Babymetal Share Their Single and Video for “from me to u” Ft Poppy – New Album Coming Soon


Japanese metal icons, Babymetal, recently announced their new album, Metal Forth, due for release on June 13th. They have now dropped a new single from the record, titled “from me to u,” Accompanied by an official music video, it also features a guest appearance from Poppy. Catch the new video and more below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bloodywood – Nu Delhi


With a pair of studio albums under their belt (including 2022’s magnificent work Rakshak), Metalcore/Indian-inspired Folk/Hip-Hop standouts Bloodywood have both carved out a bit of a signature sound whilst also leaving room to continue experimenting and injecting flair and originality into their work.Continue reading


NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: New Rock and Metal Releases for 3-21-25 


 

From underground gems to headline-worthy drops It’s New Music Friday for  3-21-25!

What is your favorite album cover this week? 

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Jinjer Book North American Tour Dates with Babymetal and Bloodywood


Ukrainian progressive groove metal icons, Jinjer, have announced their return to North American venues, joining Bloodywood and headliners, Babymetal this Summer. The dates kick off on July 5 in Milwaukee, WI, wrapping on July 23 in Phoenix, AZ, and see Jinjer playing in support of their recent full-length album, Duél, (Napalm Records). Citi and artist presales are live, with various additional early presales coming throughout the week. General on-sale begins Friday, March 21 at 10:00am local time. Find the live listings and more below.
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PREVIEW: New Music Friday – Rock and Metal Releases for 3-21-25 


 

From underground gems to headline-worthy drops It’s New Music Friday for  3-21-25!

What is your favorite album cover this week? 

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Bloodywood Share Their Single and Video “Tadka” – New Album Coming Soon


Indian metal torchbearers, Bloodywood, have shared the video for their new single, “Tadka.” The track has dropped just as the band announce their new album, Nu Delhi, due out on the  21st of March via Fearless Records. Catch the video and more from Bloodywood below.
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Bloodywood Share Their New Single and Video for “Bekhauf” Ft. Babymetal


Indian metal torchbearers, Bloodywood, have released their latest single, “Bekhauf,” via Fearless Records, and in collaboration with Babymetal. It comes with an animated, anime video game-styled music video, and closely follows the band’s recent single “Nu Delhi.” Watch it below and find out more.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Polar – Five Arrows


It seemed as if it was the end for the Guildford-based Metalcore stalwarts Polar after having lost a lot of members of the original band in 2023. 

Not content with letting the band be put to rest, Adam Woodford decided to bring on a whole new team and carry on the passion project. Continue reading


Sonic Temple Books Metallica, Linkin Park, Korn, Bad Omens, Rob Zombie, Incubus, Alice In Chains, Three Days Grace, Alice Cooper, I Prevail, Chevelle, and More


The full music lineup has been announced for the fourth year of Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, including some incredible firsts for the Pinnacle of Rock Festivals in America, held May 8, 9, 10 & 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

More than 100 bands will take the stage during the four-day destination event, marking its biggest year ever. The festival will feature a massive lineup of rock royalty including LINKIN PARK with new co-vocalist Emily Armstrong; they will make their debut at Sonic Temple headlining on Saturday in one of the band’s first shows in seven years. As previously announced, Metallica will also appear at Sonic Temple for the first time ever in 2025 for a “No Repeat Weekend” offering two unique headlining sets over two nights (Friday and Sunday).Continue reading


Bloodywood’s “Dana Dan” Featured in Dev Patel’s Epic Action Thriller “Monkey Man”


Indian Rap Metal and World Music group Bloodywood has been featured in the unlikely smash hit action movie Monkey Man! Directed, co-written, and starring Dev Patel, the biggest fight scene in the movie is backed by the tack “Dana Dana” – one of Bloodywood’s biggest songs. The film also features snippets of other songs such as “Roxanne” by The Police, also Tabla Master Zakir Hussain scored multiple scenes in the movie.  Originally developed at Netflix, Monkey Man was acquired by Universal Films, premiered at South By Southwest in March, and debuted in theaters on April 5th, 2024.  Continue reading