Interview: Swallow the Sun’s Juha Raivio on ‘Shining,’ bringing avant-garde Ballet to 70000tons
Finland's melodic doom/death metal outfit Swallow the Sun continue to delve into the depths of human emotion, reflecting on personal struggles, transformation, and the enduring pain that shapes our evolution. Their latest album, Shining, while lighter than 2021's...
Poppy announces 2025 North American Tour
Poppy has announced her 2025 North American tour, They're All Around Us, supporting her new album, Negative Spaces. Produced by Live Nation, the 28-city tour begins March 11 at The Fillmore in San Francisco and concludes on April 23 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, with...
Ingested part ways with vocalist Jason Evans
After nearly twenty years, UK death metal outfit Ingested have parted ways with vocalist Jason Evans. While the reason isn't fully clear, the band expressed it's "the best step for the future of the band and for Jason." Evans has been their since their 2009 debut,...
Gojira’s Joe Duplantier joins PETA for Vegan advocacy campaign
Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier, known for leading the band's historic Olympic opening ceremony performance that landed them a Grammy nomination, stars in a new PETA campaign advocating for veganism. In a striking image captured at New York's Silver Cord Studio,...
The Amity Affliction announce late winter 2025 Tour
Australian metal giants The Amity Affliction will headline a late winter 2025 U.S. tour with support from Hail the Sun, Many Eyes, and Solence. Tickets are available at this location. 2025: Tour Dates 02/28 San Diego, CA @ Soma 03/01 Fresno, CA @ Tioga Brewery...
Wolfheart to make history with upcoming performance in Saudi Arabia
Finnish melodic death metallers Wolfheart will become the first European metal act to perform in Saudi Arabia. The historic performance will take place during XP Music Futures, a three-day music conference in Riyadh taking place from December 5th - 7th. Wolfheart will...
Charting the course to 2025: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2024 Artist Spotlight: Arion
Countdown to 2025: 66 Days SOOOOOOON, the famous word for 70000tons of Metal cruisers know to love and hate. And one thing you learn is announcements are always unpredictable. After experiencing the 2024 edition to its fullest capability, we captured all sixty-two...
Fan-filmed highlights from Sick of It All’s Lou Koller benefit concert
A benefit concert for Sick of It All vocalist Lou Koller, battling esophageal cancer, took place on Saturday (23rd) at Irving Plaza in NYC. The I'm In The Fight With Lou event featured performances by Vision of Disorder, Life of Agony, Municipal Waste, Killing Time,...
Gary Holt’s memoir ‘A Fabulous Disaster’ arrives April 2025
Exodus/Slayer guitarist Gary Holt will release his memoir, A Fabulous Disaster: From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way, on April 8, 2025, via Hachette Books. Featuring a foreword by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, the book chronicles Holt's journey...
Better Lovers dominate Brooklyn’s Warsaw on 11/17/2024
Metal "supergroup" Better Lovers dominated a packed Greenpoint, Brooklyn's Warsaw, on Sunday, November 17th. The latest of The Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato's projects, this lineup does not disappoint with a roster consisting of former members of the now...






