The Acacia Strain will headline a summer 2026 tour with support from The Callous Daoboys, Fromjoy and Mask. The headline run, titled "You Are Safe from the Dead Walk Here," kicks off June 4 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and runs through June 20 in Des Moines,Iowa. Tickets go on sale here at 10 a.m. local time Friday,... Continue Reading →
Groove metal act DevilDriver will release its 11th album, "Strike and Kill," on July 10, 2026, via Napalm Records. The record features the lineup of frontman and mastermind Dez Fafara, guitarists Alex Lee and Gabe Mangold, dummer Davier Ortega Perez and returning founding bassist Jon Miller. Pre-order "Strike and Kill" here, and watch the music... Continue Reading →
Nuclear Blast Records will release a remastered edition of heavy metal supergroup Down's third album, "Over the Under," on June 19, 2026. Pre-order if here, and hear the remastered version of "N.O.D." below. Initially released in fall 2007, "Over the Under" was produced by Warren Riker, delivering over 60 minutes of sonic frustration with songs addressing... Continue Reading →
SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL LIVE PHOTOS—Review and photos by Greg Maki—After a steady rise, gaining momentum with each album release, 2026 is going down as the year that Slaughter to Prevail officially conquered America. The Russian deathcore act is selling out venues across the country on its spring headline tour, leaving a (metaphorical) path of destruction... Continue Reading →
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Savatage will release "Madness Reigns from the Gutter (1990)," a previously unreleased official live recording capturing the band on its "Rulin'Â Gutter"Â tour, on June 26, 2026, via earMUSIC. Pre-order it here. In 1990, Savatage stood at a turning point. Following the release of "Gutter Ballet,"Â the band embarked on a tour that would become one of the... Continue Reading →
Denver, Colorado, doom metal band Khemmis will release its self-titled fifth album on June 12, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records. It will be the band's first album since 2021's "Deceiver." Pre-order the album here, and watch the music video for the first single, "Invocation of the Dreamer," below. “We decided early in the songwriting process... Continue Reading →
Genre-blending metalcore band The Plot in You will release "The Volume Series," a full-length culmination unifying that band's preceding four EP installments into one complete collection, on July 10, 2026, via Fearless Records. Pre-save "The Volume Series" here, and watch the music video for the new single "You Get One" below. "A meditation on current society," vocalist... Continue Reading →
Brazil-based thrash metal band Nervosa has shared a music video for "Impending Doom," the opening track from its new album "Slave Machine," out now via Napalm Records (get it here). "Dark vibes with epic sensation, a very powerful song to introduce our new album, which marks a big step in our career," the band said.... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS—Review and photos by Greg Maki—This show felt like a long time coming after the postponement of a fall 2025 U.S. tour due to visa issues, and the five women of Burning Witches ensured it was worth the wait for the faithful who came out to this strange little venue in historic, downtown Annapolis.... Continue Reading →
