Four recent band breakup announcements
Breakups are never easy, particularly when it involves a band that has been there for you through your good, bad, and ugly days. They encapsulate your comfort, happiness, and aggression, all bundled into the musical connection shared between the artist and...
Lucifer share George A. Romero-inspired 1960s-style video for “Slow Dance In A Crypt”
Enigmatic bewitching rockers Lucifer will continue to enchant listeners in early 2024 with their new album, Lucifer V, out January 26th, 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today (7th), the group has dropped a video for their latest single, "Slow Dance In A Crypt."...
Def Leppard and Journey announce Summer 2024 North American Stadium Tour
Def Leppard and Journey are teaming up next summer for a co-headlining stadium North American tour. Steve Miller Band, Heart, and Cheap Trick will be supporting the trek, which kicks off on July 6 in St. Louis, MO and will run through September 8 in Denver, CO....
Rock Castle 2023 Live Review: A Recap of the Summer Fest with U.D.O., Hammerfall, Doro, Beast in Black, & More
Following hot on the heels of the two more established summer festivals organized by Pragokoncert in Czechia, Metalfest in Pilsen, and Masters of Rock in Vizovice, the recently re-branded Rock Castle festival in Moravsky Krumlov is quickly becoming a fan...
Exocrine face “Life” in new visualizer
French progressive technical death metal outfit Exocrine have shared a visualizer for their latest single, "Life." The track is taken from the group's upcoming sixth full-length effort, Legend, out January 26th via Season of Mist. ...
Vitriol unleash new visualizer “Weaponized Loss”
Death metal outfit Vitriol are gearing up for their sophomore offering, Suffer & Become, out January 26th via Century Media Records. The group has recently unleashed a visualizer for their latest single, "Weaponized Loss." Guitarist/vocalist...
Guns N’ Roses track “The General” set for digital release on Friday – 12/8/2023
Guns N' Roses will digitally release their song "The General" on Friday (8th). Initially, it was the B-side of the limited-edition vinyl single "Perhaps," which was released earlier this year. The track had its live debut on November 2 at the Hollywood Bowl in...
Brian ‘Head’ Welch launches XOVR records, signs Spoken, unveils new video “Reflection”
KoRn/Love and Death's Brian 'Head' Welch has launched a new record label, XOVR Records. In celebration of the announcement comes the label's inaugural signing of the group Spoken, featuring Love and Death guitarist JR Bareis. Spoken's tenth studio album,...
Testament recently hit the studio
Bay Area thrash masters Testament have hit the studio late last week, surprising fans with progress on a possible follow-up to 2020's Titans of Creation. The group was seen with mastering engineer Justin Shturtz at Sterling Sound in Nashville, TN. The group...
Hulder to headline Decibel Magazine Tour 2024 w/ Worm, Devil Master & Necrofier
20 Buck Spin presents the 2024 edition of The Decibel Magazine Tour, marking the label's first-ever sponsored national tour. The month-long run will have Hulder headline with support from Floridian blackened doom act Worm, Philly vampunks Devil Master, and...
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Slayer’s ‘Show No Mercy’ returns on vinyl for 40th anniversary celebration
Metal Blade Records is set to release two distinct versions of Slayer's Show No Mercy on vinyl to celebrate the album's 40th anniversary. The debut studio album by these thrash metal legends was initially released on December 3, 1983, will now be honored with a...
Track Premiere: Toronto Is Broken – “Nihilist”
British DJ and producer Toronto Is Broken, aka Christian Hoffmann, gears up for the release of his fourth and self-titled album, Torontoisbroken, out December 1st via FiXT. Offering a sneak peek, the artist has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere his...
Alluvial unleash “Fogbelt” video; new EP arriving in January
Alluvial have unleashed a video for their latest single "Fogbelt." The track is taken from their upcoming EP, Death Is But a Door, set to release on January 12 via Nuclear Blast Records. The live performance video, shot and edited by Randy Edwards, captures the...
New & Noteworthy, April 7th 2017
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new releases by Deep Purple, Falling in Reverse, and Royal Thunder, as well as a Krokus cover album, and a few vinyl...
New & Noteworthy, March 31st, 2017: All hail Mastodon
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new releases from Mastodon, Body Count, Demon Hunter, as well as a live album from Arch Enemy, and a Death vinyl...
New & Noteworthy: March 24th, 2017
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new releases from Pallbearer, Steel Panther, and Northlane. If you want to check out last week’s releases you can do...