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GREYSON NEKRUTMAN Is TRIVIUM’s New Drummer

Just hours after revealing the exit of drummer Alex Bent, Trivium wasted no time in naming his successor: Greyson Nekrutman. Bent’s departure closes a nine-year chapter that marked some of the most acclaimed releases in Trivium’s modern era, while Nekrutman’s arrival adds yet another twist to an already eventful year in the world of metal […]

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TRIVIUM Splits With Drummer ALEX BENT

Florida metal titans Trivium have officially parted ways with drummer Alex Bent, ending a nine-year run that saw the band release some of their most acclaimed modern records. In a statement shared via Trivium‘s official social media today (October 3), Bent confirmed his departure: “I am beyond grateful for the incredible past nine years with […]

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Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 To Feature GHOST, DYING FETUS, IN FLAMES, VOIVOD & More

The lineup for this year’s Record Store Day Black Friday has been unveiled, with hundreds of exclusive vinyl titles set to hit independent shops across the U.S. on November 28. As ever, the bi-annual celebration will see countless artists digging into their archives, repressing classics, and issuing special one-offs tailor-made for crate-diggers and collectors. From […]

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HOLDING ABSENCE’s LUCAS WOODLAND Calls Out AI Band After Being Overtaken on Spotify: “Oppose AI Music, Or Bands Like Us Stop Existing”

Holding Absence frontman Lucas Woodland has publicly blasted an AI-assisted band for allegedly modeling their sound on his group — and overtaking them in Spotify monthly listeners in the space of just two months. Taking to social media last night, Woodland wrote (as captured by The PRP): “So, an AI ‘band’ who cite us as […]

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FUCKED UP Announce Monumental Zodiac Finale Grass Can Move Stones

Nearly two decades after it first began, Fucked Up‘s sprawling, ever-mutating Zodiac project is heading towards its towering conclusion. The Canadian hardcore experimentalists have announced Grass Can Move Stones — a ten-part, three-album finale that will bring their 20-year journey full circle. Set in motion with Year Of The Goat (out December 12 on Tankcrimes), […]

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ACID BATH Announces More 2026 U.S. Shows

Acid Bath is continuing their reunion well into 2026 with a handful of newly announced shows! Outside the ones we already know about, Acid Bath has now added two shows in Houston and Dallas, TX with Obituary, High On Fire, Baroness, and more! Check that out alongside every other tour date Acid Bath currently has […]

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TRIVIUM’s MATT HEAFY Explains Abrupt End Of The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour: “It Takes Two To Tango — And Our Dance Partner Dropped Off”

Earlier this year, Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine set out together to mark the 20th anniversaries of their landmark albums Ascendancy and The Poison. The run was billed as The Poisoned Ascendancy tour, but despite high expectations, the partnership fizzled out before it reached the global stage. In May, Trivium revealed that additional international […]