You likely don’t need us to tell you that Deftones are one of the most important bands of any genre. There are very few current alt-metal, nu-metal, or even shoegaze bands or musicians who aren’t at least slightly influenced by them in some way, with the band’s influence even pushing into other genres of music….
August was a stacked month for metal releases. Notably, deathcore legends Job for a Cowboy came back to ride again with “The Agony Seeping Storm”. The song marks their first new music in nine years. Atmospheric black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room gave fans a taste of their upcoming four-track EP with the…
Last Thursday, Silent Planet released a third single, “Collider” from their upcoming album. Buster Odeholm (Humanity’s Last Breath, Vildhjarta) mixed the record, while guitarist Mitch Stark contributed to the production. As with their previous song “Antimatter”, Garrett Russell sings all lead vocals, both sung and screamed. The track is a considerably heavier one than “Antimatter”, though the…
July was an excellent month for metal and hardcore new releases. Some of this new music came from long-running, established groups like Sevendust and Voivod. Other notable releases came from new artists surging on the scene, like black metal solo project Blackbraid and metalcore supergroup Better Lovers. Read on to explore some of the best…
