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Among The Seeds Of Death

The webbing of extreme metal subgenres has become as elaborate and over-the-top as the most exaggerated squiggly metal band logo one can think of. From the blackened death mania of CRUCIAMENTUM or GRAVE MIASMA to the sideways and crooked snapback hat slams of PEELINGFLESH, it all traces back to eigh...

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CONEY HATCH's ANDY CURRAN Announces Limited-Edition 'Rockaholic' Collector's EP

For rock fans who remember the '80s and early '90s, Andy Curran needs little introduction. Now, the founding member and lead vocalist of CONEY HATCH is revisiting his solo legacy while adding two brand-new songs with the release of "Rockaholic", a limited-edition collector's EP that connects Curran'...

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SIGH Prove Why They're Still Japan's Most Enticing Extreme Export On 'Goh-Ka'

By David E. Gehlke Japanese extreme metal innovators SIGH recently released their 14th long-player, "Goh-Ka". The main theme is "Kuso-zu", a series of Buddhist paintings or illustrations depicting the nine stages of a human body's decomposition after death. This time out, founding member, vocalist,...

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Watch: BEHEMOTH Performs Cover Of VENOM's 'In League With Satan' With DIMMU BORGIR's SHAGRATH Live For First Time

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH kicked off their "In League With Satan" co-headline European tour with DIMMU BORGIR on Friday, October 9 at Halle 622 in Zurich, Switzerland. Support on the trek is coming from the Swedish black metal icons DARK FUNERAL. BEHEMOTH's 14-song set included the live debu...

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Watch: UNLEASHED Pays Tribute To Late VENOM Frontman CRONOS With 'Countess Bathory' Cover In Athens

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED paid tribute to VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant by playing a cover version of the VENOM classic "Countess Bathory" during UNLEASHED's October 7 concert at Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. On October 2, th...

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DARKEST HOUR Releases New Single And Video 'Warrior' From Upcoming 'Suffer Divine' Album

Washington, D.C. metalcore pioneers DARKEST HOUR have released their new single and video, "Warrior". This is the second single from the band's forthcoming album, "Suffer Divine", due out on October 30. DARKEST HOUR guitarist Mike Schleibaum comments: "This song showcases our melodic death metal ten...

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Avrak

A very welcome contribution from our "what's not to like?" department, the first album from AVRAK is a grubby and thunderous treat. Formed by DARKTHRONE mainstay Ted "Nocturno Culto" Skjellum and fellow guitarist (and vocalist) Anders Hegna in 2025, and completed by the presence of former SARKE memb...

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Watch: CANDLEMASS Recruits Guest Singer FELIPE PLAZA KUTZBACH For Australian Tour

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS recruited Chilean vocalist Felipe Plaza Kutzbach (PROCESSION, DESTRÖYER 666, SCALD) to handle lead vocals during the band's four-date Australian tour, which kicked off on September 29 in Melbourne and concluded on October 3 in Perth. Felipe, who currently lives...

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EXODUS Joins KnuckleBonz360 As GARY HOLT Steps Into 360 District In Full Immersive 3D

KnuckleBonz today announced an official collaboration with EXODUS to bring the Bay Area thrash pioneers into KnuckleBonz360 BackStage Experience, a first-of-its-kind immersive 3D digital platform launching October 2026. EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt said: "I've seen a lot of strange things in 45 years...

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Original VENOM Guitarist JEFF 'MANTAS' DUNN Pays Tribute To CONRAD 'CRONOS' LANT: 'We Changed The History Of Metal As We Know It'

Original VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn has paid tribute to the band's bassist/vocalist Conrad Lant, better known as Cronos, who died earlier this week at the age of 63. In a social media post, Jeff wrote: "May I thank you all for the overwhelming outpouring of appreciation and condolences. Just...

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VENOM Frontman CONRAD 'CRONOS' LANT Dead At 63

Conrad "Cronos" Lant of black metal pioneers VENOM has died at the age of 63. The vocalist/bassist's passing was confirmed in a post earlier today (Thursday, October 1) on VENOM's official social media, although no cause of death was revealed. The message reads as follows: "IN MEMORIAM — CONRAD 'CRO...

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IRON MAIDEN Licensing Program Surpasses 110 Partners Worldwide

Global Merchandising Services, the worldwide licensing agent for IRON MAIDEN, today announced that the band's global consumer products licensing program has now surpassed 110 licensing partners worldwide, marking a significant milestone in the continued expansion of one of music's most enduring and...

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KING DIAMOND: Three-Song 'Halloween' Picture Disc Featuring New Artwork Due In October

KING DIAMOND's "Halloween", the three-track picture disc originally made available in 1986, will be re-released worldwide with new art by Mario Lopez on October 23 via Metal Blade Records, just in time for the season. The "Halloween" title track comes off KING DIAMOND's debut album, "Fatal Portrait"...

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RUSH Members And Fans Raise $1 Million For NEIL PEART Memorial In St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Legendary Canadian rock band RUSH and their fans have cranked their late friend's Neil Peart Memorial at Lakeside Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada fundraising campaign to a platinum finish — and secured the project's $1-million goal. The Peart memorial fundraising campaign will officially clo...

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AC/DC, FOO FIGHTERS, LENNY KRAVITZ, SLASH Featured In 30-Year Retrospective From Music Photographer SCARLET PAGE

Legendary music photographer Scarlet Page has spent more than three decades capturing music legends live on stage. On the road with the FOO FIGHTERS, in Robbie Williams's dressing room, in the pit at Glastonbury — Scarlet has built one of rock music photography's greatest live music archives. In her...