Dimmu Borgir’s The Grand Serpent Rising Tour kicked off on August 7 at The Palladium Times Square, and New York marked the occasion the only way it knows how. As the doors opened, the Times Square sky split open and dropped a full downpour, a cleansing for everyone waiting to get in. If you needed a sign that something significant was about to happen inside, this city provided one.
Suffocation drummer Eric Morotti has announced his departure from the band, citing a toxic environment and personal health. Origin’s John Longstreth will fill the drum stool for the band’s upcoming Spring 2026 North American tour. All dates below. Continue reading
Formed last year, Malefic Throne finds Morbid Angel frontman Steve Tucker joining forces with former Angelcorpse guitarist Gene Palubicki and drummer John Longstreth (also of Origin and Hate Eternal), the trio producing an eponymously titled four track EP (released via Hells Headbangers) of finest quality death metal.