Furnace Fest to return in 2025

Despite an uncertain future ahead, it looks like Furnace Fest will return in 2025. In late 2023, the event organizers expressed concern about the festival continuing after 2024. However, it looks like things are moving forward, as the organizers issued the following...

System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian reflects on nu-metal era

System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian recently spoke with Matt Pinfield on 95.5 KLOS's New & Approved, reflecting on the nu-metal movement that dominated the mid-late nineties and went well into the mid-2000s. Odadjian expressed how it wasn't necessarily a genre...

Chilean metal band Mawiza sign with Season of Mist

Chilean metal outfit Mawiza, have sown their paths in folk metal, collecting the roots of the Mapuche people to transform them into music, joins Season of Mist. With striking sonorities that include typical indigenous instruments, tribal songs (ülkantun), and all the...

Life of Agony’s Mina Caputo announces detransition plans

Life of Agony vocalist Mina Caputo has come forward, publicly announcing her plans to de-transition to male, reclaiming the singer's birth name, Keith. The artist shared a thirteen-minute, personal video on Instagram on Tuesday (19th) expressing plans to be completely...
Metallica announce 2025 M72 North American Tour

Metallica announce 2025 M72 North American Tour

Metallica have extended their no-repeat weekend, M72 world tour into a third year, adding 21 North American shows in April, May, and June 2025. This time, they will be making single-night-stops throughout the trek. Tickets for the two-night No Repeat Weekends and...

Deftones announce 2025 tour dates

Deftones announce 2025 tour dates

Deftones have announced 2025 U.S. tour dates, kicking off on February 25 in Portland, Oregon, and concludes on April 9 in Newark, New Jersey. Support will come from The Mars Volta and Fleshwater. Tickets go on sale this Friday (20th) via this location. Tour dates:...

Alcest announce winter 2025 North American tour

Alcest announce winter 2025 North American tour

During the winter of 2025, Alcest have announced their return to North America for the first time in seven years. The trek kicks off on February 19th in Boston, MA and runs through March 23rd in Brooklyn NY. Support will come from the Icelandic act Kælan Mikla and a...

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EP Stream: Siege Perilous – ‘Creations Call’
EP Stream: Siege Perilous – ‘Creations Call’

Denver-based power metal band Siege Perilous are set to release their second EP, Creation’s Call, tomorrow (23rd). This new release blends metal with myth, offering themes of ancient battles and fantasy realms. The EP draws inspiration from LARP, historical events,...

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Stryper share “When We Were Kings” video
Stryper share “When We Were Kings” video

Stryper have released a Gavin Holmes-directed video for their latest single, "When We Were Kings." The track is the title track from their upcoming 12th studio album, out September 13th, via Frontiers Music Srl. Michael Sweet comments: "We wanted to take you back in...

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Where’s My Bible? reveal “Rahko” video
Where’s My Bible? reveal “Rahko” video

Finnish Death/Black metal band Where's My Bible? has unveiled a video for the group's new single, "Rahko." The clip, directed by drummer Teppo Ristola, reflects the track's theme of Finnish dark culture, delving into the human mind and soul. Regarding the new...

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