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TESTAMENT’s ALEX SKOLNICK: AC/DC’s ANGUS YOUNG ‘Deserves A Lot More Credit’ For Being ‘A Really Fantastic Musician’
In a new interview with Rad Jet, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, who is known as a composer and improviser of a multitude of styles, particularly metal and jazz guitar, spoke about some of his earliest influences. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): ”Going back, when I first started pla…
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USMNT’s World Cup Dream Is Over, But ‘U.S. Against The World’ Producers Want To Turn HBO Max Docuseries Into “Forever Franchise”
EXCLUSIVE: A Folarin Balogun brace helped the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team kick off their 2026 World Cup in style with a 4-1 win over Paraguay. This was followed by a 2-0 win over Australia and despite losing 3-2 to Turkey in their final group game, the team topped their qualifying group, followed by a…
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‘The Odyssey’ Stars Explain the Intense Timing Constraints of Christopher Nolan’s IMAX Epic
The Odyssey stars Lupita Nyong’o and Himesh Patel break down Christopher Nolan’s directing style and filming on IMAX.
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Guide: These 13+ PS5 Games Are Coming Out This Week (13th-19th July)
Denshattack! eBaseball! Cthulhu! More! We’re still not quite into the thick end of the release schedule just yet, but there’s a few games coming this week that are worth paying attention to. I’m particularly looking forward to the Dreamcast-style train game Denshattack and the musical management sim K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut. Your mileage…
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2026’s best RPG might look like Disco Elysium, but it was heavily inspired by Deus Ex, and its creator wants ‘to do a first-person game at some point’
This PC Gamer article previews what it tentatively rates as a strong contender for 2026’s best role-playing game, noting that although the title visually resembles Disco Elysium, its creator cites Deus Ex as a heavy influence. The piece is built around comments from the game’s creator, who also reveals an ambition to eventually make a…
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These 4 Mellow Songs From Heavy 70s Bands Sound Even Better Than Their Usual Style
This American Songwriter opinion piece celebrates four occasions when heavy or hard-rocking 1970s bands set aside their usual sound for gentler, more acoustic material. The author argues that although such genre departures do not always succeed, when they do they can rank among the finest songs in a band’s catalogue, offering a welcome contrast to…
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League of Legends’ ‘classic’ mode has a release date, and it isn’t just an old version of the game—players will vote on new patches, Old School RuneScape-style
It’s a blend of eras, but fan favorite builds are back.
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Cablegate: should Jude Bellingham’s first goal against Norway have been disallowed?
England midfielder Jude Bellingham scored the first of his two goals in a World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Norway in Miami, levelling the match just before half-time, but the goal became the subject of controversy dubbed “Cablegate”. Norway’s players and coaching staff protested that the ball had struck an overhead cable — used to suspend…
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EXCLUSIVE: Former ‘Apprentice’ star picked by Trump to showcase America’s 250th anniversary through art
Erin Scavino, who once appeared as a contestant on NBC’s “The Apprentice,” says President Donald Trump has chosen her to lead the State Department’s little-known Art in Embassies programme as the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary. In an interview with Fox News Digital at the Art Museum of the Americas, Scavino said…
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Nobody remembers the 10/10 masterpiece that put the makers of Hades on the map
To mark the 15th anniversary of Bastion, Polygon revisits Supergiant Games’ debut title, arguing that it remains overlooked despite the studio’s later fame from the Hades series. The piece frames Bastion as the origin point of Supergiant’s signature blend of art direction, sound design and satisfying gameplay, and recommends it to fans of Hades 2…