The metal legends will bring their 50th-anniversary production back for 16 spring shows with Bullet For My Valentine and The Raven Age.

The Madison, Wisconsin alternative-rock trio will release its long-awaited first full-length album February 26, 2027, through Fearless Records.

Staind are bringing new music to streaming platforms this week. The band has announced that “Ghosts” arrives Wednesday, October 14, 2026, and has opened an official preview signup page ahead of the release. The announcement comes directly from Staind’s verified Facebook account, which points fans to the band’s Laylo page. That page identifies “Ghosts” as a new song and confirms the October 14 streaming date. Fans can visit the official link to sign up for a sneak peek. For li

New Orleans heavy-metal giants DOWN have released the official video for “The Myth,” the opening track from their long-awaited studio album, Volume V. The record arrives November 20, 2026, through Nuclear Blast Records and marks DOWN’s first full-length album since 2007’s Down III: Over the Under. The current lineup features Philip H. Anselmo, Pepper Keenan, Kirk Windstein, Jimmy Bower and Pat Bruders. “The Myth” follows the album’s first single, “Blood Oath,” and immediately

From Ashes to New are bringing the Reflections Tour to North America in spring 2027—and Gulf Coast fans have a Destin stop to circle. Announced October 6, the 27-show headline run includes Club LA on April 11, 2027, plus VBC Mars Music Hall in Huntsville, Alabama, on April 10. Nevertel and Hollow Pact join the tour, with Dark Divine appearing on select dates. Destin is listed with Dark Divine; Huntsville is among the shows without them. That makes the Florida stop an especial

Miss May I have released their eighth studio album, No Place For Me, through Solid State Records. The 10-song record arrived October 2 and marks several major changes for the Ohio metalcore veterans. It is the band’s first full-length since 2022’s Curse of Existence, its debut album for Solid State and the first to feature guitarist Elisha Mullins. The complete album is available now, with Apple Music confirming a 10-song, 33-minute release. Miss May I Turn Up the Metal Mulli

Escape the Fate have released their new album, The Last Goodbye, through Big Noise Music Group. The 13-song record arrived October 2 and follows 2023’s Out of the Shadows. It finds the Las Vegas veterans looking inward while reconnecting with the combination of metalcore aggression, dramatic guitars and massive melodic hooks that has powered the band for more than two decades. The full album is available now through major streaming platforms. Qobuz confirms a 13-track, 47-min

Michigan metalcore force Of Virtue have released their new album, Death Of The Altar, through Arising Empire. The 11-song record arrived October 2 and pushes the band into heavier, darker territory without sacrificing the massive choruses that helped turn 2023’s Omen into a streaming breakthrough. The label describes the album as a collision of crushing riffs, industrial electronics, atmospheric production and the contrasting vocals of Tyler Ennis and Damon Tate. Of Virtue ar

Butcher Babies have officially released NIGHTBLOOM, a 10-song album that pairs the band’s metallic aggression with some of the most vulnerable songwriting of Heidi Shepherd’s career. Released October 2 through Judge & Jury Records, NIGHTBLOOM is Butcher Babies’ first full-length since the 2024 departure of founding co-vocalist Carla Harvey. Shepherd now leads the band as its sole vocalist, opening a new era that sounds heavier, more melodic and intensely personal. The complet

Kid Rock has opened a dramatically different chapter with “James 1:17 (Jesus Is King),” the first official single from his forthcoming faith-centered album, Halfway 2 Jesus. The song and its official music video arrive October 1 at 5pm CST through Kid Rock’s Top Dog Records. While an exact album-release date has not been announced, official merchandise for Halfway 2 Jesus is already available for preorder and expected to begin shipping later in October. The title carries a pe

The Funeral Portrait has officially completed recording its next studio album, marking the beginning of another theatrical chapter for one of Active Rock’s fastest-rising bands. Vocalist Lee Jennings announced the milestone while celebrating his birthday on September 30. The still-untitled project was created with Point North frontman and in-demand producer and songwriter Jon Lundin. The Sound 228 has a special history with The Funeral Portrait. We were one of the first radio

The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach turned into a full-blown Southern rock cathedral Friday night as HARDY sold out his first show of 2026 and delivered the kind of performance that leaves your ears ringing and your voice wrecked for two days afterward. For me personally, it was a bucket-list concert finally checked off, and Hardy somehow managed to exceed every expectation I carried into the night. From the second the lights dropped, Hardy stormed onto the stage with “Bot

Photo Credit: Blaine Bruskotter Written by: Jennifer Touche Photos by: Blaine Bruskottter, Jennifer Touche New Orleans metal band Daemon Grimm has released their new album Laced Divination , a record that has been a couple of years in the making and is shaped by by everything the band has endured along the way. Built from previous single releases alongside new material, the album stays true to the sound they've established while showing a more refined direction. Now that the

Written by: Gina Copello Photo Credits: icmvisuals, Toddi Babu The Art of Deception is a metal mixed with deathcore band based in Pennsylvania, and was formed in 2015 with the lineup of Nolan Mateer, Jared Moser, and Travis Stine. They have 3 EPs – ‘The Art of Deception’ debuted in 2015, ‘Searching for an Escape’ released in 2017, and ‘Imminence’ released in 2025. The band lives by one goal – to make music they love and share it with the world. Their lyrics come with power an