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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/BMTH-0019.jpg”] Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s origins date back to the 6th millennium BC – and the ancient city is hosting a metal festival as a part of their heritage programme. Meet Hills Of Rock. Mainland Europe has always had an extensive love and history of metal music, but it feels in recent years, these festivals…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Josh-Freese-New.jpg”] In the cover story for the latest issue of Modern Drummer, Josh Freese has opened up about his abrupt 2025 dismissal from Foo Fighters, two years after stepping in following the death of Taylor Hawkins. Freese, a veteran of countless high-profile gigs, was asked if he’s gained any clarity on why he…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Heriot_MasterOfDeceit_Promos_AshleaBea_025.jpg”] UK critics’ favourite metal group, Heriot, just released the deluxe edition of their globally-acclaimed record, Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell, via Century Media this past Friday (13th February). Including their brand new trudging, intense single, “Master Of Deceit,” vocalist and guitarist DebbieGough, vocalist and bassist JakePacker, guitarist EhranAlman, and drummer JulianGage…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Down-NB-2025.jpg”] New Orleans heavy metal institution Down are back — this time with a groove-laden tribute to hometown hero Dr. John. The band have unveiled a special cover of “Right Place, Wrong Time,” the funk-soaked classic originally released as the lead single from Dr. John‘s 1973 album In the Right Place. The track…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/egregore-2026.jpeg”] Here we find ourselves among the Canadian miscreants Egregore, returning from whence the wind howls like a damned choir and the Earth knows no master. With their second album, It Echoes In The Wild, the band chart a broader sonic wilderness. Formed from a network of underground lifers — uniting members of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Dave-Ellefson.png”] Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has once again made it clear that he would be willing to take part in the band’s eventual farewell tour — alongside other former members — if given the opportunity. In a new interview with UnDinamo – La Última Radio De Rock, Ellefson was asked whether he’d…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Castrator.jpg”] Castrator have dropped a new video for their version of “Metal Command,” delivering a hard-hitting tribute to the Exodus cut that helped shape thrash metal’s DNA. The track was captured live on the band’s latest U.S. headlining run and is featured on their newest album, Coronation of the Grotesque. The clip links…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/malevolence-2026.jpeg”] Ever since their formation, Sheffield bruisers Malevolence have done things their own way. Built on authenticity, loyalty and a reputation for bedlam-inducing live shows, the quintet have risen from local heroes to one of the U.K.’s most vital heavy acts. Now, without warning, they’ve kicked off a brand-new chapter. Today, Malevolence surprise-released…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/life-of-agony-live-2026.jpeg”] Brooklyn, New York’s Life of Agony have released a powerful new live video for their emotionally charged take on “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” the Simple Minds anthem immortalized in the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club. Captured during the band’s European 30 Years Of Ugly anniversary tour, the performance marks a defining…

[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 heavy catharsis, a lot of fun, haunted jams, and more! To the metals… Converge – Love Is Not Enough Genre: Mathcore/metalcoreOrgin: Salem, MassachusettsLabel: Deathwish/Epitaph Buy now on Bandcamp Starting your week off with the sonic beatdown of Converge. Their first album on their own in nine years…