Steve Baltin of GRAMMY.com recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell.

“Transference” was directed by Grupa 13 and shot in Wroclaw, Poland this past March. The track comes from Halo Of Blood, the eighth studio album by this world renowned Finnish heavy metal band, due out in North America on June 11th. CHILDREN OF BODOM will be headlining the Musicians Institute Stage at this years Rockstar [...]

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have released an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the song, “Guided By The Dead Light,” one of the new tracks off of their upcoming 20th anniversary anthology “Insurgent.” Check out the studio footage below Lauded as “one of the most determined and deadly thrash metal acts in recent history with [...]

Disinterred British extreme metal legends CARCASS have signed to Nuclear Blast Records for the world excluding Japan! Surgical Steel, the band’s first studio release since their 1996 LP Swansong, was produced by Colin Richardson (NAPALM DEATH, BOLT THROWER, GOREFEST, CANNIBAL CORPSE, SINISTER, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA) and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ACCEPT, EXODUS, TESTAMENT). Joining guitarist Bill Steer [...]

Canadian death thrashers BornBroken are streaming their heavy hitting single ‘Control’. The band will be unleashing their debut album ‘The Healing Powers of Hate’ on Tuesday, June 4th.

REVOCATION have confirmed an August 6th release date for their new self-titled album via Relapse Records.  This is their 4th full-length release and the first featuring new bassist Brett Bamberger.  Today the band has unveiled the artwork and tracklisting for the album.  The artwork was created by Orion Landau (Dying Fetus, Obscura, Nile). REVOCATION will [...]

SIX FEET UNDER are currently preparing for their next round of tour dates in support of Unborn. As previously announced, Decrepit Birth and Cannabis Corpse will be joining them on this tour. Additionally, up-and-coming act Dealey Plaza will open the show. The tour begins July 10th in Houston  and VIP bundles are currently available. Bundles [...]

Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE will embark on a European tour this fall alongside Australian tech-death act Psycroptic and UK death outfit Dyscarnate. Prior to the tour — which kicks off in Belgium on Sept. 20 — the band will be seen appearing at several of the summer’s heaviest international festivals. All upcoming dates [...]

Finnish/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH kicked off their Japanese tour this past Tuesday, May 21 at Namba Hatch in Osaka.

Fan-filmed video footage of the current touring lineup of Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE — which includes bassist John Moyer (DISTURBED, ADRENALINE MOB) and backing singer Sass Jordan (who sings the duet with Tate in "Suite Sister Mary") — performing on May 17 at Arcada Theatre in Saint Charles, Illinois can be seen below.

Southern California juggernauts IMPENDING DOOM recently announced that they have entered The Machine Shop in Belleville, NJ this week to start working on their next LP with producer Will Putney.

The Metallica: Through The Never film trailer has finally been revealed! 3D FAMILEEEEH!

When skateboards and Slayer collide, the universe will benefit.

We told you this was going to be star-studded. Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson is the latest name to join this year's epic Heavy Metal Truants charity bike ride to Download 2013!

We asked Children Of Bodom what the deal is with that Reaper mascot of theirs. Here's what they had to say. New Children Of Boom album 'Halo Of Blood' is out June 7 via Nuclear Blast.

Airbourne stage-scaler Joel O'Keefe talks to us about scaling stages (obviously) and other mad shit as the Road To Download 2013 hots up!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AMAZING COVERS?! Slipknot, Jeff Hanneman, Iron Maiden, Bring Me The Horizon, Black Sabbath, Killswitch Engage, Amon Amarth and so much free stuff you could build a house with it. Here's what's in our immense new issue...

Anthrax icon Scott Ian heads out on his first ever spoken-word tour across the UK today. We reckon it's gonna be excellent.

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Phil Anselmo has announced a set of North American dates to plug his new solo opus ​​'Walk Through Exits Only'​.