idle hands

Formerly known as Idle Hands, the Portland-based band combines traditional heavy metal with gothic rock for moody, huge heavy metal. Read our review of their sophomore release.

Both are as driving and catchy and morose as you’d hope.

We crunched the numbers across our individual year-end lists and arrived at #1; then we said “fuck it” and “all these albums rule,” so here those are in one handy spot.

An Invisible Oranges newcomer reflects on his return to writing in his first year-end list.

King Diamond’s tour preceding his new album “The Institute” is underway.

Watch Idle Hands’s new music video and read an interview with the new metal saviors who are about to head out on tour with King Diamond.