Metal Anarchy

  • Former Metallica Guitarist Dave Mustaine Reflects On Failed “No Life ‘Til Leather” Reissue

    About a decade ago, Metallica were planning to release an expanded edition of their “No Life ‘Til Leather” demo tape. However, the reissue never materialized due to a dispute involving songwriting credits. At the time, former guitarist Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) took issue with drummer Lars Ulrich receiving credit for songs he didn’t write. Now, during an interview with Classic Rock, Mustaine addressed that situation further, saying “it just wasn’t fair.”

    Mustaine said the following:

    “I wrote all the music on ‘Phantom Lord‘, all the music on ‘Metal Militia‘, all the music on ‘Jump In The Fire‘ and ‘The Mechanix‘. And I wrote the lyrics for ‘Jump In The Fire‘ and ‘The Mechanix‘. So do the math: if I wrote the music and James [Hetfield] wrote the lyrics, then the credit is 50 per cent me, and 50 per cent James. Well, that’s not what went down when I left. James and Lars figured out that they were going to give Lars some percentage of the songs he didn’t write anything on, and that happened on all four songs.

    This was a bone of contention for me going forward with Metallica on anything because, you know, it just wasn’t fair. You guys got more money than God, why do you have to take my money?

    So James called me up, ‘Hey, man, we want to release this ‘No Life ‘Til Leather‘ thing, and we want to get all this publishing stuff straight, and, you know, we really don’t remember what went down. And I said, Well, that’s good, because I do. I remember what went down, and I can help with that.

    And then the conversation took a turn. James goes, ‘Well, that’s not the way that we remember it’. And I went, Well, James, honestly, there’s three ways to look at this: there’s your way, my way, and the truth, which is some combination of the two. And that was the end of the conversation. He took offence to that, and we hung up, and I don’t remember speaking to him since then.”

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  • Winterfylleth Premiere “Heroes Of A Hundred Fields” Music Video

    Winterfylleth have premiered a new video for their new song “Heroes Of A Hundred Fields.” This track is from the band’s new album “The Unyielding Season,” which will be released on March 27.

    The group commented on the single:

    “‘Heroes Of A Hundred Fields‘ is framed in a wartime, battlefield setting and uses the premise of soldiers coming together, united as brothers, to fight against a foe who are powerful, oppressive, and domineering. It talks about how people should come together and fight for the freedoms they have and not succumb to those who would attack them and try to weaken them (or take them away entirely).

    There have been so many ideas and schemes pushed into the world over the last few years that only serve to erode people’s personal freedoms, slowly, little-by-little, until they are gone. This song talks about ‘lighting the beacons of rebellion’ against those who would seek to undermine the way of life and freedom that we all – hopefully – hold dear.”

    They also added the following about the album:

    “2026 marks a year of big changes for Winterfylleth! A new label, a new member, a new album, and the landmark of 20 years making music together. We are enthused by what this new chapter will bring, and as a result, we are now able to share our ninth album, ‘The Unyielding Season‘, with the world. It is also a powerful and virulent first output, through which we seal our new collaboration with Napalm Records.

    In many ways, the new album is a reflection on – and a rebellion against – the turmoil’s and fears that are tearing the lives of many individuals apart. It is a cry against the unsustainable & constant weight of malevolence and pressure being pushed into the world by agents of an un-resting and unyielding force for evil.

    We hope the album resonates with you, stirs your soul, and gives you a source for hope. But, we also hope it makes you ask questions of your own circumstances and gives you pause to consider the unnerving state of the world we all share.”

    “The Unyielding Season” Track Listing:

    01. “Heroes Of A Hundred Fields“
    02. “Echoes In The After“
    03. “A Hollow Existence” (feat. Flagrum)
    04. “Perdition’s Flame“
    05. “The Unyielding Season“
    06. “Unspoken Elegy” (feat. Arthur Thompson)
    07. “In Ashen Wake“
    08. “Towards Elysium“
    09. “Where Dreams Once Grew“
    10. “Enchantment” (Paradise Lost cover) (bonus track)

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  • Watch Zack Telander Cover Linkin Park’s “Somewhere I Belong” On The Spot

    Zack Telander (Telander) recently took part in Musora’s “Covers On The Spot” series. For this episode, the musician was tasked with creating his own version of Linkin Park’s “Somewhere I Belong.” You can see how that went down below:

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  • Post Malone, Slash, Etc. To Pay Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne At 2026 Grammy Award Show

    Post Malone, Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), and producer Andrew Watt will be paying tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne during this year’s Grammy Award Show. That event will take place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA on February 1.

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  • Melvins Were Recently Featured In A “Jeopardy!” Question

    Melvins were recently mentioned in a question on “Jeopardy!.” The query said the following: “Melvins were pioneers of this sound that put bands like Pearl Jam (but not Melvins) into the stratosphere.” As the contestant mentioned, the answer was grunge.

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  • Judge Announce March Shows With The S.E.T.

