Long-running metal band Soulfly, fronted by Max Cavalera, will release its 13th tribally fueled album, "Chama," on Oct. 24, 2025, via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-order/save the album here, and watch the lyric video for the first single, "Storm the Gates," below. "Chama is the Brazilian word for flame," Cavalera said. "It also means a 'calling.' Respect to... Continue Reading →
Mudvayne has dropped the single "Hurt People Hurt People," its first new music in 16 years. Watch the visualizer below. "Hurt People Hurt People' has probably been around since the beginning of man," vocalist Chad Gray said. "Certainly longer than the phrase ever existed. The endless cycle of projecting our pain onto others. I think I... Continue Reading →
Dark Chapel, fronted by Black Label Society guitarist Dario Lorina, has shared a music video for the ballad "Dead Weight." The band also is set to release a deluxe vinyl edition of its debut album "Spirit in the Glass" on Oct. 10, 2025, via MNRK Heavy and tour this fall with Zakk Sabbath. The deluxe... Continue Reading →
Southern California quintet Spite, described by AllMusic as a "decibel-and-soul-crushing deathcore unit ... who employ a lethal blend of death metal, metalcore, and neo-nu-metal," will release its new album, "New World Killer," on Oct. 31, 2025, via Rise Records. Pre-order the album, and watch the video for the first single "Lights Out" below. "'Lights Out'... Continue Reading →
Swedish metal band Avatar will release its new album, "Don't Go in the Forest," on Oct. 31, 2025. Pre-save the album, and watch the video for the new single "Tonight We Must Be Warriors" below. "It has become a necessity to me over the years to be able to answer one question: Why is this... Continue Reading →
After a run on the European summer festival circuit, Ne Obliviscaris will return to North America in November 2025. Over the course of a two-hour show, the Australian progressive metal band will perform its latest album, "Exul," and "Citadel," which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. This will be the band's first headlining tour of North America with new harsh... Continue Reading →
The Acacia Strain once will spread a metallic dose of holiday cheer in December. "Tune Low Die Slow Ho Ho" 2025 is set for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13 and 14, at Empire Live in Albany, New York. "Merry TASMAS, Round Two," vocalist Vincent Bennett said. "Everyone has an Xmas festival now. Guess what? Next... Continue Reading →
Canadian metal band Kittie will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its groundbreaking debut album with the "Spit XXV," due Sept. 19, 2025, via Sumerian Records. The collection features updated and re-recorded versions of four of the albums biggest tracks, "Brackish," "Charlotte," "Do You Think I'm a Whore" and the title track, all produced, once again, by Garth Richardson, who... Continue Reading →
Fantasy doom metal band Castle Rat has shared "Serpent," the third single from its upcoming sophomore album "The Bestiary,"  due Sept. 19, 2025, via King Volume Records in the United States and Blues Funeral Recordings in the U.K. and Europe. "With ‘Serpent,’ we wanted to explore the iconography of the snake—not just as a symbol of danger or deceit,... Continue Reading →
Swiss metal band Burning Witches have shared "Soul Eater," the third single from their upcoming sixth studio album, "Inquisition," due out Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, via Napalm Records  (pre0rder here). Watch the music video for the song below. "This is the sound of Burning Witches, which represents our soul, mood and ravenous character in the... Continue Reading →
