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ReleasesSeptember 2

Deathcore band REV3RENT announce the album She Let the World Run Rampant
The California six-piece put out the title track alongside the news.
Lineup changeSeptember 2

Bad Wolves guitarist AJ Rebollo quits over the band's Dolly Parton cover
He later walked the criticism back after it emerged Parton had blessed the Jolene recording before she died.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Slipknot's Iowa turns 25, the album the band made at its breaking point
Corey Taylor and Joey Jordison have both described sessions that turned adversarial.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Nails share the songs "Dollar Bin Generation" and "Fear Based Life"
Todd Jones' Oxnard band put out two tracks with no warning, and the pair arrive as a surprise EP on a new label.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Nails return with a surprise two-song EP and a new label
Fear Based Life lands with no warning, the band sign to Closed Casket Activities, and a fifth album is set for summer 2027.
ReleasesSeptember 2

To The Grave share the single "LIFE AMONG THE SEPTICS" before an October album
The Australian deathcore band's LIBERATION FRONT lands 2 October on BLKIIBLK, with a co-headline tour starting in two weeks.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Darkest Hour set their 11th album Suffer Divine for October 30
The title track is out, and a fall US run opens for Fear Factory after two headline nights.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Darkest Hour announce the album Suffer Divine for 30 October
Mark Lewis produced the record, and the title track landed with the announcement.
ToursSeptember 1

Insomnium and Amorphis set a co-headlining North American metal tour
The Finnish pair open in Boston on 17 November with death-doom band Hinayana supporting.
ToursSeptember 1

Guilt Trip map out a late 2026 North American tour
The UK metalcore quintet run 16 dates from Des Moines to Indianapolis with Gates to Hell and Mauled.
BusinessSeptember 1

Drummer Jay Weinberg says he sought therapy after Slipknot fired him
He told a mental health nonprofit he still sees the same therapist once a week.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Mastodon release ninth album Marrow Deep
The Atlanta band announced the record barely a month before its release.
ReunionsAugust 31

Tobias Forge says Ghost's hiatus works as a finale rather than a bookend
The frontman finished a 70-date tour in February with no idea what to make next, and says he needs to be home.
ReleasesAugust 31

Billy Strings shreds Open Face Surgery with the death metal band Cryptopsy
The bluegrass guitarist sat in at both Michigan shows, one of them at his own Ionia Freak Fair.
ToursAugust 31

Bruce Dickinson needles Donald Trump as Iron Maiden open a North American tour
In Toronto the singer made a point of naming Lake Ontario, after the US president floated renaming it.
ReleasesAugust 31

Bad Wolves release the Jolene cover that cost the band its guitarist
Dolly Parton had agreed to sing on the track and was preparing to record when she died, and proceeds go to her Imagination Library.
ReleasesAugust 31

Lamb Of God's Sacrament, the album that nearly broke the band, turns 20
The Richmond quintet's fifth record reached number eight on the Billboard 200 and brought their first Grammy nomination.
ToursAugust 31

Harm's Way play their first show since guitarist Bo Lueders died
The Chicago band used a Friday night set at Casa Cafe as a warm up for the memorial gig the following evening.
ToursAugust 29

Bad Wolves lose Skillet tour slot after fans harass the band's singer
Singer Killboi says the band was let go as openers after fans targeted her online.
ChartsAugust 29

System Of A Down land their first diamond single with Chop Suey!
The RIAA also lifted Toxicity to 7x platinum and certified five more of the album's tracks gold on August 28.
ReleasesAugust 29

Fear Factory release Roboticist, their first single with singer Milo Silvestro
The band timed it to the moment Skynet becomes self-aware in Terminator lore, and no album is announced yet.
ReleasesAugust 28

Entheos share the single Undone ahead of the album Empty On The Inside
Chaney Crabb says the band finally chased the industrial sound they had wanted.
ReleasesAugust 28

