Long-running heavy metal supergroup DOWN, featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower, and bassist Pat Bruders, will return to the stage Friday, August 13thfor a very special in-person live and virtual experience!  

The band’s fans were overjoyed when in the Summer of 2020, RAGE frontman Peavy Wagner presented the group’s new line-up featuring two guitarists, announcing a return to the constellation that had recorded classics such as Black In Mind and End Of All Days. After last year’s departure of Marcos Rodriguez, Stefan Weber (ex-Axxis) was enlisted, followed just a few weeks later by Jean Bormann (Angel Inc, Rage & Ruins). The fourth band member is drummer Vassilios “Lucky” Maniatopoulos, who has been with Rage since 2015.  

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES have just released their newest studio album The Nightmare Of Being worldwide via Century Media Records today.  

TESTAMENT’s fretless guru STEVE DI GIORGIO joined Italian string band INTERLUDIO DUO to cover DEATH’s “Overactive Imagination”.  

Release day is upon us, and metal powerhouse Born of Osiris have today unleashed their highly-anticipated album, “Angel or Alien” out via Sumerian Records. In addition to the album, the band has also released a music video for “Poster Child”. Listen to “Angel or Alien” here, and watch the music video for “Poster Child”below…  

King Woman, who recently announced the July 30 release of their highly-anticipated sophomore album, Celestial Blues (Relapse Records), have shared a second song from the upcoming release, unveiling the Muted Widows directed video for “Psychic Wound” below…  

In our continued efforts to promote metal vocalists as voice actors and actresses in movies and video games, The Monster Factory is thrilled to announce their participation in the latest DLC installment of Dead by Daylight by Behavior Interactive.  

Napalm Records is pleased to welcome outstanding Ukrainian melodic modern metal five-piece IGNEA to its growing roster. The outfit has just inked a worldwide record deal with the premier rock and metal label and mixes heavy riffs and storytelling with symphonic, electronic and folk elements, creating a powerful soundtrack-like experience. Staying true to the melodic essence of their music, IGNEA also includes touches of brutality by occasionally incorporating extreme vocals, breakdowns and blast beats.  

When punk rock erupted in Washington DC, it was a mighty convergence of powerful music, friendships, and clear minds. This film explores the incredible challenges that this subculture faced when it took root in the Nation’s Capital in the late 1970’s.  

EYEHATEGOD will return to the road on a massive North American tour supporting Gwar and Napalm Death this Fall! The live takeover begins with a trio of “warm up” shows with Gwar and Madball in mid-September. On October 28th, the band will convene with Gwar and Napalm Death in Norfolk, Virginia to kick off a journey that will run through over three dozen cities, coming to a close on December 13th in Washington, DC. Additionally, EYEHATEGOD will be celebrating their latest full-length, A History Of Nomadic Behavior, with a pair of back-to-back record release shows in September at Poor Boys in their hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana! Support will be provided by Goatwhore, The Obsessed, and more. See all confirmed... 

Italian metal giants LACUNA COIL release their new live track and video for “Veneficium” today via Century Media Records. The track is off the band’s forthcoming live album, Live From The Apocalypse, which is set for release on June 25th. Watch the live video of “Veneficium”… “Veneficium is the painful and fierce scream that rises from the darkness. Another day has born and has new hope in it, the poison inside has been defeated and a new refreshed and healed life can start again,” states Lacuna Coil frontwoman Cristina Scabbia about “Veneficium”. Live From The Apocalypse is the fruit of an unprecedented time. Unlike previous live efforts the Italians, under the yoke of the pandemic, cleverly... 

Seattle multi-platinum rock band Candlebox announces US tour in support of their upcoming new album, Wolves. With COVID restrictions lifting, the band is happy to return to normalcy. The tour kicks off in Louisville, KY, on August 5th and runs until November 6th, ending in Candlebox’s hometown of Seattle. The final two Seattle shows on November 5th and 6th will both feature Candlebox’s original lineup. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 AM PST. Wolves is Candlebox’s seventh studio album and drops worldwide on September 17, 2021, on Pavement Entertainment. The album will be available on all formats (CD, vinyl, and through digital outlets). Wolves embraces a fresh modernity in terms of sound and explores new...