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Finnish thrashers Krushor released their debut EP 'Taste of Hatred' on January 9th 2026 via Inverse Records.

German symphonic metal stalwarts BEYOND THE BLACK released their sixth studio album Break The Silence on January 9, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. One of its strongest moments is the fifth single, "Ravens"—an emotional track about belonging, loyalty, and the strength found in standing together even in dark times.

When TWISTED SISTER return to the stage this year as part of their anniversary reunion run, there's one thing fans won't be seeing. The heavy make-up that defined the band's image for decades is officially a thing of the past—and according to Jay Jay French, it's the best decision they ever made.

Finnish blackened death metal band Karelian Warcry have worked with their third album for years and finally it sees the light of day this spring. The first bite from the album, a single "Mielen rutto" (The plague of mind) is now out.

The solo project "Wooden Shadow" by Jeremia Ponto, who just turned 25, from Ylöjärvi, Finland and the latest song "We are the North" is a representative song as its name suggests, in which the north brings honor and strength. The chorus raises the sound levels to the stratosphere and the song's otherwise rich and rich melody can...

DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG are sticking to the plan and supplying fans with new material with iron regularity. With another month comes another visual strike from the album Babylon — this time in the form of a video for one of the wildest tracks on the record, "Propaganda."

Deftones are once again tearing through algorithms, playlists, and sold-out arenas. But long before TikTok, viral nostalgia, and the so-called "'90s revival," there was one image that spoke clearly: Around the Fur was never meant to be an album for everyone. And it certainly wasn't meant to be polite.

The metal world was shaken last year when Dave Mustaine officially confirmed that the upcoming, eponymous album Megadeth will be the definitive final studio chapter of one of the greatest thrash metal legends.
The seventeenth album is set to be released later this year and will close a career spanning more than four decades, during which the...

BABYMETAL are celebrating 15 years of existence and once again proving that they don't care much about the boundaries and dogmas of the metal scene. To mark the anniversary, the band has released a newly recorded version of Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!, one of their very first and now iconic songs from 2011.

The mastermind behind the Avantasia project, Tobias Sammet, spoke in a recent interview for the Brazilian show Bate Cabeça about what truly lies behind the international dimension of his metal opera. Over the years, Avantasia has featured some of the biggest names on the global scene — from Michael Kiske and Jørn Lande to Sharon den Adel...

The Masters of Rock festival is gradually closing its lineup for this year, and it is already clear that Vizovice is in for another four-day metal marathon without genre compromises. From July 16 to 19, legends, current top acts, and new faces of heavy music will meet at the Rudolf Jelínek distillery grounds.

Finnish alternative rock/metal band Latvija has released their sixth single named Pear Tree. Previous releases have been well received on various music platforms. Pear Tree is Latvija's first single with the lyrics in English. And the language choice works well on this one. Man behind the artist name Latvija, Heikki Lätti, has composed music...