NEW SINGLE WITH GOTTHARD
Swizz hard rockers GOTTHARD return with a brand-new single, "Smiling In The Pouring Rain". The song is taken from the upcoming mini-album, "More Stereo Crush", set for release on March 13 through RPM.gotthard.rpm.link/smilingPR | gotthard.rpm.link/mscPR | gotthard.com | reigningphoenixmusic.com
NEW ALBUM WITH THE CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT IN THE END OF THE MONTH
Swedish high energy hard rockers The CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT will release "Hot Stuff - Vol. 3" on January 29. It will be available on blood red vinyl in a edition of 200 copies. The album is a collection of non-album tracks, so there's no new songs.Pre-order: chucknorrisexperiment.bandcamp.com/album/hot-stuff....
chucknorrisexperiment.com
NEW SINGLE WITH LION'S SHARE
Swedish heavy metal veterans LION'S SHARE return with the new single "Another Desire", taken from their long-awaited comeback album, "Inferno", out March 27 via Metalville Records.youtube.com/watch?v=pFcPBMdth78 | lionsshare.org | metalville-shop.com
ROB ZOMBIE AND MARILYN MANSON ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson have announced a co-headlining tour across North America, taking place this summer. The 21-date run kicks off on August 20 in West Palm Beach, Florida at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, rolls through major markets such as Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and more before concluding on September 20 in Concord, California at Toyota Pavilion at Concord. The tour will also feature gold-certified Mongolian metal collective The HU and multiplatinum-selling Los Angeles industrial rock stalwarts ORGY as special guests on all dates. Presale begins on Tuesday, January 20, and the general onsale begins on Friday, January 23.livenation.com | robzombie.com | linktr.ee/marilynmanson
JOHN CORABI ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR WITH TOM KEIFER
Veteran rock vocalist John Corabi - known from bands like MÖTLEY CRÜE, The DEAD DAISIES, UNION and The SCREAM - will support CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer on a number of U.S. dates this spring and summer. Tickets for most shows go on sale this Friday, January 16.John will release his debut full-length solo album, "New Day", on April 24 via Frontiers Music Srl.
facebook.com/JohnCorabiMusic
EX-GREAT WHITE AND JACK RUSSELL's GREAT WHITE MEMBERS RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE AS ONCE BITTEN
ONCE BITTEN, the new band featuring past members of GREAT WHITE - Tony Montana from the multi-platinum era and co-writer of some of their biggest hits, and powerhouse vocalist and former member of GREAT WHITE, Andrew Freeman - along with longtime members of Jack Russell's GREAT WHITE, Robby Lochner, Dan McNay and Ken Mary, has released an official animated music video for its debut single, "Rockin' Like The 80's".youtu.be/YiNpR39HnOc
JUDAS PRIEST DOCUMENTARY TO RECEIVE WORLD PREMIERE IN BERLIN
"The Ballad Of Judas Priest", a new documentary about legendary Grammy-winning English heavy metal band JUDAS PRIEST and their epic journey to the top of rock and roll, will receive its world premiere at the 76th Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival, set to take place February 12-22.DEATH/CRUST
ANTI-SAPIEN: At The Mercy Of The MercilessTerminus Hate City on Jan. 16 - 12" EP, Vinyl Box Set, Digital EP
"At The Mercy Of The Merciless" is a 22-minute blast of sewer-filthy death/crust. It's fast, ugly, hyperactive, hard and political. They blend death metal with crust punk and hardcore, and are proudly anti fascist and openly political.
ANTI-SAPIEN formed in Brooklyn in 2021. They have through the years been touring hard in the States, but has also been to Australia, Korea and Japan.
