Metal often sings about death, but what does reality look like when we examine how its musicians actually pass away? Using the R.I.P. archive from Metal Archives, we analyzed the last ten years of entries (2015–2025). Out of nearly 4,700 records, 1,855 had a clearly listed cause of death. Here’s […]
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AT THE GATES Share Health Update on Vocalist Tomas Lindberg and News on Upcoming Album
AT THE GATES have issued an update on the recent silence surrounding the band, revealing a deeply personal message from vocalist Tomas Lindberg, written this past March, alongside news of his ongoing health challenges. The band explained that in early May 2025, Tomas experienced a health setback that led to […]
Jeff Becerra Controversy: Is It Affecting Possessed’s U.S. and Canadian Tours?
For decades, Jeff Becerra has been one of death metal’s most resilient figures — surviving paralysis, rebuilding his career, and keeping Possessed alive on the global stage. But in recent months, the band’s touring presence in the U.S. and Canada has become a noticeable question mark. While Latin American dates […]
DIAMOND HEAD, RAVEN, TANK And PRAYING MANTIS Members Form New Supergroup LORDS OF NWOBHM
Members of Diamond Head, Raven, Tank, Praying Mantis unite for NWOBHM celebration What happens when five legends of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal get together and say, “Hey, let’s just play all the good stuff from the late ‘70s and early ‘80s”? You get LORDS OF NWOBHM, the […]
Watch MYSTIC CIRCLE “Ghost Of Whitechapel” Music Video! ‘Hexenbrand 1486’ Album Details Revealed
German black/death metal duo Mystic Circle are back with another dose of evil, theatrical flair, historical horror, and synth-drenched darkness. Their upcoming tenth studio album, Hexenbrand 1486, drops October 31 via ROAR, which feels appropriately timed — because who doesn’t want to celebrate Halloween with plague-era misogyny and extreme metal? […]
IMPERISHABLE Announce Debut Album “Revelation In Purity,” Featuring Members of Nile, Hate Eternal, and Malevolent Creation
Ever wonder what happens when you combine members of some of the most brutal death metal bands on the planet and ask them to make something even more unrelenting? You get IMPERISHABLE, the new death metal superproject that doesn’t care about your feelings — or your polished production. Featuring Brian […]
BAEST Drop New Single “Stormbringer” – Death Metal with a Rock ‘n’ Roll Forecast
🌩️ New Album Colossal Coming August 15 via Century Media Denmark’s finest death metal wrecking crew, BAEST, have unleashed the storm—literally—with their brand-new single “Stormbringer”, the opening track from their upcoming album Colossal, due August 15 via Century Media Records. The track arrives with a tour-powered music video filled with […]
CASTRATOR Unleash “Fragments Of Defiance” – New Single From Upcoming Album ‘Coronation Of The Grotesque’
💥 Brutal, Righteous, and Very, Very Loud If you thought Castrator were going to quietly follow up their debut Defiled in Oblivion, think again. The New York-based death metal warriors are back with “Fragments Of Defiance”, the second single from their upcoming sophomore album, Coronation Of The Grotesque, and let’s […]
MYSTHICON Resurfaces from the Dukla Forest With New Album “Bieśń”
🖤 Black Metal Meets Folklore, Hurdy-Gurdy and All After five long years of radio silence—and possibly meditating under a mossy rock in the Dukla woods—Poland’s mysterious black metal collective MYSTHICON has returned. Their new album, Bieśń, drops September 23, 2025, and promises six tracks of icy, forest-drenched black metal infused […]
INTERNAL BLEEDING Return to Settle Some Scores – New Album Drops in October
💀 New Single “Crown of Insignificance” Aims Low… and Hits Hard Long Island’s slam-death pioneers Internal Bleeding are back—and they’ve got some unfinished business to take care of. The band has officially announced their seventh studio album, titled Settle All Scores, due out October 17th via Maggot Stomp, and if […]