In 1994, BraveWords & Bloody Knuckles magazine was born and here we stand 30 years later celebrating the past 12 months of music on our anniversary! What an incredible ride it has been and it’s far from over! And during the past three decades, we’ve li…

COHEED AND CAMBRIA vocalist, primary songwriter and lead guitarist Claudio Sanchez has released “Claudio Covers”. “Claudio Covers” is composed of eight songs reimagined by Claudio, including a cover of “Just Like Heaven” by THE CURE, which Claudio shar…

Norwegian progressive doom metallers THE 3RD AND THE MORTAL will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the two records they released in 1994 with singer Kari Rueslåtten, the acclaimed “Tears Laid In Earth” full-length album and the groundbreaking “Sorrow” …

UK heavy metal shooting stars, Tailgunner, have shared a mini-documentary on the band titled Under The Gun. Check it out below. In July 2023, Tailgunner released their debut studio album, Guns For Hire, which landed on the UK independent album charts …

POWERRAGE, the new band featuring former EXCITER guitarist John Ricci, has inked a deal with High Roller Records. Joining Ricci in POWERRAGE are bassist Todd Pilon (formerly of WITCHKILLER), vocalist Jacques Bélanger (who previously sang on three EXCIT…

Rock History December 21 1967, The Beatles held a party at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to preview their new movie Magical Mystery Tour. 1967,  The Rolling Stones release their psychedelic-themed Their Satanic Majesties Request in the…

Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows recently posted a video on X, but it’s not your average video. In the video he captioned “Cozy,” we see Christmas stockings hanging over a fireplace, the rest of the house, and then Shadows himself, with his bum showing, wearing a mask and a bathrobe. The post shocked many fans,…

Italian power metallers, Frozen Crown, who recently announced their first ever European headline tour, have shared the following year-end message: “Dear friends, how many INCREDIBLE achievements we scored together! If you’re reading this post, yes, a h…

Even as the genre hurtled toward irrelevance, several bands eked out terrific, underappreciated music. Continue reading…

German techno-metallers, Electric Callboy, have shared a new vlog featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the band’s recent guest appearance on a special broadcast of the popular German talk show, TV Total. Electric Callboy recently shared the following…