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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/elder-2026.png”] Two decades in, Elder still sound like a band that refuses to settle into one formula. The Massachusetts-founded, now largely Germany-based group is streaming “Through Zero”, the first single and title track from its new album Through Zero, due out 05/29 through Blues Funeral Recordings in North America, Stickman Records in Europe…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Andy-LaRocque-scaled.jpg”] King Diamond guitarist Andy La Rocque has given an update on the band’s long-awaited horror trilogy, speaking with “Reckless” Rexx Ruger on the Pod Scum podcast. The first installment, Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920, remains on track for a potential 2026 release — though La Rocque is cautious about the timeline. “I really…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/corrosion-of-conformity-2026.jpeg”] Corrosion Of Conformity will hit the road this July with Whores and Crobot for a largely West Coast tour of North America. The tour is in support of Corrosion Of Conformity‘s upcoming record Good God / Baad Man and kicks off on July 6 at Scout Bar in Houston, TX. Get your…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/frozen-soul-2026.jpeg”] Frozen Soul is back with a new single called “Invoke War”, made all the more brutal by Machine Head‘s Robb Flynn. According to frontman Chad Green, the song “is about the internal battle we all have to fight when navigating loss, grief, guilt, and depression. “It’s about getting back up. It’s meant…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sad-Wings-of-Destiny-group-photo.jpg”] Judas Priest released their Sad Wings of Destiny record 50 years ago on March 26, 2026. To celebrate (or to make you feel old), Exciter Records and its publishing affiliate, Reach Music, have announced a 50th-anniversary reissue of the Judas Priest classic in all its touched-up glory. The special editions of the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AZIOLA-CRY-5-by-Mike-Louis.jpg”] Aziola Cry – the band featuring Warr guitarist Jason Blake, guitarist Mike Milaniak, and drummer Tommy Murray – have unveiled a new video for “Denial Patterns”, filmed during the band’s captivating performance at ProgStock. On the new single, Blake said: “‘Denial Patterns’ was the first song that I wrote for the new…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dimmu-borgir-new-2026.jpg”] Eight years on from Eonian, Dimmu Borgir have announced their return with a new album, Grand Serpent Rising. Set for release on May 22 via Nuclear Blast Records, the Norwegian symphonic black metal mainstays’ latest effort spans thirteen tracks, promising a mix of intensity and scope that revisits the full arc of…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20250930_AFI_MI-27.jpg”] AFI are hitting the road this summer for a run of European dates. A good chunk of the dates take place in United Kingdom in August, with two extra shows in France and Germany lined up for right afterward. The tour is in support of the new AFI record Silver Bleeds the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/18_DreamTheater_LouderThanLife-2025_JoelBarrios-scaled.jpg”] Don’t expect A.I. to show up on a Dream Theater record anytime soon. Speaking to Thailand’s Overdrive Live, drummer Mike Portnoy was unequivocal when asked whether the band had used artificial intelligence during the writing of Parasomnia, their February 2025 release via InsideOut Music. “Oh, no, no,” he said (transcribed by Blabbermouth).…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/neal-morse-band.jpeg”] With their latest studio album L.I.F.T., The Neal Morse Band – Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Eric Gillette, Bill Hubauer, and Randy George – triumphantly returned with a work that embodied the vision, passion and inspiration they have become known for. Written and recorded during a period of major transition, L.I.F.T. captures the…