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.
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival has announced their ull lineup for 2026. The 2025 fest shattered all records for attendance, and 2026 could move that needle even more witgh this lineup. Taking place May 14-17, 2026 at Historic Crew Stadium In Columbus, Ohio, and featuring Tool, My Chemical Romance, Shinedown, Bring Me The Horizon, as headliners, Sonic Temple will host over 140 Bands across 5! Ticket info and the full lineup can be seen in the article below.Continue reading
System Of A Down and Korn will headline Sick New World Las Vegas on April 25th, 2026, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The lineup also includes Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, Danny Elfman, Knocked Loose, Ministry, AFI, Cypress Hill, Acid Bath, and more. The festival will expand next year with the first-ever Sick New World Texas, set for October 24th, 2026, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX, featuring System Of A Down, Deftones, and Slayer (performing Reign in Blood in full), among others.Continue reading
Punk In The Park wrapped up its traveling roadshow for the year at The Port Of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California on a sunny weekend in October. Continue reading
I’ve always been drawn to the notion of exploring the deeper cores of works that are published posthumously– and De Syv Dødssynder by Sakna is one of them. It’s not just an ordinary Sognametal-inspired record; it’s an accumulation of remnants gathered over four years consisting of Atmospheric Black Metal/DSBM materials written by the late Solemn himself– later discovered by his brother S (of Lunedi fame) in a long-lost drive, and 15 years after his demise, is set to be released via Hypaethral Records.Continue reading
Atlanta blackened thrash crew, Malefic, have unveiled their first single, “It Haunts,” along with an official music video. It comes from their debut album, Impermanence, due out via Terminus Hate City records, on February 13th, 2026. Catch the new video and more below.
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Sacramento funeral doom duo, Oromet, are almost on the release of their new full-length, The Sinking Isle. It drops on November 7th via Hypaethral Records and Transylvanian Recordings. In advance, they are streaming the album in its entirety, over at No Clean Singing. Keep reading below to find out more.
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Doom Metal Godfather, Joe Hasselvander, is about to drop his new solo album, Fire On The Mountain. The record arrives on November 7, via Savant Guarde Records, with the first single, “Quasimodo,” just out. Joe previously played in legendary bands such as Raven, Pentagram and Blue Cheer. Check out the new track and more below.
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David Ellefson has announced his Bass Warrior Tour is coming to Europe for winter 2025. The live run will feature Ellefson and his solo band performing mega hits, solo material, and other hard rock and metal favorites which inspired him during his 40-year music career. Direct support on all dates is Screaming Mad Dee Calhoun. Wardogs will be joining as additional support on December 4th. Find more information below.
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Legendary Arizona quartet, Jimmy Eat World, have announced their new physical EP, Something(s) Loud, due to arrive November 14, via the band’s own Exotic Location Recordings. The record marks the vinyl debuts of formerly digital-only singles, “Something Loud,” “Place Your Debts.,” and more special tracks. The band have just dropped the music video for “Failure,” a never-before-released song, originally recorded for the Surviving sessions (2019). It was co-produced by Jimmy Eat World and Justin Meldal Johnsen, and engineered/mixed by the band Failure’s co-founder and vocalist, Ken Andrews. Watch it below and read more.
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Machine Head has released – Diamonds In The Rough ’92-’93 featuring the original demo cassette of the 1993 demo that got the band signed to Roadrunner Records, meticulously remastered at Sterling Sound. Plus a never-before-released 4-track cassette rehearsal demo with original drummer Tony Costanza, painstakingly remixed from the original 4-track cassette bounces and also mastered at Sterling Sound. Continue reading
Ivan Moody and Zoltan Bathory of Five Finger Death Punch, recently joined Japan’s Babymetal at the Intuit Dome show in Los Angeles, CA to celebrate a major milestone. The artists came together for a special plaque presentation to honor their collaborative single, “The End,” which reached #1 on the Japanese iTunes Metal Chart and #18 on the Japanese All-Genres Chart. The track is also making US history, as the first song featuring Japanese lyrics to chart at US Rock radio, breaking into the top #5. Find out more below.
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AC/DC will hit stages in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, U.S.A, and Canada for the continuation of their Power Up Tour in 2026. Tickets on sale Friday, November 7 at 10AM local time, unless otherwise notedd. The band will perform in Australia in December for their final shows of 2025. Continue reading
