When iconic rocker Prince tragically passed away this April, he left behind a legacy as a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor that may never be surpassed. To commemorate the wildly talented icon, musical innovator and 7-time Grammy® Award winner behind such chart-topping hits as “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Raspberry Beret,” “Purple Rain” and “Little Red Corvette,” Time Life will release a special, limited edition of the recently released vinyl album, ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME LIVE – VOLUME 1.  

The remarkable thing about hardcore music, or the bands that show a clear influence from the style, is that there’s an incredible amount of energy that comes with it. Between the band members and the people in attendance, that surge of adrenaline is what separates these gatherings from your typical metal show.  

SUM 41 are proud to announce their new album, 13 Voices, due out October 7th via Hopeless Records. The ten-track album marks the band’s first LP in five years, following up 2011’s Screaming Bloody Murder, which featured the Grammy Nominated song “Blood In My Eyes.”  

One Day. Two Cities. Two Shows. Three band members. This is how SIXX:A.M. marks the end of their US Spring tour tale. On May 29, 2016, band members, Nikki Sixx, Dj Ashba and James Michael, gave 15k+ fans an explosive performance at River City Rock Fest in San Antonio, TX, before loading their gear back up into a charter jet to make it to the next show just in time to perform for another 20k+ fans at Dallas’ KEGL BFD, later that day! Go behind the scenes with the band on this journey HERE!  

No one is questioning Crowbar in their career at this point. While many fans have favorite albums from early in their band’s career, the band has been consistent in their output. This announcement, however, should make old-school fans happy.  

Always busy and always working, Epica have been an iconic band for symphonic metal. Whether it be the band’s technicality or the individual musicianship of each of its members, the band has no doubt proven themselves to be worthy of their spotlight.  

Following up on 2013’s highly acclaimed debut album, The Inheritance, WITHERSCAPE return with another mesmerizingly dense conceptual album entitled The Northern Sanctuary, which has been scheduled to see a worldwide release on Friday July 22nd, 2016.  

Germany`s leading Gothic Metal band CREMATORY release a new video for the song “Haus mit Garten” from their new album “Monument”. The video was again directed by Dirk Weiler for Brand-X-Films.  

Shocking as it may be, I have not always been spending my days listening to black metal and complaining about it on the internet. There was that time period where I first listened to De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas and had to go through “black metal 101” so I could try to understand the genre. One thing led to another, and in the process of disappointing everyone around me, I became enamored with the genre more than I care to admit. (Sorry mom) Around this time of black metal integration, (Give or take back in 2009) Dark Funeral’s video for “My Funeral” found its way onto my computer. It was pure, in a way, with how straightforward it was, yet leagues ahead of those try-hards that were attempting the same exact... 

Wyoming based Hard Rock quintet RIGHTEOUS VENDETTA are proud to announce that they have signed with Another Century Records. The band is currently in the studio with producer Mitchell Marlow (In This Moment, Stitched Up Heart, He Is Legend) working on their debut full length for Another Century. In addition to this, the band will also be joining their new label-mates LIKE A STORM for a handful of tour dates this summer, which can be found below.  

Australia has been a breeding ground for amazing, hard-hitting music in recent years. Thy Art is Murder have taken to the forefront of the deathcore scene, while prog metalcore acts like Northlane have been just as successful in taking over the United States and the metal scene over here. It shouldn’t be of any surprise that Ne Obliviscaris are next to stake their success overseas.  

Last year saw an unforeseeable split in the world’s most iconic black metal band: Abbath Doom Occulta had left Immortal and, after much confusion, left it to Demonaz and Horgh. Abbath went on to perform in a new band under the same name, and released the self-titled album earlier this year, but the Immortal camp has been quiet. Until now, at least.