Blue Pills debut album out today

Today is a special day because it marks the first non-metal post here on M3talN3rd. Granted this site has been active less than a week but still, it’s quite the occasion. Anyway, the self-titled debut by blues/rock outfit Blue Pills is out today. This band seriously sounds like a group straight out of the 60’s…

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Decide North American Tour rumored later this year

According to The PRP, Deicide are reportedly in the process of booking a North American tour that will feature Marduk, Septicflesh, and Carach Angren as support. Dates for the currently titled In The Minds of Evil North American Tour have not been released yet. Again, this tour is currently a rumor but man, what a…

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Today in rock/metal history…

Metallica released their sophomore effort Ride the Lightning, a bonafide thrash gem replete with thunderous riffs, booming drums, beautifully crafted melodies, and killer solos. The follow-up to 1983’s Kill ‘Em All showcased the band’s growth as musicians and songwriters with more complex music and deeper lyrical themes. From start to finish the album is relentless…

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Tool Update

In a recent interview with Metal Hammer, guitarist Adam Jones discussed some legal issues that the band has been dealing with as well as some new information concerning the new record. Creating mind-bending music using odd time signatures and polyrhythms is just another day for the band; the new record will be no different. Jones…

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Devil You Know are in writing mode!

Metal supergroup Devil You Know are currently working on the follow-up to The Beauty of Destruction. Earlier this week the group shared posted the following tweets regarding new music. This is great news considering how good the first record was! The bar was set pretty high but I do not doubt that these veteran musicians…

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All That Remains preview new song

Massachusetts melodic metal band All That Remains are currently in the studio working on their follow-up to 2012’s A War You Cannot Win. A few days ago frontman Phil Labonte took to his Instagram account to share a clip from their forthcoming, 7th offering. I tried embedding the video but couldn’t get it to work,…

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Today in rock/metal history…

Australian rockers AC/DC released their 1980 album Back in Black. It was the first album to feature Brian Johnson on vocals. Johnson replaced Bon Scott, who passed away earlier that year in February. The album features several songs that are still played live including “Hells Bells”, “Shoot to Thrill”, “You Shook Me All Night Long”,…

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Napalm Death are in the studio!

Legendary grindcore pioneers Napalm Death are in the studio tracking guitars for their 15th studio album. The following was posted to the band’s twitter account earlier today. They have settled into Parlour Studios in Kettering, England with producer Russ Russell manning the soundboards. The band and producer have been working together since The Code Is…

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