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Metalcore veterans Caliban have issued a statement addressing a female fan who suffered serious injuries during the German band’s Friday, May 9 show at the Asylum in Birmingham, UK. Said statement reads as follows: “We had to interrupt our show last night after a serious incident in the moshpit at […]

CANDLEMASS boss Leif Edling is doubling down – nope, this Messiah reunion ain’t turning into a tour, folks. One night only, like a metal Cinderella story… minus the glass slipper and pumpkins. As leaked earlier, MESSIAH MARCOLIN (the gloriously robed dude who looks like a doom metal monk) will belt […]

So, a dump truck decided to crash the party—literally—at the legendary Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood last Friday (May 9). Apparently, it was hauling sand, because why not add a gritty plot twist? After playing bumper cars with five vehicles and a powerline (1:45 p.m., peak drama hour), […]

If you’re hitting up SONIC TEMPLE this weekend or WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE next weekend, prepare for a game of “Spot the Difference” with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Yeah, guitarist Brandon Ellis bounced (we’ll get there), but also their vocalist Brian Eschbach is pulling a temporary vanishing act. Plot twist: he’s […]

METALCORE MATH NERDS WITHIN THE RUINS PULL A “HOLD MY BEER” MOVE Looks like the Massachusetts mathcore maestros WITHIN THE RUINS decided their latest album wasn’t complicated enough. They’ve just dropped an instrumental version of PHENOMENA II – because apparently screaming about existential crises over djent riffs wasn’t prog enough […]

The ridiculously talented Japanese metal band, BABYMETAL, is taking the US by storm with their summer 2025 headlining tour, produced by Live Nation, and we’ve got the scoop! They’ll be joined by BLACK VEIL BRIDES and JINJER on select dates, along with BLOODYWOOD – yes, it’s a metal party! The […]

ALICE IN CHAINS just pulled the plug on all their shows this month after drummer SEAN KINNEY got sidelined by the universe’s worst timing. Dude couldn’t catch a break even if he tried. After axing their Mohegan Sun Arena gig in Uncasville, Connecticut (we’re talking Thursday vibes gone wrong), the […]

The Acacia Strain have announced their “Six Feet Closer to Hell” summer US tour, featuring support from Bodysnatcher, Ingrown, No Cure, and Tribal Gaze. Additionally, they will have a special lineup on August 23rd at the Palladium in Worcester, MA to celebrate their 40th time at the venue, with On […]

All Shall Perish have announced a headlining U.S. tour. The “Northwest Annihilation” run will kickoff in October. 10/02 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock 10/03 Portland, OR @ Nova PDX 10/04 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 10/05 Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper 10/07 Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell 10/08 Denver, […]

Alright, Atlanta’s prog-metal titans MASTODON just roped in Canadian guitar wizard Nick Johnston to fill the void left by Brent Hinds – because apparently, 25 years of shredding together wasn’t metal enough? The tour kicked off May 8 in Chesterfield, Missouri, because what’s spring without a little existential riffage? Remember […]