Solid atmospheric hard rock band that keeps getting better. Listing of Time Well tracks: 1. Gone But Not Entirely 2. Big […]
Here is a pretty cool site that features a map of heavy metal – it’s called “Map of Metal” – that includes explanations and examples of all the different sub-genres. Like Dante Alighieri in hell, you can travel to every major movement in heavy metal history. As you tour the metal map, you can listen […]
This is not hard rock or heavy metal, but it’s entertaining nonetheless. This is a music video featuring comedian/actor Jim Carrey putting in his two cents on the gun control issue in the U.S. Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey from Jim Carrey