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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/steve-blanco-2026.png”] Steve Blanco, bassist, keyboardist, and composer for Imperial Triumphant, is set to self-release Shadow Arc Suite on March 10 – a three-movement work for piano and extreme ensemble. Shadow Arc Suite is now available for digital pre-order via Bandcamp, with a virtual listening party planned for March 8. Blanco‘s work stretches beyond…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Megadethpywritten-00538.jpg”] Even though Megadeth have announced that their 2026 self-titled album and global farewell tour will mark the end of the band’s run, bassist James LoMenzo says the group’s story might not be completely finished. Speaking with Loud And Proud Italy, LoMenzo explained that while the band intends the current era to serve…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2.-Unearth_A99A9753.jpg”] Nearly three decades into a career that helped define American metalcore, Unearth are back with Metal Blade Records, the label that helped launch some of their most iconic albums. Known for fusing European death metal melodicism with thrash and hardcore, Unearth returns to their old stomping grounds with an eye toward heavier,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Type-O-Negative.jpg”] Few bands embodied gothic metal’s sensual gloom quite like Type O Negative. Formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989, the band carved out a sound that was equal parts doom-laden metal, dark humor, and tragic romance. Their lyrical preoccupation with love, depression and death earned them the tongue-in-cheek nickname “the Drab…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/raunchy-2026.jpg”] After more than a decade of quiet, Danish metal act Raunchy are back. In March 2026, the band announced via social media, “12 years of silence end right here. We’ve officially signed with Mighty Music. A new chapter begins. New album out this summer.” The forthcoming release marks Raunchy‘s first studio album…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/evergrey.jpeg”] Swedish progressive metal masters Evergrey are ushering in a new chapter with the release of their latest single, “Architects Of The New Weave.” The track arrives alongside a visually striking animated video and serves as the title cut from the band’s upcoming fifteenth studio album, Architects Of A New Weave, due June…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Sabaton-2025.jpg”] Swedish power-metal titans Sabaton have unveiled the rescheduled dates for their previously postponed North American “Legends On Tour” 2026 run. The original tour was delayed to allow bassist Pär Sundström sufficient time to recover from inflammation in his arms. The North American leg will now kick off September 23 in Halifax, Nova…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/glen-drover.png”] Canadian guitarist Glen Drover, who joined Megadeth in 2004 alongside his drummer brother Shawn Drover, has shared new insights into his 2008 departure in an interview with Waste Some Time With Jason Green. Drover emphasized that his exit was primarily personal: “Personally – and not musically. Musically, I was fine. It was…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fear-Factory_4_IMG_6635.jpg”] Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares has opened up about the band’s forthcoming studio album, which is tentatively scheduled for release later this year via Nuclear Blast. The record will mark the band’s first full-length with vocalist Milo Silvestro and drummer Pete Webber, who have toured with the group for over three years.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/vegas-un-alive-festival.png”] Las Vegas is about to get brutally alive… or un-alived. The newly minted Vegas Un Alive Festival has announced its 2026 inaugural lineup, delivering two days of uncompromising extreme metal at the iconic Divebar. Taking on March 20 and 21, the festival will feature 25 bands across two stages, alongside custom cars,…