On the heels of the recent addition of Spyder as their full-time bassist, California rock legends Steel Panther are announcing their sixth studio album On The Prowl. The album is schedule for release on February 24, 2023 and feature 13 new tracks from the creative brains of Satchel, Michael Starr, Stix Zadinia and Spyder.  

SONATA ARCTICA needs no introduction. Besides significantly influencing the power/melodic metal scene, they’re a band that’s not only notorious for consistently delivering high quality studio albums but also for experimenting and breaking out of their musical comfort zone.  

MSG will kick off their long-awaited US tour TONIGHT, September 27th, in support of their latest full-length, Universal! The trek will commence in San Juan Capistrano, California and run through November 6th in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.  

-(16)- return with their heaviest and most devastating record to date, Into Dust! The new album, a collection of cautionary tales of survival and redemption, is set to an amalgamation of sludge, punk, metal, hardcore, and stoner riffs, that could only be built through 30 years of commitment to their dark sonic craft, which -(16)- continues to improve upon.  

Blackened death metal practitioners HATE will join Batushka on their North America Pilgrimage 2022 Fall Tour! The journey begins TONIGHT September 26th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and runs through two dozen cities, coming to a close on October 21st in Brooklyn, New York. See all confirmed dates below.  

MESHUGGAH will begin their long-awaited US headlining tour TONIGHT, September 16th, with a sold out show at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts! In celebration of the tour’s kick off, the band unleashes their stunning new video for “I Am That Thirst.” The track comes off their critically lauded Immutable full-length, released earlier this year via Atomic Fire.  

Celebrating their 40th anniversary, icons of heavy metal, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, have announced a US headlining tour this Fall! The excursion kicks off on November 10th in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and runs through November 27th in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  

Hellenic black metal heroes VARATHRON are in the process of recording their new album and follow-up to warmly received “Patriarchs of Evil” from 2018. Bits of new music alongside album title are revealed in a cinematic new trailer, the band filmed whilst working on the album. Watch the clip below…  

Just as England recently announced a new King, California rock legends Steel Panther have crowned Spyder as the new R.O.L.E…Ruler Of Low End.<  

Lightning To The Nations (The White Album) [Remastered 2021] is the ultimate version of this ultimate album, set for release via Silver Lining Music on September 30th. The offering will feature not only the original album from 1/4-inch master tapes which Lars Ulrich helped Brian Tatler retrieve back in 1990, but also alternative mixes of classic cuts “Lightning To The Nations,” “The Prince,” “Sucking My Love,” “Am I Evil?,” and “Sweet And Innocent” never publicly released (or heard) before. There is also brand-new cover artwork based on an idea Brian Tatler had, to show a character referred to as “The Lightning God.”  

The Smashing Pumpkins shared their brand new single Beguiled today, along with details of their highly anticipated twelfth studio album; a three-act rock opera album titled ATUM (pronounced Autumn), which is slated for release in April 2023 [Pre-order/add/save HERE].  

Always pushing forward, always aiming higher: In the 20 years of their existence, EPICA have never shied away from challenges, twists and turns, weathering every storm and pushing the symphonic metal genre to heights no one even dared to believe in. Since 2002, the band surrounding global metal icon Simone Simons and her long-time musical partner Mark Jansen have released eight highly innovative and cinematic albums, have toured the world over and have left their mark as one of metal’s most prolific, most cherished and most admired success stories forever.