WINDHAND have announced 2020 tour dates beginning in March with labelmates DEVIL MASTER. Tickets are on sale this Friday, January 10th at 10 AM local time. All confirmed tour dates are available below. Following the tour, WINDHAND will also make appearances in May/June around Northwest Terror Fest.  

HAMMERFALL has revealed a new version of their beautiful, energetic ballad, “Second to One”, featuring Noora Louhimo of Battle Beast. The original track was featured on HAMMERFALL’s chart-breaking album Dominion, which was released in August 2019 via Napalm Records. Noora Louhimo’s bittersweet vocals compliment Joacim Cans’ equally multifaceted performance, making this duet a true musical highlight of the new year.  

Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of progressive grunge rockers GARGOYL, which features guitarist Dave Davidson (REVOCATION) and guitarist/vocalist Luke Roberts (AYAHUASCA). The band will be releasing their debut full-length via Season of Mist later this year. Stay tuned…!  

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Stoner death metal icons CANNABIS CORPSE are kicking off their previously announced European tour together with label mates WITHERED. The rampage kicks off at the Cinema in Aalst (BE) tonight, January 3 and continues to wreck havoc through 13 more countries until a final curtain at the Temple of Boom in Leeds (UK) on January 25/  A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.  

Nearly 5 years after forming, Minneapolis’ sludgegaze doom warriors FORMER WORLDS will release their long-awaited debut album, “Iterations of Time,” on January 31st with Init Records.  

Los Angeles based thrash metal band Art Of Shock announce that they will be joining Sepultura on their Quadra Tour. The band will be hitting North America Spring 2020 starting March 18th in San Diego, CA and ending on April 22nd in Ventura, CA, making stops in major markets along the way such as Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta.  

Australian rockers Airbourne will embark on the first North American tour in support of their riff-roaring new album (and fifth overall) Boneshaker, out now via Spinefarm Records. The spring tour kicks off April 20 in New York City and concludes on May 23 in Montreal. The trek includes appearances at several major rock festivals, such as Sonic Temple and Epicenter. All dates are below.  

Asking Alexandria have given fans a belated Christmas surprise today by releasing a deluxe version of their phenomenally successful self-titled album. The release, titled ‘LP5 DLX’, celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the release of the Self-Titled and features 6 bonus tracks.  

Doom Candy (Ex-Mushroomhead) have released their latest track entitled, “Doom Candy” (Zardonic Remix). The song is taken from the group’s upcoming ‘Suicide Effects’ EP, set for release in early 2020. Doom Candy features music from Jeffrey Nothing and Thomas Church. The music can be described as dark, aggressive “elektro-thrash”; which includes elements of industrial and heavy metal.  

Crobot and Mascot Records have presented a new music video for “Low Life” from the band’s upcoming studio album MOTHERBRAIN out globally on August 23. The clip captures front man Brandon Yeagley as he navigates multiple settings while exhibiting questionable behavior towards the various characters he comes in contact with. Accompanied by a high energy band performance, Crobot have simply mastered the art of creating compelling, entertaining music videos.  

Dimebash – an all-star jam tribute to “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, the late co-founder and guitarist of Pantera and Damageplan – is set for Thursday, January 16 at The Observatory OC in Santa Ana, California.