Metal
Metal Band Performance Cancelled in Singapore for ‘Denigrating Religions’
If Watain got cancelled for 'denigrating religions' and 'promoting violence,' will Maroon 5 be cancelled in the future for promoting diabetes?
Joy's Genre-Hopping Hardcore Is All About Suffering
Raleigh's next great metal/hardcore hybrid give us an earful about their new album, 'No Light Below,' misanthropy, and doing it their damn selves.
Why I Booked an Anti-Fascist Metal Festival
Fest organizer (and Noisey metal editor) Kim Kelly explains how Black Flags Over Brooklyn 2019 is both a labor of love and a call to action.
Ja Rule and Metallica’s Lost Rap-Metal Atrocity Is Worse than Fyre Festival
Watch this hilarious 2002 video of Swizz Beatz convincing these rap and metal titans that “We Did It Again” is actually a good song.
How Metal Keeps Me Connected to My Partner in Prison
Listening to and talking about music, he says, minimizes his lingering vulnerability and hopelessness, even if only fleetingly.
The Metal Albums That Are Going to Get Us Through 2019
A look at some of the metal world's most anticipated releases, plus killer new tunes from Jucifer, Devil Master, Mar, Sanhedrin, and more!
In 2018, Death Metal Reigned Supreme
As the world burned around us, a new class of forward-thinking bands rose up from the ashes to remind us that only death is real.
Noisey's Year in Metal 2018
Noisey metal editor Kim Kelly shares her Best of 2018 list, reflects on the past year in metal, and looks to the struggles ahead.
How A New York Hardcore Show Reminded Me Not to Forget My Roots
Seeing Minority Threat in Brooklyn took me back to my years as a reluctant Jersey hardcore kid (plus dope tunes from Terminal Nation, Sick Shit, Space Vacation, and more).
Meet the Metal Band Whose Breakup Went Viral
We met up with Witchrot's remaining members to find out what the ride has been like after their infamous breakup.
Metal Band Rises From the Ashes of Relationship Destruction
Meet Witchrot, the Toronto metalheads who went viral for announcing their exceedingly messy “extended hiatus.”
What Does a Metalhead Wear to a Funeral?
Sometimes an all-black wardrobe is more of a curse than a blessing (plus new tunes from Blackrat, High Cost, Dropdead, and more).