Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage – Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums – are pleased to announce their new album THIS CONSEQUENCE. It arrives February 21 via Metal Blade. Pre-order it here. The band has also shared the video for first single “Forever Aligned.” Watch below…. “‘Forever Aligned’ is one of those songs that is not just about us as humans, our love, and connection, but that connection to the unknown, the greater power, the universe, or God,” explains Leach. “It feels like a really good first song to... 

Originally released in 2012, The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 is compilation of classic tracks from DIO’s seventh to tenth albums: Angry Machines (1996), Magica (2000), Killing The Dragon (2002), and final studio album Master Of The Moon (2004).  It’s a carefully curated follow up to The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 1. which included tracks from Dio’s first 6 albums.  

“The Great In Between: An Introduction to Jiu Jitsu,” a Maynard James Keenan-hosted introduction to the dynamic sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, debuts on Dec. 13 via Puscifertv.com.  

WEDNESDAY 13, has emerged to announce that he will be hitting the road next spring for an exciting North American headline run.  

Punishing noise levels are a natural force among metal’s various habitats. But after hearing the roar of chainsaws tear through Costa Rica’s rain forest, two angry metalheads are banging their heads together to protect our ecosystems.  

Bay Area Metal Titans Machine Head announce a MASSIVE North American tour alongside Swedish metal icons In Flames, Italian alt-metallers Lacuna Coil, and American metalcore maestros Unearth. Produced by Live Nation, the crushing five-week jaunt begins in their hometown of Oakland, CA at the legendary Fox Theater, and includes a stop at Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, NY, on April 23, 2025.  

In October 1994, MEGADETH and their label took a chance with a new venture. To celebrate the release of the YOUTHANASIA album, the pioneering band established Megadeth, Arizona. It was the first-ever band website on the Internet.  

Sudden Death Records is proud to present No Escape From What You Are on October 25th available on black, cherry red, smash and splatter vinyl, as well as CD and digital formats.  

U.S. rockers Fight The Fade have released their highly anticipated album Isolationist, out now across all DSPs from FiXT. Isolationist picks up where their 2022 release APOPHYSITIS left off, exploring the turbulent human psyche. This hard-hitting collection of 12 tracks delves into themes of solitude and self-reflection, delivering a sonic storm that is both fierce and energetic, as well as raw and captivating.  

Last month, metalcore legends Underoath returned with a new single “Teeth,” and hinted at plans for a full album release via MNRK Heavy in 2025.  

With Halloween just around the corner, fans of horror and rock are in for a treat as BETTER NOISE MUSIC unveils a deluxe edition of the soundtrack for BETTER NOISE FILMS’ acclaimed 2022 revenge thriller The Retaliators. Out digitally today, October 18, THE RETALIATORS ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (DELUXE) builds on the original soundtrack by adding seven new recently released tracks from BETTER NOISE MUSIC’s expansive roster of emerging and established artists.  

British rock luminaries ASKING ALEXANDRIA today (October 18) have released a digital EP featuring remixed versions of popular tracks from their acclaimed 2023 album WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? via Better Noise Music. The band shared two of the EP’s songs in September including the fan-favorite track “Bad Blood” which was remixed by the record-breaking Indonesian DJ group Weird Genius (who broke Spotify’s record for the #1 longest charting local song on Spotify Indonesia’s Top 50 charts in 2020) and a sci-fi themed music video for the album’s third most highest streaming track, “Let Go,” remixed by up-and-coming LA-based producer kodeblooded.