Mayhem have unveiled a visualizer for their new single, "Despair." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Liturgy of Death, scheduled to arrive on February 6, 2026. Nearly four decades into their career, Mayhem frame death not as an ending but as an inevitable...
Refused Confirm Who Will Play Bass During Reunion Shows
It’s no secret that we were ecstatic to hear that Refused were reuniting for a handful of festivals and intimate dates. However, our excitement made us forget one crucial question: who was going to play bass on the reunion shows? At first, we simply assumed that...Byzantine Reuniting, Financing New Record Via Kickstarter
It’s been four years since groove metal band Byzantine released Oblivion Beckons, their last album before disbanding. However, it was announced today that not only is their classic lineup (including guitarist Tony Rohrbough who didn’t take part in the 2010 reunion)...At The Drive-In Are Reuniting
It’s been eleven years since At The Drive-In went on an “indefinite hiatus.” Following the band’s demise, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez went on to form The Mars Volta, while the remaining members started Sparta. But now it would appear that the...Coal Chamber To Reform For Australian Soundwave Shows
Earlier this month, Dez Fafara (now of Devildriver) said that he’d be willing to do a few shows with his former Coal Chamber bandmates. Well it looks like it took no time for the nu metal group to book a couple of reunion shows. Fafara has confirmed that Coal Chamber...Original Black Sabbath Lineup To Reunite After All [updated]
We should have known when Black Sabbath’s Facebook page posted the video for “Never Say Die” yesterday. And while we had our doubts that the original lineup of Black Sabbath would ever reunite thanks to bassist Geezer Butler’s statement, it...Follow Us
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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025
A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2059 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...
Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video
Rob Zombie has unleashed a video for his latest single, “Heathen Days.” The track is taken from his upcoming album The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:
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New & Noteworthy: The Legendary Lost Releases 7/25/2025
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