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The Grief Abides: A Very Long-Awaited (and Very Long) Conversation With Mastodon

Posted in Interviews with tags Bill Kelliher, Brann Dailor, Brent Hinds, Geezer Butler, Josh Homme, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age, Randy Blythe, Troy Sanders on 08/21/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Well folks, here it is: My interview with Mastodon (drummer Brann Dailor), 22 years in the waiting since I first saw them perform at the Knitting Factory on February 20, 2024, many months before the release of their second album, Leviathan. Not only is this feature probably my biggest story of the year, it’s kind of the ultimate Bad Penny read, as Dailor shares anecdotes involving many of my all-time favorite musicians: Dave Grohl, Randy Blythe and Lamb of God, System of a Down and more.

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Lamb of God’s ‘Killing Floor’ Is the Metal Song to Beat So Far in 2026; Plus, the Band’s Top 10 Best Other Tunes

Posted in Lists, Videos with tags Chris Adler, Lamb of God, Randy Blythe on 07/28/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

There’s no official video yet for this song, just this lyric one, but no bother – Lamb of God’s “The Killing Floor” is the best metal song of the year thus far. It’s from the band’s 10th album, Into Oblivion, released in March through Century Media/ Epic. The only thing missing is Chris Adler‘s unparalleled drumming. And it ain’t even one of the album’s four singles: “Sepsis,” “Parasocial Christ,” “Into Oblivion” and “Blunt Force Blues.”

Listen and be converted/cured (per Dr. Randy Blythe‘s orders):

While we’re on the topic of Lamb of God, why not share what we consider to be 10 of their other best songs ever? We’ve been meaning to get around to that anyway but have procrastinated because no one will agree with this list. And why would you? There’s always a 50/50 chance that a Lamb of God song is gonna be solid.

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Best New Music Videos (April 2026): Converge, Tiny Music, Foo Fighters, Tim Heidecker, Lamb of God, More

Posted in Lists, Videos with tags Atom Lux, Converge, Crocodiles, Foo Fighters, Lamb of God, Mermaid Island, Nascar Aloe, Tim Heidecker, Tiny Music, Yttling Jazz & Bobby Gillespie on 05/02/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

Enjoy The Bad Penny‘s latest roundup of the best music videos that caught our eye last month. And be prepared to be both shocked and awed, as the songs and accompanying imagery run the gamut, to put it mildly.

1. Converge’s “Hum of Hurt”

2. Tiny Music’s “A Snack and Your Money Back”

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From the Vault: Inside The Label – Prosthetic Records

Posted in Features, Inside The Label with tags All That Remains, Beneath the Massacre, Lamb of God, Prosthetic, Scale the Summit, Skeletonwitch, The Acacia Strain on 09/30/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

As far as the music industry is concerned, the Apocalypse has arrived. All that remains of major labels is their smoldering, blackened skeletons; elsewhere, chaos reigns, with only the very fittest gritting out a way to survive.

But across this bloody battlefield, Prosthetic Records is one of the few labels standing tall. Some way, some how, metal is continuing to sell in this chilly climate: Mastodon and Killswitch Engage, for example, recently cracked the Billboard 200 top 10 with ease. Chalk it up to loyal fans, to kids who want to invest in more than just an invisible file – or maybe to knuckle-draggers who scratch their head at the word “torrent.”

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On Tyranny: 10 Great Protest Records by Refused, Lamb of God, PJ Harvey, Divide and Dissolve, More

Posted in Lists, On Tyranny with tags Chat Pile, clipping., Divide and Dissolve, Fugazi, IDLES, Kishi Bashi, Lamb of God, PJ Harvey, Refused, System of a Down on 09/19/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

How you likin’ Authoritarian America now? To all the conservative “disrupters” out there, The Bad Penny hopes this is what you were wishing for – and (with tongue firmly planted in cheek) that the wave of tyrannical terror sweeping the nation doesn’t drown you in its wake.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you; after all, we launched this On Tyranny franchise in December. But rather than subject you to “I told you so examples” from our 25-part series, we’ll instead suggest some of our favorite contemporary protest records that you can serve as your soundtrack for the weekend. Here goes, in chronological order:

Refused‘s The Shape of Punk to Come (1998)

System of a Down’s Toxicity (2001)

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On Tyranny: ‘People in America Have Blinders On,’ Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Says

Posted in Features, Interviews, On Tyranny with tags Lamb of God, Randy Blythe on 02/25/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

As part of The Bad Penny‘s new series called On Tyranny and focusing on how artists deal with living under authoritarian regimes, we’re dusting off an interview with Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe conducted on December 23, 2007.

At the time, Blythe—known more as a deviant class clown than a philosopher—was one of the only vocalists in metal or punk screaming unabashedly about the Gulf war and the crimes of George W. Bush.

Check out the prescient words of one of metal’s greatest frontman in this interview, originally published in unparalleled graphic novel/ rock magazine Royal Flush and now presented online for the first time.

Check out these related stories:

• “‘On Tyranny’: Musicians Living Under Authoritarian Rule Speak Out” (2.24.25)
• “Thy Catafalque Mastermind Talks About Meaning of Life, Living Under Dictator Viktor Orbán” (12.10.24)
• “Malist Creator ‘Exhausted’ By Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine” (9.7.24)
• “Moscow Metal Band Malist Voices Opposition to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” (5.15.23)
• “Faith In Metal: Orphaned Land Push For Peace In The Middle East” (9.28.10)
• “Steve Earle: ‘It’s Very Dangerous To Be Ignorant Of Islam’” (9.8.10)

Also related: “My Friend Neamah And The State Of Our Country” (9.21.24)

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Best Metal Albums Of 2010: Black Anvil, Black Breath, Withered, Down, Howl, More

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews with tags Aeternam, As I Lay Dying, Barn Burner, Black Anvil, Black Breath, Black Tusk, Chambers, Down, East of the Wall, Hail of Bullets, High on Fire, Howl, King of Asgard, Lamb of God, Melvins, Meshuggah, Orphaned Land, Powerglove, Priestess, Shining, Sweet Cobra, The Ocean, the Secret, Unearthly Trance, Withered on 09/25/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

With a handful of this year’s best metal releases dropping Tuesday, the timing feels apt for the Bad Penny to round up its favorite 2010 LPs – at least so far. Continue reading →

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