New Music Monday

NMM: New Cane Hill & More!

If you’ve been keeping up with me on my Instagram stories, you know narrowing down my top new music picks this week was tough. There was just so much seriously good music released. However, as we head into another crazy week, I found myself reaching for comfort in these new metal tracks the most. There’s a couple of bands in here who have been my long time favorites, like Cane Hill. But there are also bands in this list that...

Fan Concert Diaries #1: King 810 in Manchester 2018

For as long as I can remember, concerts have always been my thing. Something that sets rock and metal shows apart from the rest though is the sense of community within the crowd. There’s just nothing else like it. This shit show of a year has been hard enough. The lack of live music has made it even harder. Because of this, I’m launching Fan Concert Diaries as a way to help bring our heavy music community together again. This...

Liha Talks New Single & Video “Unleashed”

Finnish groove metallers Liha recently dropped an animated music video for their heavy new single “Unleashed”. Guitarist Atte Karm gave me the scoop on their new release and what we can expect from Liha moving forward. Check out the video below! “The inspiration for the intro riff of “Unleashed” initially came from thrash metal bands like Exodus and Lost Society and the song quickly grew from there. The lyrics describe the primal killer instinct humans have and have learned to...

New Music Monday

NMM: New Heavy Tracks from Pallbearer & more!

Can you believe we’re at the end of October already?! Time flies when you’re having fun jamming to heavy music I guess.😉 This week we’re headbanging to some new Pallbearer along with 5 additional new tracks from artists across all different subgenres. Don’t forget that you can listen along with my Spotify playlist. All of these songs are lined up for you there so you can just hit play. October 26th Tracklist: New Pallbearer & More! 1. “Instinctive (Slaughterlust)” – Hatebreed...

New Music Monday

NMM: New Green Druid & More

Happy New Music Monday! This week we have a ton of insanely heavy new tracks to start your week off right with everything from new Spirit Adrift to Green Druid. There’s also some brutally heavy tracks in here that might make you mosh in your living room. Before we get started, don’t forget to listen along with my Spotify playlist. All of these songs are lined up for you there so all you’ll need to do is hit play. 1. “Ride...

Power Trip Live In Seattle [Full Review]

With the way 2020 has been, you might be craving any live music at this point even if you’re not a heavy music fanatic like me. After the recent passing of thrash powerhouse Riley Gale, many of us metalheads have been yearning for the opportunity to experience Power Trip live one more time. Lucky for us, Power Trip released ‘Live In Seattle 5.28.18’ in June 2020, an album that can help ease the no concert blues. Metalhead World founder and...

New Music Monday

NMM: New Music From AC/DC & More

Happy New Music Monday Everyone! This week we were gifted highly anticipated new music from AC/DC in addition to heavy new tracks from 156/Silence and more! In addition to checking out the details below, make sure to listen along with my Spotify playlist. All of these songs are lined up for you there so all you’ll need to do is hit play. October 12th Playlist: New Music From AC/DC & More 1. “Vexation” – 156/Silence Fellow Pittsburghers 156/Silence just dropped their...

EP Alert: “Beginnings” From Rival Order [Full Review]

You might remember a review I did a while back on Pat Reilly’s solo album ‘Path To Transcendence’. He was brought in to play with Rival Order on their latest EP ‘Beginnings’, which is out now. I was fortunate enough to have Rival Order send me a copy and it’s definitely worth checking out. Who is Rival Order? Rival Order’s sound combines varying elements of current and past metal styles. The band’s line up on this EP consists of: Kurt...

New Music Monday

NMM: New Music From Female Fronted Metal Bands

Hello and Happy New Music Monday! It’s the beginning of my favorite month and we are now officially in Spooky Season! Because of that, I wanted to do something special this week. Today’s NMM features new music from all female fronted metal bands. Metal at times can be a very male dominated world. There are some serious metal women out there, but they don’t always get as much airplay as they should. When I started The Versatile Virgo, one of...

New Music Monday

NMM: New Mr. Bungle & More

This week’s New Music Monday is full of tracks you definitely don’t want to miss. Mr. Bungle gave us another taste of what we can expect from their new album (and it’s amazing). We’re also jamming to new releases from Corey Taylor and more! Don’t forget that you can listen along with my Spotify playlist. All of these songs are lined up for you there so all you’ll need to do is hit play. 1. “Eracist” – Mr. Bungle “Eracist” is...