Bay Area metalheads, take heed: The Sword is back, and they’re bringing the full force of Warp Riders to San Francisco for one night only — August 27 at the legendary Great American Music Hall.
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PUPIL SLICER Announce Fleshwork Album Out Nov 7 via Prosthetic; New Single & Video Out Now, Preorders Live
London, England metal trio Pupil Slicer will release their third full-length album this fall. Titled Fleshwork, the new outing is scheduled to arrive on November 7 through Prosthetic Records. The new, David Gregory-directed music video for the effort’s title track… Read More ›
DEATH TO ALL Announce “The Symbolic Healing” Tour
On November 30, the legendary Regency Ballroom in San Francisco becomes hallowed ground for death metal’s most devout as Death To All closes out its epic 2025 North American tour. After a month of ferocious, soul-stirring performances across the continent,… Read More ›
MAC SABBATH Dials Up the Madness—New Shows Added!
This September 6th, Sacramento better brace itself—because the wheels of confusion are spinning, the grease is hot, and the masters of drive-thru metal are roaring back into town. Mac Sabbath returns to Swabbies for a daytime spectacle unlike anything you’ve… Read More ›
AKERCOCKE To Perform Worldwide Exclusive Album Set At Fortress Festival 2026
Scarborough, UK; 24 August 2025: Fortress Festival, one of Europe’s biggest black metal festivals, has revealed two more bands for its fourth edition set to take place at Scarborough Spa on 30-31 May 2026.
CAVALERA Announces Fall Tour Performing Chaos A.D. In Its Entirety
The thrumming of a heartbeat announces the return of the Cavalera brothers to their most volatile recording, the carnage-driven, adrenaline-fueled onslaught that is only known as CHAOS A.D. Just over thirty years ago, Max and Iggor Cavalera took the world… Read More ›
A Heavy Loss: BRENT HINDS, Former Mastodon Frontman, Has Died
Authorities have confirmed that William Brent Hinds, former lead guitarist of the renowned heavy metal band Mastodon, died overnight in Georgia.
DARK ANGEL Announce First North American Tour in Decades
The wait is over. After more than three decades, West Coast thrash metal titans Dark Angel return to the live stage in full force with The Extinction Level Event North American Tour — and on October 15, they descend upon… Read More ›
Interview: KING PARROT Are Back and Meaner Than Ever: Matt Young Talks Chaos, Catharsis, and That Toilet Scene
It’s been five long years since KING PARROT unleashed a full-length album. After enduring the global slowdown of the pandemic, the Aussie grind-thrash maniacs have returned with A Young Person’s Guide to KING PARROT—a record Matt Young calls their most… Read More ›
Interview: Dark Believer Is Here — And MARTYR Just Made Their Heaviest Statement Yet
After over four decades in the metal scene, Dutch heavy metal veterans MARTYR are still firing on all cylinders. With the release of their latest album Dark Believer, they’ve not only followed up on the success of Planet Metalhead —… Read More ›
