Blind Channel name the 2020s metal sensation that inspired their upcoming hiatus
Co-vocalist Joel Hokka reveals the band whose success made Blind Channel realise they can step away from the spotlight
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Blind Channel name the 2020s metal sensation that inspired their upcoming hiatus
Co-vocalist Joel Hokka reveals the band whose success made Blind Channel realise they can step away from the spotlight
Chelsea Wolfe announces Unbound EP from She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She album sessions
Chelsea Wolfe announces her final offering from She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, and shares a music video for Place In The Sun (Unbound)
Parkway Drive announce 20th anniversary arena tour of UK and Europe
The Aussie metalcore stars will be supported by Thy Art Is Murder and The Amity Affliction when they demolish arenas next year
Bloodstock announces ultra-rare Nailbomb performance - and 12 other bands
August's Bloodstock line-up just got even bigger with the likes of Ministry, Nailbomb and Fear Factory joining the bill
Ex-Mr. Bungle member found guilty of murder
Jury in Santa Cruz, California finds Theo Lengyel guilty of murdering his girlfriend Alice 'Alyx' Herrmann in December 2023
The Ocean bring the curtain down on current line-up with The End Of An Eon tour dates
German prog metallers The Ocean will perform the whole of Holecene and the best of Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic on European dates
Devin Townsend shares video for new single, the uplifting "simple song" Gratitude
Devin Townsend will release his latest album PowerNerd, the first of a new trilogy of releases, in October
The Offspring announce 2025 UK headline tour
Pop punk legends The Offspring will hit the UK next year!
James Hetfield vows Metallica will never be "a legacy band"
New music is a vital part of the package that thrash metal icons Metallica want to keep giving their fans
Poppy's new TV variety show lands this week and it's every bit as bizarre as you would hope
Improbably Poppy is a twisted Sesame Street with creepy vibes, dark humour & threats of violence. It's brilliantly bonkers
Ice Nine Kills share the hideously disgusting music video for A Work Of Art, lifted from the Terrifier 3 soundtrack
Ice Nine Kills share the gruesome new video for A Work Of Art, lifted from the Terrifier 3 soundtrack, featuring gnarly murders, a bloody mosh pit and a Art the Clown bass solo
The Offspring's Dexter Holland makes viruses sound pretty punk rock
Doctor Bryan Keith 'Dexter' Holland, Ph.D., gets very excited talking about viruses, and his passion is kinda contagious
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