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POISON THE WELL released the definitive metalcore statement The Opposite Of December… A Season Of Separation in December 1999 — an album that didn’t just help define the genre, but permanently rewired it. Over the years, the record has landed on countless “best of” lists, including BrooklynVegan’s 15 ’90s Metalcore […]

American heavy metal lifers CORROSION OF CONFORMITY are heading back out on the road in spring 2026 with a sprawling North American headlining tour, backed by WHORES and CROBOT at various stages of the run. The tour kicks off with two C.O.C. headline shows on April 7 in Atlanta and […]

After steamrolling 2025 with I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me — widely crowned one of the year’s best extreme metal releases — LORNA SHORE are wasting absolutely no time carrying that momentum into 2026. The band have announced a massive spring North American tour as part of their ongoing […]

SEPULTURA have announced what is being billed as their final North American tour, titled Celebrating Life Through Death. According to the band, this run is meant to close the book on a career spanning more than four decades — a claim metal fans have learned to greet with cautious optimism […]

SEVENDUST have announced their fifteenth studio album, One, set for release on May 1 via Napalm Records. Nearly three decades into their career, the Atlanta-bred veterans aren’t hitting the brakes — instead, they’re pairing the new record with an extensive U.S. tour kicking off this April. Recorded at Studio Barbarosa […]

If one Les Claypool project per tour has ever felt insufficient, summer 2026 has you covered. Claypool has announced “Claypool Gold,” a full-scale North American tour that collapses three of his most celebrated musical universes into a single, extended evening: PRIMUS, THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM, and LES CLAYPOOL’S FEARLESS FLYING […]

Veteran metalcore mainstays DEMON HUNTER are once again loading up the bus and heading out across the U.S. this spring, announcing the There Was A Light Here Tour. The run sees the band continuing their long-standing road momentum, bringing their polished mix of heaviness, melody, and conviction to clubs and […]

DARK DIVINE are hitting the road this spring with a stacked North American tour, bringing along NOT ENOUGH SPACE, BAILEY SPINN, SAVE US, and SET FOR TOMORROW on select dates. The run kicks off in early March and will tear through the U.S. and Canada, promising nights packed with dark […]

Let’s be real: when bands say “North American tour,” they mostly mean “48 states plus maybe Toronto if we’re feeling generous.” Sorry, Canada – looks like unless you live within sniffing distance of the CN Tower, you’re basically scenery on a maple syrup bottle. But hold onto your toques! Your […]

Bad news, but not the end of the story: New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will not return in 2026. Festival organizers shared a short statement earlier today, confirming that the long-running event is pressing pause for the year: “After a great run, we’re taking 2026 off. This isn’t goodbye — […]