By Greg Maki—And just like that, another year has come and gone. And what a year 2025 was for heavy music, led by this summer’s instantly legendary Back to the Beginning concert and Ozzy Osbourne’s passing just a couple weeks later—not unexpected but no less devastating because of that. Those titanic events served to shine... Continue Reading →
Singer, songwriter and Grammy-nominated performance artist Poppy will continue her They're All Around Us headline tour with a run of U.S. dates in September and October 2025. Presales has begun, with the general on-sale starting at 10 a.m. Friday, June 20. Get tickets here. The tour is in support of Poppy’s 2024 album "Negative Spaces," a record encapsulating an... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki—Spiritbox has officially arrived. The Canadian act that has been one of metal’s biggest buzz bands since the build-up to its 2021 full-length debut “Eternal Blue” has graduated to simply being one of the scene’s biggest bands, as evidenced by a sold-out show at the 4,000-capacity Theater at MGM National Harbor just outside... Continue Reading →
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Portland, Oregon's Dying Wish has released the standalone new single and video "I Brought You My Soul (Your World Brought Me Despair)." The song was produced by Will Putney. Watch the video below. The song finds singer Emma Boster reaching new melodic heights while delivering screams that sound as if they scaled the depths of hell. "'I Brought You My... Continue Reading →
Two-time Grammy-nominated progressive metal band Spiritbox will hit the road in spring 2025 on its Tsunami Sea North American Tour. Kicking off April 3 in Dallas, Texas, produced by Live Nation, the 24-date tour will hit cities across the United STates and Canada with Loathe, Dying Wish and GEL as support. The official artist ticket presale begins Wednesday, Dec. 4 and will include a... Continue Reading →
Portland, Oregon's Dying Wish will hit the road in October 2024 on a co-headline run with New York hardcore band Pain of Truth. Outta Pocket and Balmora will serve as support. The tour kicks off on Oct. 7 in Houston, Texas, and runs through Oct. 31 in Brooklyn, New York. Tickets go on sale here... Continue Reading →
Australian metalcore band The Amity Affliction will celebrate the 10th anniversary of "Let the Ocean Take Me" by performing the album in its entirety on its spring 2024 North American tour. Kicking off April 26, the tour also will feature up and coming metalcore acts Currents, Dying Wish and Mugshot. Tickets will go on sale... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki Didn’t we just do this? Another year is winding down, and we’re back to share the music we have enjoyed the most throughout 2023. With so many albums out in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic and bands more focused on touring now, this year might not have been quite as strong... Continue Reading →
Portland, Oregon's Dying Wish has dropped a music video for "Path to Your Grave," from its upcoming album "Symptoms of Survival," due Nov. 3, 2023, via SharpTone Records (pre-order here). "'Path to Your Grave' was written in mind as 'Fragments Part Two,'" vocalist Emma Boster said. "'Fragments' is written about my struggle of my relationship... Continue Reading →
