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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lamb-of-god-2026.jpg”] As they prepare to unleash Into Oblivion on March 13, Lamb of God are taking a long look in the rearview mirror. Their latest single, “Blunt Force Blues,” out now, trades spectacle for self-examination – a bruising love letter to the Richmond, VA scene that forged them. Arriving as the final preview…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/elder-2026.png”] Elder, the torchbearers of heavy psychedelic rock, are back. The Massachusetts outfit has revealed their long-awaited follow-up to 2022’s critically lauded Innate Passage, titled Through Zero, set for release May 29 through Blues Funeral Recordings (North America), Stickman Records (Europe/UK), and Bird’s Robe (Australia). Vocalist and guitarist Nick DiSalvo elaborates on the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/vomitory-2026.jpg”] In any credible death metal debate, Vomitory belong near the top of the bill. Since forming in 1989, the Swedish wrecking crew delivered eight full-length assaults between 1996 and 2011, helping define the genre’s modern extremity before bowing out in 2013. The silence didn’t last. A 30th anniversary return in 2019 reignited…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/frozen-soul-2026.jpeg”] Dallas’ ferocious death metal/hardcore unit Frozen Soul are back with their third full-length, No Place of Warmth, arriving May 8 via Century Media. Vocalist Chad Green explains the concept behind the title track, seemingly randomly featuring My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way: “No Place of Warmth is about life at its coldest…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/jon-schaffer.png”] Jon Schaffer – best known for his tenure in Iced Earth and trying to overthrow the government on January 6 like an absolute crybaby – is mounting a musical comeback through his politically-oriented project, Sons of Liberty. Thought Crimes (Volumes 1 & 2) – which is the real name of these things…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/the-weekly-injection-photo.jpg”] This week’s new heavy metal releases include a rare successful return to form, evil dance songs, cosmic/underworld death metal (you decide), and more! To the metals… Blackwater Drowning – Obscure Sorrows Genre: Metalcore/melodic death metalOrigin: Salisbury, North CarolinaLabel: Blood Blast Distribution Buy now from Blackwater Drowning Starting this week off with some epic, catchy…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/distant-2026.jpeg”] Distant have revealed a handful of U.S. and Canadian tour routing for May 2026. The trek kicks off with a headlining show in Georgia before hitting Welcome To Rockville, and then it’s shows with either In Flames and Thrown or only Tracheotomy for the rest. Get those dates below and get your…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Fred-Durst-2003.jpeg”] One of the most notorious moments in Limp Bizkit‘s already turbulent history took place on July 26, 2003, during the Summer Sanitarium tour stop at Hawthorne Racetrack in Chicago, IL. Half an hour into their set, frontman Fred Durst walked off stage amid boos, flying bottles, and coins from a hostile crowd…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/reeking-aura.png”] Profound Lore Records has unveiled On The Promise Of The Moon, the second full-length from Reeking Aura, a collective formed by current and former members of Grey Skies Fallen, Buckshot Facelift, Thætas, Afterbirth, Trog, Artificial Brain, and others. Although its members are seasoned veterans of the New York City/New Jersey underground, Reeking…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/malevolencewarcraft.jpeg”] Malevolence have joined forces with MMORPG giant World of Warcraft for a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Tasked by developer/publisher Blizzard Entertainment to write a track in just 12 hours, the band accepted the challenge – and the result is the new song “Twelve To Zero.” An avid WoW fan within the band helped inspire…