This spring, Salt Lake City’s Visigoth will embark on their first national trek with headliners Night Demon! The heavy metal quintet will be touring in support of their recently released debut, The Revenant King, which delivers “real-deal old-school goods with power and swagger to spare” (Revolver Magazine). For a preview of their epic live show, be sure to check out the new video for “Dungeon Master” and “Mammoth Rider”, shot at the “Frost and Fire Festival” last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faLX38R6YBU  

As one of the leading bands in the NWOAHM, Killswitch Engage’s 7th release manages to impress and keep the band’s uplifting brutality going strong into 2016. Not without some flaws, Incarnate shows the band improving, all the while being sure to keep their fans happy.  

Ozzy Osbourne (Vocals), Tony Iommi (Guitar) and Geezer Butler (Bass) wrapped the first dates of BLACK SABBATH’s massive 2016 THE END world tour last week (3/7) in Vancouver, BC to an overwhelming response, from fans and critics alike. The first leg of sold-out North American shows will be followed by a run of summer performances including return visits to Los Angeles (at the iconic Hollywood Bowl), New York, Chicago and 14 additional cities. Tickets for the summer shows are available at www.Livenation.com. See BLACK SABBATH’s world wide itinerary below.  

California groove metal band, DevilDriver, will unleash their 7th studio album, Trust No One, on May 13th via Napalm Records. Today, the band has revealed the tracklist and launched a pre-order for the new record.  

Due to sustained demand, a special vinyl re-release of the monumental debut album, Eparistera Daimones, by Swiss avant-garde extreme metal act Triptykon will be made available in April 2016.  

The ROCKHARZ Open Air has announced three more bands for 2016. Next to legendary GAMMA RAY, two hopefuls will enter the stage at the Harz Mountains. AND THEN SHE CAME will even give their festival premiere at ROCKHARZ. The quartet will release their debut album on June 24th. Expect a blend of hook-laden and cinelectric heaviness. In the end, there are the ROCK DEVILZ, who will bring some fantastic old school Rock to the Harz Mountains.  

Tragic Hero Records is proud to welcome Earthists. to their roster. Hailing from Toyko, Japan, Earthists. is a five piece progressive metalcore band or in the words of the band “naturecore” and is excited to premiere the single “Winterfell”. Yuta Tanaka explains, “I was inspired by a breakup and the lyrics showcase a struggle with loneliness.  

TRIBULATION will make their much anticipated return to North America this week when they join the likes of Abbath, High on Fire, and Skeletonwitch as part of this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour. The Swedish metal outfit’s occupation of the U.S. will then continue when they play select dates as direct support for Ghost as part of their “Black To The Future” tour. And now, Tribulation is excited to announce that they will also be a part of this year’s Psycho Las Vegas Festival, which is headlined by Blue Oyster Cult.  

THE CULT recently released their incredible 10th studio album, Hidden City to much fanfare anchored by the lead single “Hinterland,” which is available NOW on Billboard.com.  

Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit Abnormality has announced the details for their upcoming sophomore album, Mechanisms of Omniscience! Due out April 29th worldwide via Metal Blade Records, Mechanisms of Omniscience marries the ceaseless brutality coming out of New York and New England to the hyper-blasting intensity endemic to Quebecois death metal; as unrelenting as it is passionate, the album tackles real world issues with intelligence and raw emotion.  

26-year-old French electro-metal artist and producer, THE ALGORITHM has teamed up with Metal Underground to premiere the music video for his brand-new track, “Pointers.”  Directed by Richard Oakes of UK’s Dark Fable Media, the video provides a direct look at THE ALGORITHM’s intense live experience, and provides a perfect visual to further expand on the term “heavy computer music” – a phrase that has been largely used to describe the project.  

Kicking off their co-headliner tour in Sayreville, New Jersey, August Burns Red and Between the Buried and Me amaze and deliver a one-of-a-kind experience despite having one of the opening bands drop the morning of.