It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a decade since I stood in line at the bank, sweating through an unusually hot November day, when the kind of news you never expect dropped into my feed. Helloween are reuniting, with…
Finnish prog-metal mainstays Amorphis have released “Bones”, the second single from their upcoming album, Borderland, due out September 26 via Reigning Phoenix. Where “Light And Shadow” offered a shimmer of optimism, “Bones” drags us into heavier, bleaker terrain – complete with doomy riffs,…
British gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost have announced their long-awaited 17th studio album, Ascension, set for release on September 19, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. The album marks the band’s first full-length effort in five years following 2020’s critically lauded…
German power metal legends Helloween have officially announced their brand-new studio album, “Giants & Monsters”, set for release on August 29, 2025. The band broke the news via a playful and characteristically self-aware post on social media, confirming that the…
There was a time when discovering Volbeat felt like stumbling onto something oddly perfect. Music that bridged two seemingly distant worlds: the bruising gallop of thrash and the dusty soul of Americana. The band’s early records wore this duality proudly,…
There are few heavier crowns to wear in extreme metal than the one Behemoth forged for themselves with The Satanist. Released in 2014, it was more than just a comeback after frontman Nergal’s battle with leukemia. It was an artistic…
It begins, as all hauntings do, with a false sense of safety. A soft shimmer, a haunting children’s choir, and then Peacefield rolls in – an 80s-inspired opener that plays tricks on your memory, as though you’ve heard it somewhere…
After much anticipation, Avenged Sevenfold announced the release of their upcoming album, “Life Is But a Dream…” on June 2, 2023. The album features 11 tracks and was written and recorded over the span of four years. In addition to…
It’s been three years since Slipknot released their last album, “We Are Not Your Kind.” During that time, the world has been dealing with a crisis unlike any in recent history, and the music industry has arguably suffered the most.…
When Megadeth released their album “Dystopia” in 2016, many fans were taken aback. The album had a very different sound than their recent opus. It was clear that Dave Mustaine was trying to recapture the sound of their earlier albums,…