Tim Commerford’s new punk rock trio WAKRAT (pronounced wôk•rat) today claimed Parliament Square in London as their own sovereign state in an audacious protest designed to expose the failings of the current political system.  

Five Finger Death Punch has unveiled the video for their next single “I Apologize,” worldwide on Vevo today. Culled from their sixth studio album, Got Your Six, the chilling clip follows Ivan Moody through a cemetery housing our era’s most notable deceased rock icons, ranging from Elvis to Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse to Jimi Hendrix. The clip was shot at Los Angeles’ famed Angelus Rosedale Cemetery with Nathan Cox directing the band-conceived storyline.      

PressPop has announced Kings of Hip Hop and inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Public Enemy’s “first action figure as a set” featuring four of the central members from the 80’s. Members are: Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, and Terminator X.  

It’s rare for bands to put out music in less than a year span, much less of a high quality. Even the occasional EP in between album releases is as surprising, as bands usually use the two years in between albums for touring, press,, and all that other fancy stuff in between. That’s what makes Periphery’s situation so unique: since their debut self-titled album dropped in 2010, the band have released some form of music nearly every year since.  

Dark Horse Comics and thrash-punk titans Slayer have joined forces to deliver a new comic series this holiday season.  

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of his landmark album, Passion and Warfare, Steve Vai is currently in Europe on the first leg of his very special world tour celebrating one of the greatest instrumental rock guitar recordings of all time.  

2016 marks the monumental return of one of heavy rock’s most unique, revered and fearless bands of the last three decades, OPETH. Over the years, the experimental, prog veterans have continuously reinvented themselves, pushing the boundaries of their craft and expectations of fans and critics alike. Today, OPETH announces their 12th album, Sorceress, will be released on September 30th and have unveiled the artwork and track list for their imminent masterpiece.  

TRIBULATION’s 2009 debut album, The Horror, will be re-released on vinyl on August 19th via Century Media Records. This new version will come with gatefold cover (printed on inside out cardboard), A2 poster, LP size booklet (similar to the 7″ size booklet of the original version) and 180 g vinyl. In addition to the black vinyl version, there will be an assorted selection of vinyl colors available:  

MassConcerts is pleased to announce the first of many celebrity guests and musical acts for the biggest yearly horror and music convention in New England. On October 14th through 16th, Rock and Shock will celebrate their 13th year bringing the best in horror and music to Worcester, MA. The convention features celebrity guests, killer bands, incredible vendors and plenty to do inside the convention. Celebrity guests will appear all three days of the convention unless otherwise noted.  

Despite being tight-lipped on their as-of-yet-untitled studio album, Meshuggah have been teasing future endeavors for some months. It seems, albeit slowly, the curtain is being pulled back and we’re finally going to figure out when we might be able to hear new music.  

There comes a point every year where an album is released and instantly the metal community (somehow) all agrees that it is, in fact, good. Normally, come December, this album gets thrown onto everyone’s Best Of lists, and we see websites and magazines give the band awards for such a crowning achievement. As such, this year it is Inter Arma who are falling into that category with Paradise Gallows, and immediately it’s realizable that this album is going to be a wild ride from start to finish, both critically and musically.  

Every few months, it seems like Trivium is on tour again. While they have been opening for bands lately in support of Silence in the Snow, they’re finally heading out again for a headliner, and they’re bringing the big guns, both literally and figuratively.