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  • KHEMMIS ANNOUNCE NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM

    KHEMMIS ANNOUNCE NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM

    April 12, 2026
    Latest News

    OUT JUNE 12TH; FIRST SINGLE/VIDEO, “INVOCATION OF THE DREAMER” STREAMING NOW Photo Credit: Brock Marlborough KHEMMIS returns! Denver’s colossal heavy metal band is back with their massively anticipated fifth album, due out June 12th via Nuclear Blast Records. The self-titled record — the follow-up to 2021’s heralded Deceiver â€” represents KHEMMIS in their truest form: disciples of the riff. Adorned with artwork from…

  • SOCIAL DISTORTION Drop New Single, “Partners In Crime”

    SOCIAL DISTORTION Drop New Single, “Partners In Crime”

    April 12, 2026
    Latest News

    Second Advance Track From Born To Kill, Out May 8th on Epitaph Records Photo Credit: Jonathan Weiner Social Distortion has unleashed â€œPartners In Crime,” the second advance taste of its long-awaited eighth album, Born To Kill. An unabashed and anthemic celebration of a lifetime dedicated to rock ’n’ roll, “Partners In Crime” can be heard alongside the album’s…

  • Inferno: An Interview With LARS CHRISS of LION’S SHARE

    Inferno: An Interview With LARS CHRISS of LION’S SHARE

    April 12, 2026
    Latest News

    “In the early years, we got a lot of negative criticism
because we didn’t have a heavy enough [or] evil enough record cover
we had a couple of dolphins jumping in a chess board.” – Lars Chriss George Dionne interviews LION’S SHARE guitarist LARS CHRISS about their first album in seventeen years, ‘Inferno’. The album is set…

  • IMMOLATION ‘Descent’

    IMMOLATION ‘Descent’

    April 12, 2026
    Album Reviews

    IMMOLATION‘Descent’2026, Nuclear Blast Sometimes, when we struggle to find adequate words to succinctly express ourselves, our friends help us along. To that end, I defer to the sage words of my dear friend and colleague, Brian Krassman: “How dare IMMOLATION still be making records this good.” Praise be to the never-ending fire. Entropy is the…

  • DOKKEN’S ‘ERASE THE SLATE’ TO BE RELEASED  FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 180G VINYL IN THE UNITED STATES

    DOKKEN’S ‘ERASE THE SLATE’ TO BE RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 180G VINYL IN THE UNITED STATES

    April 12, 2026
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    THROUGH DEKO ENTERTAINMENT IN JULY; LIMITED TO ONLY 500 COPIES OF EACH COLOR VARIATION Dokken, formed in Los Angeles in 1978, had several hit singles which charted on the Billboard Hot 100, such as “Alone Again”, “In My Dreams”, and “Burning Like a Flame”, and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. The classic…

  • UK Heavy Metallers RATTLESNAKES Release Cover of SAXON’s “And The Bands Played On”

    UK Heavy Metallers RATTLESNAKES Release Cover of SAXON’s “And The Bands Played On”

    April 12, 2026
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    Out Now via Listenable Records Photo Credit: @rise_again_photography_uk The UK’s RATTLESNAKES proudly release their cover of Saxon’s iconic track, â€œAnd The Bands Played On.” The new cover arrives alongside an official visualizer, available below. Heavy Metal legends Saxon wrote the “And The Bands Played On” anthem (from the ‘Denim and Leather’ album, 1981) inspired by their live appearance at the first Monsters of Rock festival on August 16,…

  • HELLOWEEN, BEAST IN BLACK In Dallas, TX With Photos!

    HELLOWEEN, BEAST IN BLACK In Dallas, TX With Photos!

    April 11, 2026
    Concert Reviews

    The Pumpkinheads Unite For A 40th Anniversary Celebration Tour Kickoff At The Bomb Factory On April 7th All Live Photos By Larry Petro/Petrofyed PhotographyBand Photo Credit: Mathias Bothor As concerts go, this was truly one for the ages. Growing up, I like to think I played a role in introducing my younger brother to heavy…

  • MOB RULES Return With New Album ‘Stories From The Verdant Vale’

    MOB RULES Return With New Album ‘Stories From The Verdant Vale’

    April 10, 2026
    Latest News

    Out August 21 Via ROAR; First Single “Master Of The Black Crow” Streaming Photo Credit: Karsten Koch German heavy metal veterans MOB RULES have announced Stories From The Verdant Vale, set for release on August 21 via ROAR – A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music. To mark the announcement, the band unveil the first single, “Master…

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