Metal playlists from the underground
How do you accurately determine the best drummers in the history of hard rock and heavy metal? You can’t! On this list you will find 100 awesome drummers that have raised the standards of drumming. The order is far from perfect, but one thing that each of these musicians have in common is that each […]
The Foo Fighters are one of the most highly skilled hard rock bands to ever exist and that is why this band is #73 on the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Countdown of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Bands. The fact that the band grew out of Nirvana is mind-boggling. Foo Fighters are far from […]
The band sitting pretty vacantly at #91 on the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Bands of All-Time Countdown is a widely known pioneering punk rock group from the UK. So, what the $&*! are the Sex Pistols doing on this list? The combined speed and grit of punk is a massive […]
Hard Rock vs. Heavy Metal Sometimes it can be challenging to distinguish a hard rock band from a metal band. It is possible for bands to be both, however some bands are either purely hard rock or purely heavy metal. Let’s explore the differences between hard rock and heavy metal bands by considering some real-life […]
How to shop smart for an electronic drum kit I recently stepped into the world of electronic drumming. This is a universe that can be extremely expensive, but if you are a smart shopper on a tight budget, you can get excellent drum sounds for a very reasonable price. First, you need to invest in […]
Here are the Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands of All-Time updated for 2014. These groups are established, they are hard, and some of them are really heavy. Sure, some are hard rock, others are heavy metal. Some bands on this list, at one time or another, could be considered death, grunge, sleaze, […]
Extreme metallers Enabler will release All Hail The Void on Southern Lord Recordings on July 17. This dynamic and enraged talent, featuring Andy Hurley (The Damned Things, Fallout Boy) on drums, offers a brutal assortment of metallic gems. Catch them on the US Southern Lord Tour in June and July. Here is the album’s track […]
Aborted are psyched to announce these brand new European tour dates for 2012, including several shows with Cannibal Corpse. The band is making plenty of stops in Germany and the UK, as well as Denmark, Belgium, France, and more. Here is the full listing: June 10 – Rostock, Germany – Alte Zuckerfabrik* 11 – Copenhagen, […]
Italian doom metallers Forgotten Tomb are pleased to announce their seventh album …And Don’t Deliver Us From Evil will release this fall on Agonia Records. The album consists of seven new tracks. Below you will find a listing of Forgotten Tomb’s upcoming tour dates: 11-05-2012 – Factoría de So, Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) 12-05-2012 – […]
Cattle Decapitation’s Monolith Of Inhumanity is now streaming in its entirety at MetalSucks. The record is set for a North American release on Tuesday, May 8. The 11-tracks represent one of the most ambitious records of 2012. It is produced by Dave Otero and revolves around a potent distaste for contemporary civilization and the damage wrought in the name of […]