HEILUNG will be kicking off a long-awaited North American headlining tour tomorrow, January 9, bringing their mesmerizing live ritual to states and Canada for the first time ever! Within 72 hours of ticket sales going live, every venue that was originally announced had completely SOLD OUT. To accommodate demand, a second show in New York City as well as a show in Los Angeles were added, while the Chicago show was moved to a larger venue. The entire tour, which the exception of Montreal, has officially sold out. The updated and final itinerary can be found below:  

French Blackened Death metal outfit NECROWRETCH are now releasing “Codex Obscuritas,” the third track taken from their forthcoming offering “The Ones From Hell.”  

Thrash metal band BONDED announce the release of their new single and music video for “Suit Murderer” today. The track if off the band’s forthcoming debut album Rest In Violence out January 17th, 2020 via Century Media Records.  

ORPHAN DONOR — the brainchild of Jared Stimpfl, the explosive drummer of infamous sludge/hardcore trio Secret Cutter – has completed a new album, Old Patterns. Finalizing the new record for release in mid-March, the cover art, track listing, a brief trailer, and more have been issued.  

In the midst of the devastating news of the Australian wildfires, horror-inspired theatrical metal group ICE NINE KILLS have launched an exclusive, limited-edition t-shirt, as seen above. 100% of the profits from sales will be donated to aid in the country’s relief efforts. The band traveled to Australia in December of last year for the first time to take part in the Good Things Festival (Sydney), along with a handful of headlining gigs in Brisbane and Melbourne.  

Seven Spires is an American metal quartet who enjoy drawing from across the spectrum of metal and beyond to tell their tales of demons, death, love, and the peculiarities of the human condition. The band’s sophomore album, “Emerald Seas,” is a highly emotional, dark, and theatrical epic, which will be released February 14, 2020 via Frontiers Music Srl.  

WINDHAND have announced 2020 tour dates beginning in March with labelmates DEVIL MASTER. Tickets are on sale this Friday, January 10th at 10 AM local time. All confirmed tour dates are available below. Following the tour, WINDHAND will also make appearances in May/June around Northwest Terror Fest.  

HAMMERFALL has revealed a new version of their beautiful, energetic ballad, “Second to One”, featuring Noora Louhimo of Battle Beast. The original track was featured on HAMMERFALL’s chart-breaking album Dominion, which was released in August 2019 via Napalm Records. Noora Louhimo’s bittersweet vocals compliment Joacim Cans’ equally multifaceted performance, making this duet a true musical highlight of the new year.  

Stoner death metal icons CANNABIS CORPSE are kicking off their previously announced European tour together with label mates WITHERED. The rampage kicks off at the Cinema in Aalst (BE) tonight, January 3 and continues to wreck havoc through 13 more countries until a final curtain at the Temple of Boom in Leeds (UK) on January 25/  A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.  

Los Angeles based thrash metal band Art Of Shock announce that they will be joining Sepultura on their Quadra Tour. The band will be hitting North America Spring 2020 starting March 18th in San Diego, CA and ending on April 22nd in Ventura, CA, making stops in major markets along the way such as Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta.  

Australian rockers Airbourne will embark on the first North American tour in support of their riff-roaring new album (and fifth overall) Boneshaker, out now via Spinefarm Records. The spring tour kicks off April 20 in New York City and concludes on May 23 in Montreal. The trek includes appearances at several major rock festivals, such as Sonic Temple and Epicenter. All dates are below.  

Asking Alexandria have given fans a belated Christmas surprise today by releasing a deluxe version of their phenomenally successful self-titled album. The release, titled ‘LP5 DLX’, celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the release of the Self-Titled and features 6 bonus tracks.