Dance Gavin Dance have released ‘Downtown Battle Mountain II – Instrumental’ today. Available on all streaming platforms now. The announcement comes after the release last month of the instrumental version of the band’s fourth studio album, critically acclaimed ‘Acceptance Speech”. It was also released alongside a reworked version of the album, ‘Acceptance Speech 2.0.’ ‘Downtown Battle Mountain’ was released in 2007 via Rise Records, debuting at #4 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums and spawned hugely popular singles ‘Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex’,’The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 2½’, and ‘Pounce Bounce’.  

Legendary hard rock and heavy metal icons QUIET RIOT will release their new album “Hollywood Cowboys,” on November 8th via Frontiers Music Srl. Today, the band has dropped the second single from the album “Heartbreak City.”  

Two-time Grammy-nominated and millions-selling progressive music titans Dream Theater are excited to announce that their new beer, created in a partnership with Barrier Brewing Company, will be available at select venues on the upcoming leg of their US tour. The pilsner, Barstool Warrior, has been sold-out since it was first introduced this past summer. Recently, another 300 cases have been brewed and will be available in New York and New Jersey stores in the near future.  

Craft Recordings is pleased to announce a vinyl reissue of Between the Buried and Me’s critically-acclaimed fifth studio album, The Great Misdirect. Set for a November 22nd release date, this 10th anniversary edition has been newly remixed and remastered.  

After four self-released singles the classic industrial metal-pioneers Misery Loves Co have teamed up with Black Lodge Records. Later this year will see the release of a new album – the band’s first full length since the critically acclaimed “Your Vision was Never Mine To Share”, unveiled 19 (!) years ago.  

Season of Mist will release a best-of compilation for American cult death metal pioneers NECROPHAGIA with their greatest tracks in memory of Frank ‘Killjoy’ Pucci, who passed away on March 18, 2018.  

German Heavy Metal band TURBOKILL releases their first single for the song “End Of Days” today. The song is taken from the forthcoming debut album “Vice World”. You can listen to the song here…  

Critically acclaimed Arizona death metal band GATECREEPER share a music video for the new track, “From The Ashes”. Watch the full, Ian Shelton directed vide  

Rock icons Queensrÿche are proud to announce “The Verdict” 2020 Headline Tour today! The band will be joined by special guests John 5 and Eve To Adam starting on January 17th in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and wrapping up on February 27th in Orlando, Florida.  

Boston-based doom/sludge collective MORNE will kick off a European tour this weekend. The trek will commence on September 27th in Nürnberg and wind its way through nearly two dozen cities, ending October 20th in Leipzig. See all confirmed dates below.  

Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of OMEGA INFINITY, the new project of vocalist Xen from Australian prog masters NE OBLIVISCARIS and Tentakel P., known from extreme metal outfit TODTGELICHTER. OMEGA INFINITY will release their debut album in 2020. The band has furthermore released a teaser, which can be found HERE.  

As THE CULT celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal Sonic Temple album, the British group–led by vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy–have announced additional dates through the end of 2019. The new U.S. shows in December follow the band’s U.K. dates and support the September 13 release of THE CULT: SONIC TEMPLE 30 by Beggars Arkive.