The latest, and maybe last Bandcamp Friday is this week, Friday, December 6th 2024! As announced previously Bandcamp Fridays would continue in 2024, but no word if they will be back in 2025. The brand was sold by Epic Games to Songtradr in 2023. Comment on our socials with links to your bands’ Bandcamp page!Continue reading
Welcome to Black Friday 2024, where the entire human race is trapped in a weird time loop where we attempt crush down our unbridled trauma with retail therapy! Wahooo! We have all your Rock and Metal gift needs and gifts the ones you love, and for yourself (you narcissistic dweebs!) J/k, us too! The Black Friday and Holiday Gift guide For Rockers and Metalheads is here. Check out all the links below to support bands, labels, festivals, record stores, and other small and local businesses this year for Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. And don’t forget to donate to some worthwhile charities on Giving Tuesday!
Two-time GRAMMY-nominated progressive heavy metal band Spiritbox are gearing up for their next chapter with the announcement of their sophomore album, Tsunami Sea, set for release on March 7, 2025 via Pale Chord Records in partnership with Rise Records. The album was produced by Dan Braunstein and Mike Stringer, mixed by Zakk Cervini and mastered by Ted Jensen. In tandem with the news, the band has dropped their latest single, “Perfect Soul,” alongside another one of their signature visually captivating music videos shot and directed by Dylan Hryciuk at Versa Films. Watch it now! Continue reading
Get ready for one of the most highly anticipated tours of 2025! Swedish metal juggernauts Meshuggah will make their triumphant return to North American stages, bringing their genre-defying, mind-bending sound to fans across the U.S. and Canada. Joining them on this monumental trek, produced by Live Nation, are the fellow legendary acts Cannibal Corpse and Carcass, making this THE tour of the year for metal fans.Continue reading
Black Metal legends Emperor will kick off a short North American tour next May. Support on select dates will come from Wolves In The Throne Room, Agalloch, and Wayfarer. The tour will celebrate Emperor’s classic album In The Nightside Eclipse (Candlelight Records), which turned 30 years old in 2024. See the dates and poster below! Continue reading
In this episode, Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with our friends in Crobot! Kicking off a new more DIY-focused era of the band with their new album “Obsidian!” Except for distribution via Megaforce Records, the band are in control of their own destiny on this sinister, moody, but rocking new album! We chatted about the band’s growth over the years, how jazzed they are to play their new material on the road, and much more!
Finnish vocalist, bassist, and songwriter, Marko Hietala has dropped a new single titled “Impatient Zero,” complete with a music video. He has also unveiled details of his forthcoming solo album, Roses From The Deep, set to be released on February 7, via Nuclear Blast Records. This is his first major project since 2020’s Pyre of the Black Heart. Check out the new track and more below.
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Häxkapell – the black-metal project founded by Oraklet – have announced that their new album, Om Jordens Blod Och Urgravens Grepp, will be released through Nordvis Produktion records, on January 10, 2025. In November, they put out the album’s debut single, “Satans Rötter.” Check it below and read more from the band.
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Blackened Deathgrind is a trifecta of a subgenre that is tailor-made for the backdrop to an album that deals with limitless outer space and the vast uncertainties throughout.
Glassjaw have teamed up with Revelation Records, and announced the upcoming release of the Don Fury Sessions, on vinyl for the first time. The limited run is due out on March 7th 2025. Find out more below.
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With the holiday season in full swing, Venamoris – the husband-and-wife duo of Dave and Paula Lombardo – release “Winter’s Whispers,” a standalone, seasonal single out now via Ipecac Recordings. Watch the video for the single now by Displaced/Replaced!Continue reading
Iranian-Norwegian metallers, Confess, recently released their new single, “Expedition.” It is accompanied by a video, and features a guest appearance from George Kollias of Nile. The track is taken from the band’s new album Destination Addiction, which set for release on January 31st, 2025 and is the follow-up to their 2022 album Revenge At All Costs. Catch the new video and more from the band below.
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As they gear up for their 40th anniversary, world tour, and a new studio full-length, Helloween are dropping their live concert album, Live At Budokan, on December 13, 2024, via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). They have also just unleashed a live version of “Save Us,” harking back to their Keeper Of The Seven Keys era. Check out the song’s live video and more below.
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