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If anyone wondered how Inkcarceration Festival could possibly top last year’s record-breaking 90,000-attendee blowout, the answer is simple: look at the lineup. The 2026 edition of America’s Rock & Metal Tattoo Festival returns to the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, from July 17–19, armed with more than 65 bands, rare reunions, anniversary sets,…

Update: It’s out and you can stream it right here. Original story: Ghost have unveiled a brand-new lore chapter — and for once, they kept it brief. The newly released video confirms that the band will officially release their cover of Pet Shop Boys‘ “It’s A Sin” on all streaming platforms on January 16. The…

After decades of desert doom retreads and overworked sludge aesthetics, Bronco Forte arrive with a clear-eyed reminder of what heavy rock was built on: driving riffs, unforgettable melodies, and songs that actually stick. The Los Angeles quartet’s debut full-length album, Lightning Scars, lands April 3, 2026, and it feels less like a nostalgic exercise than…

Pennsylvania metal merchants The Last Ten Seconds of Life have announced their eighth full-length album, The Dead Ones, set for release on April 17. The record marks a major milestone for the band as their debut release on Metal Blade Records, arriving as what may be their most intense and introspective effort to date. Described…

Bryce August of Belonging on “The Dog”: “Bukowski called love A Dog From Hell. Yeats wrote that the mythic Irish hero Cú Chulainn, or the Hound of Ulster, ‘fought with the invulnerable tide.’ All three of the songs on this split were written around what happens when all-consuming emotion – passion, obsession, despair – runs…

Having apparently run out of rules to follow, records to respect, and institutions to leave uncorrupted, Gwar have returned to The A.V. Club’s A.V. Undercover series for a historic seventh appearance, officially surpassing their own record for most appearances. This time, Gwar set their sights on Chappell Roan‘s modern pop anthem “Pink Pony Club,” transforming…

Lamb Of God have announced their long-awaited return. The Richmond, Virginia metal titans will release their new studio album, Into Oblivion, on March 13, 2026 via Epic Records, marking their first full-length effort in four years. Described as both a reckoning and a release, Into Oblivion finds Lamb Of God fully embracing their status as…

Did anyone else forget just how unhinged 2006 was for rock and metal? Because laying it all out feels less like nostalgia and more like staring into an impossibly stacked festival lineup that somehow lasted an entire year. Across metalcore, death metal, black metal, prog, sludge, hard rock and mainstream alt, 2006 wasn’t just strong…

William DuVall has cast serious doubt on the future of Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, following the death of former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds. Speaking to The Logan Show, the Alice in Chains vocalist and guitarist opened up about the emotional impact of Hinds‘ passing and what it means for the supergroup’s future. DuVall made it clear…

San Francisco post-black metal lifers Bosse-de-Nage are back with their first new record in eight years and I personally could not be more stoked. Bosse-De-Nage will release Hidden Fires Burn Hottest on March 6 via The Flenser, the label Bosse-de-Nage have called home for more than fifteen years. Bosse-de-Nage were among the first artists The…