Heavy Metal
Periphery, the Washington D.C. based sextet, took the progressive/djent community by storm with the release of their self-titled album in 2010. The band grew and refined [...]
Periphery Release NEW ‘Juggernaut’ Track, “The Bad Thing!”
Sure, I realize my several of my most recent posts have been about the new Periphery album – what’s your point? It’s going to be a searing [...]
Devil Music of the Day: Mastodon ‘The Motherload’ – TWERKING STRICTLY ENFORCED
So, you never know what Mastodon is going to do, and I’m 100% cool with that. Mastodon are so metal, that they can easily justify their over-the-top ridiculousness and [...]
The Melvins Debut New Track ‘Sesame Street Meat’ from Forthcoming Album ‘Hold it In’!
Never not awesome and possibly the most legit touring band from this old school scene, Buzz and The Melvins premiered their brand-new song ‘Sesame Street Meat’ [...]
King of Asgard “Karg” Out Today on Metal Blade Records!
New Album “Karg” Available Today on Metal Blade Records “Fucking Awesome” -Metal Injection- “An impressive metal release from these Swedish [...]
Devil Music of the Day: Suicide Silence ‘You Can’t Stop Me’
Debuting July 11, Suicide Silence are back with new vocalist, Eddie Hermida, formerly of All Shall Perish. The new record has fans bitching as well as praising Hermida for [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: 12 Foot Ninja Edition!
Australia has more to offer than a country built for criminals and Flight of the Conchords haters – I give you Twelve Foot Ninja. This comic book-loving, non-spider [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: Controversy Edition, Part I
Happy Friday the 13th! For today’s Effing Metal Friday we’re going to look at some of metal’s biggest, weirdest, or lamest controversies. Put a bunch of [...]
Devil Music of the Day: Killer Be Killed ‘Wings of Feather and Wax’ Official Video
Killer Be Killed shattered my preconceived notion of what I thought they would sound like. I spent a lot of time setting my jaw and folding my arms, certain I would somehow [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: Metal Matt Takes over! ‘Scream or Clean?’ Edition
What’s up everybody, Metal Matt back again for my second official EMF. This time I’m going to do something a little different. This week we have a theme/list of my top 5 [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: Spandex Edition 5.30.14
Oh, don’t roll your eyes at me. Every metal head I know loved them some cheesy hair metal back in the day. Listen, man, this is a judgement-free zone. I listened to [...]
‘Bloody Hammers’ Summon New Album Preview Video for “Under Satan’s Sun”
This is THE summer for metal is it not? New Killer Be Killed, Devil You Know, Mastodon, Opeth, AND Bloody Hammers. Check out the information below and stay up to date on all [...]
Rob Zombie’s ‘The Zombie Horror Picture Show’ Begs You to Own the Blu-ray!
Fresh off my first real Rob Zombie concert, I’m excited as hell to get The Zombie Horror Picture Show on pure Blu-ray. Rob Zombie’s first concert film, The Zombie [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 5.16.14
Happy Effing Metal Friday, kids. It’s been kind of slow this week here at Left Hand Horror. I’ve tried to post more new and retro film reviews, and that part of [...]
‘Lazer/Wulf’ Release Debut Album “The Beast of Left & Right”
From the press release: April 24, 2014, Athens, GA – Lazer/Wulf, the Georgia-based instrumental trio whose music Creative Loafing said “echoes the best math, [...]
Devil Music of the Day: Bloody Hammers “Welcome to the Horror Show”
If you’re a regular here, you know I’m now obsessed with North Carolina’s breakout retro-horror act, Bloody Hammers. Their new album, “The Town That [...]
Metallica Debut Lackluster Song, Don Henley Does Double Take
Metallica debuted a new song called “The Lords of Summer” at Bogota, Columbia March 16. The 8 minute song is basically 5 minutes too long imo. I’m not [...]
‘Killer Be Killed’ Release Album Art & Track Listing
The supergroup composed of Troy Sanders (Mastodon), Max Cavalera (Soulfly, former Sepultura), Greg Puciato (Dillenger Escape Plan), and Dave Elitch (Mars Volta) finally threw [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! Psychic Vampires Edition 2.28.14
I’m no expert on psychic vampires, no wait, I’m a certified fucking expert on the subject. I was well aware of these life-draining assholes before my now infamous [...]
Slayer Hits the Road with Suicidal Tendencies & Exodus!
Definitely a metal “sploosh” moment. Slayer announced that they’re doing a mini-tour with some old friends, Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus. Gary Holt gets [...]
Devil Music of the Day: Baroness “Rays on Pinion” & “Wailing Wintry Wind”
I saw Baroness open for Mastodon back in June of 2010 and I haven’t stop listening to them for any length of time. While Blue Record and their newest studio album, [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! Metal Matt Edition 1.17.14
Greetings fellow metal heads, this is Metal Matt a name that has been thrown around on this site a few times and I’m sure most of you have seen it and though “who the [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 1.10.14
Happy Friday, kids. Welcome back to another round of EFFING METAL FRIDAY! So, my latest obsessions are Twelve Foot Ninja and Suicide Silence. I listen to XM Radio a lot while [...]
Revocation Frontman Dave Davidson Pens Column For Guitar World Magazine!
