Hold onto your doom bells, folks—CANDLEMASS fans just witnessed a reunion so rare it might as well have been Bigfoot headbanging. On September 13, the Swedish doom icons crashed the Rock Hard Festival Greece stage with their long-lost vocalist, the legendary MESSIAH MARCOLIN. Yeah, the guy who hasn’t sung with […]
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Defeated Sanity Bring “Chronicles of Lunacy” to the U.S. – With Enough Blast Beats to Rewire Your Nervous System
German brutal death metal pioneers Defeated Sanity are finally making their way across the U.S. for a full tour in support of their critically-acclaimed, Billboard-busting (yes, really) new album Chronicles of Lunacy. If you thought America was already on the verge of collapse, wait until Lille Gruber’s blast beats hit […]
MUNICIPAL WASTE + FINNTROLL Members Keep Their Side Project Alive: MORBIKON Return With ‘Lost Within The Astral Crypts’
Because one band isn’t enough, Phil “Land Phil” Hall (Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse, Iron Reagan, professional riff hoarder) and Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns (Finntroll, …And Oceans, probably still scaring children in the Finnish countryside) are back at it with their blackened death/thrash beast MORBIKON. This isn’t some fresh experiment — MORBIKON […]
Ov Sulfur Announce New Album Endless – Because Apparently Eternal Suffering Needed a Soundtrack
Las Vegas blackened deathcore crew Ov Sulfur are back to ruin your January 16th in the best way possible. That’s the date their sophomore album Endless drops via Century Media, and if the first single “Evermore” is any indication, expect equal parts brutality, melody, and existential dread. Frontman Ricky Hoover […]
30 Years Later, Enthroned Are Still Breathing Fire on ‘Ashspawn’
Black metal veterans Enthroned aren’t exactly newcomers to the occult fire pit. With over 30 years behind them, these Belgians have weathered tragedies, lineup shifts, and more than a few ritual candles to arrive at their twelfth full-length record, Ashspawn, out December 5 via Season of Mist. The band is […]
Centinex premiere ‘unholy and punkish death metal hit’ “Your Religion Dies Tonight”
Attention boyz and girlz! Earlier today (Wed, Sept 24 at 11 AM CEST), CENTINEX premiered the official video for “Your Religion Dies Tonight,” the first single from their upcoming album With Guts and Glory. The band delivered exactly what they promised: an “unholy and punkish death metal hit spiced with […]
Parental Advisory: The Sticker That Accidentally Sold Millions of Records
It’s small, black-and-white, and has raised more rebellious teenagers than actual parents ever did. Yes, we’re talking about the legendary “Parental Advisory: Explicit Content” sticker — the accidental rock ‘n’ roll merit badge. But how did a boring government-style warning become the hottest marketing tool in music history? For that, […]
Is 2026 the Year of the Great Emo Resurrection?
It’s happening. The world thought emo was buried somewhere in 2010 alongside side-swept bangs and skinny jeans that could cut off circulation, but like all things culturally undead, it’s crawling out of the coffin again. First, we’ve got My Chemical Romance headlining major U.S. festivals in 2026. Yes, the same […]
Novembre Return with New Album ‘Words of Indigo’ – First Single “Your Holocene” Out Now
Italian pioneers of atmospheric and melodic doom/death metal (leaning into progressive/gothic direction since the 00’s), Novembre, are finally back. After nearly a decade of silence following 2016’s URSA, the band will release their long-awaited ninth studio album, Words of Indigo, on November 7th via Peaceville Records. To mark the announcement, […]
Why Your Band’s U.S. Visa Gets Delayed (And What You Can Actually Do About It)
For many touring bands, getting a U.S. artist visa feels like rolling dice with your career. One missing signature or late filing, and suddenly half your tour is toast. Venues lose money, promoters panic, and bands are left explaining to fans why the shows they hyped for months aren’t happening. […]