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A coincidental name match between national metalcore act Bad Omens and Pennsylvania's own Bad Omen opens the door to a wider look at this week's festival, hardcore, and legacy-metal headlines — and what they mean for the state's underground.
Obituary's long-awaited reissues of two Tampa death metal classics headline a week stacked with NWOTHM touring news, Metallica's Sphere spectacle, and genre-blurring crossover moments — all with direct echoes in Florida's own metal underground.
Taylor Momsen's blunt AI refusal, Bring Me The Horizon and Spiritbox's live collaboration in China, and a wave of legacy tours and new singles from Soilwork, Fear Factory, Ugly Kid Joe, and more define a week where metal's human core takes center stage.
New metal band formation in the US has fallen 44% since a 2020 pandemic-era peak of 966 bands, dropping to 537 in 2025, while Death Metal and Black Metal continue to account for over a third of all 14,317 bands in the index.
From a Scranton metalcore giant getting the skeptical-dad review treatment to Philly hardcore reaching for art-rock collaborators, this week's headlines point to a Pennsylvania scene that refuses to stay in its genre lane.
Guilt Trip's Irving Plaza support slot on Thrown's 2027 tour headlines a week of national metal news — from Fear Factory's diverse new chapter to PeelingFlesh's death metal grind — that all circles back to New York's deep underground.
Machine Head drop a surprise single, Papa Roach announce another massive arena run, and Anaheim and Los Angeles both prep for milestone metal events this winter — here's what California's scene has cooking.
DISFEAR's new single arrives as both tribute and battle cry following Tomas Lindberg's passing, while Ira Black, Metal Allegiance, and Delain prove the global metal scene is reshuffling its lineups without losing its edge.
System of a Down's newly announced Rose Bowl stadium show headlines a massive week for California metal, alongside Rush's San Jose postponement, Tool's appearance in the Neil Peart documentary, and Nekrogoblikon's 20-year anniversary.
This week's metal headlines are all about legacy acts reckoning with their past — from Roy Khan's honest take on aging vocals to Forbidden's genre-defying new record — and the lessons apply directly to Pennsylvania's thrash, crossover, and underexposed experimental scenes.
Taking Back Sunday's 'Louder Now' reissue and MetalSucks' new ethics column collide this week with heavy metal legacy news from Judas Priest, Virgin Steele, and Metallica — all pointing back to New York's own underground heavy metal and hardcore scenes.
Steel Panther's absurdly long wait for a spring 2027 album, Ministry's farewell announcement, and a hardcore handshake between Cro-Mags and Turnstile all point back to California's underappreciated heavy metal, doom, and hardcore underground.
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