Hell’s Heroes Festival announce 2025 lineup: Saxon, Abbath, Primordial, etc.

The Hell's Heroes Festival has unveiled its full lineup for the 2025 edition, set to take place on March 20th through the 22nd at Houston's White Oak Music Hall. Reaching its seventh year, headliners will include Saxon (performing a set centered on 1982's The Eagle...

Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley denies rumors of being the new Linkin Park vocalist

Rumors of a new Linkin Park singer have been circulating, hinting at a potential 2025 reunion tour. Earlier this year, Orgy vocalist Jay Gordon suggested that a female singer might replace the late Chester Bennington, though he later retracted the statement, turning...

Queens of the Stone Age cancel remaining 2024 tour dates

Queens of the Stone Age were forced to cancel their remaining tour dates for 2024 due to vocalist Josh Homme to "receive essential medical care through the remainder of the year."  The band issued the following statement: "QOTSA regret to announce the...

Slipknot’s Sid Wilson hospitalized after suffering serious burns, vows to return to tour

Slipknot's DJ Sid Wilson has been hospitalized after suffering serious burns to his face and arms due to an explosion. Wilson shared a few video updates on Instagram from the hospital, where he detailed his injuries, including burns to his face, arms, and blistered...
Municipal Waste announce Winter 2024 Tour Dates

Municipal Waste announce Winter 2024 Tour Dates

  Municipal Waste are hitting the road in early 2024 for a winter trek. The group has announced they will embark on their Brainsqueeze Tour in 2024 alongside Ghoul, Necrot, and Dead Heat. The 24-day trek, starting on February 15th, celebrates the 21st anniversary...

Kerry King teases new project for 2024

Kerry King teases new project for 2024

  Former Slayer guitarist Kerry King hints at the arrival of his highly anticipated new project in 2024. The tease comes via a photo of King's iconic stage chain, shared on his Facebook page, with the caption "Coming in 2024…". The guitarist removed the chain...

Slipknot part ways with drummer Jay Weinberg

Slipknot part ways with drummer Jay Weinberg

    Update: Slipknot removed the social media post announcing parting ways with drummer Jay Weinberg. However, the news currently remains on the band's website. We can only assume this means more information is on its way, but it remains to be seen at...

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Asinhell (Volbeat) drop “Wolfpack Laws” video
Asinhell (Volbeat) drop “Wolfpack Laws” video

  Volbeat's Michael Poulsen's new death metal project Asinhell, featuring Marc Grewe (Insidious Disease, ex-Morgoth) and Morten Toft Hansen (Raunchy), are celebrating the release of their debut offering, Impii Hora, which arrived on Friday (29th) via Metal Blade...

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New & Noteworthy, April 1st – No Foolin’

New & Noteworthy, April 1st – No Foolin’

I know that this particular day often features jokes from this site and our sister sites. But the lead album for today's release list is not a joke, I promise you. Nor is it an album to be taken lightly, as the band releasing it has turned into a worldwide force that...

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New & Noteworthy, March 25th – Coming of the Tide

New & Noteworthy, March 25th – Coming of the Tide

If there's one appropriate way to close out "March is Metal Month", it's by having the last Friday in March be the busiest day on the release calendar up to that point for the year. So it is today, with a deluge of new albums taking over the charts and our ears. The...

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New & Noteworthy, March 18th – Architect of Fortune

New & Noteworthy, March 18th – Architect of Fortune

March has yielded several high-profile releases for the metal community, which is only appropriate with the "March is Metal Month" promotion going on at most music retailers. And with April and Record Store Day on the horizon, there is still more to get excited about...

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