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London May Broke a Finger on Day One of the ANTHRAX Video and Asked Them to Keep Filming

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'Cursum Perficio' arrives on 18 September, ten years after the last Anthrax album. Don Argott directed the title track's video in black and white.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 17, 2026

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METHANE Wrote 'Research Chemicals' About the Men Tim Scott Grew Up Around

Groove Metal

A super soldier song with the joke turned inward. 'Demolate' is out 2 October on Fireflash Records.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 17, 2026

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Burton C. Bell Has Not Heard 'Roboticist' and Says He Is Not Going To

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Asked about Fear Factory's first song with Milo Silvestro, the man who sang on every album until 2021 gave the shortest possible answer.

Tomas Berglund · Sep 17, 2026

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LAMB OF GOD Take Two Nights of Their Own Out of the Five Finger Death Punch Tour

Metalcore Groove Metal

Budapest on 31 January and Esch-sur-Alzette on 6 February 2027, with Bleed From Within, on the gaps in a run of arenas.

Lars Hendriks · Sep 17, 2026

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HELLCOWBOYS Sign to Octopus Rising and Open With 'Ghiaccio'

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The Roman four piece move to the Argonauta imprint and call the single the first chapter of a new beginning. Two albums and a single sit behind it.

Ben Ashworth · Sep 16, 2026

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MNRK Buy the Whole BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Catalogue, Zakk Wylde's Solo Records Included

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Eleven studio albums, the live releases and the EPs change hands. The price was not disclosed, and the label had already been distributing the band for years.

Ben Ashworth · Sep 16, 2026

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SEPULTURA Move Their Final Concert From a 26,000 Arena to a Hall Holding 9,000

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The farewell show stays on 7 November in São Paulo, now at the Suhai Music Hall. Existing tickets remain valid and refunds are available.

Lars Hendriks · Sep 12, 2026

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GOJIRA Sell Out a 1,200 Capacity Benefit Show for a St. Louis Food Bank in One Afternoon

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Tickets were $30 and all proceeds go to Operation Food Search. The show is on 18 September at The Sovereign, with Locked Shut opening.

Lars Hendriks · Sep 12, 2026

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LOST SOCIETY and Hokka Announce a Two-Week European Tour for February

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Nine dates from Hamburg to Berlin, with a London show at The Dome. The two Finnish bands just released a song together.

Lars Hendriks · Sep 11, 2026

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ORBIT CULTURE Release 'Nuclear God' From the Deluxe Edition of 'Death Above Life'

Death Metal Groove Metal

The Swedish band's new song comes with a video by Riivata Visuals. The expanded album follows on 9 October.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 10, 2026

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Burton C. Bell Will Tell the Story of 'Obsolete' and Ask the Room to Put Their Phones Away

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Three spoken word events in San Diego, Los Angeles and Las Vegas in October mark thirty years of the Fear Factory album. No filming, no posting.

Tomas Berglund · Sep 10, 2026

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PANTERA Play New Orleans for the First Time in Thirty Years at a Two-Day Festival in November

Heavy Metal Groove Metal

The Great NOLA Trendkill runs 20 and 21 November at Lakefront Arena, with Down, Black Label Society, Corrosion Of Conformity, Crowbar, Eyehategod and Pig Destroyer on the bill.

Lars Hendriks · Sep 10, 2026