Metalsucks — My good friend Eduardo, a non-metalhead (or “normie” as Juggalo Bob calls them), is a lifelong Deftones fan despite his status as a die-hard hip hip fan. As a youth growing up in Sacramento, CA Eduardo was ensconced in Deftones culture, kinda lik... more info

Metal Injection — Oh shit! Looks like The PRP got a scoop on a killer upcoming tour package: Deftones and the Dillinger Escape Plan are heading out on a North American tour in the Spring. I cannot think of a more fitting combo. Both bands put out stellar releases last... more info

Metal Injection — This month on the Relapse Records Podcast we're hitting you right at the end of 2010 with a recap of the year gone by plus a look ahead to 2011 with a preview of a brand new track from Abysmal Dawn as well as exclusive songs from Dying Fetus, Brutal ... more info

Thrash Hits — As you’ll have no doubt seen, this week on Thrash Hits we’ve unveiled our Record of the Year lists. While The Dillinger Escape Plan quite rightly won album of the year with their magnificent Option Paralysis, the rest of our Top 20 reminded us th... more info

Metal Injection — So you like bands like Dillinger Escape Plan, Psyopus and perhaps Botch and want some more? Well, tech-metal community theApparat.us has released their fourth compilation of unsigned acts, this time focusing on math-core bands. The best part? It'... more info

Metalsucks — A reader calling himself “sojdsaoj pkpkpas” — which I believe, coincidentally, is also the name of a band currently featured on the “Cats on the Keyboard” tour along with Jumalhämärä, Malhkebre, and Knwøgfpieπbgejsfna[f9 — sent us th... more info

Guardian Music — Instead of dissecting the piccolo or keytar, this week David McNamee muses on the multi-talented Mike PattonWhat is it? Since its inception, this column has brought you fortnightly trivia on a panoply of musical instruments. Now it's time to look at ... more info

Metalsucks — Reader Dan Arminio sent us an email yesterday with the subject “dillinger+envy on the coast=north korea” which I immediately took to mean that the aforementioned bands would be doing a show in the long-blockaded North Korea. That would be insanel... more info

Thrash Hits — That’s it. Game over. All other bands can pack up, go home, get a job in an office somewhere typing and filing. The Dillinger Escape Plan exploded onto the stage at Damnation Festival like the end of fucking days. We’re not exaggerating - this... more info

The Music Fix — Carnage descends on London. more info