Death metal outfit Vitriol will press forward following the dramatic mid-tour collapse that left frontman Kyle Rasmussen, his girlfriend, and their dog stranded in New York after the rest of the band abruptly quit. According to Rasmussen, now that he has returned home...
According to local News WSPA, ticket reseller StubHub issued an apology after a listing error led some fans to believe Lamb of God were playing Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. In reality, the venue hosted Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God, a Christian concert...
Rainbow will celebrate the earliest and most influential years of their career with The Temple of the King 1975–1976, a comprehensive 9-CD box set arriving March 6, 2026, via Edsel Records. Newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, the collection marks the first...
Milwaukee Metal Festival is gearing up for the 2026 edition returning to The Rave/Eagles Club from June 5–7, with a pre-party kicking things off on June 4. Alongside headliners Acid Bath, Killswitch Engage, and Ministry, the festival has expanded its lineup with...
Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe will headline Rock the Tides, a new luxury destination festival set for November 7–9, 2025, at the all-inclusive Barceló Riviera Maya and Barceló Maya Grand resorts in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The three-day beachside event is produced by...
UK rockers The Darkness have announced North American dates for their Dreams On Toast tour, supporting their latest album released March 28 via Cooking Vinyl. The two-part trek kicks off August 29 in Pryor, OK, runs through September 21, then resumes November 7 in...
Thrash metal supergroup Category 7, featuring members of Armored Saint, Exodus, and Shadows Fall, will make their live debut on June 30 at The Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, CA, with support from Evil Dead. Originally slated to tour in March, the band canceled...
The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will return on September 20, 2025, at The Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, MA. Headlined by Lorna Shore, the lineup also features Cannibal Corpse, Kublai Khan TX, The Black Dahlia Murder, and a rare final performance from...
Aborted have made a brief and sudden announcement parting ways with their longtime drummer, Ken Bedene after fifteen years. with the band. On Tuesday (16), the group issued the following statement: "Effective immediately Ken Bedene is no longer a member of...
Shock rock legends GWAR will celebrate their 40th anniversary with The Return of Gor Gor, a multimedia release arriving July 25 via Pit Records and Z2 Comics. The package includes new studio tracks, live recordings, and a 32-page comic chronicling the resurrection of...
Judas Priest and Alice Cooper are joining forces for a North American co-headlining tour this fall. Kicking off September 16 in Biloxi, MS, concluding on October 26 in The Woodlands, TX. Judas Priest will be touring in support of their latest album, Invincible Shield,...
Currently part of an arena tour with Daughtry and headliner Disturbed, Nothing More have been playing to sold out arena crowds for the past month opening the 25th Anniversary tour of Disturbed’s “The Sickness”. Not something a band would normally think of doing while...
Photos/Review: Mayhem celebrate 40 years of black metal madness on The Decibel Magazine Tour w/ Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, & New Skeletal Faces The longest-running heavy metal tour in North America resumed in 2025 with its most daring lineup yet. The...
Anthrax will reunite with Black Sabbath for the first time in nearly twenty years at the upcoming Back to the Beginning concert on Saturday, July 5, at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. The two bands last shared a stage in 2005 at the UK's Download Festival. Their...
Scottish Caledonian metal project Saor has released the title track and video for their upcoming album, Amidst the Ruins, due February 7, 2025, via Season of Mist. Blending black metal's intensity with Celtic folk melodies, the song reflects on Scotland's rich...
French post-black metal act The Great Old Ones have released the video for “In the Mouth of Madness." The track is taken from the group's upcoming album Kadath, out January 24, 2025, via Season of Mist. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath,...
Killswitch Engage have announced their new album, This Consequence, is scheduled to arrive on February 21, 2025, via Metal Blade Records. Alongside the announcement, the band has dropped a video for their new single, "Forever Aligned." Killswitch Engage will take the...
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week was a little slow, but we’ve got a new Saxon album. If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you can do so...
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feels like the first real big week of the year, we’re getting new albums from Phil Anselmo & The Illegals, Machine Head, and...
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Today we’re getting new albums from Anvil and Of Mice & Men. If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you can do so...
