Watch Imperial Triumphant become the first band to play New York’s iconic Chrysler Building
They achieve the feat in the video for disorienting new single Lexington Delirium, which features spoken-word narration from Meshuggah’s Tomas Haake
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Watch Imperial Triumphant become the first band to play New York’s iconic Chrysler Building
They achieve the feat in the video for disorienting new single Lexington Delirium, which features spoken-word narration from Meshuggah’s Tomas Haake
Haken guitarist Charlie Griffiths unveils new Tiktaalika project
Haken's Charlie Griffiths will release his second solo album Gods Of Pangea under the Tiktaalika banner in March
Slayer’s Kerry King names his five perfect metal albums
Classics by Judas Priest, Metallica, Black Sabbath and more all make the cut
The Dust Coda announce departure of old frontman, new frontman already in place
The announcement of The Dust Coda's new frontman comes ahead of a UK tour in March
Sammy Hagar says he doesn't want to tour anymore
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Former 24-7 Spyz vocalist and Black Rock Coalition co-founder Peter 'P. Fluid' Forrest, murdered in New York
Peter Forrest, a founding member of acclaimed funk-metal band 24-7 Spyz, killed in the Bronx on January 13
Eagles donate $2.5 million to upcoming LA wildfires relief concert
The show will raise funds for those impacted by the wildfires still ravaging parts of Los Angeles
New Zealand groove metallers Alien Weaponry announce new album Te Rā, launch epic Mau Moko video
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“You have to destroy things in order to create things.” Lucy Dacus announces new album Forever Is A Feeling
Forever Is A Feeling, the follow-up to 2021's Home Video, is coming soon
Watch prog metal drum legend Mike Portnoy attempt to play along to Taylor Swift's Shake It Off with absolutely no idea what he's listening to
"Taylor, I'm really sorry, I totally ruined your song!"
Super Deluxe edition of classic Yes album Close To The Edge on the way
New version of Close To The Edge features Steven Wilson mixes and entire London Rainbow show from December 1972
Those Damn Crows release thumping new single No Surrender
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Frank Black's Teenager Of The Year still sounds brilliant 30 years on
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Mark Tremonti finds a way to expand his palette on The End Will Show Us How
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Brighton duo Lambrini Girls deliver 2025's first essential album with their debut Who Let The Dogs Out
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Tremonti's latest album mixes his well documented love of metal with the post-grunge and balladry he made his name with
The Halo Effect have crafted the first great melodic death metal album of 2025 with March Of The Unheard
Former In Flames men unite once more to create another blistering set of classic-sounding melodeath anthems
“As smart and surprising as Cardiacs themselves”: A Big Book And A Band And A Whole World Window
The idiosyncratic English art-rockers’ history is detailed in a pleasingly DIY limited-edition chunky read.
“Welcome textures… but the mix lacks coherence”: White Willow’s remaster of Storm Season
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The Temperance Movement don't reinvent the wheel on A Deeper Cut, but they do keep it spinning
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