The 6 songs on this EP are brutal and intense, but never too much, which makes it listenable. And as they mix death metal with crust punk, it should be of interest for fans of both genres.
terminushatecity.com | facebook.com/AntiSapienBand
CHEZ KANE DELIVER NEW VIDEO
Welsh melodic rock princess Chez Kane unveils her new single and accompanying visualizer, "Night Of Passion", ahead of the release of the new album, titled "Reckless", out on March 27 via Frontiers Music Srl.youtu.be/SGule2xNZvU?si=2dV7XCJJ0lIZM8y0
RAVENSPELL UNLEASH NEW VIDEO
Canadian heavy metal band RAVENSPELL have just launched a lyric-video of the song "Obsidian Wing" as a second advance single for their first album, entitled "Obsidian King", which will see the light on March 12 through Fighter Records.youtu.be/TbEw9TgtUK0 | facebook.com/ravenspellofficial | fighter-records.com
NEBULA ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR
Stoner rock veterans NEBULA will be on tour in Europe in May.facebook.com/NebulaBand
RAVEN ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Heavy metal veterans RAVEN will return to the live stage with an extensive North American tour of 35+ shows from March through May this year. Support comes from special guests SLACKJAW.facebook.com/ravenbandofficial
THE DEVILS ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR
Explosive Italian rock duo The DEVILS have announced their "European Tour 2026". The band will kick off the tour on January 28 in Montecarotto, Italy, before taking their primal, high-energy live performances across Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy.facebook.com/thedevilsduo
NEW SINGLE WITH SISTER SIN NEXT MONTH
Swedish heavy metal band SISTER SIN will deliver a new single, "Suicide Hill", on February 3. It will be their first new music in 12 years.
facebook.com/SisterSin
MANOWAR ANNOUNCES SCANDINAVIAN DATES
MANOWAR has added tour dates in Norway and Sweden to their 2027 tour, where they will play the entire "Fighting The World" album and other epic anthems. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 16.The dates are:
March 13, 2027 - Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
March 15, 2027 - Partille Arena, Göteborg, Sweden
linktr.ee/manowarband_official
NEW SINGLE WITH CRASHDÏET NEXT WEEK
Swedish sleaze rockers CRASHDÏET will release a new single, "Satizfaction", on January 23.Pre-save: link.ninetone.com/satizfaction
Pre-order the new album, "Art Of Chaos": crashdiet.org/art-of-chaos
facebook.com/realcrashdiet
AVATAR ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR
Swedish metal band AVATAR have announced a spring 2026 headline tour of North America. The trek, with support from FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE and FROZEN SOUL, will kick off on April 16 in Sacramento, California and run through May 20 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. It includes stops at the Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple festivals. General on-sale will be Friday, January 16.avatarmetal.com
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DEATHRAISER: Forged In Hatred (fast old school thrash metal)CARRION VAEL: Slay Utterly (technical death metal brutality)
NEW SINGLE WITH METAL ALLEGIANCE
All-star metal collective METAL ALLEGIANCE has returned with a new single, "Black Horizon", via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). It's their first release of original music since 2018, and the song features guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT), vocalist William DuVall (ALICE IN CHAINS), Mark Menghi (KING ULTRAMEGA) on bass, and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER) on drums.On Thursday, January 22 the "core four" METAL ALLEGIANCE members will share the stage with Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT), John Bush (ex-ANTHRAX, ARMORED SAINT), Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES, GOD FORBID), William DuVall (ALICE IN CHAINS), Jack Gibson (EXODUS), Gary Holt (SLAYER, EXODUS), Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA), and Troy Sanders (MASTODON). In typical METAL ALEGIANCE fashion, the show at the House Of Blues will feature surprise special guests and support from CHAINED SAINT, RED REIGN and LOST LEGACY.
youtu.be/sYpY0tcrfmA
Tickets: ticketmaster.com/event/0900634A15627F9E
NEW SONG WITH CONVERGE
American hardcore/punk/metal band CONVERGE shares a new song, "We Were Never The Same", from their upcoming album "Love Is Not Enough", due on February 13 via Epitaph Records.youtu.be/yNfRyuSMiBc
THRASH AND DEATH METAL
KRUSHOR: Taste Of Hatred (thrash metal)UNBOUNDED TERROR: Demo 1993 + Bonus (death metal from the early 90s)
THE HAUNTED ANNOUNCES JAPANESE TOUR DATES
The HAUNTED are going to Japan in July for 3 dates.
