Sludge mutants ACID BATH just announced they’re dropping a chaos bomb on New Jersey next spring. Because what says “welcome to the Garden State” better than Louisiana swamp nightmares and feedback baptized in LSD? The genre-smashers (imagine if Black Sabbath, GG Allin, and a voodoo priest started a band) will […]
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VIO-LENCE, DECEASED and NUNSLAUGHTER will start 2026 with a tour
“Starting 2026 by bringing the Bay Area to the Southeast – better call in the coroner, – posted DECEASED in their social media, – extremely pumped to have our band as the meat in a VIO-LENCE and NUNSLAUGHTER sandwich”.
PRIMITIVE MAN Announce New Album & U.S. Tour
Denver’s apocalyptic noise-bringers Primitive Man return with their most devastating release yet: Observance, due out October 31, 2025 via Relapse Records. Across six colossal tracks, the band dismantle both personal and global ruin with a gaze that is unflinching, merciless, and at times painfully intimate. Despite its crushing weight, McCarthy calls Observance the band’s “most positive” record: […]
Rivers Of Nihil to perform new album in full at off-dates with Psycroptic
Rivers Of Nihil and Psycroptic will be teaming up for a handful of off-date shows this fall while out supporting Ne Obliviscaris across North America. Rivers Of Nihil will be playing their upcoming self-titled album in full at these gigs, just as they will on the Ne Obliviscaris run. Rivers […]
Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist BEN MOODY’s WE ARE THE FALLEN Announces First Live Performance In 14 Years
On September 12, the zombie band WE ARE THE FALLEN — you know, the semi-forgotten EVANESCENCE spin-off with OG members Ben Moody (guitar), John LeCompt (guitar), and Rocky Gray (drums), plus Carly Smithson (belter from “American Idol” purgatory) and Marty O’Brien (bassist for DAUGHTRY, who’s clearly multitasking)—will rise from the […]
Bassist/Vocalist Dan Vadim Von Exits NILE Ahead of U.S. Tour
Only a week before Nile kicks off their massive Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025, bassist/vocalist Dan Vadim Von has announced his departure from the band after just two years in the lineup. Von, who joined Nile in 2023 and performed on their latest album The Underworld Awaits Us All (2024), […]
Alter Bridge Announce 2026 US Tour with Filter
Alter Bridge have announced a Spring 2026 US headlining tour featuring support from Filter, Sevendust, and Tim Montana, while also unveiling the song “Silent Divide” as the first single from their recently announced self-titled eighth studio album. The outing, which includes Filter and Tim Montana on most dates, with Sevendust appearing at […]
Head Automatica adds November headline shows
In tandem with the previous fall shows announced earlier this year, Head Automatica have added three more headlining gigs to the itinerary. New dates: 11/05 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean 11/07 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo 11/08 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent Previously announced: 10/02 Birmingham, AL @ Workplay […]
Vitriol announce North American tour with Unmerciful and Weeping
Vitriol will be hitting the road on a headlining North American tour this fall. Unmerciful and Weeping will serve as support. 11/06 Santa Cruz, CA @ Blue Lagoon 11/07 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Humdinger 11/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Knucklehead 11/09 Phoenix, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room 11/12 Dallas, […]
Sanguisugabogg add Ringworm, Bayway, Upon Stone to upcoming U.S. fall headlining tour
Sanguisugabogg have stacked the deck for their upcoming fall headlining tour. Joining the death metal outfit on the road alongside Defeated Sanity, Corpse Pile, and other heavy hitters, fans can now expect appearances from Ringworm, Skinless, Upon Stone, Bayway, and more at select dates. Sanguisugabogg shared the following: We got […]