Relapse Records welcomes the blistering grindcore force CHEPANG with their label debut, Jhyappa. Hailing from Queens, New York, by way of Kathmandu, Nepal, CHEPANG has never been your by-the-numbers band. They dub their music “immigrindcore”: They use samples from Nepali pop songs.  

Following two festival performances – Bangers Open Air in São Paulo, Brazil and Sonic Temple Festival in Columbus, Ohio respectively – heavy metal icons ARMORED SAINT will enter the studio next month to begin recording their long-awaited ninth studio album, tentatively slated for a Spring 2026 release through Metal Blade Records.  

This fall, shock rock legend Alice Cooper and heavy metal trailblazers Judas Priest will share the stage for an epic co-headlining tour across North America. Produced by Live Nation, the 22-city run kicks off September 16 at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS, and stops in Toronto, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping October 26 at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX  

The memories might be fuzzy, but Weedeater always remember a good time. Six years ago, the Cape Fear legends commemorated the 10th anniversary of God Luck and Good Speed by hitting the road with their heavy Appalachian statesmen Bask. Now, they’re ready for a re-up.  

Italian doom metal alchemists MESSA will release their new full-length, The Spin, on April 11th through their new label home of Metal Blade Records.  

SIX FEET UNDER will join Nile for a US co-headlining tour this Winter! The Revenge Of The Underground Tour 2025 begins January 7th in Nashville, Tennessee and runs through February 22nd in Houston, Texas. Support will be provided by Psycroptic and Embryonic Autopsy. Additionally, the tour will include several SIX FEET UNDER one-off shows scattered throughout.  

 “Album ONE Alive!” marks the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.’s first album. To celebrate this classic metal album, W.A.S.P. will, for the first time in 40 years, play the entire album from top to bottom, start to finish at headline shows across Europe. In addition, W.A.S.P. will be appearing at a number of European festivals, performing their greatest hits.  

NAPALM DEATH and THE MELVINS trek across the U.S. this Spring, joining forces for the next chapter of their legendary “Savage Imperial Death March” tour.  

Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage – Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums – are pleased to announce their new album THIS CONSEQUENCE. It arrives February 21 via Metal Blade. Pre-order it here. The band has also shared the video for first single “Forever Aligned.” Watch below…. “‘Forever Aligned’ is one of those songs that is not just about us as humans, our love, and connection, but that connection to the unknown, the greater power, the universe, or God,” explains Leach. “It feels like a really good first song to... 

Originally released in 2012, The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 is compilation of classic tracks from DIO’s seventh to tenth albums: Angry Machines (1996), Magica (2000), Killing The Dragon (2002), and final studio album Master Of The Moon (2004).  It’s a carefully curated follow up to The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 1. which included tracks from Dio’s first 6 albums.  

“The Great In Between: An Introduction to Jiu Jitsu,” a Maynard James Keenan-hosted introduction to the dynamic sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, debuts on Dec. 13 via Puscifertv.com.  

WEDNESDAY 13, has emerged to announce that he will be hitting the road next spring for an exciting North American headline run.