    Judge have announced some March shows with The S.E.T. (ex-Turnstile, etc.). Here’s the dates:

    03/19 Syracuse, NY – Song & Dance
    03/20 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
    03/21 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
    03/22 Richmond, VA – The Camel

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  • Earth’s Bologna Show Cancelled After Guitarist Takes Issue With The Venue’s Palestinian Flag

    According to Stereogum, Earth’s January 27 show at the TPO in Bologna, Italy was cancelled after guitarist Dylan Carlson took issue with a Palestinian flag in the venue. The TPO have kept that banner raised in protest of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

    Venue staff told the crowd the following before engaging in a “Free Palestine” chant:

    “All expenses will be covered by us. These are important expenses for tonight. We once again ask for your understanding regarding this choice, but at this time it is a decisive political choice for spaces like ours, which just a few days ago hosted more than 700 people to discuss how to send this government we’re facing home, and all the kings of the world who make war in this damn world.”

    Earth issued a statement as well:

    “Apologies to the folks in Bologna, @tpo_bologna put politics above music and have cancelled the show tonight, it has nothing to do with us or @freakout_club”

    A crowdfunding campaign has since been launched to assist the venue with losses. They said the following about that [translated from Italian]:

    “We’re receiving so many messages of solidarity and affection, and we want to start from here: thank you.

    A concert was scheduled at the TPO on January 27th. We were asked to remove the Palestinian flag from the stage. This wasn’t an option for us: that flag has always been part of the TPO’s history, dating back to the days of Lenin Avenue, and it speaks of connections, caravans, and a political stance that has never been casual. We therefore decided to cancel the concert.

    Culture, mutualism, transfeminism, anti-fascism, self-government, revolution. These are just the latest of the many words we decided should accompany the name of our social municipality throughout its transformations. And just as we are convinced that there is no revolution without art, music, and those who create and work in it, we are proud to welcome within our walls a community that has once again demonstrated its solidarity. Because there is no music or revolution without community. Because joining the TPO is always a political gesture.

    For over two years, we have been protesting the genocide of the Palestinian people, in demonstrations, assemblies, and public mobilizations. In the OPT, symbolic and political choices are born from its community and its history. Defending these choices means defending the very meaning of this space.

    In the squares as in our space, however, we know that every act of disruption has a cost: it can be criminal, like the complaints that many of us are receiving when thousands of us were on the streets against the genocide, but it can also be economic, like the €5,000 that we will have to pay for the evening’s expenses (and therefore the goal of this crowdfunding).

    To cover these expenses and continue to ensure the accessibility and autonomy of the TPO, to support the space and the people who cross it in choosing which side to take, we have launched this crowdfunding campaign.

    We know that what happened is making a huge impact among all the artistic communities that have passed through the TPO. We believe the global civil war against the Kings of the world also affects music, even in this country, which has its queen Giorgia Meloni, whom we would like to give a strong push together.

    For this reason, we reiterate the appeal issued by the O re O libertà assembly to artists and representatives of the world of culture and entertainment to join the initiative for an international day of protest in Rome on March 28th, with a final concert, as well as the one being organized in London called Together.”

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  • Tom Morello, Rise Against, Etc. Announce “Defend Minnesota” Concert

    Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, etc.), Rise Against, Al Di Meola, Ike Reilly, and more special guests will be playing a “Defend Minnesota” concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN on January 30. The show will raise money for the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were both killed by ICE.

    Morello commented:

    “See you THIS FRIDAY JAN 30 for a concert of solidarity & resistance to DEFEND MINNESOTA! Tickets are $25 each and are on sale now at the link in bio. EARLY SHOW! DOORS 10:30 AM!

    If it looks like fascism, sounds like fascism, acts like fascism, dresses like fascism, talks like fascism, kills like fascism and lies like fascism, boys & girls it’s f*cking fascism. It’s here, it’s now, it’s in my city, it’s in your city and it must be resisted, protested, defended against, stood up to, exposed, ousted, overthrown and driven out. By you and by me. We are coming to Minneapolis where the people have heroically stood up against ICE, stood up against Trump, stood up against this terrible rising tide of state terror. Where the people have stood up for their neighbors and themselves, for democracy and justice. Ain’t nobody coming to save us except us and it’s now or never.

    100% of proceeds go to the families of those murdered by ICE in Minneapolis Renee Good and Alex Pretti”

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  • Spiritbox To Perform At Grammy Awards Pre-Show

    Spiritbox will be performing at the Grammy Awards pre-show at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA on February 1. That event will stream on YouTube at 12:30 pm PST. This news comes after Spiritbox scored a Grammy nomination for “Soft Spine.”

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  • Final Gasp Premiere “Burials Of Birth” Music Video

    Final Gasp have premiered a new video for their new song “Burials Of Birth.” This track is from the band’s new album, “New Day Symptoms,” which will be released on February 27.

    The following was said about the single:

    “New single ‘Burials of Birth’ finds [vocalist Jake Murphy] recounting the tragic story of a homeless man living off grid that he encountered throughout his youth. His tent encampment was burned down by the police and he froze to death in the process of trying to rebuild it. It’s that ability to perceive a sense of loss from an outside perspective that makes these songs resonate more widely, giving greater perspective to deal with our own.”

    Jake Murphy added:

    “A lot of ‘New Day Symptoms’ was written in an outside perspective — what could’ve happened if things were different, but ultimately it didn’t end that way. You can’t change what’s already been done, so you just have to move on. It just means it’s a part of who you are now.”

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