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...

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...

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...

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Leprous unveil “Silently Walking Alone” video
Leprous unveil “Silently Walking Alone” video

Leprous have unveiled "Silently Walking Alone," the second single from their upcoming album, Melodies of Atonement, due August 30 via InsideOutMusic. Recorded with David Castillo at Ghost Ward Studios in Sweden, the album was mixed by Adam Noble and mastered by Robin...

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God Dethroned share “Rat Kingdom” video
God Dethroned share “Rat Kingdom” video

Dutch black/death metal legends God Dethroned are back with their new album, The Judas Paradox, scheduled to arrive on September 6th via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). The group recently shared a video for their new song, "Rat Kingdom." "Rat Kingdom" is the second...

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