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Speaking about Cardiacs, whose leader Tim Smith sadly passed away this year, Shane said ”their mixture of prog, fast-paced punk and ska and their theatrics totally blew my mind!”

From AC/DC to Misifts and Motorhead, Slayer, and Venom, here's what we'll be asking Satan for Christmas this year.

The black metal cover of Husker Du's ”The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill” is a major highlight.

This week's picks of killer live metal videos to watch while every show is cancelled include At The Gates in 1995, Venom in 1985, Pig Destroyer in 2007, and more...

Inter Arma's just-announced covers album will also feature renditions of songs by Husker Du, Nine Inch Nails, Prince, Tom Petty, and more...

From Danny Brown to YOB to Willie Nelson to Type O Negative to Neil Young to Nine Inch Nails to Husker Du to Prince, what *doesn't* this playlist have?

Plus: Black Tusk, Psycho Las Vegas, Agnostic Front/Sick Of It All, Misfits, The Well, and more heavy tour news.

Plus: Ariana Grande, GWAR, San Fermin, Jenny Lewis, Purple Mountains, Willow Smith, Cher, Brittany Howard, 070 Shake, and more.

Our metal sister site Invisible Oranges ran down the best albums of the year. Plus, see new lists from Thou, Outer Heaven, Evoken, The Obsessed, Khemmis, CHRCH, and other metal bands.

This week's Notable Releases include The Decemberists' EP of 'I'll Be Your Girl' outtakes, Venom's latest, and Vic Mensa's mainstream-leaning EP.