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HIRAX's KATON W. DE PENA Admits He Has Encountered Racism Within Metal Community: 'I Don't Let It Bother Me' In a new interview with Rutgers University, vocalist Katon W. De Pena of California thrash metal veterans HIRAX was asked what his experience has ...

DRAGONFORCE Announces June/July 2025 European Tour DRAGONFORCE will embark on a European tour in June and July. The 14-date trek will include appearances at such festivals as Sweden Rock Festival, Nova Rock and Graspop Metal Meeting, as well as dates with POWERWOLF. ...

MOVEMENTS Share Visualizer For New Single 'Where I Lay' MOVEMENTS have shared a brand new single, “Where I Lay”. The song boasts the band’s signature push-and-pull guitar tension, but there is a level of stunning refinement of the group’s ...

DISTURBED To Release New Single 'I Will Not Break' This Friday DISTURBED will release a new single, “I Will Not Break”, on Friday, February 21. A short teaser for the track is available below. “I Will Not Break” was apparently helmed by ...

SCHMIER Fights Against Fascism And Misinformation On New DESTRUCTION Album, 'Birth Of Malice' By David E. Gehlke The 2021 departure of founding member and guitarist Mike Sifringer has seemingly galvanized long-running, legendary German thrashers DESTRUCTION. ...

BJÖRN 'SPEED' STRID Keeps The Nostalgia Coming With THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA By David E. Gehlke Initially considered nothing more than the fun, AOR, 1970s-styled, retro side project of SOILWORK’s Björn “Speed” Strid and David Andersson, along ...

FORBIDDEN To Enter Studio Next Week To Record First New Songs In A Decade And A Half Resurrected San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN will enter Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California next week with engineer/co-producer Zack Ohren to record their first ...

KAMELOT Drummer Officially Launches ROKK Streaming Service, With 'Fair Compensation For Artists At Its Core' KAMELOT drummer Alex Landenburg and MENTALIST guitarist Peter Moog have officially launched a new streaming service called ROKK. ROKK is billing itself as ...

KITTIE Announces June 2025 European Tour Dates Canadian metallers KITTIE have announced European headlining tour dates taking place in June 2025 alongside their summer festival run. The highly anticipated shows will be the band’s first on that side of the world in over

Ex-FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL To Release Two New Singles Before The Summer In a new interview with Australia’s Heavy, former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell spoke about his plans for new music after issuing two singles in 2024 — “Anti-Droid” ...