MOTOR SISTER who feature Mother Superior founder, guitarist, and vocalist Jim Wilson fronting the band, with Anthrax’s Scott Ian on guitar, Pearl Aday on backing vocals, Joey Vera on bass, and John Tempesta on drums, have announced they will hit the UK for the first time ever in January 2016 to play ten in-your-face shows.  

DC rockers, The Relapse Symphony, have been having a killer year thus far. The band released their new record, ‘Born To Burn,’ on June 23, 2015 via Standby Records to an overwhelmingly positive response.  

Forged in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, Harlott are one of the finest examples of modern thrash. Taking their influence from the 80’s bay area thrash scene, and blending it with the Teutonic melody and grit, they focus on high energy, up tempo music with lyrical influence from war, religion, chaos, and the human condition. Unrivaled in live concerts, an aggressive recognizable sound, clinical musicianship, and a classic ‘Aussie’ sense of humor have earned Harlott a strong and dedicated fan base, which continues to grow every day.  

Off on tour for their new album, Coheed & Cambria have added dates, which are listed after the jump!  

American black metal legion, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, will release their first new full-length in three years via Candlelight Records this October. Titled The Accuser and now featuring the punishing lineup of founding vocalist/guitarist Ken Sorceron (ex-Lord Mantis), guitarist Jeff Wilson (Wolvhammer, Chrome Waves, Doomsday, La Chant Funebre), and drummer Charlie Fell (Cobalt, ex-Lord Mantis, ex-Avichi) with recording bassist Will Lindsay (Indian, Lord Mantis, Anatomy Of Habit), the diseased offering was recorded, mixed and mastered in just five days by Sorceron at the band’s home studio in Olympia, Washington, boasts a guest appearance by Neill Jameson (Krieg, Twilight) and includes the tripnotic cover renderings of... 

Legendary metal pioneers Fear Factory took to the stage at New Yorks Irving Plaza and tore the roof off of the place. The band is currently on the road with Coal Chamber and Jasta, in support of their latest release…”GENEXUS”. Check out our photos of the show…  

Total Lack of Communication, the new EP from Finland’s RE-ARMED is out today and can be purchased at this location. The band has released the Official Music Video for the title track, which can be viewed here.  

Denmark-based extreme DIY label, Indisciplinarian, has confirmed the impending release of the debut LP from their countrymates RECITATION, entitled Carrion, and has issued the cover art and a visual trailer on the record.  

ACT OF DEFIANCE are currently streaming their entire new, debut metal masterpiece offering at metalblade.com/actofdefiance. Look for them to embark on their first-ever national tour, co-headlining with Allegaeon starting Oct 22nd. All dates can be found at facebook.com/actofdefiancemusic.  

Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) has announced the dates of its 2015 Winter Tour, once again featuring one of the group’s beloved stories performed in its own renowned audio visual manner. This year’s enchanted Yuletide tale is “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve,” which TSO will take to 60 cities across North America to perform 100 shows.  

Vancouver, BC’s Twin River released their hooky, fuzzy debut full-length, Should The Light Go Out, earlier this year to great praise–and now they’re headed out on tour in support of it.  

Faith No More have posted a live video for the song, “Sunny Side Up” (https://youtu.be/TTpVIA4P6Nw) as the band announces a Sept. 3 performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.