Killswitch Engage has shared a music video for "Aftermath" from its 2025 album "This Consequence" (Metal Blade Records; get it here). "'Aftermath' is a song about the realization of a tragic event or a war, and the strength it takes to rebuild and the hindsight of the loss, betrayal, and madness that transpired while going through it all,"... Continue Reading →
Progressive death metal duo Entheos will embark on its first-ever North American headline tour in fall 2025. The month-long journey will begin Oct. 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and runs through Dec. 6 in Nashville, Tennessee. Fallujah, The Zenith Passage and Tracheotomy will support. “We’re incredibly excited to announce our first ever headlining tour in the... Continue Reading →
Progressive death metal band Rivers of Nihil's eponymous fifth full-length, released on May 30, 2025, via Metal Blade Records, totaled 2.8 million Spotify streams globally and hit the Billboard charts in its first week of release. The record earned the number 2 position on the Current Hard Music Albums chart, numer 7 on the Current Rock... Continue Reading →
Whitechapel will return to U.S. stages in fall 2025, performing its latest album, "Hymns in Dissonance," in full on the Rituals of Hate headline tour. Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker and Disembodied Tyrant will support. “After the overwhelming responses from the 'Hymns in Dissonance' release, we decided it would be great to close out the year by giving this album to... Continue Reading →
Death metal band Cannibal Corpse will embark on a fall 2025 North American headline tour with Municipal Waste and Fulci. The journey will commence Sep. 15 in Nashville, Tennessee, and make its way through over two dozen cities before drawing to a close Oct. 22 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Blabbermouth and Knotfest pre-sales will begin... Continue Reading →
“Water & Time” is the newest single from progressive death metal band Rivers of Nihil, coming from its self-titled fifth full-length, set for release on May 30, 2025, via Metal Blade Records. Watch the music video below, and pre-order the album here. “‘Water & Time’ is a song that we put together before most of the... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal supergroup Category 7 will make its live debut Monday, June 30, 2025, at the Whiskey a Go-Go in Los Angeles, California. As reported by Metal Injection, Evildead has been confirmed as support, with more bands to be announced. Category 7, which released its self-titled debut album in July 2024 via Metal Blade Records,... Continue Reading →
Following two festival performances—Bangers Open Air in São Paulo, Brazil and Sonic Temple Festival in Columbus, Ohio—veteran metal band Armored Saint will enter the studio May 2025 to begin recording its ninth studio album, tentatively slated for a spring 2026 release through Metal Blade Records. In September, the band will join W.A.S.P. for a trio... Continue Reading →
American deathcore band Whitechapel has shared a music video for "Hate Cult Ritual," from its new album, "Hymns in Dissonance," out now on Metal Blade Records. “We attempted to write our heaviest album to date,” guitarist Alex Wade said. “We wanted to put out something that was shockingly menacing and brutal.” Longtime fans will detect... Continue Reading →
Killswitch Engage has shared the video for the song "Collusion" from its new album "This Consequence," released Feb. 21, 2025, via Metal Records. Get it here. "'Collusion' is about the struggle between people in power and the common people," vocalist Jesse Leach said. "It speaks about the propaganda and divisiveness used to keep us in control. It's... Continue Reading →
