It is abundantly clear that right now, music lovers around the world are craving the return of live concert experiences. This summer, legendary heavy metal frontman, actor and radio personality DEE SNIDER has just the thing to keep live music where it belongs – with the fans!  

Today, LA’s Body Count releases the music video for their song “Point The Finger” from their highly acclaimed recent album Carnivore (March 6th, 2020). Due to the current worldwide crisis, the video was shot entirely with the band members’ cell phones in home quarantine. Watch the video, produced and edited by Jay Rodriguez for Itchy House Films, which also features guest vocalist Riley Gale from popular Texan crossover thrash outfit Power Trip  

The enigmatic Icelanders of ÁRSTÍÐIR have shared a live, acoustic performance in partnership with Club Weltenklang, a virtual venue, where you can watch videos of multi-genre artists.  

Transcending Records is pleased to announce the signing of progressive/atmospheric black metallers Amiensus. The band’s third full-length album, Abreaction, is due to be released this coming fall on Transcending Records. In the meantime, check out the album teaser video.  

Anthrax’s Charlie Benante, Frank Bello, Scott Ian and Jonathan Donais will be helming their own virtual classrooms that will offer programs in songwriting, guitar, bass, drums and Q&A sessions, all via the Topeka Live platform.  Scott will offer a “Guitar Session,” a “Songwriting Session,” and a “20 Questions Session;”  Frank will present a “Bass Clinic, ” a “Songwriting Session,” and a “20 Questions Session;” Charlie’s curriculum will encompass a “Drum Session” and a “Songwriting Clinic;” and Jonathan will present a “Guitar Clinic.”  For more information on these virtual classrooms and... 

Russian melodic death metal band DROPS OF HEART have premiered the official music video for “Modern Madness.” The song is the first single to come off the band’s upcoming second full-length album, Stargazers.  

Z2’s fall lineup continues to be revealed throughout the month, with some of the publisher’s most anticipated projects yet, crossing genres both musically and conceptually. Today’s announcement brings news that GRAMMY-nominated rockers Skillet will return to the post-apocalyptic world of Eden, as established in their 2019 graphic novel debut of the same name.  

Deathcore outfit Slaughter To Prevail have released a brutal new track ‘Demolisher’. The new track continues in the vein of their signature sonic violence exhibited on 2017’s debut full-length ‘Misery Sermon’ crossing thresholds between Deathcore, Death and Extreme Metal. Listen to ‘Demolisher’ below…  

On May 29th, Behemoth will release a new EP, A Forest, digitally worldwide (with additional physical copies available for purchase). For a preview of this 4-track collection, a video for the title track – a cover version of The Cure‘s classic “A Forest” – featuring guest vocals by Shining‘s Niklas Kvarforth, can be viewed below… Front-man Nergal comments: “Covering music outside of metal is a challenge – covering legendary music is an even greater challenge…that is what drove us throughout this process. A lot of bands try it and a lot of bands fail; subjectively, I love the outcome and it ranks amongst my favourite Behemoth covers alongside Killing Joke‘s... 

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich delivered a message of encouragement to fans on the band’s new SiriusXM’s new channel, MANDATORY METALLICA. Listen to the audio, read further about the new channel devoted to the band and how to stream it for free below.  

Gore Metal maniacs EXHUMED and Death Metal Defenders of the Old GRUESOME return for more kills and thrills with their new split, Twisted Horror, out June 5th. Listen to EXHUMED’s new song “Rot Your Brain” below…  

Richmond’s Inter Arma, reigning masters of the slow build, celebrate their past on Garbers Days Revisited, their new covers record, recorded in between tours in support of their critically acclaimed 2019 full length Sulphur English.