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We’re thrilled to announce our epic collaboration with Dull T-Shirts, the Etsy shop that’s redefining heavy metal merch with a sarcastic twist! If you’ve ever wondered what your favorite album covers might look like in “unusual scenarios” (think metal meets meme-worthy genius), Dull T-Shirts delivers the goods like no other. […]

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will return to the road this winter and spring. Their upcoming winter headline tour features support from KUBLAI KHAN TX, FIT FOR A KING and FROZEN SOUL and kicks off on March 5 in Nashville and runs through April 12 in Portland, Maine. The band has […]

As the world emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, the live event industry was left to pick itself up off the floor. Having forcibly been shuttered amid the height of the lockdown, many artists and venues resorted to day jobs or even COVID-19 relief funds to keep their enterprises afloat, some […]

Sonny Sandoval, vocalist for multi-platinum Christian nü-metallers P.O.D., has announced a tour to promote his upcoming book, ‘Son Of Southtown: My Life Between Two Worlds‘. That book will arrive through Baker Publishing Group on February 25th, with more details about it available in this past story. As for this run […]

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have released a video message from singer Bruce Dickinson in which he says goodbye to 2024 and “The Future Past” tour and says hello to 2025 and the “Run For Your Lives” tour. He says (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Hello folks. This is my […]

Californian deathcore outfit All Shall Perish have newly been announced as the mystery headliner for a January 05th show at The Prop Shop in Richmond, CA. That concert will also feature sets from Snuffed On Sight, These Streets, CDE, Forced To Suffer, Morla & A Block. All Shall Perish‘s early […]

Platinum-certified alternative metal band Starset have an acoustic tour lined up for the early months of 2025. That extensive run will find them hitting numerous venues and breweries across the United States. Here’s the schedule: 02/26 Columbus, OH – Brewdog Dogtap02/27 Detroit, MI – Dog And Pony Show Brewing02/28 Green […]

Leading music technology company VNUE today announced that the company’s livestream platform, StageIt, will be livestreaming an all-start tribute to legendary vocalist Jack Russell, a founding member of the multi-platinum rock band GREAT WHITE, from the world-famous Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, on January 14th, 2025. VNUE‘s […]

One day after Leila Abdul-Rauf was supposed to play a rare NYC solo show in support of her great new solo album (and play as part of Gridfailure’s band at the same gig) — she cancelled hours before the show due to Covid — an extremely rare tour has been […]

Extermination Dismemberment have been announced as the new openers on Aborted‘s upcoming ‘Terrifying North America Tour‘ with Ingested and PeelingFlesh. They’ll be replacing Stabbing on the bill, who commented yesterday (December 23rd) of their exit: “Unfortunately we won’t be able to make this upcoming run with @abortedmetal @ingested and @peelingfleshok […]