Ukrainian progressive metal band Jinjer has returned with their latest offering, Duél, a riveting exploration of the genre’s outer limits. Building upon the foundation laid by their previous acclaimed efforts, this new album sees the band pushing their sound to exhilarating new heights. From the moment the opening salvo of “Tantrum” bursts forth, it’s clear […]
Record Store Day 2025 will take place on April 12 and as usual, there are quite a few metal offerings. Some highlights this year include Black Sabbath giving some love to a Tony Martin album, Chevelle digging deep and pulling out their first record, a Judas Priest live album from 1982, Sunn O))) offering up […]
Four former Mushroomhead members will team up for a tour aptly named A Horrifying Trip Back To The 2000’s this April. The quartet in question is: Vocalist Jason “J Mann” Popson, who played for Mushroomhead between 1993 and 2004, and then again between 2013 and 2022 Vocalist Waylon Reavis, who played for Mushroomhead between 2004 […]
The Dillinger Escape Plan – currently fronted by original vocalist Dimitri Minakakis – is taking their Calculating Infinity reunion shows to Australia this August. The shows kick off on August 10 at the Metropolis Fremantle in Perth and wrap up one week later on August 17 at The Tivoli in Brisbane. Tickets are available here. […]
Do you need your weekend to be way more miserable than it was already gonna be? Because Dodssang Tempel‘s new album Mors Vincit Omnia is gonna do that pronto. And even better, we’ve got a full premiere of the record streaming below right now! The cassette edition of Mors Vincit Omnia features the complete six-track […]
This week’s new heavy metal releases include a legend’s return to his proggy home, big riffs, big sad, and more! To the metals… -(16)- – Guides For The Misguided Genre: SludgeOrigin: Los Angeles, CaliforniaLabel: Relapse Buy now on Bandcamp Riffs. This is big, big riffs. Sounds like a meandering mammoth in the best way. Dream Theater […]
Longtime Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain played his final show with Iron Maiden on December 7, 2024 in São Paulo, Brazil. Iron Maiden has since recruited drummer Simon Dawson of British Lion for future live shows, which begin this May. McBrain‘s retirement came as a shock to the metal community, but wasn’t entirely surprising given […]
Poppy – fresh off making headlines for some very timely merchandise – is now streaming her cover of Sabrina Carpenter‘s massive hit “Taste” for the Like A Version series (with just a little Divinyls‘ “I Touch Myself” thrown in for good measure). Along with that cover and a performance of her own song “crystalized”, Poppy […]
Legendary British death metal band Benediction is here to rev up the violence with their new single “Engines Of War”, taken from the upcoming record Ravage Of Empires. The new record is Benediction‘s first effort in five years, though clearly they’ve stayed as heavy as pissed off as they’ve ever been in the interim. “Engines […]
Darkest Hour has announced four separate headlining dates after their upcoming trek with Decapitated and Exmortus. The brief trek kicks off on March 5 at The Launchpad in Albuquerque, NM and wraps up on March 9 at Red Flag in St. Louis, MO. Get those dates below and get your tickets here. 3/5 Albuquerque, NM […]
