Indian folk metal band Bloodywood is coming back to the U.S. in 2026 thanks to their fantastically-named tour, the System Of A Brown Tour. Joining Bloodywood on this run are The Pretty Wild, Ladrones, and Ankor. The 25-city tour kicks off on April 10 at Wooly’s in Des Moines, IA, makes stops at festivals such […]
Clutch is about to have a massive 2026, both in terms of touring and in terms of new music. On the touring front, Clutch just got even busier thanks to a U.S. tour with Corrosion Of Conformity and J.D. Pinkus. On the new music front, Clutch has been playing a bunch of new songs like […]
Pollstar just published their 25 Most Popular Touring Artists of the Millennium list and a few heavier bands made the list. According to Pollstar, the list is based on “worldwide ticket sales reported to Pollstar from 2001 through the end of 2025, the 25 headlining acts collectively sold more than 340 million tickets over the […]
Yesterday afternoon, the drummer for bands Converge and Mutoid Man, Ben Koller, was involved in a t-bone car accident in which his vehicle ended up rolling over in the middle of the road. Posting a photo to Instagram with a caption detailing that the offending car ended up colliding with Koller in the middle of […]
Gene Simmons, the bassist and vocalist of KISS, spoke to White House reporters this past Friday (5th December), ahead of his appearance in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (9th December) in support of the American Music Fairness Act. The AMFA’s description says that it “establishes that the copyright holder of a sound […]
Rivers Of Nihil will hit the road for a handful of U.S. tour dates next February. While it’s only a handful of shows, Rivers Of Nihil also promised that these shows are “a few headlining shows leading out to something very sick that will be announced soon.” So stay tuned! Get your tickets here. 2/20 […]
Press attributes don’t always dictate what is good, but oftentimes, they have an idea of what is good, and this time, so many of them have hit this nail on the head it’s impossible to ignore. Garnering praise and attention from NME, Metal Hammer, Stereogum, Rock Sound, DORK, Stereoboard, Pitchfork, Kerrang!, Revolver, The Guardian – […]
Kreator is back to remind you why they’re one of the best modern thrash bands, thanks to a new single called “Satanic Anarchy”. The song comes from the upcoming Kreator record Krushers Of The World, which will be out on January 16, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. After paying homage to Dario Argento‘s cult horror […]
Another celebrity metal fan revealed! This time it’s Sydney Sweeney, who recently revealed in an interview with Vogue that she was a big Nine Inch Nails fan growing up. It was a rapid-fire interview so there wasn’t a bunch of elaboration, but when Sweeney was asked by her fellow The Housemaid stars Amanda Seyfried what […]
Opeth unfortunately parted ways with drummer Martin Axenrot in 2021, but found a new drummer in Waltteri Väyrynen (Abhorrence, ex-Bodom After Midnight, ex-Paradise Lost, etc.). While it’s obvious why got the gig – dude is an incredible drummer – his audition video was never made public. Until now. Väyrynen is now streaming his cover of […]
