The long, intertwined roots of one of the world’s most successful independent metal labels can be traced back to a dorm room in a military boarding school two decades ago. Ash Avildsen, the future ...

During the course of its 26 years, Relapse Records has become one of the most respected American labels to specialize in metal. Last year alone, it put out praised albums from Inter Arma, Cough, and ...

Gear Gods scribe Trey Xavier makes a really good point with regards to sending unsolicited demos to record labels: Think of it like this – expecting a label to sign you based solely on a demo you send ...

A handful of beloved record stores from that era still survive, including longtime crate-digger haven Stinkweeds. Almost ...

Bandcamp is easily the best download and streaming platform available to bands. It has everything a record label could ever want, too: the ability to offer streams and/or downloads, customizable ...

The new mask Slipknot's Corey Taylor debuted for the band's current tour is, well, certainly a sight to behold. And if you want to behold it a little longer, adhesive metal stickers of the mask are ...