Metal

Cynic, Obscura, and Cryptosis just expanded their European tour to include some dates for lucky folks in the U.K. and Ireland. They will now also be hitting up Dublin, Glasgow, and London in March. The run kicks off in Bochum, Germany on March 8 and ends March 30 in Copenhagen, Denmark. After that, Cynic will

Megadeth may not be spring chickens anymore, but check yourself with any predictions that the band will be stopping. In a recent interview, Dave Mustaine said he wasn’t going to be slowing down anytime soon. When speaking to The SDR Show, Mustaine says that, despite being 62 and having been at it for a while, he

Intense and introspective metalers Sylosis just announced tour dates in the U.K. and Ireland in April. These will be the band’s first shows in Ireland since 2015, so we can bet they’ll be packed. Check out the dates below: 4/3 Southampton, UK – Engine Rooms4/4 Bristol, UK – The Fleece4/5 Norwich, UK – The Waterfront

As the world gets ready to welcome 2024, some apparent production issues have forced Mötley Crüe to cancel their upcoming New Year’s Eve how, effectively saving their fans from themselves. The show was supposed to take place on December 31 at the Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California. According to a statement posted to the

Kiss announced at their final show that they will keep things going with their avatars for years to come, and they’ve already assured us that the avatars will keep getting better and better. Now, they’ve announced the first show the avatars will play… and it’s not until 2027. While to most folks, that might seem

Beloved hardcore heroes Converge just dropped dates for an April run in Latin America next year. The tour will start April 20 in Mexico City, MX and end in São Paulo, BR on April 27, hitting a few dates on their short run. 04/20 Mexico City, MX @ Foro Veintiocho04/21 San José, CR @ Casa

If you’ve ever wished your riff skills could keep you in free beer for the forseeable future, you may either want to join a crappy cover band and play for drink tickets—or move to New Zealand and hang out at Panhead Custom Ales Brewery. The bar has just unveiled a brand new vending machine called

Bongzilla are going to be bringing their Wisconsin-bred, weed-fueled metal to Europe this coming spring. The stoner doomers will be touring on their record from this year, Dab City, released via Heavy Psych Sounds. Most of the dates are confirmed, and there are still a few open dates that they’re waiting to lock down. The

Just in time for winter, Abyssal Frost have given us a frosted blast of brutality in the form of The Pyre Aflame. The new album will be out January 11 via Beyond The Top Records, and will feature vocalist Sheldon (ex-Wrath and Rapture), guitarists Kenan Kerr (Vanisher, ex-Wrath and Rapture) and Steven Funderburk (Through the Eyes of the Dead, Wretched), bassist Aaron Monger (Tÿger) and

Eighteen Visions are officially expanding their band with the addition of Dan Smith, formerly of hardcore band Day Of Contempt. While Eighteen Visions hail from Orange County, Day Of Contempt are from Australia, making this an international collaboration and an exciting chapter for both metalcore and hardcore. Smith first played with the band last weekend

If you’ve ever craved living in a building dedicated to your favorite metal band, and you live in Turkey, you’re in luck. An apartment building was recently built in Mersin, Turkey that displays a giant Metallica logo on the roof via neon sign. But no, the famous thrashers did not bankroll this move. The building

Thrash metal icons and band that thought Warheads On Foreheads didn’t sound like a dumb name for their fifth greatest hits album Megadeth just announced a second 2024 show in Buenos Aires due to popular demand. The show will take place on April 14, 2024 at the 15,000-capacity Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Megadeth’s

This time of year ain’t only for red and green ribbon strewn amongst cheap looking tinsel. No, in fact the Pagans did the whole holiday thing way before Christians did, so this really is mostly their time to celebrate the Winter Solstice. To that end, blackened death metal outfit Noctem dropped their music video for

Drone metal outfit Sunn O))) are planning to hit the open European road next year and bring their Shoshin (初心) Duo tour out that way. Coming along for the ride will be Jesse Sykes with Phil Wandscher & Bill Herzog at every show except for two in April. The tour will run from March 25

Season’s greetings, Decibel readers! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And no, I’m not talking about Christmas! It’s that magical time where I get to exploit a glaring loophole in being the new-releases columnist at Decibel by mouthing off about my personal choices for the best albums of the year. This week’s edition

For roughly four decades, Dave Mustaine has been part of a major touring thrash metal band, so the dude’s put some significant miles down over the years. To say he knows a thing or two about how touring used to be versus how it is today would be an understatement. So given today’s rising costs

Our European friends across the pond are going to get a taste of the south of the border when Mexican death grind act Brujeria make their way over there for a string of European shows next spring. These newly announced dates will be in support of their latest release Esto Es Brujeria and will run

Photo by Stephanie Sintra Maine atmospheric black metal duo Obsidian Tongue—Raymond Capizzo (drums/synths), Brendan Hayter (guitar/bass/vocals)—are preparing for the release of their upcoming EP, The Stone Heart, with a brand new video of the title track. “The Stone Heart” is a moody, slow burn that builds from clean, strummed minor chords to a full-on melodic and

Photo by Ashley Melton You have to see Dry Socket live. The Portland hardcore four-piece are a jaw-dropping whirlwind and their west coast tour that starts next week should already be enough news. But you lucky ducks get a bonus with an exclusive track from the band’s upcoming full-length Sorry For Your Loss. At barely

The latest in Bruce Dickinson news (and you never know quite what is coming with that intro), the iconic musician is collaborating with Z2 comics to make a comic for his upcoming solo album The Mandrake Project. The comic, a storyboarding of the concepts on the album, will be 12 issues, and the series will