With their 14th studio effort coming out on May 24, Rotting Christ released the latest single for Pro Xristou, “The Apostate”. Available for listening below and on digital streaming platforms everywhere, the band explained that the song’s about standing up for what you feel is right while combating dogmatic thinking. ”The Apostate‘ tells the story of resistance. It is a tribute to those who stood unbowed, like Flavius Claudius Julianus, who guarded ancient knowledge against a rising tide of religious conversion. The song is a tapestry woven with mesmerizing choirs, neo-classical arrangements ..read more

And the hits keep coming, people. Not even 24 hours after announcing two 25th anniversary shows in Mexico later this year, Slipknot are giving fans in California (or those with the means to drop everything and go) a chance to catch them in a ridiculously small venue. Here’s hoping the stage is big enouhg. According to the band’s “You Can’t Kill Me” website, they’re going to play their first show with Eloy Casagrande their new drummer at Pappy + Harriet’s in Pioneertown, California this Thursday, April 25. If you aren’t familiar with that venue — and really, who isn’t, amirite? — then you know ..read more

This will surely be a weird tour to check out when it comes to the U.S., but Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann announced earlier today that he will be headlining his first-ever solo North American tour later this year. Set to kick off on September 17 in San Antonio, Texas and coming to an end on October 14 in Los Angeles, the tour will hit 13 different venues before it’s all said and done. Coming along with Lindemann will be Satanic doo-wop act Twin Temple, as well as Aesthetic Perfection. Having been under public scrutiny in recent history for sexual assault allegations that were ultimately ..read more

Is Garth Brooks a serial killer, and is your family safe? These are all serious questions Belushi Speed Ball ponder in their new song. The Kentucky crossover band have shared their new single, “Garth, Let My Family Go,” a hilarious tribute to the conspiracy theory that Garth Brooks is a serial killer. Apparently this joke originated from the podcast Your Moms House, in which host Tom Segura constantly insinuates that Brooks could be a serial killer. This hilarious premise makes for an even funnier video, and the song rips. Vocalist Vinny Crastellano says: “Garth, we are begging you please ..read more

Knocked Loose just shared a new single for the song “Suffocate” featuring pop-metal icon Poppy as a guest. The song is from their forthcoming album, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, out May 10 via Pure Noise Records. “I am a huge fan of Knocked Loose and honored to be on this one,” says Poppy.  The band explain hat the song is about “someone stabbing you in the back”: “It was so fun because her voice allowed us to expand our palette and do some weird, off-the-wall things that we maybe wouldn’t do in another song,” guitarist Isaac Hale says about the song. “We felt that bec ..read more

Hardcore weirdos Candy have shared “Love Like Snow,” which you can stream below. It’s the second song from their upcoming full-length It’s Inside You. The song is melodic and soft for the band, which is interesting, and ties in a lot of electronic and trance elements to create something really cool. From what we can hear, this one could already be a contender for hardcore album of the year, and we’re excited for the full record to drop. The track also features vocals for MIRSY, the side project of Marisa Shriar from Fleshwater, and mmph, the alias of producer Sae Heum Han, mixed and co-produc ..read more

Bodybox are back — even though they just wrapped up a massive tour run with Go Ahead and Die, they are already announcing new dates. The Summer School Tour 2024 will traverse the U.S. and will feature Corpse Pile, King Yousef, Multination Barbecue, Bashed In, Spentcase, Restrictor Plate, and Chain Gang on select dates. The shoes kick off May 14 in Little Rock, AR and wrap up July 6 in Orlando, FL. Tickets are available here. Check out the full list of dates below. 05/14 Little Rock, AR @ Vinos ! 05/15 Fort Worth, TX @ Southside Bar ! 05/17 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock 05/18 Los Angeles, CA @ 1 ..read more

New Jersey technical death metal outfit Cognitive have a new album coming out next month and to get shit flowing, they’ve released its first single, “A Pact Unholy”. If you’ve ever heard these guys, you know how heavy these guys can be. And just like their past output, “A Pact Unholy” hits like an absolute truck. If the rest of the new album is just as heavy, it’s going to be an absolute ass-beater. Guitarist Rob Wharton explained what the band was going for with the single. “‘A Pact Unholy’ kicks off with blistering speeds, guitars are nonstop, and the drums add to the ferocity, all leading ..read more

Later this year, iconic thrash metal outfit Megadeth is heading out on a 33-date tour across the U.S. and this time they’re bringing along Mudvayne and All That Remains. Set to kick off on August 2 in Rogers, Arkansas and coming to an end on September 28 in Nashville, Tennessee, the Live Nation produced tour will stop at what looks like a number of secondary markets after a cursory look at the list of dates. Places like Bend, Oregon and Macon, Georgia aren’t quite as big as say Portland, Oregon and Atlanta, Georgia, for example. Naturally they’ll also hit big stops like Los Angeles, Boston, a ..read more

The day’s been a long time coming, but it seems the world is doomed to be accosted by new Mötley Crüe music later this week. We’ve known for a while that the guys were working on a new record, but some of us hoped that a crapped out hard drive or Vince Neil transporting the tapes in a sports car would lead to the eventual destruction of said new tunes, but here we are. Brace yourselves. Set to release this Friday, the new song is titled “Dogs of War” and if that sounds familiar in a Mötley Crüe setting, that’s because the band performed under that name at London’s The Underworld last June. We ..read more