It seems like everyone’s releasing new songs today. Yet, one can’t complain about that, since that’s just enough to end the week on a high note. Brendan Small, best known for being the mad genius behind Dethklok and the co-existing show, Metalocalypse, is back again after some years of absence in trying to bring Dethklok back, yet he’s bringing his solo project back to the forefront.  

Metal Machine caught up with vocal titan Maile Flanagan, who for the past several years has voiced the character Naruto. She spoke all things Naruto, breaking into voice over work and her other acting work.  

One of the long-standiing New Wave of American Heavy Metal (NWOAHM for short, I guess) bands, Chimaira, called it quits in 2014 amidst constantly rotating members, save for lead vocalist Mark Hunter. Marking 2013’s Crown of Phantoms as their swan song, Chimaira ceased to be. That’s changing, if for at least one show.  

Multi-genre artist/producer Celldweller will release “Offworld,” his fourth vocal-based studio album on July 28th, 2017 via his independently owned/operated label FiXT. “Offworld” departs from Celldweller’s signature sound of aggressive guitars, blasting beats and ass-kicking intensity and delivers a journey of sentimental feels and emotionally gripping tracks, showcasing the intimate song-writing side of project mastermind, Klayton. The album is available for digital, CD, and vinyl pre-order now. The album’s 11 tracks range from the soul searching “How Little I Must Know,” to the modern shoegazer “Echoes,” the somber a cappella “Mother’s Arms,”... 

Being one of the long-standing survivors of the “djent” scene, TesseracT have gone above and beyond to craft their own identity from the beginning, only to find acceptance in the progressive rock community as a whole. Returning to the spotlight, they’re bringing a new song with them.  

Out of nowhere, Epica have announced a new EP release due this fall, coinciding with their tour with Lacuna Coil and Insomnium across the US. Titled The Solance Systems, this EP arrives just under a year after the release of their seventh studio album, The Holographic Principle.  

Lesser Gods is pleased to announce the official release of My Riot: Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory – a memoir written by Agnostic Front vocalist Roger Miret with Jon Wiederhorn (also known for his book entitled Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal and his contributions to Rolling Stone, Loudwire, and Vice’s Noisey, among many more).  

The new PRONG-Album “Zero Days” is another monster of an album, another step towards refining the perfect PRONG-Sound and another album that lacks any filler or lacklustre moment.  

Remember when Chaim Witz was cool? Wait,  let me rephrase that-remember when Chaim Witz was the coolest mofo on the planet? He, replete with demonic hegemony, the appointed leader of the Kiss army. That dirty mouth, double entendre intended, that spewed both bloody caplets and fire and yet was still outdone by its elongated tongue. The demon face boots, insidious and stylish all at once. And if all that were not enough he morphed into a marketing guru who singlehandedly changed the union of musician and businessman. If ever someone encapsulated what it meant to be a rock star it was him, Mr. Witz, from the motherland of Israel to the ignoble streets of NYC. Elementary school teacher turned makeup wearing demon rocker.  

Individually, they’ve kept the city of New York safe from its biggest threats. Together, they’re a force to be reckoned with – and the world agrees! Ahead of its highly anticipated second issue, Marvel is pleased to announce that DEFENDERS #1 has sold out and will immediately return for a second printing.  

One of the most wildly popular horror movies of all-time, Stuart Gordon’s enduring splatter-comedy classic Re-Animator returns to Blu-ray in a stunning restoration packed with special features!  

Organizers behind Chicago’s Riot Fest (September 15-17 at Douglas Park) unveiled the daily lineups for this year’s festival. Highlighting Friday night’s lineup is Nine Inch Nails, New Order, A Day to Remember, Vic Mensa and Ministry. Danzig joins in Saturday’s festivities alongside Queens of the Stone Age, Wu-Tang Clan, a DJ set from The Beastie Boys’ Mike D and At the Drive In.