Articles by Joe Smith-Engelhardt

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Is Making Another Christmas Album

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2019

While Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford is more well known for being the Metal God, he's working on changing himself into the Holiday God w...

Queens & Kings Rock Out in a Desert for New "You Got Me" Video

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2019

Toronto garage punk duo Queens & Kings struggled with their musical endeavours, health and intensely volatile relationship with each other...

SECT Drop Surprise New Album 'Blood of the Beasts'

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2019

Hardcore collective SECT are surprising fans today with a new album, Blood of the Beasts.  The supergroup — comprising members of Cursed,...

GWAR Unveil Memorial Marker for Late Frontman Dave Brockie

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2019

It's been over five years since the passing of GWAR mastermind Dave Brockie, and the band are celebrating his life with a memorial marker....

Portrayal of Guilt

Suffering Is a Gift

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2019

Where Portrayal of Guilt's debut record Let Pain Be Your Guide focused on balancing melody and distorted chaos, their latest EP, Suffering...

Watch the Unfound Release Their Rage in New "Sooner or Later" Video

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2019

Following two years of constant gigging throughout the country, Montreal rockers the Unfound are gearing up for their first-ever full tour,...

Cattle Decapitation Announce North American Tour with Atheist, Full of Hell

PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2019

Cattle Decapitation are set to release their eighth full-length record, Death Atlas, later this fall, and now they've announced a stacked t...

Unsane Frontman Chris Spencer Announces His Departure

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2019

Vocalist and guitarist Chris Spencer has announced he is leaving legendary noise rock veterans Unsane. The band haven't officially release...