Finnish death-doom masters Swallow the Sun have dropped a visualizer for their latest single, "What I Have Become." The single coincides with announcing the group's upcoming new album, Shining, scheduled to arrive on October 18th via Century Media Records. The...
Babymetal discussed on Comedy Central’s @midnight
The Babymetal takeover continues. Last night on Comedy Central’s @midnight, the group was discussed in a category dubbed “Twisted Baby Sister”. If you’re unfamiliar with @midnight, it’s an improv comedy panel game based on stuff from the...In Defense Of Their Good Name: Trivium
In Defense Of Their Good Name is a column where we rise to the defense of bands or albums that are often criticized in the metal scene. After posting the first edition of this new column, one reader suggested via Twitter that we defend Trivium. It just so happens that...Metal By Numbers 3/13: Charts Give you Fuel, Maybe Fire, And Possibly What You Desire
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Ha, Metallica jokes. But really, our top debut for the week isn’t Metallica, but rather a band that I wasn’t aware kept making music after 1998. Or at...Summer Slaughter Teases Black Breath, Flotsam And Jetsam
And so the week-by-week Summer Slaughter teasing continues. This week, the tour’s Facebook page teased Black Breath and Flotsam and Jetsam. As opposed to posting a song title like the previous bands, posts simply consisted of the band name followed by a question...Follow Us
Swallow the Sun drop new song “What I Have Become;” new album arriving in October
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Kublai Khan TX share “Supreme Ruler” video; new album arriving in September
Kublai Khan TX has announced their upcoming album Exhibition Of Prowess, set for release on September 20 via Rise Records. Known for their crushing breakdowns and fierce vocals, the band promises this album will be their most powerful yet. To mark the occasion,...
God Dethroned unveil “The Judas Paradox” video
Dutch black/death metal masters God Dethroned have released a video for their latest single, "The Judas Paradox." The track is the title track from their upcoming album, scheduled to arrive on September 6th via Reigning Phoenix Music. The song delves into the biblical...
New & Noteworthy, October 21st – Mass Hysteria
We've had six weeks of incredible new release Fridays, and that trend isn't stopping today. Headlined by a mainstay of '90s and 2000s hard rock, the 20th anniversary of a landmark album, and a live release from a seminal Florida death metal group, there is an...
New & Noteworthy, October 14th – Nothing’s Funny
The best fall music release calendar in history rages on. However, today's list carries a bittersweet note with it, as our lead album may be the last new material we get from a much-beloved band in the technical metal scene. It's never easy to see a band hanging it...
New & Noteworthy, October 7th – Swarm
We enter October with one of the most anticipated releases of the year. I realize that I've been opening these articles with some variation on that phrase quite a bit over the past month, but each time its use has been incredibly justified, and this week is no...