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A newly announced collection of pre-Megadeth demos from Chris Poland and Gar Samuelson's band The New Yorkers sends us digging into New York's deep roots in technical, jazz-informed metal — plus a full rundown of this week's touring news, legacy-band drama, and release highlights.
Ozzfest confirms its 2027 California return, Stryper's new record gets the full dad-rock treatment, Tesla's Jeff Keith crashes a Sacramento bar gig, and Kerry King readies new thrash for early 2027.
New York Metal Index's data shows the state's 25 most active touring bands have 139 combined shows booked — but only 3 of them are playing their next date inside New York State.
Metallica's Sphere residency gets sillier, Megadeth's pre-history gets excavated, Death Angel and Vio-Lence head to Europe, and Armored Saint's John Bush gives California's underrated NWOTHM scene a rare moment in the spotlight.
Mark Heylmun's decision to sit out Suicide Silence's fall tour for his sobriety, Ozzfest's comeback, and a satirical look at DIY band finances all point to a US metal scene reckoning with the real cost of staying on the road.
Florida Metal Index's database shows Underoath and Magnolia Park alone account for 66 of the 189 upcoming shows logged across 22 tracked touring bands — while 10 of those bands have four dates or fewer on the books.
Spineshank announces a lineup change at bass and vocals, Thrown Into Exile drops a new single featuring Arch Enemy's Michael Amott, and California's veteran metal class — from Testament to Armored Saint to Avenged Sevenfold — keeps proving the scene's staying power.
From Mark Heylmun stepping back from Suicide Silence's fall tour to prioritize sobriety, to Iron Maiden's touring endurance and Hellripper's visa-delayed first U.S. run, this week's metal news is really one story: what the road costs musicians, and who's learning to pace themselves.
From Ann Wilson's vocal discipline and Ty Tabor's recovery from a traumatic brain injury to Dark Angel's long-awaited return and the brutal new sounds of Flesh Prison and SCRO, this week's metal news is all about endurance — and what comes next.
From Gene Hoglan's Dark Angel promises and Iron Maiden's touring machine to a hardcore-hip-hop collision and New York's own black metal underground, here's what matters in metal this week.
From Corrosion of Conformity's archival live footage to Dark Angel's promised new material and Haywire's Roadrunner signing, this week's metal news shows legacy acts and hardcore upstarts both proving longevity is about reinvention, not standing still.
Bullet For My Valentine's Will Ramos feature, Carnifex's Entheos collab, and Hatebreed's new record highlight a US metal scene where genre borders keep dissolving in favor of collaboration.
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