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Our favorite story involving a hardcore band of 2016 is the tale of 25 Ta Life playing a gig without a drummer and failing...
Hard to believe, but it’s been almost a year since the passing of Ian Fraser Kilmister. As we approach the anniversary of his death,...
Metallica, Meshuggah, The Dillinger Escape Plan and some bands you may not have heard of.
Well, that time of year has arisen again where music goers of all kinds compile their favorite albums of the year. 2016 was full...
Music is a drug, some say. I would go a bit farther and suggest that music is the drug. Its promises are real, its...
The tunes that keep the kitchen of Taste of Metal going
2016 has been a shitty year overall but a great one for metal across all sub-genres. Consequently I have a list that runs the...
Well, it's that time of year. That all-seeing, all-knowing fat, jolly bastard is once again on his way – his cookie crumb-dusted, milk-encrusted beard...
To make a year end list is always a challenge. Instead of considering it the “Best of 2016”, I rather consider my compilation a...
This story has reached new heights of insane.
What if Avenged Sevenfold's new material had more of a power metal influence? Then it might sound like the brand new Black Veil Brides...
Our year-end polls are now closed and we have some surprising results. According to our open voting, with nearly 50,000 total votes cast, Babymetal's...
Are we in agreement that 2016 was complete and utter garbage? Like, worst year in recent memory? Thank Iommi we had a ton of ...
Plus a studio break show with Unmerciful!
From those mammoths of metal who continue to pave the way for the next generation, to a few surprises from some lesser-known names, these...
Damn, 2016 claims another one.
The By Norse team just pulled off one of the most memorable weekends in New York Metal in recent memory, we went in to...
I swear this is the hardest thing I have to do all year… Trying to narrow down the best releases within a year can...
"Inconceivable that any of these pop-culture vultures know who the heck any of the bands are. My guess is he thinks it's a religious...