A Perfect Circle are marking the 25th anniversary of their landmark debut Mer de Noms with two deluxe reissues that highlight both the band’s striking visual identity and the groundbreaking sonics of their 2000 release. Out September 25 via Virgin Records/Ume, the first edition is a 2LP zoetrope pressing, featuring four unique animations — one […]
Dust off the denim and leather: Twisted Sister are officially back. The band that gave us “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and “I Wanna Rock” have confirmed they’ll storm stages worldwide in 2026 to celebrate their 50th anniversary — five decades of volume, rebellion, and unapologetic glam metal excess. Founding guitarist and manager Jay Jay […]
System Of A Down are officially heading back to Europe for the first time since 2017. The Armenian-American nü-metal giants have announced a seven-date stadium tour for summer 2026, joined by Queens of the Stone Age and sludge metal cult heroes Acid Bath. The run kicks off June 29 at Stockholm’s Strawberry Arena, before hitting […]
Nü-metal icons spark rumors of festival circuit takeover after logo lights up UK and Italy System Of A Down may be gearing up for a European invasion in 2026. On the night of September 8, the band’s unmistakable logo was projected across buildings in London, sparking a frenzy among fans who spotted similar sightings in […]
Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes has revealed that the band were close to dropping new music this past summer — but fatherhood ultimately reshaped his priorities. Speaking with NME, Sykes admitted he had originally planned to release two singles ahead of their Rock Am Ring and Reading & Leeds 2025 festival appearances. “I […]
Baroness have announced the death of their former drummer Allen Blickle, with frontman John Baizley paying tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator. “It breaks my heart to have to share the news that my dear friend, creative partner and former bandmate Allen Blickle passed away a few days ago,” Baizley wrote. “I’m still in […]
Popular metalcore? No. Metalcore (and adjacent)? Kind of. Post-metalcore? A bit more on the nose, but not quite there. Popular? Yes. That’s pretty much the only descriptor that quite captures what’s happening in the alternative scene since the beginning of COVID. Genres have begun to bleed together, lines have become suggestions, technology and synthesisers are […]
Yesterday, the Sodom band took to their band Facebook page to announce that their former drummer, Guido Richter, better known as “Atomic Steif” had passed away last week at the age of 57. The Metal Archives detail that Richter was born in 1967, and passed away on August 30th. The Facebook post from Sodom wrote: […]
There wasn’t a soul in metal media – or even alternative media – that wasn’t talking, posting, or writing about the teaser that Poppy, Spiritbox‘s Courtney LaPlante, and Evanescence‘s Amy Lee collectively posted to their social medias last Thursday (August 28th). And while each teaser was slightly different and featured each vocalist in different ways, the message […]
Ozzy Osbourne‘s influence – and impact – has been undeniable. Hell, there was an entire show with some of the biggest names in metal, dedicated to Osbourne on the 5th of July. And just over two short weeks after that show in Birmingham, we lost Ozzy. Since then, posts, tributes, covers, dedications, and interviews haven’t just crawled […]
