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Killswitch Engage fans were in for a treat at their June 9 show when the group were joined by special guests onstage. The guest appearance happened at their New Hampshire show at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. Anthrax vocalist Joey Belladonna and former Killswitch singer Howard Jones wowed fans by joining in during certain songs. Belladonna

Today Is the Day made fans happy last week when they announced both U.S. and European tour dates to celebrate their 30th anniversary. The band are also working on a new album and plan on releasing more information soon. The disjointed but expansive tour will start in Maine and then move over to Belgium and

Dreadnought, Immortal Bird, and Izthmi are embarking on a North American tour this July. Dreadnought play proggy metal and hail from Denver, while Immortal Bird are Chicago-based and play blackened sludge and Izthmi are from Seattle and play atmospheric black metal. The complimentary contrast of this tour will be something to write home about. The

Obituary are doing a special tour across Florida with 200 Stab Wounds and Tribal Gaze. The tour is in support of Obituary’s recent record, Dying of Everything. If you’re lucky enough to live in Florida and catch the sickness that is this lineup, you can get tickets here. 7/7 Pompano Beach, FL @ Piper’s Pub

Compared to last week, this week’s playlist update is rather tame. Still, we’ve added a handful of new tracks from the past week, including the latest King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard track “Dragon,” the Extreme song “Other Side of the Rainbow,” and Calligram’s “Ostranenie.” We excised some older tracks to make room for the

Stanley Sievers, the comedian who coined the “Mosh Retirement Guy” character, is making a new mockumentary about that very character. The plot, which frankly sounds amazing, is about the character getting in trouble for crowdkilling and getting banned from shows. When his favorite band plays a reunion show, he has to find the person he

Say what you will about Metallica; they’re still loud enough to get noise complaints from the locals. When the band played at Download Festival at Donington Park on June 8, DerbyshireLive reports that their set could be heard as far away as 15 miles away in the town of West Hallam, resulting in noise complaints. One

There may be no new music from Hypocrisy yet, but there is a pretty cool video for the track “They Will Arrive.” The song comes from the band’s 2021 album Worship,released via Nuclear Blast Records.Footage was filmed at three different shows during their 2022 European tour. While we wish there was some new music to

Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Vulture Industries has captivated audiences with their unique artistic voice. Known for their experiments with progressive, avant-garde rock/metal, Vulture Industries is set to return Friday, June 16 with the release of their upcoming album, Ghosts from the Past. Just as they did with previous albums, the band has once again reinvented

In just a few weeks’ time, Pantera will head out on their summer North American tour with Lamb of God in what could be one of the more highly anticipated run of dates this season. Earlier today, the bands that will provide support at each stop was announced. Rather than go with the same opener

A couple weeks ago, I shared with you guys the reveal trailer for Netherrealm Games’ highly anticipated fighter, Mortal Kombat 1. At the time, people in the know gave me shit, since it looked like a glorified CG trailer with zero gameplay. A fair criticism for sure, but I’d be lying if I said the

Greetings, Decibel readers! Gonna try a little something with this week’s edition of Five For Friday. For each release below, I’ll try and summarize what I think in three words, and then expound on the relevant themes. But if you’re in a TL:DR mood, you can just see if the three words entice you to

During his band’s set last night in Dallas, Texas, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy was suddenly forced to pull double duty as he rushed to do security’s job and help a crowd surfing fan avoid injury. While it’s not the first time he’s stopped things to ensure the people coming to see Trivium play are safe,

When Oscar Wilde said “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” he could have never imagined the sheer amount of imitation (otherwise known as covers) available over on YouTube. Scores of fans from all over the world show off their talents and perform their favorite songs simply because they love the music. Hell, even some

Photo by Kyle Quigley Portland technical death grind wizards Vulnere are not short on musical ideas, as exemplified by their blistering new track, “Toothed Lines” from the upcoming EP of the same name. Introduced by a few measures of Mike Ashton’s ominous-sounding clean guitars, the cut gradually builds into a riff and blast beat frenzy (courtesy

Hardcore legends Biohazard reunited with their original lineup—guitarist/vocalist Billy Gradziadei, guitarist Bobby Hambel, drummer Danny Schuler and bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld—for their first show in 12 years at Milwaukee Metal Fest last month. Now, Seinfeld says that the band will write and record a new studio album. Posting to Instagram, Seinfeld celebrated the band’s reunion in

In a surprising turn of events, Slipknot took to social media just moments ago to announce that their sampler/keyboardist Craig Jones was no longer in the band. No specific reason was given as to why the two parties decided to call it quits, or whether it was a mutual agreement at all in the first

I’m typing this as the sun rises in the American midwest, throwing soft light through my window. Meanwhile, newcomers Viral Sun bombard my ears with a barrage of hot riffs on their self-titled debut. Featuring members of Capsule and Torche, the project found a home with punk rock institution Rad Girlfriend Records. Their album premiered

Photo by Ray Duker Even for those of us who aren’t hopelessly absorbed by the world of digital entertainment, there are some characters that have outgrown the confines of the gaming world and have comfortably settled into the mainstream. Thanks to industry titan Nintendo, names like Mario, Donkey Kong and Pikachu are all such universal

Photo by Jim Wertman Check out the new track from supergroup Freya, “Sense of Doom.” This track is the second single off of the band’s forthcoming record, Fight As One, out June 9 via Blood Blast Distribution. “We are all living through increasingly tumultuous and uncertain times,” says vocalist Karl Buechner about the track. “‘Sense of Doom’