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From Vera Farmiga's synth-pop pivot and Nekrogoblikon's Aftershock takeover to Floor Jansen's solo run and Gene Hoglan's double-duty thrash tour, this week's US metal news is a masterclass in genre-blurring chaos.
A coincidental name overlap between Deep Purple's new album, Fontaines D.C.'s next record, and Pennsylvania's own Splat and Chamber opens the door to a wider look at thrash heritage, visa-troubled tours, and metalcore's ongoing pipeline.
From Hellripper's visa troubles to Gene Hoglan's double-duty drumming and Deafheaven's blackgaze crossover tour, this week's national touring headlines all trace back to realities Florida's own metal scene knows intimately.
New York Metal Index now tracks 859 bands total, but new band formation has dropped from a 2022 peak of 58 to just 44 in 2024 — a 24% decline that appears to be a real trend, not just a data lag.
Pierce The Veil opens Hot Topic's new Hollywood stage, Slayer celebrates 40 years of Reign in Blood, and Deafheaven and Loathe keep Los Angeles at the center of this week's heavier headlines — plus a deep dive into California's overlooked NWOTHM and depressive black metal underground.
From Karl Sanders' spinal surgery recovery and Hellripper's U.S. visa delays to Gene Hoglan's drumming double duty and Deafheaven's blackgaze crossover, this week shows exactly what it takes to keep metal touring in 2026 and beyond.
From Nile's Karl Sanders speaking out on metal's lack of paid medical leave to Winger's not-so-retired retirement and a new wave of genre-blurring signings, this week's US metal news proves the scene never really slows down.
Metallica's Sphere residency, a Machine Head lineup shakeup, Beast In Black's new power ballad, and a massive Sonic Temple 2027 lineup all connect back to Pennsylvania's thriving thrash, groove, power, and doom underground.
This week's national metal headlines — MXPX's 12th album, Lex Legion's King Diamond pedigree, Beast In Black's power ballad, and Ho99o9's genre-smashing single — all find striking parallels in Florida's own thrash, heavy metal, and experimental underground.
Skinless finally finish writing their first album since 2018, Beast in Black and Lita Ford lean into power-metal nostalgia, and a look at New York's underrated heavy metal, metalcore, and raw black metal undercurrents.
Roadrunner signs a hardcore band, Obituary reissues two death metal classics, Black Sabbath gets its documentary moment, and doom/sludge acts keep the underground humming — here's what matters this week across the global metal scene.
From Ozzy's purple-carpet premiere and Hot Topic's new Hollywood stage to Metal Blade snapping up Howard Jones and Adam D.'s Burn Eternal, this week's metal news finds the US scene balancing heritage nostalgia with underground momentum.
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