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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cage-fight-2025.jpg”] UK metal band Cage Fight have announced their second studio album, Exuvia, set for release on May 1 via Spinefarm. The news arrives alongside a new single, “Un Bon Souvenir”, and its accompanying video — an unflinching statement of intent from a band leveling up in both sound and substance. Comprised of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Anthrax-2023_7855-copy.jpg”] Anthrax bassist Frank Bello has revealed that he’s currently working closely with Living Colour on the band’s upcoming new album, marking an unexpected but fitting crossover between two pillars of heavy music. Speaking in a recent interview with Long & McQuade Musical Instruments (transcribed by Metal Injection), Bello confirmed that he’s actively…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fieldy.png”] Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, who has remained largely estranged from the band in recent years, has been photographed alongside Korn drummer Ray Luzier, sparking fresh speculation about his relationship with the pioneering nü-metal outfit. The image, taken at the annual NAMM convention in Anaheim, CA late last month, shows Fieldy and…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/the-set-2026.png”] Baltimore hardcore band The S.E.T. (now without Brady Ebert) have announced the release of their debut EP, Self Evident Truth, due out March 6 via Flatspot Records. A fierce and politically charged introduction, the EP channels raw aggression, principled rage, and classic East Coast hardcore urgency. Recorded and mixed by Justin Day…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/16-2026.png”] Sludge metal veterans -(16)- is back with their 11th full-length album, Forgeries (72–84) — a covers record that really heavies up some classics. Set for release via Heavy Psych Sounds Records, Forgeries (72–84) finds the long-running sludge and noise-metal institution returning to what first pulled them into “loud rooms and bad ideas:…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/16-2026.png”] Sludge metal veterans -(16)- is back with their 11th full-length album, Forgeries (72–84) — a covers record that really heavies up some classics. Set for release via Heavy Psych Sounds Records, Forgeries (72–84) finds the long-running sludge and noise-metal institution returning to what first pulled them into “loud rooms and bad ideas:…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Behemoth_7365.jpg”] Behemoth have issued a strong statement after their planned performances in Istanbul and Ankara were officially cancelled, following pressure from religious groups and a subsequent decision by local authorities. In a message addressed directly to fans, the Polish blackened death metal veterans confirmed that there was no way to reverse the ruling.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/restless-spirit-2026.png”] Restless Spirit are back, louder and leaner than ever. The Long Island, NY heavy metal lifers have announced a new self-titled album, Restless Spirit, arriving May 8, 2026 — and they’re kicking things off with a blistering first single, “The Burning Need.” As honest and unpretentious as heavy metal gets, Restless Spirit…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slaughter-to-prevail-behemoth-istanbul.png”] Planned performances by Russian deathcore outfit Slaughter To Prevail and Polish blackened death metal veterans Behemoth have been officially canceled in Istanbul, Turkey, following pushback from local groups citing conflicts with “societal values.” Istanbul Governor Davut Gül addressed the cancelations on social media today, February 10, stating: “No activity that corrupts society…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/I-Am-Morbid_7.jpg”] Former Morbid Angel drummer Pete Sandoval has issued a statement addressing longstanding misconceptions surrounding his departure from the band, specifically pushing back against claims that his exit was motivated by religious reasons. In a statement published to Facebook, Sandoval emphasized that he did not leave Morbid Angel in 2013, nor was faith…