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For the last two years, Charlotte, North Carolina’s lauded metal monsters WRETCHED worked on the songs that would populate their long-awaited fifth full-length, Decay. Released October 17th on Metal Blade Records, the result is a conceptual masterpiece that blends haunting melodies with progressive complexity.  

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Black Veil Brides are ushering in the new year with the release of their powerful new single and music video, “Certainty.” 

Fan-favorite cartoonist Tom Parkinson-Morgan is back with a new chapter of the popular Kill 6 BillionDemons in Volume 5: Breaker of Infinities out in paperback this Spring from Image Comics. In the fifth chapter of this series—adapted for print from the successful webcomic Kill 6 Billion Demons—sorority sister Allison Ruth has seen it all. Ripped away from her comfortable and mundane life to Throne—the multiversal metropolis at the center of all worlds—she has been unwittingly swept up in an ancient feud between tyrannical god-kings and become the host of a power she can neither understand nor control. She has broken into the grand palace of the Blood Flower, plunged the depths of the vault of the grand dragon... 

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Rock fans, brace yourselves: multi-platinum acts CREED and Limp Bizkit will headline the 3rd Annual Summer of ’99 and Beyond Festival on Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19 at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL.  

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WISHER return with “Aqua De Vida,” a striking new single that surges with intensity, texture, and emotional weight—marking a powerful evolution for a band unafraid to let their sound expand, collide, and breathe. Translating loosely to “Water of Life,” the track lives up to its name, flowing between moments of restraint and release, calm and chaos, introspection and catharsis.  

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Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 has announced day splits for its highly anticipated return to The Rave/Eagles Club, taking place June 5–7, 2026. In addition to previously announced headliners Acid Bath (Friday), Killswitch Engage (Saturday), and Ministry (Sunday), the festival has added Suicidal Tendencies and a wave of additional artists spanning the full spectrum of heavy music. The current day splits can be found below with more bands still TBA!  

The final chapter of Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe kicked off last week in ULTIMATE ENDGAME #1 by Deniz Camp, Terry Dodson and Jonas Scharf. Available in multiple must-have covers as well as Marvel’s True Believers Blind Bags, which can contain rare variant covers and one-of-a-kind sketch covers, ULTIMATE ENDGAME has garnered critical acclaim for its pulse pounding storytelling, stunning art, and its most shocking reveal…that the Maker has returned in a terrifying new form!  

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With their self-titled eighth studio album arriving worldwide in just two days, Alter Bridge return with the final song to be released ahead of the album’s official launch. “Scales Are Falling” is another signature rocker from the acclaimed quartet—Myles Kennedy (vocals/guitars), Mark Tremonti (guitars/vocals), Brian Marshall (bass), and Scott Phillips (drums).  

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Kicking off the new year, Puscifer release “ImpetuoUs,” a third and final preview of the band’s highly-anticipated album, Normal Isn’t, arriving Feb. 6 via Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG.  

Lars Ulrich hosts an exclusive show on SiriusXM’s Maximum Metallica, “Lars’ Deep Dive.” In the premiere of the series, Lars digs into the depths of the AC/DC catalog to uncover a few of his favorite deep cuts. Check out the full episode on demand on the SiriusXM app here, or listen to it on Maximum Metallica (Ch. 42) during the times below.  

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Steeped in nocturnal, death rock adventurism, driven with a post-punk anxiety that feels increasingly like the twitching heart of our modern age, and driven by hardcore punk intensity, the second studio album from Boston’s FINAL GASP, New Day Symptoms, does what all great rock records do. Not only does it place itself within a lineage, summoning up and amplifying a spectrum of powers from rock’n’roll lore, it makes them resonate in the here and now. It gives voice to those fears and frustrations lurking just under the surface of waking consciousness and turns them into a rallying cry.  

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Let’s get ready to rumble! Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce this year’s 2026 battle grounds across the country, where one independent metal band will gain the opportunity to play at Wacken Open Air, one of the world’s most prestigious and largest metal festivals.  

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