This fall, shock rock legend Alice Cooper and heavy metal trailblazers Judas Priest will share the stage for an epic co-headlining tour across North America. Produced by Live Nation, the 22-city run kicks off September 16 at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS, and stops in Toronto, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping October 26 at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX  

The memories might be fuzzy, but Weedeater always remember a good time. Six years ago, the Cape Fear legends commemorated the 10th anniversary of God Luck and Good Speed by hitting the road with their heavy Appalachian statesmen Bask. Now, they’re ready for a re-up.  

Italian doom metal alchemists MESSA will release their new full-length, The Spin, on April 11th through their new label home of Metal Blade Records.  

SIX FEET UNDER will join Nile for a US co-headlining tour this Winter! The Revenge Of The Underground Tour 2025 begins January 7th in Nashville, Tennessee and runs through February 22nd in Houston, Texas. Support will be provided by Psycroptic and Embryonic Autopsy. Additionally, the tour will include several SIX FEET UNDER one-off shows scattered throughout.  

 “Album ONE Alive!” marks the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.’s first album. To celebrate this classic metal album, W.A.S.P. will, for the first time in 40 years, play the entire album from top to bottom, start to finish at headline shows across Europe. In addition, W.A.S.P. will be appearing at a number of European festivals, performing their greatest hits.  

NAPALM DEATH and THE MELVINS trek across the U.S. this Spring, joining forces for the next chapter of their legendary “Savage Imperial Death March” tour.  

Three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage – Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums – are pleased to announce their new album THIS CONSEQUENCE. It arrives February 21 via Metal Blade. Pre-order it here. The band has also shared the video for first single “Forever Aligned.” Watch below…. “‘Forever Aligned’ is one of those songs that is not just about us as humans, our love, and connection, but that connection to the unknown, the greater power, the universe, or God,” explains Leach. “It feels like a really good first song to... 

WEDNESDAY 13, has emerged to announce that he will be hitting the road next spring for an exciting North American headline run.  

Bay Area Metal Titans Machine Head announce a MASSIVE North American tour alongside Swedish metal icons In Flames, Italian alt-metallers Lacuna Coil, and American metalcore maestros Unearth. Produced by Live Nation, the crushing five-week jaunt begins in their hometown of Oakland, CA at the legendary Fox Theater, and includes a stop at Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, NY, on April 23, 2025.  

In October 1994, MEGADETH and their label took a chance with a new venture. To celebrate the release of the YOUTHANASIA album, the pioneering band established Megadeth, Arizona. It was the first-ever band website on the Internet.  

Last month, metalcore legends Underoath returned with a new single “Teeth,” and hinted at plans for a full album release via MNRK Heavy in 2025.  

British rock luminaries ASKING ALEXANDRIA today (October 18) have released a digital EP featuring remixed versions of popular tracks from their acclaimed 2023 album WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? via Better Noise Music. The band shared two of the EP’s songs in September including the fan-favorite track “Bad Blood” which was remixed by the record-breaking Indonesian DJ group Weird Genius (who broke Spotify’s record for the #1 longest charting local song on Spotify Indonesia’s Top 50 charts in 2020) and a sci-fi themed music video for the album’s third most highest streaming track, “Let Go,” remixed by up-and-coming LA-based producer kodeblooded.