Sweden’s melodic death metal stalwarts DARK TRANQUILLITY kick off their North America tour with Finnish heavy metallists Amorphis, gothic metal outfit Moonspell, and CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS labelmates OMNIUM GATHERUM one month from now on September 7th. Full dates can be found below.  

Coming September 21st, Full Circle: The Birth, Death & Rebirth of Circle of Dust, reveals the untold story of the essential, genre-defying ’90s industrial project Circle of Dust. Explore the early career of visionary artist, composer, musician and producer Klayton, who would later gain recognition for his category transcending project Celldweller.  

U.S. Doom Lords NORTHERN CROWN will release their self-titled sophomore album on October 12. The band has sharpened the approach on the forthcoming full-length, combining more dirty rock organ and chunky guitar riffs with their trademark doom-isms. Following up on their debut album  

Miami, FL hard rock band GEARS has announced US Tour Dates with ALL THAT REMAINS, UPON A BURNING BODY, EYE ON ATTRACTION, TOOTHGRINDER, NONPOINT, and ESCAPE THE PARADIGM. Starting August 21st with NONPOINT in Lexington, KY, GEARS will join ALL THAT REMAINS in Columbus, OH with the tour winding through the East and Midwest and down South, finishing September 28th in Charleston, WV.  

“We’ve had our moments in videos before when we capture the vision, or attitude and even the energy of our live shows,” said singer Elias Soriano. “But this video is the closest I’ve ever seen us get to capturing all of them in one so well. The director Eric Richter and his team really caught lighting in a bottle with the band’s performance and the vision of the music in this video brilliantly.”  

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the release of their landmark second album The Reason, the Multi-Platinum band HOOBASTANK, have announced they’ll launch a nationwide U.S. headlining tour this fall. “The Reason Tour” will see the band perform the pivotal album in its entirety alongside fan favorites and new songs off their recently released sixth studio album PUSH PULL, available now via Napalm Records.  

Gates of Hell Records (a Cruz Del Sur Music imprint) has announced the forthcoming release of CHEVALIER’s Chapitre II on 12″ vinyl MLP. The sold-out 2018 EP was specially re-mastered for this vinyl release and features an exclusive BROCAS HELM cover version of “Fly High.” The MLP is limited to 500 green vinyl copies and includes one A4 insert. Layout by Annick Giroux.  

The Metal Alliance Tour celebrates its 8th year of wrecking heads and is presented by hot sauce company High River Sauces. Each year this touring festival assembles a package that celebrates the various genres of Metal. It is with great honor to than to announce GOATWHORE, pioneers of the blackened death metal scene, as the official 2018 Metal Alliance Tour headliner.  

After recently completing their massive summer co-headliner with The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel will head out on the road again this November/December, to embark on their “Ten Years of Exile” USA tour, commemorating the 10th anniversary of This Is Exile. Featuring Chelsea Grin, Oceano, and Slaughter To Prevail as support, this trek will also see Whitechapel perform This Is Exile in its entirety, plus a selection of other songs – and will be the last run of shows before the band returns to the studio to finish recording their upcoming album, due out spring 2019 via Metal Blade Records. See below for all dates!  

Finnish melodic death metal masters, OMNIUM GATHERUM, have released their new single entitled “Refining Fire”, taken off their upcoming album “The Burning Cold”, which will be released on August 31st.  

Dee Snider’s For The Love Of Metal, released on July 27 via Napalm Records, garnered high chart positions worldwide!  

California rock and party legends Steel Panther continue to add new milestones to their decades old career. Today, the band announced they are getting in to the gear world with the release of their first-ever