Progressive metalcore outfit The Number Twelve Looks Like You announced their first album in six years with ‘Howls From The Holographic Heart’, out in October via Equal Vision Records in partnership with Rude Records, and unleashed single and music video ‘Joy Is A Weapon’ featuring Foxy Shazam! If you’re looking for some salsa-infused metal madness, look no further…
Portland heavy rock power trio Hippie Death Cult signed to Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records for the next step in their careers! If you want to catch them live, don’t miss out on them during their current US tour and upcoming Europe tour in fall!
New Orleans metal outfit BRAT returns with savage new album ‘Manslayer’, out next month with Prosthetic Records and unleashed another single and video with ‘Trophy Hunting’!
Texas progressive metalcore outfit Fervence are releasing their full-length album ‘Constructs’ in October and unleashed the single and video ‘Zenith’!
Heavy rock trio Temptress is making it to the European shores for a fall tour this October, in support of their latest album ‘hear’, released earlier this year with Blues Funeral Recordings!
Dark pop, alt breakout Summer Hoop released her new track ‘Mindlessly’ to celebrate her signing with Oxide Music! A taste of what is yet to come still later this year!
Symphonic metal legends Kamelot unveiled the new single and video ‘Godlike Alchemy’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Dark Asylum’, out later this month with Napalm Records!
Tampa sludge/doom outfit Blood Of The Earth officially recruit Thy Will Be Done’ J. Costa as vocalist, expanding into a trio!
PUREST FORM sign to Dais Records for their next EP ‘RESISTANCE’, out in September, and unleashed new single ‘ANIMAL’. And it’s giving a blend of raw Trent Reznor with a dash of The Prodigy!
Not Enough Space announced a special hometown show on September 4th in Orlando to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of their debut album ‘Weaponize Your Rage’, released last year with Thriller Records!
This year, all Thrash Metal fans in Europe received a special treat, an early Christmas present: KREATOR & ANTHRAX feat. TESTAMENT. All three bands were in a class of their own that evening – there was no support, only headliners. This evening will be remembered by all thrashers for a long time.
Pop Evil and Bad Wolves joined forces on the “Animal Instinct Tour” touring through the US, bringing along Sierra Pilot and ONI for the ride! We caught them at their Thanksgiving eve show at Pierre’s in Ft. Wayne in Indiana!
40 years – what an anniversary for the Brazilian metal icons SEPULTURA. At the same time, it’s a ’40 Years Farewell Tour – Celebrating Life Through Death’. With 15 albums to their name, puts on a great show, supported by JESUS PIECE, OBITUARY and JINJER. What a goodbye for a legendary band, MHP Arena in Ludwigsburg, Germany literally boiled over!
Time to celebrate 35 years of psychedelic stoner rock: we caught MONSTER MAGNET at one of their stops on their anniversary tour, bringing us together with support DAILY THOMPSON a night full of psychedelic infused Stoner-Rock at LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart, Germany! And they showed that they’re still an excellent live band and still the benchmark against which established and upcoming bands must measure themselves.
Hed pe is a veteran band with 30 years under their belt and are well known for their eclectic blend of nu-metal, reggae, hip-hop and punk rock. They have really created and sustained a unique niche in the industry and it’s not surprising they continue to show up for their loyal fans, who in turn made the night at The Eclectic Room in Angola, IN great!
Between their festival summer dates in Europe, CLUTCH have given a few club shows called the “New World Samurai Tour 2024”. On one of the hottest days of German summer 2024 they turned up the heat some degrees more with an outstanding gig at Substage in Karlsruhe. Supported by Green Lung, a great night of blues and stoner infused rock and some notes of classic NWOBHM left a happy crowd.
While on the road supporting In This Moment and Ice Nine Kills on tour in the USA, the Swedish metallers of Avatar came to bring their “Great Metal Circus” to the Clyde Theatre in Ft Wayne, Indiana. One of the few headlining stops they’re doing, providing people the chance to get the full experience and freakshow treatment that usually comes with the band, providing a night to remember for many there! Support came from locals Mantra of Morta!
Fans were definitely ready to “FACE IT”, the show with Nothing More, Veil Of Maya and Of Virtue, that is! Concert-goers were lined down the sidewalk and around the block in anticipation of the concert at Kemba Live in Columbus, Ohio. And what a fantastic night it became!
The El Corazon venue in the center of Seattle came alive with a burst of energy when Greek extreme metal legends Rotting Christ took over the stage there a couple of weeks ago!
A selection of Rachel’s best captures of 2023, with pictures from bands like Mudvayne, Nonpoint, Drowning Pool, From Ashes To New, Shinedown, Fozzy, Butcher Babies, Sumy Cyco, Black Stone Cherry and Saliva!
