Metal News

Signings, tours, records announced and bands ending, from the underground to the arenas, every day.

Photo: BraveWords News

Peace Sells Turned Forty on Saturday and the Box Set Follows Six Days Later

Heavy Metal Thrash Metal

Megadeth put a limited edition of the 1986 album out on 25 September.

Ben Ashworth · Sep 20, 2026

Photo: Blabbermouth News

Johan Hegg Says His Sister Drew Runes on Her Wall and That Is Where AMON AMARTH Comes From

Death Metal

'The Allfather Awakens' arrives 2 October on Metal Blade; Hegg and Ted Lundström explain where the subject came from.

Tomas Berglund · Sep 20, 2026

Photo: Kronos Mortus News News

JORDSJUK Won a Spellemann for Their First Album and Pressed It Again on Its Birthday

Black Metal

'Naglet til livet' gets new vinyl and CD editions, the 2024 EP gets its first, and 'Rottebitt' arrives as a live video from Blå.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 20, 2026

Photo: Chaoszine News

Dave Mustaine Says Naming a Party Costs a Band Half Its Audience

Heavy Metal Thrash Metal

Asked on Metal Hammer Greece's TV War whether he can still say what he used to, the Megadeth leader answered at length.

Tomas Berglund · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Metalheads Forever News

Uberchriist Put Out a Second Song a Week Before the Album and It Goes Downward Too

Black Metal

'Serpent's Shroud' has a video; 'Dæmonic Apotheosis' lands on 25 September.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Metalheads Forever News

Amthrya Send the Drowned of Izu Back for the Living Ten Years Later

Black Metal

'Shūdan Bōrei' is the first song from 'Onnen', out 11 October through Ad Noctem Records.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Chaoszine News

Sander Gommans Says Amanda Somerville Has an Aggressive Brain Tumour

Symphonic Metal

The After Forever guitarist made the diagnosis public himself and asked people to keep his family in mind.

Tomas Berglund · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Metalheads Forever News

COMPLEXANT Take the First Album to Tokyo for Two Nights in the Same Room

Deathcore

18 and 19 November at Shinjuku Catshole, after Asia Metal Festival dates in Korea and Taiwan.

Lars Hendriks · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Metal Storm News

Les Batards du Roi Follow Two Albums in Two Years With a Three Song EP on 16 October

Black Metal

The French melodic black metal band have an EP out next month.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Metalheads Forever News

BREEDING CHAOS Set the Second Album for 18 December and Open It With Cradle of New Suns

Death Metal

Great Dane Records has it; the first album was built on astrophysics and this one continues.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Metalheads Forever News

SYCOMORE Change the Line-Up, Switch to French and Cut the Songs Shorter

Sludge Metal

'Chat-Loup' is the first thing off a fifth album called 'Dégradé'.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Chaoszine News

VANISHING POINT Give a Date and a Time for the First Song and Nothing Else Yet

Power Metal Progressive Metal

'Bring Me The Night' premieres on 25 September at noon Melbourne time, with the album details attached.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Metalheads Forever News

ALETHEYA Put a White Lion Shaped Song at the Heavy End of Their First Album

Power Metal

'Chance To Reborn' came out on 18 September through Rockshots Records; 'Stealer' has a lyric video.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Metalheads Forever News

FORESHADOW Shelved a Demo in 1991 Over Its Sound and Have Now Recorded It Properly

Thrash Metal Groove Metal

'Here Down On Earth' arrives on 2 October, the same songs in the same order, minus one ballad.

Tomas Berglund · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Chaoszine News

Marc Hudson Steps Back From DRAGONFORCE Over Tinnitus and His Old Vocal Coach Takes the Part

Power Metal

Alessio Garavello sings the male half of a dual-vocal album alongside Alissa White-Gluz; Hudson stays with the band off stage.

Tomas Berglund · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Kronos Mortus News News

Two of OBRIJ Are in the Ukrainian Army and the New Song Is About What That Did to Everyone Else

Death Metal Hardcore

'In the Era of Ruins' arrives on 24 September through Neformat Family and Robustfellow.

Tomas Berglund · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Kronos Mortus News News

CELESTIAL SCOURGE Land the Humans on the Empty Planet and It Is Not Empty

Death Metal

'Exomia' follows 'Observers of the Inevitable' on 20 November through Time To Kill Records.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026

Photo: Kronos Mortus News News

UHRITULET Slow the Second Album Down and Let the Clean Voices In

Black Metal

'Ruumissavotta' arrives on 19 October through Purity Through Fire, with the title track already out.

Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 19, 2026