It has been easy to wave off Mushroomhead. Eight people with masks - and in their early days - boiler suits. Have we not seen this before? The constant comparison with Slipknot has dogged the band despite history showing that Mushroomhead pre-date the Iowan mob by a couple of years and have a more alt...

EPICA – European Co-Headline Tour With APOCALYPTICA Postponed Until Spring 2021
The Epic Apocalypse Tour featuring Dutch Symphonic titans EPICA and Finnish Cello masters APOCALYPTICA with support by Helsinki prog metallers WHEEL has been postponed till Spring 2021. EPICA's Simone Simons comments: "As we were awaiting our tour with APOCALYPTICA with great anticipation, we are now forced to have a little bit more patience. This might not come as a surprise, as you have all seen our colleagues in the..

SEPULTURA TO WELCOME SCOTT IAN TO THIS WEEK’S ROOTS SPECIAL SEPULQUARTA SESSION!
JOIN THE BAND ON WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE FROM @ 8PM BST: https://www.sepultura.com.br/sepulquarta In this week's SEPULQUARTA session SEPULTURA welcomes Scott Ian(ANTHRAX, S.O.D) who will be performing Cut Throat during this Roots special of SepulQuatra. The band will also welcome Silvio 'Bibica' Gomes, the band’s studio tech/roadie for many albums and tours. Silvio will be part of the Q&A session - he will chat about the Roots recordings at the Indigo..

BPMD – American Made (Napalm Records)
Let's face it - 2020 has pretty much sucked so far. And for the music we love, we have gigs on ice for who knows for however long and even some choice releases are being held back. So when a pearl of an album comes around and it adds a big juicy cherry of fun..

LORD OF THE LOST Releases Single & Official Video For “A Splintered Mind”
New Ensemble Album, Swan Songs III, Out On August 7 photo credit: Jan Season Could you still love me with a splintered mind? LORD OF THE LOST's new classical ensemble album Swan Songs III proclaims its mission statement almost immediately. A surprising piano intro and Chris Harms' dark and distinctive voice quickly gives way to..

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY ANNOUNCE RESCHEDULED & NEW UK / EU TOUR DATES FOR SPRING 2021
Corrosion Of Conformity are pleased to announce that some of their previously planned 2020 UK/EU tour dates that had been halted due to the spread of Covid-19, have been rescheduled to take place in spring 2021, alongside some new dates. C.O.C will be hitting our shores in April and May 2021, with support due to come from..

BURNING WITCHES BAND RELEASE RECENT LIVE STREAM PERFORMANCE ON YOUTUBE
It was an evening too special to be gone in just the blink of an eye: Today, the BURNING WITCHES release their recent live streamed concert on YouTube! Last Friday, the Swiss metal heroines presented their Corona Live Accoustic Jam From The Studio, accompanied by guests Courtney Cox (THE IRON MAIDENS), Larissa Ernst (PATER ILTIS,..

IN FLAMES ANNOUNCE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF CLAYMAN PLUS LYRIC VIDEO FOR RE-RECORDED TITLE TRACK
Photo Credit: Stephanie Cabral Sweden’s influential and long revered heavy metal giants IN FLAMES are celebrating two major milestones in 2020: their 30th anniversary as a band, and the 20th anniversary of their seminal, critically acclaimed album Clayman. In honour of this monumental occasion, Nuclear Blast presents a special 20th Anniversary Edition of Clayman, to be released on August 28th, 2020. Today, the band is..

Celebrate the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SLAYER on Demand with ‘The Repentless Killogy’ Motion Picture
On Saturday, June 6, for the first time since its theatrical and DVD release in November 2019, the motion picture Slayer: The Repentless Killogy will make its VIDEO ON DEMAND debut. The release is in celebration of tomorrow's International Day of Slayer, the annual heavy metal holiday that commemorates the uncompromising, loud and defiant music..

Amorphis announce 30th Anniversary ‘Stream From The North Side’
AMORPHIS is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Due to the current situation, the band's official anniversary tour has had to be postponed, but no worries - to cheer their fans up, AMORPHIS will play two live-stream shows on June 3rd and 4th 2020. “Amorphis has received a lot of requests for live streaming, so..