Tim Price, Journalist

James Hetfield really is an OG of the heavy music scene. He and the various guys in Metallica have been around now 40+ years as a band and brand. Hetfield himself has struggled with substance addiction over the years and always reported to rehab, most recently their 2019 tour in Australia was cancelled for that reason. So when James expressed that he wasn't feeling great, the lads in Metallica group hugged him and promised to be there for him. We Love to see it.

Kelly Osbourne, daughter of shock-rocker Ozzy Osbourne and singer/muso herself, has taken to instagram to announce that she and partner Sid Wilson from Slipknot are expecting a child together!

Yesterday was May the Fourth, yeah yeah we get it, great pun. Move Star Wars day to May 27th, you cowards, the REAL Star Wars day. ANYWAY. Galactic Empire just dropped their cover of the 2021/22 Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett's theme tune. And hell, just because we want to.. enjoy the second Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer too. On Revenge of the Fifth. Yeah Yeah.

I mean at this point it goes without saying - FUCK CANCER. Lochlan Watt, who hosts triple j's metal show on Tuesday nights, one half of metal band R U N and lately he's been helping curate music for DARK MOFO - has been given SHIT NEWS that he is likely to have to go back into surgery and more rehabilitation very soon. He has previously been through a bout of cancer a few years ago & miraculously smashed it - but it's made a comeback. We wish Loch all the love & hope he smashes this once again.

The world fell in love with Chester Bennington in Linkin Park - but Grey Daze was the first project to showcase his vocals. They returned after Chester's passing, releasing music featuring Chester, recorded long ago. They are releasing the second album of this material through Loma Vista Recordings on June 17, but along with it is coming a 4-part Documentary series titled 'The Creation of The Phoenix' - and you can watch Episode 1 now.

I mean, a band containing members of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden SHOULD conjure up all sorts of awesome heaviness or angsty, hair-in-eyes, hole-y sweater-wearing goodness, right? Yes, there's 30+ years in between now and then, but... why does grunge supergroup so often mean Alt Country?

DAMN, while there was some good stuff nominated, is that REALLY the most indicative representation of what the metal scene worldwide and in the US is?

Northlane's frontman Marcus Bridge opens up to Lili Jean Berry about returning to the stage after 800+ days to headline Full Tilt Festival, their sixth album Obsidian and the singles to date, his lockdown anxiety and more.

Lawd help me. Dance Gavin Dance have a new track out called Synergy and it features Rob Damiani from Don Broco, closing the loop from when Tilian featured on Don Broco's Action alongside a slew of others as well. I am an unashamed simp for DGD - and this tickles me RIGHT WHERE IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT NAUGHTY TO DO SO.

Pricey and Lili got to hear the media-exclusive live-stream of the Dream Widow (The fictional band featured in Foo Fighters' Studio 666 movie) EP this week. We jumped on Zoom and reacted to the stream ahead of its release today!