International modern metal upstarts INFECTED RAIN have been busy re-organizing their schedule for the remainder of 2020/2021, preparing to bring their devoted North American fans two tours to make up for lost time! Coming in on the heels of their recently announced fall tour with headliners Eluveitie and Insomnium, the band is thrilled to announce the official rescheduled dates for their previously-announced tour with headliners Swallow The Sun! The tour has been moved to 2021 and will begin in West Palm Beach, FL on March 5, visiting a slew of cities in over a month’s-time before ending in Dallas, TX on April 15.  

Elder, the Boston-born band who release their fifth full-length album, Omens, on April 24 via Armageddon Shop, have announced their rescheduled North American tour with the dates now kicking off on Nov. 11.  

KNOTFEST.COM has announced the continuation of it’s free streaming series of killer live performances, which has already treated fans to sets from Lamb Of God and Megadeth, with the broadcast of Slipknot’s headline set from Download Festival 2019.  

Finnish melodic death metal heavy hitters Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum, in cooperation with East Coast Events, AK Sound & Music Service, livevideo.fi and Framenoir, announce a very special and exclusive live streaming event on Friday, April 10th, 2020, at 12PM EDT.  

Following last week’s announcement that KNOTFEST.COM would be posting a full live performance from a band or artist within the KNOTFEST community every Friday; and the launch of this initiative with a killer set from Lamb Of God featuring a live chat with Mark Morton, this week, KNOTFEST.COM will be premiering a live performance from MEGADETH shot at Spain’s Resurrection Festival in 2018.  

Moldovan metal favorites INFECTED RAIN are thrilled to announce their upcoming North American fall tour supporting co-headliners Eluveitie and Insomnium! The tour kicks off in Miami, FL on September 21 and will visit several major cities in the US and Canada before coming to an end on October 25 in Houston, TX. INFECTED RAIN will tour in support of their blistering latest full-length offering, Endorphin, out now via Napalm Records.  

The many KNOTFEST events worldwide – KNOTFEST Festivals, KNOTFEST Roadshow Tours, and KNOTFEST At Sea – have one purpose, which is to celebrate our community of loud music, art, and culture – together. When we are unable to physically come together to do this, for the sake of the common health and safety of all – KNOTFEST is going to keep the celebration going.  

Due to the current global health crisis as well as government-imposed travel and live performance restrictions, Finland’s Apocalyptica is rescheduling all U.S. and Canada dates on the band’s 2020 “Cell-0 World Tour.” This decision was made following the recommendations and legal regulations of government authorities including the Center for Disease Control to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Please hold on to your tickets and VIP packages as they will be honored on the new, rescheduled dates, listed below.  

Powerhouse rock ‘n’ roll band FOZZY announces rescheduled Save The World Tour starting July 10th in Columbus, OH and ending on September 5th in Orlando, FL. Due to the growing concerns of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and willingness to comply with CDC and government regulations, Fozzy realized it was necessary to reschedule their headline tour, originally scheduled from April 16th-May 9th, out of necessity to keep fans safe and healthy.  

The wait is finally over – DIE KREATUR, the beloved child of scene greats Dero Goi (OOMPH!) and Chris Harms (LORD OF THE LOST), has just released its first single, “Die Kreatur“ (English: “The Creature”), from the upcoming debut album Panoptikum, which will be released on May 22, 2020 via Napalm Records.  

Myrkur’s Amalie Bruun has always paved her own path and challenged underground preconceptions of heavy genres. Just after newfound motherhood, Bruun set out on a journey into the very heart of the Scandinavian culture that marked her own childhood with on her latest album, Folkesange. Available today on Relapse  

Italian metal superstars LACUNA COIL release an official live video for the single “SAVE ME”. Recorded on their previous European tour, the video shows some powerful moments of the band on stage and intimate insights behind the track.