Carnifex announce the album More Than Misery for November 6
The deathcore band recorded with Whitechapel's Zach Householder and set the title track loose with a video.
ReleasesAugust 27

Comeback Kid set their eighth album Chosen Hell for November 6
Will Putney produced the 11-track record, which brings in Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox and Brendan Garrone of Incendiary.
BusinessAugust 27

Maynard James Keenan had hip replacement surgery, says shows stay on
He has roughly 27 performances booked in 18 countries with three bands between September and Christmas.
ReleasesAugust 27

Beartooth singer Caleb Shomo on coming out before the album Pure Ecstasy
He credits former Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish with making it easier to talk about any of it.
ReleasesAugust 27

Amon Amarth share the single Eight Legs Of Thunder from The Allfather Awakens
The video takes Odin's eight legged horse and stages it as a western, and the album lands October 2 on Metal Blade.
ReleasesAugust 27

Ex-Sworn In members launch Bliss By Proxy with debut single SKINSUIT
Tyler Dennen had not put out music since he left the Illinois band in 2018, and Zakary Gibson is beside him again.
BusinessAugust 27

Jack Osbourne says the Ozzy Osbourne film will not be an art house biopic
The script is finished, the team is approaching directors, and someone is already in mind to play the singer.
ReleasesAugust 26

Jackson and Charvel launch a signature guitar and bass in collaboration with Sleep Token
The band's instrument collaboration adds a new signature line.
ReleasesAugust 26

Hatebreed share title track 'Fatal Paradox'
The song previews their ninth album, out November 6 via new label BLKIIBLK, following lead single 'Kill Count Increase.'
ReleasesAugust 26

Polyphia announce new album Be Not Afraid
The instrumental prog outfit's record arrives October 23 via Rise Records, previewed by new single 'Power In The Blood.'
ToursAugust 26

Acid Bath bring sludge metal to a New York concert with Obituary
The reunited band's Pier 17 show marked their third New York appearance since reuniting in 2025.
ToursAugust 25

Inter Arma announce 20th anniversary US tour
The tour starts October 8 in Atlanta.
ReleasesAugust 25

MixWave has a new vocal plugin built with Spiritbox singer Courtney LaPlante
The Spiritbox vocalist lends her voice to a new audio tool.
ToursAugust 25

Corrosion of Conformity are hitting the road with The Sword this fall for a US tour
The co-headlining run kicks off November 2 in Buffalo.
ReleasesAugust 25

Russian Circles share final single 'Seventh Seal' ahead of new album Nine
The Chicago post-metal trio's ninth album arrives August 28 via Sargent House.
ToursAugust 25

In Flames and Trivium expand their 2027 tour to the UK and Europe
Paleface Swiss and Vola join what's billed as one of the year's biggest tours.
ReleasesAugust 25

Iron Maiden's 'Wasted Years' single turns 40
A look back at the turning point that shaped Somewhere In Time.
ReleasesAugust 24

Ghost are pairing a new live album, '2 Big To Rig,' with their IMAX movie
The film arrives August 26, with the soundtrack out the following day.
ReleasesAugust 24

Signs of the Swarm release cameo-filled video for Rob Zombie's 'Dragula'
The cover's video features Bam Margera and Will Ramos, among others.
ReleasesAugust 23

In Flames joined by Trivium and Dark Tranquillity members at Goteborg Brinner
The band headlined the festival in the city that helped define their sound.
ReleasesAugust 22

Ministry lean heavily on AI for new 'We Hate' video
The song appears on Hate to Go (Take Out or Delivery), the industrial pioneers' farewell album due October 30.
Lineup changeAugust 18

Slipknot confirm Sid Wilson is out of the band after 28 years
The turntablist known as No. 0 had been part of the group since 1998, and the announcement came down minutes after it went up.
FestivalsAugust 18

Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival announces 2027 return to Ohio State Reformatory
General ticket on-sale begins August 24 at noon EST, with dates nearly matching this year's July run.
ReleasesAugust 18

