Born of life, love, and spirituality, ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS is comprised of pioneering vocalist Burton C. Bell, John Bechdel, and Jayce Lewis. Bell’s unmistakable, harmonious inventory once renowned in one of metal’s finest trailblazing acts has brought life to a new concept, a genre of its own: ambient atmospheres, melodies, and introspective lyrics that shed light of Bell’s visions, as seen in their purest form. An intimate nature that ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS envisioned, to draw the minds, hearts, and aspirations of a people to a higher level of thinking to a feeling with cohesive celebration and reflection in the beauty of existence.  

One Two – Michael’s coming for you. Three Four – Satchel wants your whores. Five Six – your new dad is Stix. Seven Eight – Lexxi Foxx looks great. Nine Ten – Panther’s bringing Halloween back again.   

The multi-platinum hard rock group FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have released their new 17-track greatest-hits collection, A DECADE OF DESTRUCTION, VOLUME 2 on digital and CD formats today, October 9. A 2 LP set will arrive on November 20.  

Los Angeles-based rock sensation Bad Omens have announced their upcoming release of “FGBGFM Unplugged” out on October 29 via Sumerian Records. Also released today is the new music video for “Never Know Unplugged”.  

Long-time metal veterans Salem’s Childe drops their new album, entitled The Sin That Saves You, available everywhere via Pavement Entertainment. The Sin That Saves You follows the band’s 2019 “Sacred Sun” single. The Sin That Saves You offers a hard-hitting and violently energetic mix of melody and aggression.  

Horror themed, metalcore pioneers Ice Nine Kills announced the release of their upcoming live album, “I Heard They KILL Live!!” out via Fearless Records on Friday, October 30. “I Heard They KILL Live!!” features the killer 19 song live set recorded live at the band’s sold-out, home town show at The Worcester Palladium on November 30, 2019, whilst on the Octane Accelerator tour.  

Baroness release Live at Maida Vale BBC – Vol. II, a limited edition vinyl release featuring four tracks from the band’s Fall 2019 session at the famed London studio, as part of this year’s Record Store Day Black Friday event (Nov. 27, Abraxan Hymns).  

TesseracT announce the deluxe vinyl reissue of their critically-acclaimed 2013 album Altered State, which is set for release on November 6th via Century Media. This 4LP+2CD set collects the original album together with the instrumentals, the latter of which have never been released on vinyl. Each 180g 2LP set comes in a gatefold sleeve, packaged in a slipcase with 4 individual inserts/lyric sheets, plus 2 CD’s.  

Atlanta-based glam punk rockers Starbenders have released an energetic and evocative music video for their new single “Can’t Cheat Time” off most recent album “Love Potions”.  

Guitar virtuoso and legendary axe man EDDIE VAN HALEN has paseed away at the age of 65 from complications of Cancer.  

Dark Progressive rock outfit CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX will be releasing the full-length ‘Ellengæst’ on October 9 via Season of Mist! The band is now streaming the record in its entirety ahead of Friday’s release.  

Gothic/dark rock outfit THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR are set to emerge from the darkness behind the glow of the Las Vegas lights where they call home as they reveal their uniquely haunting sound on their new song “Beyond The Wall of Sleep.” The track marks the first single from their upcoming debut album (META)MORPHOSIS (due early 2021) which was produced by John Moyer (Disturbed) and mixed and mastered by Logan Mader (Machine Head, Once Human) who also contributed to some of the songwriting and production.