Occult rock quintet Spiral Skies will release their long-awaited debut, full-length album, Blues For A Dying Planet, on May 18th, 2018 with AOP Records. The impending record will be released digitally and on CD and vinyl with distribution from Plastichead (Europe, USA, World) and Edel (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).  

On April 13th, Polish black/death overlords Behemoth will release their new live DVD/Blu-ray, entitled Messe Noire. Guitarist and main-man Nergal comments: “‘Messe Noire’. Well, that is everything that the Behemoth live magick represents, and we’re stoked that we have a true representation on record for everyone out there to enjoy.  

Texas based hard rock band BLACKTOP MOJO has announced their North American tour run with JOYOUS WOLF and OF LIMBO, including select dates with BLACK STONE CHERRY.  

Grammy® Award-winning band Ghost today announced a  tour that will kick off on May 5, 2018 in Riverside, CA, and visit US cities throughout the Spring. Tickets and VIP packages for the Rats On The Road Tour will go on sale on this Saturday, March 3rd at http://ghost-official.com/.  

Metal alchemists Candiria will be hitting the road for a spate of headline dates commemorating 20-plus years of their critically acclaimed sophomore album, Beyond Reasonable Doubt.  

This summer, rock fans across the country should prepare to be rocked hard when the GODSMACK/SHINEDOWN co-headlining summer tour hits more than 30 cities. Produced by Live Nation, the six-week outdoor amphitheater tour kicks off July 22 and make stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta, New York and many more before wrapping September 2.  

Next year will mark 50 years since Judas Priest’s formation, and incredibly, they are more popular than ever. Case in point, the announcement that their 18th studio album, ‘Firepower,’ has debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 Chart – their highest chart placement ever in the States (yes, that includes such all-time classics as ‘British Steel,’ ‘Screaming for Vengeance,’ ‘Painkiller,’ etc.).  

Heavy music visionaries, NEUROSIS, have announced a new West Coast North American tour with Converge and Amenra in July.  

The Faceless need no introduction, as the (in)famous tech death band have made waves over the past few years with their top-tier displays of musicianship in the modern metal scene today. The band has always been a rotating door of musicians, with The Faceless being more or less a solo project for founder/guitarist Michael Keene. That is no more true today than ever.  

WARRIOR SOUL, the band fronted by legendary singer Kory Clarke, have announced 2018 tour dates in UK, Europe and Scandinavia. The dates are in support of their new album ‘Back On The Lash‘ which was released on December 1st – 2017, via Livewire/Cargo Records UK.  

Fallen Angels were formed in 2011 from the creative minds of Matthew Ice and Ste Wizard. They started life as a cover band playing a style of rock music that was big in the eighties, glam rock. The band are chiefly influenced by such luminaries as Motley Crue, Poison, Ratt, Europe, Aerosmith and many others.  

New York’s LIFE OF AGONY has announced dates for a headlining trek called “Rise of the Underground Tour 2018” spanning the USA and Europe. The shows will begin with two sold-out, hometown warm-up gigs April 18th & 19th at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, and conclude November 2nd as headliners of The Sound of Revolution Festival in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Full list of dates are below.