God's Hate returns with new EP "Won't Be Disgraced"
The three-song release is dedicated to the late Harm's Way guitarist Bo Lueders and includes a voice memo from him.
ReleasesAugust 18

Death metal band Immolation releases new album "Descent"
Under the Radar gave the Yonkers pioneers' latest an 8 out of 10.
FestivalsAugust 18

Ozzfest confirms its 2027 return to the metal festival's spiritual home
The event lands at Villa Park in Birmingham, the stadium that hosted Ozzy Osbourne's final show before his death.
LegalAugust 17

Drummer Jay Weinberg says legal limits once kept him from working with other artists
He says the restriction, which he never named directly, traced back to his decade in Slipknot.
ToursAugust 17

Metal band Deftones play "Risk" live for first time since 2011 to open European tour
The song, written after a crash that put late bassist Chi Cheng in a coma, kicked off a run that ends at All Points East.
ReleasesAugust 17

Judiciary releases new single "Death Knell"
The Texan metallic hardcore band's second advance track lands ahead of their EP Stalagmite Angels.
ObituaryAugust 17

Slipknot mask designer Screaming Mad George dies at 69
The horror special effects legend created some of the band's most iconic mask designs.
ReleasesAugust 17

The Body and Cel Genesis announce debut collaborative album
"Whole Wide World" is due November 13 via Thrill Jockey, with lead single "Candy Crush" out now.
BusinessAugust 17

Stick To Your Guns launches fundraiser for guitarist Josh James' family
The band is raising money after a family member of the guitarist was placed on life support.
ToursAugust 16

Abbath leaves the stage early at a headlining show
Metal Injection said he was on stage without his corpse paint.
Lineup changeAugust 16

Slipknot confirm Sid Wilson's exit after the DJ called himself still 'from Slipknot'
The band's own statement was deleted minutes after it went up.
LegalAugust 15

Drummer Gene Hoglan threatens to sue Reversed Records boss Rob Shallcross
The dispute traces back to unpaid invoices, AI-generated album art and a fight over access to Dark Angel's own social media.
ReleasesAugust 15

A Hungarian guest singer joined Bring Me The Horizon on stage at Sziget Festival
Barni Kokai of the Budapest band The Southern Oracle sang 'Pray For Plagues' with them, marking its live debut on the tour.
ReleasesAugust 14

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats share new single 'House By The Grave'
The track opens Shapes of Midnight, a concept album based on Edgar Allan Poe that the band recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
ReleasesAugust 14

Ghostemane returns with new song "Zero Day" after years away
The Florida rapper hasn't released an album since 2020's Anti-Icon.
ReleasesAugust 14

Wage War drop a standalone single called Sweet Dreams
The Florida metalcore band wrote it about being deceived by the world around you.
ReleasesAugust 14

Serena Cherry of Svalbard made a metal album out of Elden Ring
Extinguish Thy Flame is due in September.
ReleasesAugust 13

Kaonashi debut a new single called Typing
The band also confirmed a fall tour opening for The Callous Daoboys.
ReleasesAugust 13

Alex Terrible puts a deathcore vocal on the Korn song Freak on a Leash
The Slaughter To Prevail vocalist covers the band's 1998 single, drawing praise from Korn's Brian Welch.
FestivalsAugust 13

Louder Than Life festival sets out its daily running order for September
The festival runs September 17 to 20 in Louisville, Kentucky.
LegalAugust 13

Marilyn Manson is set for a 2027 jury trial over an assault claim
A California law revived the case after it had first been thrown out on a statute of limitations.
ReleasesAugust 13

Mastodon share 'In the Ruins' from album 'Marrow Deep'
The Atlanta metal band put out an animated video for the song ahead of their August 28 record.
BusinessAugust 13

Metal writer Dom Lawson survives a heart attack at Bloodstock festival
A friend has launched a GoFundMe to help cover his medical bills while he recovers.
ReleasesAugust 13

