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Hold onto your bat heads, folks – GLOBAL MERCHANDISING SERVICES, the bigwig merch maestros behind every band tee you’ve ever spilled beer on, just locked down a small army of licensing partners for the OZZY OSBOURNE empire. Why? Because the Prince of Darkness himself is throwing a retirement bash called […]

Well well well, look who decided to crash the classical party! This weekend, FOO FIGHTERS’ resident legend and former NIRVANA sticksman Dave Grohl pulled a sneaky surprise at Coachella, hijacking the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s set with conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Because why let an orchestra have all the fun, right? The […]

Get ready for a face-melting, ear-bleeding, and potentially soul-crushing experience! Symphonic deathcore masters THE CONVALESCENCE are hitting the road this summer as direct support for the diaper-changing, underground-rap-pioneering, horrorcore legend ESHAM (fun fact: Esham’s been in the game since ’87 – that’s even before most of you were a twinkle […]

So, Anneke Van Giersbergen recently chatted with IMPACT Metal Channel about the whole THE GATHERING reunion circus—sorry, celebratory shows—for the 30th birthday of their iconic “Mandylion” album. When asked if she’s hyped to reunite with her former bandmates, she hit ’em with the classic “Very. Very.” (via BLABBERMOUTH.NET, because of […]

METALLICA Kicks Off 2025 Tour with a Bang (and some awesome openers)! The almighty METALLICA launched their highly anticipated 2025 tour last night at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY, bringing along the groove metal masters PANTERA and crossover legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES for the ride. Here’s what the thrash […]

So, Finland’s Chaoszine cornered CANDLEMASS vocalist JOHAN LÄNGQVIST (or Johan Langquist, depending on your autocorrect) and asked if he’ll be belting out doom anthems alongside the band’s former frontman, the legendary MESSIAH MARCOLIN, at the Rock Hard Festival Greece in Athens this September 12-13, 2025. His response? Classic Swedish chill: […]

Friday, May 2 will see the release of Institutionalized Genocide, the latest document from Compactor, presenting 12 tracks spanning 50 minutes of the artist’s signature brand of industrialized noise. As can be derived from its title, the album’s subject matter addresses the myriad world events over the last 18 months, […]

British glam-rock giants THE STRUTS are hitting the road on a major tour, kicking off in July 2025. And, fun fact, frontman Luke Spiller has a voice that could give Freddie Mercury a run for his money – some say he’s the reincarnation of Mercury’s vocal swagger! The tour celebrates […]

2023 saw Comasoft returning from a considerable hiatus of eight years, and now the Chicago quartet is making good on its return with a new EP, titled Gather at the End. Spearheaded by the “Numbing” and “Firebomb” singles, the five-track EP marks the 20th anniversary of the band’s first eponymous […]

Get ready for a summer of sonic chaos as VCTMS (fun fact: their name is pronounced “victims” – eerie, right?) and Japan’s electronicore masters CRYSTAL LAKE (who’ve been making waves since 2002, with a sound that’s equal parts catchy and face-melting) join forces for the aptly named Summer Of Rampage […]