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Jordan Rudess to Premiere AI Project jam_bot with the MIT Chamber Chorus on 3 October
Progressive Metal
Two performances at MIT's Thomas Tull Concert Hall will debut the Dream Theater keyboardist's three-year collaboration with the MIT Media Lab.
Tomas Berglund · Sep 4, 2026
ALL SHALL PERISH Ask Fans for $75,000 to Finish Their Comeback Album
Deathcore
Fifteen years after their last record, the deathcore band is crowdfunding the new one on Kickstarter, with no label, no manager and a public budget breakdown.
Ben Ashworth · Sep 4, 2026
ALCEST Announce 22-Date European and UK Tour for Spring 2027 With AGRICULTURE
Black Metal
Twenty-two dates from Annecy on 12 March to Porto on 10 April 2027, with Agriculture as support. Full routing inside.
Lars Hendriks · Sep 4, 2026
CIRITH UNGOL Set 'All the Shadows' for 30 October, Title Track Out Now
Heavy Metal
The Ventura veterans' seventh album arrives on No Remorse Records with a Michael Whelan cover and an eight-song tracklist. The title track is the first single.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 4, 2026
Dave Mustaine Announces Three-City Book Tour for Memoir 'In My Darkest Hour'
Heavy Metal Thrash Metal
The Megadeth frontman's second memoir, about his cancer diagnosis and recovery, is out on 8 September. Events follow in New York, Boston and Manassas.
Tomas Berglund · Sep 3, 2026
NAILS Sign with Closed Casket Activities, Release Two-Song 'Fear Based Life'
Death Metal
The deal formalises a working relationship the band dates back to 2011. Two new songs are out now, a vinyl pressing follows on 9 October, and a fifth album is due in summer 2027.
Ben Ashworth · Sep 3, 2026
LIMINAL SHROUD unveils 'Malaspina' from new album
Black Metal
LIMINAL SHROUD's new single "Malaspina" from the upcoming album 'Visions of Collapse' now streaming
Mar 30, 2026
ARMORED SAINT Revives a Classic with Metal Flair
Heavy Metal
ARMORED SAINT releases a powerful cover of 'One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison),' blending soul and heavy metal in a unique rendition.
Mar 30, 2026
FORGOTTEN TOMB premieres 'A Chill That You Can’t Taint'
Black Metal
FORGOTTEN TOMB releases 'A Chill That You Can’t Taint' from the upcoming album 'Nightfloating', available now on streaming platforms.
Mar 30, 2026
FORLORN HOPE unveils 'Down in Flames' from new EP
Heavy Metal
FORLORN HOPE releases 'Down in Flames', inspired by Flight Lt. James Brindley Nicolson's WWII heroics. Available on the 'Valour – Part 1' EP this August.
Mar 30, 2026
VULVODYNIA Unleashes 'Adamaster' Music Video
Metalcore
Watch VULVODYNIA's latest music video 'Adamaster' from their upcoming album 'Entabeni', releasing July 05 via Unique Leader Records.
Mar 30, 2026
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Launches 'Aftermath' From New Album
Death Metal
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER releases 'Aftermath,' the first single from their upcoming album 'Servitude', set for release on September 27 via Metal Blade.
Mar 30, 2026
HOUR OF PENANCE Drops 'Spiralling Into Decline'
Death Metal
Italian tech-death masters HOUR OF PENANCE release a lyric video for 'Spiralling Into Decline' from their latest album 'Devotion'.
Mar 28, 2026
DRAGONCORPSE Revives with 'I Live… Again' Single
Metalcore
DRAGONCORPSE unleashes a fresh single featuring Nick Miller. Dive into the power metal fusion now streaming.
Mar 28, 2026
PROPHECY Unleashes 'Ebolic Regurgitation' New Video
Death Metal
Experience PROPHECY's brutal delivery in their latest video 'Ebolic Regurgitation', now streaming on YouTube.
Mar 28, 2026
Sólstafir Drops New Single 'Hin Helga Kvöl' Ahead of Album
Black Metal Folk Metal
Icelandic band SÓLSTAFIR releases 'Hin Helga Kvöl', a prelude to their upcoming album, with a fresh video directed by Karl Ágúst Guðmundsson.
Mar 27, 2026
NOXIS Releases 'Horns Echo over Chorazim' from New Album
Death Metal
NOXIS unveils 'Horns Echo over Chorazim', a single from their upcoming album 'Violence Inherent In The System', out June 28th.
Mar 27, 2026
HIDEOUS DIVINITY Release New Video for "Quasi-Sentient"
Death Metal
HIDEOUS DIVINITY unveil the official music video for "Quasi-Sentient," from their latest album Unextinct.
Mar 27, 2026