In typical fashion, Dark Tranquillity have announced a robust end of year tour for North America. No stranger to announcing events far in advance, the band has taken it upon themselves to announce their next set of dates in North America nearly nine months in advance. From November into December, the band will be bringing along melo-doom outfit Swallow the Sun, traditional speed metal act Enforcer, and modern melo-death Chicago natives Starkill for what should be an incredibly amazing show no matter how you spin it.  

Ever since separating with Slayer, Dave Lombardo has been keeping himself busy with new projects and pre-existing ones. Dead Cross is the next project in line for him, and the result will surely appease anyone in favor of the more extreme side of music.  

  Back in the early nineties, when the Seattle Grunge Sound was tearing through the Metal community, there was one band that was still plowing through and actually gaining traction, as band after band released music that was stalling at the gate. The irony was that this band also hailed from the state of Washington, but sounded nothing like their contemporaries coming from the same area. The band was Queensryche, and as anyone who knows Queensryche, this band has a unique a sound as any.  

UK tech-metal band Monuments are currently scheduled to be returning to US soil for the first time in a little over a year this month. However, the band made an announcement on their Facebook yesterday afternoon, signaling some changes to their live show on this run.  

Long running metal icons, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, will kick off an epic North American live takeover next month. The first leg of the journey kicks off on April 6th in Huntington, West Virginia and will run through April 15th in Poughkeepsie, New York with support provided by Mothership. The following evening the band will play a special one-off show with Eyehategod in Richmond, Virginia.  

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.