Ex-Manowar guitarist ROSS THE BOSS will be spotted once more on European soil in 2022 – headlining shows on his own and appearing on festivals throughout much of the spring and into the summer (and joined on many of the dates by either Dark Embrace, and The Evolution of Fire…
Festival/Tour News
ARCH ENEMY AND BEHEMOTH ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING “NORTH AMERICAN SIEGE 2022” TOUR! SPECIAL GUESTS NAPALM DEATH AND UNTO OTHERS
This spring, extreme metal masters Arch Enemy and Polish black metal titans Behemoth will return to the states to co-headline “The North American Siege 2022” tour! Set to kick off in April, the trek also features UK grindcore pioneers Napalm Death and heavy gothic rockers Unto Others as special guests.…
AMORPHIS Announce a Spring 2022 North American Tour With SYLVAINE and HOAXED
Legendary Finnish band AMORPHIS announce their 2022 North American Tour to support their upcoming new album, Halo, due out February 11. “We are more than excited to announce that AMORPHIS will tour North America in spring 2022 to support our upcoming album Halo. We’ve been missing you, live gigs and…
ARMORED SAINT Announces US Fall Tour With W.A.S.P.; Tickets On Sale This Friday!
Iconic heavy metal outfit ARMORED SAINT will return to the stage this Fall as direct support to W.A.S.P.! The journey begins October 29th in Anaheim, California and will wind its way through over two dozen cities, coming to a close December 9th in San Francisco, California. Additional support will be…
Into Eternity Joins 2022 Hyperspace Metal Festival, Performing w/ The Scattering of Ashes Lineup
April 15 – 17 – Vancouver, BC, Canada Hyperspace Metal Festival 2022 Spotify Playlist – spoti.fi/3a32Kaj Hyperspace Metal Festival is pleased to announce that Canadian progressive death titans INTO ETERNITY will be joining the 2022 lineup as headliners for the third night of the festival on April 17th. The band is replacing Striker, who…
Avatar Drop Big New Christmassy Single ‘Construction of Souls’
In festive spirit, AVATAR are bringing Christmas to metal with new single ‘Construction of Souls’. Today, the heavy metal’n’roll dark madcap visionaries present the world with their take on the Christmas single, which you can listen to now. Listen to ‘Construction of Souls’: orcd.co/constructionofsouls Watch the lyric video: Speaking about ‘Construction of Souls’, AVATAR…
BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCE NINE MORE BANDS & TICKET DEPOSIT SCHEME
As the days shorten and we inch ever closer to 2022, BLOODSTOCK is ready to announce yet another clutch of bands who’ll grace the stages at Catton Park next August. The legendary KILLING JOKE are Sunday’s Ronnie James Dio main stage special guests. Cited as an influence by myriad bands from…
Epica postpone “The Epic Apocalypse Tour” to 2023
Once again, symphonic metal titans EPICA are forced to reschedule their co-headline tour with Apocalyptica due to the still ongoing restrictions in various countries that make it impossible to plan a 2-month-long tour run across Europe and 17 countries. To ensure the safety of their fans in the crowd, “The…
India’s SYSTEMHOUSE33 Posts Band Playthrough Video “Lake of Sorrow”
Euro Tour Dates w/ Nervosa, Warbringer Indian groove death thrashers SystemHouse33 are sharing their latest playthrough video for the track “Lake of Sorrow” from their latest album “End of Days” released in 2019. This first video is from a series of three the band will be releasing in the coming months in lead up to their…
OBSCURA – Announce A Valediction North American 2022 Tour With ABYSMAL DAWN, VEIL OF PNATH & INTERLOPER
Virtuosic extreme metallers OBSCURA are proud to announce their “A Valediction North American 2022” tour. The 44-day trek will kick off on February 3rd at Brick By Brick in San Diego and make stops in Austin, Montreal, and Chicago before concluding on March 23rd in Fresno, CA. Joining the band as direct support are American…
KATAKLYSM & NAILED TO OBSCURITY Announce “North American Moments 2022” Tour With Headliners DARK TRANQUILLITY
KATAKLYSM & NAILED TO OBSCURITY ANNOUNCE “NORTH AMERICAN MOMENTS 2022” TOUR WITH HEADLINERS DARK TRANQUILLITY! Canadian melodic death metal heavyweights KATAKLYSM and German melodic death/doom metallers NAILED TO OBSCURITY are proud to announce they are joining headliners DARK TRANQUILLITY on the “North American Moments 2022” tour. The 37-date trek kicks off…
NAPALM DEATH – LAUNCH NEW VIDEO CLIP FOR “CONTAGION” OFF “THROES OF JOY IN THE JAWS OF DEFEATISM”;
ANNOUNCE “CAMPAIGN FOR MUSICAL DESTRUCTION” EUROPEAN TOUR 2022; ON TOUR ACROSS NORTH AMERICA NOW! UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH are pleased to be able to continue to promote their current and much acclaimed album “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism”… While currently on the road all across North…
Dark Tranquillity Announces North American Moments 2022 Tour
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers DARK TRANQUILLITY announces their North American Moments 2022 Tour. The band will be joined by special guests Kataklysm and Nailed To Obscurity. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, November 12th at 10AM local time. Just last year, the band released their seventh studio album Moment. The album is available in the following formats…
BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCES FINAL MAIN STAGE HEADLINER & MORE!
After 2021’s most successful event to date and in celebration of Halloween, BLOODSTOCK is excited to announce a swath of bands for 2022’s Catton Park heavy metal party, including their final main stage headliner! The mighty BEHEMOTH will bring their spectacular production to close out the Ronnie James Dio main…
Decimate Metal Fest 2022 Band Submissions Now Open!
Decimate Metal Fest 2022 – June 10 – 12 – Millet, AB Presented by Voxx Entertainment, Decimate Metal Fest announces its 3rd annual extreme live music event will be returning in 2022 for its first year in Millet, AB from June 10th to 12th. For its first two years, DMF was held in Calgary.…