German thrash metal band Kreator has shared the next single from its upcoming 16th full-length effort "Krushers of the World" (Jan. 16, 2026, Nuclear Blast Records; pre-order here)— "Tränenpalast," an homage to the 1977 Dario Argento cult horror classic "Suspiria." While the lead melody references the film's original score by Italian prog band Goblin, lending... Continue Reading →
Long-running German thrash metal band Kreator will release its 16th studio album, "Krushers of the World," on Jan. 16, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-order/pre-save it here in various configurations. The new album follows the recent releases of the Kreator documentary "Hate & Hope" and frontman Mille Petrozza's autobiography, "Your Heaven, My Hell." "We are... Continue Reading →
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 →
Finnish metal band Beast in Black has collaborated with "Diablo," the franchise that defined the action RPG genre and manga "Berserk" on the exclusive new song "Enter the Behelit." The track is available on limited-edition vinyl and via worldwide digital distribution, and is accompanied by a music video. The crossover event with Berserk, the classic manga written and... Continue Reading →
Heavy metal supergroup Down—vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders—has signed with Nuclear Blast Records and is slated to release its long-awaited new full-length album in 2026. “Nuclear Blast is proud to be in the trenches with NOLA legends Down as their partner in their long overdue return to... Continue Reading →
Polish extreme metal band Behemoth has unveiled a music video for the new single "Lvciferaeon" from its upcoming 13th studio album, "The Shit ov God" (May 9, 2025; pre-order/save here). Similar to "The Shadow Elite," the previous single from the new album, "Lvciferaeon" encapsulates the band's black metal roots and the vicious grandeur of modern-era Behemoth. "It seems fitting... Continue Reading →
Swiss metal band Burning Witches will return to the United States for a series of intimate headline performances in late summer 2025. The band is continuing the momentum of its 2024 maxi-single "The Spell of the Skull," 2023 album "The Dark Tower," breakout North American tour supporting KK's Priest and headline shows in the western... Continue Reading →
In support of Nuclear Blast Records' reissues of its 1989 album "Practice What You Preach," Testament will launch a special spring 2025 "evening with" tour featuring the band performing and telling stories from the classic thrash metal album. The set list will include deep cuts and classic ballads, some of which will be heard live for the first time ever. The tour... Continue Reading →
"Gold," the long-awaited debut full-length from the Phil Anselmo-fronted black metal project Scour, is out now on Housecore Records in North America and Nuclear Blast in Europe. Scour's lineup features Anselmo (Pantera, Down), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals), John Jarvis (Nest, Agoraphobic Nosebleed), Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index) and Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer,... Continue Reading →
Veteran Bay Area thrash metal band Testament will release remastered versions of its classic albums "The Legacy" and "The New Order" digitally and on vinyl on July 12, 2024, via Nuclear Blast Records. "When 'The Legacy' and 'The New Order' were first recorded, we were new and had limited resources to record the albums being a young band," vocalist... Continue Reading →
