Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...
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Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Other than Satan and colors (generally black or white), a lot of metal bands look to the animal kingdom when they’re trying to pick out a name. There are plenty of...Metalliance Tour Announces Opening Acts
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The Atlas Moth will be releasing a digital only EP called The One Amongst The Weed Fields on September 28 via Candlelight Records. The band’s cover of Failure’s “Golden” can be heard over at Stereogum.com.Nachtmystium, Zoroaster Announce U.S. Tour
On the heels of releasing the epic Addicts: Black Meddle Part II, Nachtmystium has announced dates for this coming Fall. Joining them on the tour will be Atlanta psychedelic metallers Zoroaster, whose new album Matador just hit stores. Both bands are pretty...Follow Us
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...
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