We're back on track for 201, babay! The return of High Fives (this week: our top five cover songs) and our weekly-troll-bashing is sandwiched with:The new Metal Hammer issue, Testament's new song, sludge metal superstars, Iron Maiden not playing Invaders, rubbish support bands, The Safety Fire, Hellfest, James Hetfield trying to escape Escape, W...

An old tour van used by sludge rockers The Melvins, and featuring a KISS drawing by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, is being auctioned on eBay

Scuzzy Baltimore noise-rock crew Dope Body released their debut album Nupping just last year, and they’ve already got another one on the way. New joint Natural History arrives in May, and we’ve got a download of leadoff track “Lazy Slave” below. It’s a brutally seesawing sludge-fest that sounds s...

Manager and producer Alan Niven is currently telling his side of the Guns N' Roses story in a three-part interview with Metal Sludge

Phil Lewis sent a letter to Metal Sludge last night regarding Tracii's recent decisions