On Friday, Brandon Watkins, Madi’s husband, posted that she is starting to become responsive following the bad van accident Year of the Knife suffered last month. Brandon’s update says: Not much to update today things are pretty much the same. Madi will respond to our voices in little ways like moving her hand or blinking
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Varials, a Philadelphia-based metalcore band, announced that they will have to drop off their upcoming tour following vocalist Mitch Rogers suffering a van accident. This unfortunate accident caused them to pull out of the future mini-tour with Crown The Empire. Rogers is currently in the hospital for a serious lung condition and will need surgery
Cold just announced that they will doing a short East Coast tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their celebrated record Year Of The Spider. State Of Illusion and University Drive will be opening the shows. Get tickets here. 9/5 Fort Myers, FL – The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon9/6 Gainesville, FL – High Dive9/7
Creak just dropped a new song and video, The band, who hail from Newcastle, UK, will be releasing their new album, Depth Perception, on August 18 via Prosthetic Records. The video is chock full of 90s vibes, metalcore, nu-metal, and other influences all across the metal spectrum. Guitarist Reece ‘Moose’ Boakes of the band says: “Originally
It’s been a minute since we’ve talked about this band, but From A Second Story Window are back together after 15 years. The band announced that their first reunion show will be in Youngstown, OH November 18. They’ll be playing alongside See You Next Tuesday and more bands TBA at Westside Bowl. They are also
Motionless In White announced that they will be re-releasing a deluxe version of their album Scoring The End Of The World. This release will include new bonus tracks “Hollow Points,” “Fool’s Gold,” “Timebomb” (STEOTW Mix), and “Porcelain: Ricky Motion Picture Collection.” The record will be available in different color vinyl variants on September 8. Preorder
Well, we’ve officially crossed over into the “fuck, it’s too hot” part of summer. So you know what that means — it’s time to blast metal in the comfort of the air conditioning. Or out in the world if you’re some kind of freak that doesn’t get affected by the heat… And just as it’s
Necropanther just shared a new video for the track “Into Danger” from their recently released album, Betrayal. The Denver, Colorado based death-thrash band use this concept record to tell the story of The Warriors mixed with the Greek story of Anabasis by Xenophon. The Warriors is based on this myth, but the concept album also pulls from the
After nearly a decade without any new music, New Jersey technical grindcore act Gridlink are back with not only a new single, but the promise of a new album. Released earlier today, the track is titled “Coronet Juniper,” which also serves as the title track for the new album. Set for release on September 15
German lords of the doomed riff, Adversvm have returned, rejuvenated and retooled in the art of mood soaked heaviness, on their latest studio effort Vama Marga (released this past June from Moribund Records). Complete with a new drummer and keyboardist and expert production from Soundlodge Studio out of Rhauderfehn, Germany (Dew Scented, Anvil), Vama Marga
U.S. melodic black metal kings UADA return with Crepuscule Natura, their fourth record for Eisenwald and first new LP in three years, and Decibel has conjured an exclusive deluxe edition on heavy-weight Translucent Orange wax, limited to just 100 copies! We’re so excited about this release that we also have a tantalizing track-by-track breakdown of the immensely-anticipated album right here. Spanning 41 minutes
Have you ever wondered what makes fireworks different colors? Apparently it all has to do with what metals are chosen to go along with the black power that makes everything go “boom”: They all have the main ingredient — black powder — and are then combined with a certain chemical or mineral. That chemical or
Fans of Brazilian progressive power metal outfit Angra should get hyped. Not only is there a new album coming this November, but they’re on a new label, which simply means more shit is on the horizon. Titled Cycle of Pain, Angra’s 10th studio album will be released on November 3. For those who don’t know
Ever since late last year, fans of thrash metal outfit Dark Angel have patiently waited to hear anything about the band’s next album. Not much has been shared, outside of the fact that there would be new music coming soon or that they were finally in the studio, and then tragedy struck with the passing
As previously mentioned in a post back in December 2021, there’s a Texas label, Things From Beyond, bringing some interesting obscurities from Mexico from the digital realm to the vinyl realm. One of the latest to get this treatment is instrumental psych-doom trio, Sementales Salvajes, whose name is translated to “wild stallions” and was literally
U.S. melodic black metal kings UADA return on September 8 with Crepuscule Natura, the fourth record for Eisenwald and first new LP in three years. We’ll have have more huge news on this release tomorrow, but today we are honored to present an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of one of the most anticipated albums of 2023. Want
In a bit of sad news, Max and Igor Cavalera announced that their mother, Vania Cavalera, passed away. She was 80 years old. They shared the news via social media, revealing their family’s loss. Vania was the mother of three children, Max, Igor, and Kira, whose family eventually grew in recent years to include 14
Formed during the pandemic’s isolation, Pennsylvanian rabble rousers Boozewa return to disrupt your week with a new song. Featuring Jessica Baker (bass, hollering) and Mike Cummings (drums, hollering) of Backwoods Payback, Boozewa are a heavy swig of good-times grunge with a sludgy hangover. Over the last few years they bashed out a series of demos
Photo courtesy of Cell Cell are dropping their new track, “Incarcerated by Flesh.” This song is the first offering from a soon-to-be-announced album, forthcoming through Unbeaten Records. If these relentless breakdowns and crushing refrains are any indication, the mystery record is gonna be good. This heavy-as-hell metallic hardcore band hail from Oklahoma City and released
Photo by Nick Sayers “I don’t know if you’re pressed for time, but I can do this all night.” Across the digital table is Smittens, the D.I.Y. lifer and bassist for international D-beat black metal bruisers Calligram. The pleasant and quick-witted Englishman comes paired with a glass of red wine and an infectious sense of