REVOCATION lead singer and guitarist Dave Davidson has teamed up with Guitar World for a guest column and video lesson series. The column debuts in the February issue of [...]
Devil Music of the Day: Legion of the Damned ‘Doom Priest’
Thrash doesn’t get enough love in our core-everything metal world, so consider this my good deed for the day. Legion of the Damned are new to me, but I like what [...]
The Top Ten Metal Albums of 2013
2013 was a great year for metal. Black Sabbath came back with a new album and it quickly ascended to #1 on Billboard’s charts. Clutch are STILL touring in support of [...]
[EMF] A Very Christmas Effing Metal Friday! 12.20.13
Here it is, kids, the last Friday before Xmas. A lot of you lazy asses probably haven’t started shopping. That means you’ll be at the mall for less than 3.5 [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 12.13.13
Friday the 13th AND we get not one, but two number thirteens in the date. That screams EFFING METAL FRIDAY. I don’t know about you, but today is going to be a good one. [...]
Slayer & Rick Rubin Part Ways
After losing founding member, Jeff Hanneman in May, fans assumed the rest of the year could only be on the upswing. They recently announced a severing of ties with longtime [...]
Devil Music of the Day: Necrophagist “Dimished to B”
Just when I was about to give up on new death [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 11.8.13
No commentary this week except November suuuuuuucks. Now through February is the worst. Barnes sure has a way with words. I played this cassette until it literally broke. I [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 11.1.13 Post-Halloween Depression Edition
November 1st, really? How did the most sacred of months vanish so quickly? In protest, I’ll still light the Jack-o-Lantern perched atop of my entertainment center all [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: Betrayal in Music
I’m feeling betrayed today, so enjoy these select songs of trauma. I think we’ve all been there. You’ll notice not all of these selections are metal, but [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Monster Magnet ‘One Dead Moon’ & ‘I Live Behind the Clouds’
Holy shit. The new Monster Magnet album, Last Patrol, sounds like old school Monster Magnet. I had high hopes for this “back to basics” record, but, wow. This [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 10.11.13
I hope everyone is having a great October so far, just a few more days until Samhain falls on us like a shroud. Seasonal beers are flowing, new albums are dropping, and [...]
Monster Magnet Premiere Video for “Mindless Ones” on Metal Injection
MONSTER MAGNET Premiere Video for “Mindless Ones” on Metal Injection 10th Studio Album Last Patrol Out October 15th on Napalm Records MONSTER MAGNET will be [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday: The Many Faces of Death in Metal 10.4.13
Welcome to the first Effing Metal Friday of October! We’ll be looking at a different dark theme every Friday this month, if you have a theme suggestion, please comment [...]
Official Periphery “Rangnarok” Music Video!
I hate the term tech-metal, but I love me some Periphery. I think it might even be metal law now. Article 7: Statue 1004.1: And therefore, the ownership of Periphery, Gojira, [...]
TesseracT Continue Heavy Touring & Release New Video for “Nocturne
TesseracT have posted their video for the track “Nocturne”, taken from their critically acclaimed album, “Altered State”. The video, directed by Ben [...]
A Pale Horse Named Death Annouces Extended Tour Dates with Danzig
A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH will be hitting the road this fall supporting Danzig. The band will appear alongside Texas Hippie Coalition and Butcher Babies on all dates. The [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 9.27.13 – In Honor of Cliff Burton
Metal lost a founding member on this day in 1986. Metallica experienced a tragic bus accident in rural Sweden while touring in support of the Master of Puppets album. After [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 9.20.13 [NSFW]
It’s Friday again, thank God. Pour yourself a strong craft beer, crank some metal and celebrate you. September is the second best month; don’t waste it. This [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Skeletonwitch “I am of Death”
This is how you make a metal video. Pulling from a wealth of 70’s horror flicks, Skeletonwitch continue to impress me at every turn. The new album, Serpents Unleashed, [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday the 13th! 9.13.13
Friday the 13th, kids. Spend it with the ones you love, doing effed up stuff, like watching a Friday the 13th marathon, OR driving your asses to Lexington for the largest [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Tiamat “The Red Of The Morning Sun”
Swedish goth metal legends, Tiamat, have released a new video for the song “The Red of the Morning Sun” off the The Scarred People album. [...]
Who Wants MOAR Slayer Dates? New Shows Added!
Slayer show no signs of stopping despite the rough year they’ve had thus far. You know, when you’re that evil..you just don’t stop. This might warrant [...]
Fister’s Devil Music of the Day: Type O Negative ‘Bloody Kisses (A Death in the Family)’
Possibly the best metal album for October – never gets [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday! 9.6.13
Right when we can’t take another day of summer…sweet, sweet September. Here’s one for metal Matt. He pretty much worships this new record. I hear he also [...]
WTF? Lamb of God’s Response to the Malaysian Government Gig Cancellation
Here’s just one more reason to keep it here in good old ‘Merica. No matter how perceptibly offensive or less than mainstream-approved, when it comes to music, [...]
[EMF] Effing Metal Friday 8.30.13: The End of Summer
Technically, September 1st is the meteorological end of summer, so we have that going for us, which is nice. The arrival of Autumn brings new life to me. The season typically [...]
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