The Quietus — Bands to replace Heaven & Hell after Ronnie James Dio's passing away more info

Altsounds — As the *BLOODSTOCK* team were preparing this announcement, we received the tragic news of the passing of metal legend *RONNIE JAMES DIO* - originally scheduled to appear as one of the headliners of this year's festival, fronting *HEAVEN & HELL*. ... more info

Metalsucks — If you’re gonna sound like another band, Gojira aren’t such a bad band to choose — unlike so many other oft-worshipped bands (At the Gates, Meshuggah, etc), Gojira haven’t quite reached the level of ubiquity where imitation has become widespr... more info

Metalsucks — So claims reader “46andTool,” who insists that Barcelona’s (or, more accurately, “Barthelona’s”) Vortice “fucking destroy.” Now…  I’ve said in the past that Meshuggah are just one of those bands that cannot be cloned. I always th... more info

Metal Injection — Ever since I got the new Deftones record, Diamond Eyes, it has been in constant daily rotation for me. The album surprised me with all the heavy it brought. At some points, they even channel Meshuggah for some sweet off-time breakdowns, which I just ... more info

Metal Injection — A few weeks ago we got really excited when Meshuggah's Tomas Haake said the band plans to spend the year writing, but turns out that's not the only music we'll hear from the members. Guitarist Fredrik Thordendal is currently in the stu... more info

Metal Injection — Meshugg – ahem, excuse me – MESSSHHUUGGGAAAHHHHHHH played Australia's Soundwave Festival back in February, and Tomas and Marten took some time to do an interview and discuss what the band is up to. It's a pretty solid interview, with bo... more info

Metalsucks — I don’t know why it bothers me so much when people rip-off some bands, like Tool and Meshuggah, but not that much when they rip-off other bands, like Slayer and Pantera. I mean, every fucking band in the world steals from Slayer on a regular basis,... more info

Metalsucks — The other day Reign in Blonde reported that Meshuggah’s ObZen (among other albums) was available for only $5 as part of Amazon’s 100 Albums for $5 promotion, but today we can do you one better; The LimeWire Store has an entirely free download of ... more info

Metalsucks — Don’t ever say the chicks at Reign in Blonde aren’t lookin’ out for ya, because Elise has combed through Amazon’s monthly 100 Albums for $5 deal to pick out the albums that you, broke metalhead, would be most interested in. There’s a good c... more info