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P.O.D. quietly recorded their new album in South Philadelphia, and this week's national headlines about lineup shuffles at Fear Factory, Nevermore, and Harm's Way say a lot about resilience — a theme Pennsylvania's own underground knows well.
Tampa death metal legends Obituary tour hard while Marilyn Manson's controversy resurfaces — and beneath both headline stories, Florida's overlooked NWOTHM, thrash, and raw black metal underground keeps grinding without the spotlight.
System Of A Down goes Diamond, Bad Wolves implode over a Dolly Parton cover, and Turnstile's genre-collapsing covers album prove the lines between mainstream and metal have never been blurrier.
This week's national metal headlines — from Beartooth's Caleb Shomo coming out to Flotsam and Jetsam's booking struggles and a Twisted Sister reunion — all carry lessons for Florida's thrash, death metal, and NWOTHM underground.
From a packed Obituary and Acid Bath show at Pier 17 to Twisted Sister's Sebastian Bach-fronted reunion and Flotsam and Jetsam's touring struggles, New York's metal scene is proving it still has plenty to say — and plenty of bands worth hearing.
Southern California deathcore titans Carnifex announce 'More Than Misery,' while Beartooth's Caleb Shomo opens up about backlash to coming out and legacy acts like Great White and Twisted Sister keep proving metal's elder statesmen aren't done yet.
UK Subs top European Metal Index's touring-activity chart with 17 confirmed shows — more than Iron Maiden or Sabaton — while six bands sit tied at exactly 6 shows for the final spots in the top 25.
Fear Factory's new vocalist era, Carnifex's next deathcore assault, and a wave of industry drama all point back to Florida's foundational role in death metal, power metal, and beyond.
Clutch's new single, a Troy-born rock singer's breakthrough, and a fresh crop of deathcore and industrial metal releases all tie back to New York's deep heavy metal roots — from 80s glam legends to today's NWOTHM torchbearers.
Party Cannon's off-dates from a run with California's Nekrogoblikon turn into a headlining tour, while new music from Darkest Hour, Clutch, and Pain — plus a wave of archival reissues — offers a snapshot of where California's touring and legacy scenes stand heading into fall.
PAIN returns with a brutally direct new single featuring Peter Stormare, Marilyn Manson expands his latest concept album, and legacy acts from Scorpions to Molly Hatchet make sure their histories get told right — all while the hardcore and metalcore underground keeps grinding forward.
Pennsylvania Metal Index now tracks 684 bands and 64 venues statewide — but only 8 upcoming shows, a gap that leaves Pittsburgh's 125 bands with zero scheduled dates.
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