Slayer’s Iconic Second Album Hell Awaits to Receive a 40th Anniversary Edition Reissue via Metal Blade Records in 2026

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Slayer’s iconic second studio album, Hell Awaits, is set to receive a 40th anniversary edition reissue via Metal Blade Records next Spring! Formed in 1981, Slayer assaulted the world with a new hybrid of metal and punk – heavier, faster, and darker than the rest – and set a new standard, defining not only a genre, but an attitude. Throughout Slayer’s history, the band never faltered in unleashing their extreme and focused aural assault, and repudiating temptations, Slayer always chose to remain crushing and brutal, steadfastly refusing to cater to the mainstream.Continue reading →


Poppy Shares a New Single and Video for “Bruised Sky” – New Album “Empty Hands” Coming Soon

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Today, the incredible 2x GRAMMY-nominated transcendent singer, songwriter, and subversive performance artist, Poppy announces her next album, Empty Hands out January 23, 2026 via Sumerian Records. She sets the stage for the project with a new single, “Bruised Sky,” out everywhere now.Continue reading →


FEATURE: Who Would Step In for Peter Steele for a Theoretical Type O Negative Tribute Concert?

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Ghost Cult scribe Wil Cifer ponders the previously unthinkable – what if there was a Type o Negative tribute concert to the late Peter Steele and to the bands’ legacy? Who would be able to fill those massive shoes and do proper justice to The Green Man, we all love so dearly. This is speculative and just a bit of playful, educated spell casting, nothing more. Peter is irreplacaeble, and we know that.  

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Osiah Drop Their Single and Video “Within The Web” – New EP Out Now

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Hailing from North East England, Osiah have just unleashed their latest single and video, “Within the Web.” It a arrives simultaneously with the digital release of their new EP Aion, via Unique Leader Records. Catch the video and more in the article below.
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The Ocean Share a Cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Even Deeper” – New Tribute Album Coming Soon

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Berlin based band, The Ocean, have just dropped their take on the NIN track, “Even Deeper,” with a visualizer video. It is the third single to surface from Best of Nine Inch Nails Redux, the companion album to The Downward Spiral Redux. Both tribute albums have been scheduled for release on November 28, 2025, via Magnetic Eye Records, as part of the MER Redux Series. Watch the new video and find out more below.
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Kirk Hammett, Adam Clayton, and Tommy Lee Collections Join the “Played, Worn, and Torn” Auction

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Julien’s Auctions are bringing the Played, Worn, & Torn auction back Music City, on November 20-21. Set against the historic backdrop of the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum, inside Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, this year’s two-day event features over 800 pieces, including personal collections from U2’s Adam Clayton, Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee and Metallica’s lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett. A portion of the proceeds will benefit MusiCares®. Find out more below.
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Cheap Trick Share a Single and Video for “The Riff That Won’t Quit” – New Album Out Today

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Cheap Trick have shared a video for their latest single, “The Riff That Won’t Quit.” The song is from their brand new full-length, All Washed Up, out now via the BMG record label. The band’s 21st studio album is available digitally, on standard black vinyl, and on CD. A collector’s edition orange marble vinyl variant limited to 1,000 units is available exclusively via the band’s new D2C store. Watch the new video and read more below.
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The Violent Hour Share Their Single and Video “Sex and Cigarettes” – On Tour with Steel Panther Soon

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The Violent Hour, featuring ex-Butcher Babies vocalist, Carla Harvey, have just dropped their new video single, “Sex and Cigarettes.” This is the third video from the band’s debut EP, following “Sick Ones” and “Hell Or Hollywood.” They also hit the road in December with Steel Panther. Catch the new video, live listings, and more below.
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Members of Black Metal Bands Thorns and Slagmaur Are Missing After Hiking in The Forest in Norway

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Norwegian outlet Fosen Folket reports that black metal figure Snorre Ruch of Thorns and his friend Rune Krieghr Røstad a.k.a. General Gribbsphiiser of Slagmaur have been declared missing.
Røstad posted a photo of the two on Facebook earlier this week before heading out for a “boys’ hike and night under open skies” in the Varghiet forests. No one has heard from them since.

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – November 11th: Heavy Music Highlights

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From the underground to the big time, it’s New Music Friday for November 11th 2025!Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: An Evening with Dream Theater – 40th Anniversay Tour Live at Proctors Theater

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To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Dream Theater, the band ignited the stage and transformed the vibe with their creative visuals at Proctors Theater in Schenectady, NY on October 23, 2025. Continue reading →