While still keeping good on its promise to never tour or record new music again since "retiring" at the end of 2019, beloved thrash metal band Slayer has scheduled a number of performances throughout 2025.Headline performances have been confirmed for the United States, Canada and the U.K., marking the band's first U.K. and Canadian performances... Continue Reading →
Following the announcement of upcoming headline performances at both Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest and its own "Bonded by Blood" 40th anniversary shows, veteran thrash metal band Exodus has unleashed a slew of additional spring 2025 U.S. tour stops and festival dates—altogether dubbed the "Swarm of Horror" tour. This will be the first Exodus... Continue Reading →
Teen metal band Chained Saint—featuring high school students Ethan Kahn (17, guitar), Sebastian De Avila (18, bass), Cameron Cottrell (19, drums) and Sean Sterling (18, vocals)—will serve as direct support for Alice in Chains on select spring 2025 tour dates. The band also will appear at several festivals through 2025, including Welcome to Rockville, Rocklahoma, Louder Than Life and VansWarped Tour. Chained Saint was... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal band Warbringer has unleashed "The Sword and the Chaos," the second single from its upcoming album "Wrath and Ruin" (March 14, 2025, Napalm Records; pre-order here). Watch the official lyric video below. "'The Sword and the Cross' was the first song we wrote for Wrath and Ruin and sets the tone for the album,"... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal band Warbringer and death metal act Allegaeon will team up for a spring 2025 North American co-headline tour. The Vortex of Violence tour will feature support from Skeletal Remains and Summoning the Lich. "We are announcing our first run of 2025, where we will be raining down 'Wrath and Ruin' across the USA and Canada!"... Continue Reading →
Veteran thrash metal act Exodus has parted ways with vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza and welcomed back Rob Dukes as his replacement. The band made the announcement Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, on social media. Rob Dukes performs with Exodus in 2013. Dukes previously fronted Exodus from 2005 to 2014 and appeared on four studio albums—"Shovel Headed... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal band Warbringer will release its new album, "Wrath and Ruin," on March 14, 2025, via Napalm Records. Pre-order it here, and watch the music video for the new song "A Better World" below. On "Wrath and Ruin," Warbringer continues its assault against the powers that be with eight new rippers lyrically focused on inspiring... Continue Reading →
Richmond, Virginia, thrash metal band Municipal Waste has added a pre-party to its previously announced 25th anniversary Spring Kickback weekend in its home city. The "Waste Kickoff" show will take place April 10, 2025, at Cobra Cabana and feature performances by Asshole Parade, Morbikon, Stepmother, Suppression, and Shooting Pain. Municipal Waste frontman Tony Foresta said:... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Exodus, Havok, Candy, Dead Heat—By Greg Maki—Baltimore came to throw down on this Saturday night. Maybe my perception was clouded because I haven’t been to a lot of shows this year, but this near-capacity crowd was rowdy almost from the start. And Exodus’s “Battle of ‘24” tour, its first headline run in many... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
