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South American Metal Index counts 910 death metal bands across the continent as of 2026-08-14 — but only 3 tracked shows, with São Paulo alone home to 80 bands and 96% of acts favoring Bandcamp over Spotify.
From Chad Gray's high-stakes 30th anniversary solo tour to CKY's tribute to the late Brent Hinds and Wage War's surprise new single, this week's metal news finds the US scene balancing legacy with fresh momentum.
A grindcore tour's accidental namedrop of Ohio's own Asphalt kicks off a wider look at this week's metal news, from Wage War's surprise single to CKY's tribute to Brent Hinds, all viewed through the lens of Ohio's crossover thrash, metalcore, and death metal underground.
Lancaster's August Burns Red talk hope and technicality in metalcore, West Chester's CKY honor the late Brent Hinds, and Pennsylvania's deep metalcore, deathcore, and grindcore bench proves the state still punches above its weight.
This week's roundup covers Reminitions' new deathcore video, Exhumed's fall grind tour, a wave of metalcore and hardcore releases, and a look back at California's 80s thrash-versus-glam rivalry.
From Wolf's tenth album announcement to Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante lending their voices to a Valorant esports anthem, this week's metal news shows just how far heavy music's reach extends in 2026.
From Ronnie Wood joining Hollywood Vampires at The O2 to Tony Iommi's upcoming Birmingham talk and a fresh Death/Massacre feud, this week's metal news bridges Europe's founding legends with its still-underrated deathcore and death metal underground.
Torche's newly announced Saint Vitus show, Mastodon's Marrow Deep rollout, and Godflesh's new album all offer angles into Florida's sludge, post-metal, and thrash underground — and a 35-year-old radio promotion company reminds us how bands actually get discovered.
Spotlights lock in a Saint Vitus headliner with Torche, Godflesh announce their planned final chapter, and a stacked fall touring slate from Chad Gray to Boundaries gives New York's metal scene plenty to watch.
From Johnny Spreadsheets' latest DIY survival tip to Ritchie Blackmore's shock Deep Purple reunion, this week's headlines are all about what it costs to keep touring — and Texas's doom, NWOTHM, and death metal scenes know that math better than anyone.
European Metal Index data shows new band formation across Europe peaked at 2,679 in 2020 and has fallen every year since, down to 1,588 in 2025 — a 41% drop — even as Black Metal and Death Metal continue to dominate new-band genre counts.
Torche's return to Brooklyn's Saint Vitus Bar anchors a week where sludge, industrial, and deathcore all made noise — plus Blackmore's Deep Purple reunion and why traditional heavy metal deserves more ink in 2026.
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