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...
Mad With Power returns for its 8th year of bringing action-packed heavy/power metal and free-play games to Madison, WI. This year, the festival will be headlined by Firewind (Greece) and Dream Evil (Sweden), both of which have no other announced US shows for 2025....
Upstate New York legends Brick-By-Brick have been working on an album they’ve titled, Collapse that is due to come out on April 25th with a release party on April 26th, they have dropped an epic cover of "Thunder Kiss 65" that truly drives what I’m hoping is a...
Cradle of Filth continue to evolve with each new release. With their fourteenth album, The Screaming of the Valkyries, the band welcomes guitarist Donny Burbage and keyboardist/vocalist Zoe Marie Federoff, yet still delivers tracks that echo the spirit of classics...
Progressive metal giants Symphony X will hit the road this September for a headline North American tour. Support will come from Finnish power metal masters Sonata Arctica. Tickets go on sale this Friday (11) at 10:00 AM local time via this location. Tour dates: 09/04...
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has announced The Collection: Live, a series of intimate events celebrating his new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett. Presented by Gibson Publishing, the book showcases Hammett’s iconic guitar collection, complete with...
German thrash masters Sodom have announced their new album,The Arsonist, is scheduled to arrive on June 27, 2025 via SPV/Steamhammer. To celebrate the announcement, the group dropped a lyric video for the album's first single, “Trigger Discipline.” For a more raw and...
Turnstile have announced their new album Never Enough, is set for release on June 6. This marks the band's first record since 2021's Glow On. Alongside the announcement, the band released a video for the title track, co-directed by members Brendan Yates and...
Polish extreme metal masters Behemoth have dropped a new video for their latest single "Lvciferaeon." The track is taken from their upcoming album, The Shit Ov God, out May 9. Nergal comments: "It seems fitting to announce 'Lvciferaeon' as our next single...
Swedish melancholic metal legends Katatonia will release their new album, Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State, on June 6 via Napalm Records. The record introduces new guitarists Nico Elgstrand and Sebastian Svalland. To celebrate the album announcement, the...
Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace will team up for a co-headline U.S. tour this fall. The trek kicks off on August 29 in Missouri and wraps up on October 12 in Durant, Oklahoma. Special guests Return to Dust will open each show, with Breaking Benjamin set to...
Poppy's new album, Negative Spaces has dropped today (15th) via Sumerian Spaces. The innovative artist has unveiled a performance video for the song "the centers falling out," in celebration of her latest effort's arrival. Poppy is set to kick off 2025 supporting...
Linkin Park have announced a massive world tour in 2025, supporting their new album, From Zero, out tomorrow (15th) via Warner. The trek will cover North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America with special guests on select dates, including Queens of the Stone Age,...
Counterparts have announced a North American Tour for February and March 2025 with support from Pain of Truth, Malevolence, and Foreign Hands. Tickets go on sale Friday (15th) at 10:00 AM local time. The tour announcement arrived shortly after the Canadian metal...
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The year is winding down, and so are releases, but this week we got a new album from Diablo Swing Orchestra and War of Ages. If you would...
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The year is winding down, and so are releases. That said, we get some long awaited death metal releases from Morbid Angel and The Faceless....
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week is a pretty small one for studio releases, but we still are getting a new Taake album and a DVD focusing on Dimebag Darrell. If you...