He Didnt releases new album "Dark Making"
The Oxfordshire solo artist blends industrial drone with nu and industrial metal textures.
BusinessAugust 12

Genital Shame signs to The Flenser and details second album Wellness Plan
Erin Dawson says the record is about finding acceptance through images of disappearing.
ReleasesAugust 12

Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante tease a new track made for Valorant
Producer Grabbitz joins the Bring Me the Horizon and Spiritbox singers on the game's anthem.
ReleasesAugust 12

Godflesh set penultimate album 'Decay' for September 25
The industrial metal duo's 10th record lands on Relapse as they plan to wind the project down.
FestivalsAugust 12

Bloodstock names 27 acts and three headliners for its 2027 festival lineup
Mercyful Fate, Electric Callboy and Motionless in White top the bill across the weekend, NME reports.
ReleasesAugust 11

Bruce Dickinson says his next solo album arrives in 2027
He described the record as extremely heavy, Rolling Stone en Espanol reported.
ReleasesAugust 11

Dave Lombardo and Lustmord announce debut album as new project Lustmord Lombardo
The pair share first single Paleomagnetic Resonance from The Pulse of Atoms, out October 2 via Ipecac Recordings.
ReleasesAugust 11

Pain of Truth release new hardcore single Stranded
The Long Island band also detailed a headlining tour that runs from October into November.
ReleasesAugust 11

Noise sludge band Chat Pile release new single Same Rules with a video
The song comes off their new album Who Loves The Sun, out September 4, and lands with a North American tour.
ReleasesAugust 11

The Breedling releases new album "A Straunge And Terrible Wunder"
Chris Spalton built the record around a 449-year-old English legend of a hellhound.
BusinessAugust 10

Ice Nine Kills will score the Terror Tram at Halloween Horror Nights
Frontman Spencer Charnas called it a natural step after years of collaborating with Terrifier's creators.
ToursAugust 10

Chad Gray puts Hellyeah songs back in his tour set
The Mudvayne and Hellyeah frontman says keeping Vinnie Paul's songs alive is a huge part of what he's doing.
BusinessAugust 10

John Carpenter's Cathedral is a soundtrack for a graphic novel
The idea came from a nightmare about a cathedral, a hidden elevator and a hellish underworld full of monsters.
BusinessAugust 10

Veeps cuts editorial staff at music sites BrooklynVegan and Revolver
The cuts land the same week Live Nation, Veeps's majority owner, reported record quarterly numbers.
ObituaryAugust 10

Extreme metal pioneer Mike Browning dies at 62
He drummed on Morbid Angel's shelved debut before founding sci-fi death metal act Nocturnus.
ObituaryAugust 9

Mike Milford, singer of metalcore band Scars of Tomorrow, dies after cancer battle
He also co-founded the management agency The Artery Foundation, Metal Injection reports.
FestivalsAugust 8

Maryland Deathfest adds YOB, Anaal Nathrakh and Exumer to its 2027 festival bill
Metal Injection says four-day passes for the 22-year-old festival are almost sold out.
ReleasesAugust 7

Moonspell mark 30 years of their album Irreligious
Metal Injection says the record still sounds as gloomy and monolithic as it did on release in 1996.
BusinessAugust 7

A Metallica song lands on the soundtrack for the video game Gears of War: E-Day
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" also scores the game's new multiplayer trailer and appears separately on the Madden NFL 2027 soundtrack.
ReunionsAugust 6

Neurosis reunited at Fire In The Mountains 2026 in Montana
Steve Von Till and the rest of the band were introduced as honored guests of the Firekeeper Alliance before their set.
ReleasesAugust 6

Shining put out a single and video called North
Founder Jorgen Munkeby calls it a song about Northern perseverance.
ReleasesAugust 6

Pig Destroyer's basement grindcore record turns 25
Vocalist J.R. Hayes says the lyrics came out of a breakup that took over his writing.
ReleasesAugust 6

