On October 23rd, Armored Saint will release their eighth full-length, Punching The Sky, via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the album, a video for the new single, “End of the Attention Span”  

Legendary Swedish black metal formation MÖRK GRYNING will be releasing their first new album since 2005! ‘Hinsides Vrede’ is due on October 23 via Season of Mist, making it the band’s debut to the label. The tracklist and album art can be found below.  

For the first time, Tom Morello’s remarkable life as a guitarist, songwriter, singer and political activist is captured in Whatever It Takes. This hardback photo memoir will be released in bookstores on October 13th 2020.<  

The Swedish saviors of Heavy Metal are back: the undisputed masters of ground-breaking anthems and unforgettable live shows, HAMMERFALL, will release their new live epos Live! Against The World via Napalm Records on October 23, 2020.  

Celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, metalcore pioneers DARKEST HOUR have just announced a special livestream event to benefit their favorite local venue during these unprecedented times.  

Texan riff masters The Sword have released the third and final installment of their 3-song mini-series – Conquest Of Quarantine lockdown session – a bone rattling cover of the Rush classic “Working Man”  

Chicago’s hard rock band Ditchwater releases their seventh album, Never Say Never, via Pavement Entertainment. Ditchwater has recorded six independent albums over the years. With the release of Never Say Never, the band has focused on cultivating a sound all of their own with these ten tracks, while also providing a modern cover of Motörhead’s “Iron Fist.” Never Say Never is a guitar and vocal driven slab of pure energy and ambition.  

Hardcore band Terror announce the 10th anniversary re-issue of Keepers of the Faith out October 2nd via Century Media Records. The album will be available on 180g heavyweight vinyl and will include reworked artwork, a four page LP-booklet with liner notes and exclusive, never before seen photos.  

Iceland rock giants SÓLSTAFIR will be releasing their seventh studio album, ‘Endless Twilight of Codependent Love,’ on November 6 via Season of Mist! The cover artwork and tracklist can be found below. In conjunction with this announcement, the band will be live streaming the explosive first single, “Akkeri,” via the official Season of Mist YouTube TODAY, August 5, at 10:00 A.M. EDT.  

On the heels of the current single “The Day I Tried To Live” moving up the radio charts, heavy metal legends Sevendust are announcing their 13th studio album Blood & Stone. The new album is scheduled for release on October 23rd via Rise Records (the second for the band on the label). The latest release also marks a return for the band with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette, known for his work with Alter Bridge; Tremonti; Slash; and others. Blood & Stone is available for pre-order in various configurations at https://RiseRecords.lnk.to/BloodAndStone.  

GHØSTKID, the new moniker of Sebastian “Sushi” Biesler (formerly Eskimo Callboy), announces their signing to Century Media Records. Biesler gathered a group of likeminded friends to shape the project: Steve Joakim (drums) from Sweden, as well as Danny Güldener (guitar), and Stanislaw Czywil (bass), who used to play in To The Rats And Wolves.  

While the majority of the metal community are enjoying the premiere of the Wacken World Wide XR live streams in this pandemic-struck summer, Ukrainian heavy hitters JINJER are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their groundbreaking Wacken Open Air 2019 performance by unleashing a blistering live video of their breakthrough song, “Pisces”, captured at the festival. Embody the summer concert vibe and witness JINJER taking the crowd at the world’s permiere metal festival by storm!