The Next Bandcamp Friday is This Week, December 6th 2024

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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


BLACK FRIDAY BLACK LIST: Holiday Gift Guide for Rockers and Metalheads 2024

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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!

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: New Rock and Metal Releases for 12-6-24


Covering all the rock and metal subgenres, it’s New Music Friday! New Releases for 12.6.24.

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Shadows Fall Shares First New Single and Video in 14 Years, “In The Grey” – Signs a New Record Deal with MNRK Heavy 


Shadows Fall, who were at the forefront of the New Wave of American Metal scene that dominated the ’00s, are back with a brand new song and a new label! The band has shared the new single “In the Grey.” Watch the video here!Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Amyl and the Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness


On October 25, Aussie punk icons Amyl and the Sniffers released their highly anticipated third studio album, Cartoon Darkness, via B2B Records and Virgin Music Group. This record follows the band’s 2021 sophomore album, Comfort To Me, and provides a heightened sense of poetic lyricism and societal commentary from the band, who are currently making themselves known as one of Punk’s most prominent names.Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Vosforis – Cosmic Cenotaph


 

Hello friends, hope all is well, let’s dive right in. 

This week on the block we have, hailing from the U.K., Voforis with their debut cut Cosmic Cenotaph (Inner Hell Records). Studying up on this one, the project is led by Simon White, and I learned he is joined by former Cradle of Filth members such as guitarist Richard Shaw, vocalist/keys player Anabelle Iratni, drummer Adrian Erlandsson (also of At The Gates and The Haunted) on one track, and famed Cradle producer Russ Russell, so I went in with some preconceptions as to what I was in store for. Continue reading


Aftershock 2025 Earlybird Tickets Are On Sale Now


Aftershock Festival 2025, one of the crown jewels of the Danny Wimmer Presents rock and metal festivals will drop their early bird ticket sales tomorrow, December 5th, 2024 at noon pst. Aftershock promised its biggest lineup yet in 2024 and the fan-favorite event delivered with four nonstop days at Sacramento’s Discovery Park over October 10-13. The 12th edition of the annual festival welcomed 160,000 music fans from all 50 states and 30 countries around the world, retaining its title as the West Coast’s largest rock festival and bringing an estimated $30 million economic impact to California’s capital city. Get passes and info on all levels including the new Super VIP level at the link below.Continue reading


Liquid Death Teams Up with Depend Guard For Men for Pit Diaper – “The First Ever Mosh Pit Diaper”


Liquid Death is introducing the greatest accessory for concertgoers everywhere…the limited-edition Pit Diaper powered by DependEndorsed by drummer Ben Koller (Converge, Mutoid Man, Killer Be Killed, All Pigs Must Die), the Pit Diaper locks away recycled Liquid Death and helps neutralize odors instantly, so you never have to leave the pit, miss your favorite song or worry about leaks ever again. Watch the video and order below! Continue reading


Gotthard Share Their Single and Video “Boom Boom” – New Album Coming Soon


Swiss rockers Gotthard have just unveiled their latest single, “Boom Boom,” along with a lyric video. It’s taken from their new album, Stereo Crush, which arrives nearly five years after its predecessor, #13. The full-length is out March 21, 2025, via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Catch the new track and more below.
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Arch Enemy Share Their Single and Video for “Blood Dynasty” – New Album Coming Soon


Arch Enemy have just unleashed their latest single, “Blood Dynasty” with its own official music video. The song is the title track from the Swedish metal pioneers’ twelfth studio album, slated for release on March 28, 2025, via Century Media Records. Check it out in the article below and find out more.
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Spiritbox Book North American Tour – New Album Coming Soon


Progressive metallers, Spiritbox, have announced a North American Tour, in support of their upcoming album, Tsunami Sea, due out  March 7th via Pale Chord / Rise Records. The 24-date run (produced by Live Nation) kicks off April 3rd in Dallas, TX, and heads across the U.S. and Canada, withsupport from Loathe, Dying Wish, and GEL. Find more information below.
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