Wayfarer bring in David Eugene Edwards for new single Perdition's Crossing
Edwards, of the band 16 Horsepower, sings on the track.
ReleasesAugust 6

Cro-Mags re-record Age of Quarrel for its 40th year
The project is titled The Age Of Quarrel: 40 Years Of Quarrel, and a track from it is out.
ReleasesAugust 6

Anthrax release new single Everybody's Got a Plan from Cursum Perficio
The video that came with the single follows the band through a day on tour.
FestivalsAugust 6

ArcTanGent festival will move to a new site in 2027
Organisers say it is the first time the festival has changed location.
ReleasesAugust 5

Sleep share the new single The Morrisist and announce the album Hempispheres
It's the band's first record since 2018's The Sciences, out digitally September 3.
ReleasesAugust 5

Devil Master share the song Death Anthem, a tribute to hardcore band G.I.S.M.
The single comes off Bloody Dreams, out September 4 on Relapse Records, with guest spots from Sigh's Mirai Kawashima and Power Trip's Chris Ulsh.
ReleasesAugust 5

To The Grave put out the new track Torture P*rn from Liberation Front
Vocalist Dane Evans calls it maybe the band's biggest fight-riff song yet.
BusinessAugust 5

Pepper Keenan says Dave Grohl paid for the rehab of C.O.C. drummer Reed Mullin
Mullin drummed for Corrosion of Conformity until his death in January 2020.
BusinessAugust 4

Members of HEALTH, Periphery and Ice Nine Kills soundtrack the game Crimson Moon
Metal YouTuber Jared Dines also contributes to the RPG's four boss-fight tracks, out September 1.
FestivalsAugust 4

Sharon Osbourne says the metal festival Ozzfest 2027 is under discussion
She also defended the planned AI powered avatar of her late husband Ozzy Osbourne.
ReleasesAugust 3

Between the Buried and Me cover the Smashing Pumpkins song Jellybelly for a tribute record
The prog metal band's version lands on Sending Hearts To All My Dearies, out digitally August 14.
ToursAugust 3

Megadeth add a 24 date European leg to their metal farewell tour
Dave Mustaine says the run, joined by Testament and Black Label Society, is about "celebrating everything we've built" rather than saying goodbye.
ReleasesJuly 28

Composer Bear McCreary releases metal album "The Singularity: Ekleipsis"
The Emmy-winning "Battlestar Galactica" and "God of War" composer enlisted Steve Vai, Claudio Sanchez and his own brother for the record.

Deathcore band REV3RENT announce the album She Let the World Run Rampant

Bad Wolves guitarist AJ Rebollo quits over the band's Dolly Parton cover

Slipknot's Iowa turns 25, the album the band made at its breaking point

Nails share the songs "Dollar Bin Generation" and "Fear Based Life"

Nails return with a surprise two-song EP and a new label

To The Grave share the single "LIFE AMONG THE SEPTICS" before an October album

Darkest Hour set their 11th album Suffer Divine for October 30

Darkest Hour announce the album Suffer Divine for 30 October

Insomnium and Amorphis set a co-headlining North American metal tour

Guilt Trip map out a late 2026 North American tour

Drummer Jay Weinberg says he sought therapy after Slipknot fired him

Mastodon release ninth album Marrow Deep

Tobias Forge says Ghost's hiatus works as a finale rather than a bookend

Billy Strings shreds Open Face Surgery with the death metal band Cryptopsy

Bruce Dickinson needles Donald Trump as Iron Maiden open a North American tour

Bad Wolves release the Jolene cover that cost the band its guitarist

Lamb Of God's Sacrament, the album that nearly broke the band, turns 20

Harm's Way play their first show since guitarist Bo Lueders died

Bad Wolves lose Skillet tour slot after fans harass the band's singer

System Of A Down land their first diamond single with Chop Suey!

