Riley Gale, the vocalist for Texas metal band Power Trip, died last year at age 34. At the time, his cause of death was not revealed. In an interview with Stereogum last December, Power Trip collaborator Ice-T suggested Gale’s death was opioid-related. Now, as MetalSucks points out, the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office confirm...

Body Count share their new fan-made music video for The Hate Is Real – and it's good news if you like puppets

Back in December, the Oakland rap legend Too Short first mentioned the idea of Mt. Westmore, a supergroup of West Coast rap greats. The group’s four members are all huge stars: Too Short, E-40, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube. With that lineup, the Mt. Westmore name does not seem like hyperbole; it’s would be hard to argue against t...

Ice-T salutes late Power Trip frontman Riley Gale in the new issue of Metal Hammer magazine