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The story of the warrior and the sensai continues as HOKKA presents their second single, 'Death By Cupid’s Arrow'. Following the powerful debut of 'In The Darkness', the new track expands HOKKA’s cinematic narrative with intensity, emotion, and epic scale.

Late last year, SYLOSIS almost left a rift in the cosmos with furious track 'The New Flesh'. Now they're back for blood, delivering devastating second single 'Erased'. 'Erased' is taken from their upcoming seventh studio album, The New Flesh, slated to drop on February 20th via Nuclear Blast Records. The New Flesh is a towering testament to destructive riffing, incisive melody and refined brute force.

Full House Brew Crew start the new year with the release of their new single “The Tear”, accompanied by an official music video! The track marks the next chapter leading into their upcoming studio album “Glasgow Grin”, due out on February 6th, 2026 via ROAR – A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music. Pre-orders are available at: https://fhbc.rpm.link/glasgowPR

“Once more unto the breach dear friends”, or more precisely, the O2 Forum in Kentish Town. This is one of my favourite music venues. It has a good photo pit, and the Showsec security are generally accommodating. Their policy allows photographers to shoot from the crowd after they have finished the standard three songs from the pit. This means you don’t get thrown out onto the street like a piece of trash in between the sets of each band, something that happens at venues like

Asylum Road return with Mask of Oblivion, a crushing and emotionally loaded groove-metal assault that dives straight into the reality of internal warfare. Hailing from Northern Ireland, the band fuses groove metal weight, metalcore urgency, and melodic depth into a track that feels both cinematic and confrontational. Fans of Killswitch Engage, Threat Signal, Sylosis, Parkway Drive, and Machine Head will feel immediately at home.

Swedish melodic metal supergroup CYHRA (featuring AMARANTHE Co-Founder Jake E and current THE HALO EFFECT, KAMELOT, THE CROWN, and SUBURBAN TRIBE members) have stormed onto the modern metal scene once again with their latest single, "Box With Spirits". The supergroup continues to offer a fresh sound that challenges the boundaries of modern metal, leaning hard on punchy riffs and brooding, atmospheric synth accents.

After bringing early recordings from Twilight Moon and Degenerate back to life, Finnish metal icon Mathias Lillmåns, known by most as the vocalist of Finntroll and …And Oceans, now unveils the central monument of his archive project: the most expansive collection of recovered material to date. Together with the release of the album it's also out now the video of the song "Sanguine Sadism".

I will confess that I knew absolutely nothing about two of the bands on the bill, including the headliner. My review will be written from the perspective of someone who has walked in off the street, which is pretty close to the truth.

Welsh ragga metal legends Skindred have today released their brand-new single ‘You Got This’, accompanied by a brilliantly entertaining video.

In only just over a month, NEREIS, one of the most exciting young bands, which for the rare occasion finds itself at the intersection of bombastic hard rock à la Europe, modern metal, and a touch of prog, will release its new album, “AZURE.”

Thames & Hudson have today released the hardback book IRON MAIDEN: Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History. A magnificent visual celebration of the first 50 years of Iron Maiden, this new book chronicles the evolution of heavy metal’s most prestigious band, with unparalleled input from band members and management.

Following the massive news of JINJER’s upcoming European Duél Tour in early 2026, Ukraine’s modern metal juggernauts have revealed two very special guests joining them on this highly anticipated run. Progressive powerhouses Unprocessed and legendary Dutch innovators Textures will round out one of the most exciting lineups the genre has seen in years.

German metal icons HELLOWEEN have always been pioneers of the power metal scene: The godfathers of melodic speed metal are renowned for their brilliant records and unforgettable concerts.

Afterdome unleashes a crushing new single with “Lust,” a raw and unfiltered plunge into obsession and forbidden desire. Blending ferocious heavy metal riffs with hard rock grit, the track explodes with primal energy and emotional agony, tapping into the darker impulses that live beneath the surface.

70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, known for always going the extra mile to present its Sailors with exclusive experiences, has just announced another highlight for the 2026 sailing: Dutch Death/Thrash Giants IZEGRIM will celebrate their band reunion on board

Blackbriar are proud to finally present their new studio album, A Thousand Little Deaths, released today via Nuclear Blast Records. A modern masterpiece steeped in gothic mystique, featuring breathtaking tracks such as The Fossilized Widow, Floriography, A Last Sigh of Bliss, I Buried Us and Harpy.

SPINAL TAP is back! After a 15-year hiatus, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls are drawn back together for one last concert. Documentary filmmaker Marty DiBergi returns to explore what the band members have been up to and immortalize the concert reunion.

Can love survive beyond the veil? Blackbriar are proud to release their wistful new single, 'A Last Sigh Of Bliss', alongside a video. The song details a tragic romance between someone living, and someone deceased.

Hot on the heels of their show-stopping performance of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Perry Mason” at Black Sabbath's final show over the weekend, Halestorm today dropped new song “Rain Your Blood On Me,” debuted live in that short set.

SURPRISE RELEASE FOLLOWS LAMB OF GOD’S PERFORMANCE OF THE SONG AT BLACK SABBATH’S BACK TO THE BEGINNING CONCERT LAST NIGHT Grammy-nominated metal masters Lamb of God have surprise-released an official studio recording of their cover of Black Sabbath's “Children Of The Grave.” Get it at all DSPs here.