Fear Factory release Roboticist, their first single with singer Milo Silvestro

Entheos share the single Undone ahead of the album Empty On The Inside

Carnifex announce the album More Than Misery for November 6

Comeback Kid set their eighth album Chosen Hell for November 6

Maynard James Keenan had hip replacement surgery, says shows stay on

Beartooth singer Caleb Shomo on coming out before the album Pure Ecstasy

Amon Amarth share the single Eight Legs Of Thunder from The Allfather Awakens

Ex-Sworn In members launch Bliss By Proxy with debut single SKINSUIT

Jack Osbourne says the Ozzy Osbourne film will not be an art house biopic

Jackson and Charvel launch a signature guitar and bass in collaboration with Sleep Token

Hatebreed share title track 'Fatal Paradox'

Polyphia announce new album Be Not Afraid

Acid Bath bring sludge metal to a New York concert with Obituary

Inter Arma announce 20th anniversary US tour

MixWave has a new vocal plugin built with Spiritbox singer Courtney LaPlante

Corrosion of Conformity are hitting the road with The Sword this fall for a US tour

Russian Circles share final single 'Seventh Seal' ahead of new album Nine

In Flames and Trivium expand their 2027 tour to the UK and Europe

Iron Maiden's 'Wasted Years' single turns 40

Ghost are pairing a new live album, '2 Big To Rig,' with their IMAX movie

Signs of the Swarm release cameo-filled video for Rob Zombie's 'Dragula'

In Flames joined by Trivium and Dark Tranquillity members at Goteborg Brinner

Ministry lean heavily on AI for new 'We Hate' video

Slipknot confirm Sid Wilson is out of the band after 28 years

Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival announces 2027 return to Ohio State Reformatory

God's Hate returns with new EP "Won't Be Disgraced"

Death metal band Immolation releases new album "Descent"

Ozzfest confirms its 2027 return to the metal festival's spiritual home

Drummer Jay Weinberg says legal limits once kept him from working with other artists

Metal band Deftones play "Risk" live for first time since 2011 to open European tour

Judiciary releases new single "Death Knell"

Slipknot mask designer Screaming Mad George dies at 69

The Body and Cel Genesis announce debut collaborative album

Stick To Your Guns launches fundraiser for guitarist Josh James' family

Abbath leaves the stage early at a headlining show

Slipknot confirm Sid Wilson's exit after the DJ called himself still 'from Slipknot'

Drummer Gene Hoglan threatens to sue Reversed Records boss Rob Shallcross

A Hungarian guest singer joined Bring Me The Horizon on stage at Sziget Festival

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats share new single 'House By The Grave'

Ghostemane returns with new song "Zero Day" after years away

Wage War drop a standalone single called Sweet Dreams

Serena Cherry of Svalbard made a metal album out of Elden Ring

Kaonashi debut a new single called Typing

Alex Terrible puts a deathcore vocal on the Korn song Freak on a Leash

Louder Than Life festival sets out its daily running order for September

Marilyn Manson is set for a 2027 jury trial over an assault claim

Mastodon share 'In the Ruins' from album 'Marrow Deep'

Metal writer Dom Lawson survives a heart attack at Bloodstock festival

He Didnt releases new album "Dark Making"

Genital Shame signs to The Flenser and details second album Wellness Plan

Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante tease a new track made for Valorant

Godflesh set penultimate album 'Decay' for September 25

Bloodstock names 27 acts and three headliners for its 2027 festival lineup

Bruce Dickinson says his next solo album arrives in 2027

Dave Lombardo and Lustmord announce debut album as new project Lustmord Lombardo

Pain of Truth release new hardcore single Stranded

Noise sludge band Chat Pile release new single Same Rules with a video

The Breedling releases new album "A Straunge And Terrible Wunder"

Ice Nine Kills will score the Terror Tram at Halloween Horror Nights

Chad Gray puts Hellyeah songs back in his tour set