Tickets: smash-jpn.com/live/?id=4629
facebook.com/officialthehaunted
NEW ALBUM WITH THE EROTICS IN FEBRUARY
New York high energy rockers The EROTICS will release a new album, "Just What The Devil Ordered", on February 23 via Cacophone Records.theerotics1.bandcamp.com | cacophone.com
NEW ALBUM WITH EXIT STAGE LEFT IN MARCH
Local (Borås, Sweden) progressive rockers EXIT STAGE LEFT has been working on a new album for a few years, and now it's finally ready to be released. "Gentle Otherworld" is the title, and March 31 is the release date. According to rumours it will be a double album, and there will also be a release party at Wiser's here in Borås they say.
linktr.ee/ExitStageLeft
NEW ALBUM WITH BLACK LABEL SOCIETY IN MARCH
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will release a new album, "Engines Of Demolition", on March 27 via MNRK Heavy.The band has also announced that they will embark on a European tour in May. Support on select dates will come from VENOM INC., THROWN INTO EXILE, SACRED REICH, THUNDERMOTHER and METAL CHURCH.
More details: blacklabelsociety.com
SAMMY HAGAR ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR WITH RICK SPRINGFIELD
Sammy Hagar (ex-VAN HALEN, MONTROSE) returns this summer with a special limited run of his acclaimed, top-grossing "Best Of All Worlds" tour. Hagar will be joined by rock heavyweights and longtime bandmates Michael Anthony (bass, backing vocals), Joe Satriani (guitar) and Kenny Aronoff (drums). The U.S. tour launches June 13 in St. Louis, and concludes June 27 at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The tour also features special guest Rick Springfield. Tickets will go on sale Friday, January 16.More details: redrocker.com
THRASH/DEATH WITH EXTRA EVERYTHING
TOTAL ANNIHILATION: Mountains Of MadnessTestimony Records on Jan. 16 - CD, LP, MC, Digital
TOTAL ANNIHILATION celebrates their 20th anniversary with this album, which is their 4th. It's said to deliver all the Swiss precision and trademark elements their following has come to expect of them. But also more tempo and serious speed, more brutality, more power, more thrash, more death, as well as more harmonies, more melodies, and more musicality.
Much talk, but does it really live up to all that talk? Well, what do I really know? I don't think that I have heard this thrash/death metal band before, so then it's pretty hard to compare with their previous works. But this sounds really good and powerful anyway, there's no doubt about that. And I'm ready to believe all that sell talk about more of everything. You should really give this a try anyway, because it's a very explosive and strong album that they have made.
spkr.store/collections/total-annihilation | facebook.com/testimonyrecords | facebook.com/Total.Annihilation.thrash
NEW ALBUM WITH TEMPLE BALLS IN FEBRUARY
Finnish hard rockers TEMPLE BALLS has released a new single and official lyric video, "Tokyo Love", taken from their upcoming self-titled studio album, out on February 13 via Frontiers Music Srl.youtu.be/4-ikBZgIeYQ?si=2X1yb0DpeT-y2N6P
NEW ALBUM WITH VENUS 5 IN MARCH
International melodic metal group VENUS 5 - comprised of Karmen Klinc, Jelena Milovanovic, Tezzi Persson (HELL IN THE CLUB), Herma (SICK N' BEAUTIFUL), and Erina Seitllari - announce the release of their second studio album, titled "March Of The Venus 5", and scheduled for a March 20 release via Frontiers Music Srl.To give a taste of what's coming, they have unleashed the first powerful single, "Like A Witch", along with an official video.
youtu.be/aSmsMSCQ7-w?si=_Q14kzdXSJlFpQh8
JAY WEINBERG HAS LEFT SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
Former SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg has announced his departure from SUICIDAL TENDENCIES after an almost 2-year run with the California crossover thrash/hardcore punk legends.Read more: instagram.com/p/DTYgPVnCaGJ
NAPALM DEATH IS RECORDING DEMOS FOR NEW STUDIO ALBUM
NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury and touring guitarist John Cooke have entered Parlour Studios in Kettering, U.K. with longtime producer Russ Russell (DIMMU BORGIR, AT THE GATES, AMORPHIS) to begin recording demos for the band's 17th studio album.
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ARTILLERY SIGNS WITH MIGHTY MUSIC
Danish thrashers ARTILLERY have signed with Mighty Music. A new mini-album will be released in the spring.facebook.com/ARTILLERY.DK | facebook.com/mightymusic666
NEW ALBUM WITH MASTERPLAN IN MAY
MASTERPLAN's long-awaited new album, "Metalmorphosis", will be released on May 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. The LP's first single, "Chase The Light", will arrive on January 15.facebook.com/masterplantheband
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