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Jan 13, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
SUNN O))) Announces First Album In Seven Years

For nearly 30 years, SUNN O))) — Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson — have pushed the boundaries of heavy music, straddling the worlds of the avant-garde and rock to forge a style instantly recognizable as their own. Now, SUNN O))) return with their first album of new material since 2019's acclaimed...
Jan 13, 2026 |
AVATAR Announces North American Tour With FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE & FROZEN SOUL
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Avatar will hit the road again with a Spring 2026 North American tour, including Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple.

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Jan 13, 2026 |
MESSALINA (IGORRR, SVART CROWN) Release Debut Single, "A Cross"
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Messalina released their debut single, "A Cross," right before Christmas and it talks about "martyrdom." Make of that what you will.

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Jan 13, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
The Bereaved

As 2026 swiftly shapes up to be another depressing, atrocity-filled year, the healing power of crushing, melancholy metal becomes ever more vital to our sanity. MARIANAS REST have been asking questions about the futility of existence, and the bottomless chasm of loss and lost love, for the last deca...
Jan 13, 2026 |
DEFEATED SANITY's JACOB SCHMIDT On The Riffs That Taught Me
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On The Riffs That Taught Me, Jacob Schmidt of Defeated Sanity revisits formative cuts from Suffocation, Symphony X, and Megadeth.

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Jan 13, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
METAL ALLEGIANCE Recruits ALICE IN CHAINS' WILLIAM DUVALL For New Single, 'Black Horizon'

Trailblazing metal collective METAL ALLEGIANCE has returned with a brooding new single, "Black Horizon", via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Their first release of original music since 2018, the song features roaring opening riffs from guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and vocalist William DuVall's...
Jan 13, 2026 |
TOM MORELLO Calls Out Department Of Homeland Security & DONALD TRUMP Administration Over Use Of Nazi-Era Slogan
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Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello criticizes DHS after a slogan linked to Nazi reprisals appeared at a Kristi Noem press event.

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Jan 13, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
BEHEMOTH Announces Spring 2026 North American Tour With DEICIDE, ROTTING CHRIST And IMMOLATION

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will return to lay waste to American venues this spring. The band has announced the North American spring 2026 headline "The Godless IV Tour", kicking off April 14 in San Diego and running through May 21 in Los Angeles. It includes Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Tem...
Jan 13, 2026 | Blabbermouth <[email protected]>
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Announces Spring 2026 U.S. Headlining Tour With THE ACACIA STRAIN

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will embark on a U.S. headlining tour this spring. The "Spring Fling 2026" trek will commence on April 2 in Indianapolis, Indiana and run through May 2 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Support will be provided by THE ACACIA STRAIN, DISEMBODIED TYRANT and CORPSE PILE. Comments THE BLA...
Jan 13, 2026 |
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Announces U.S. Tour With THE ACACIA STRAIN, DISEMBODIED TYRANT & CORPSE PILE
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The Black Dahlia Murder are gearing up for a major return to U.S. stages. The veteran death metal outfit have announced Spring Fling 2026, a nationwide headlining tour set to […]

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Jan 13, 2026 |
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Announce 2026 North America Tour With CODY JINKS & EVA UNDER FIRE
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One of the biggest names in modern hard rock is gearing up for a colossal return to the road. Five Finger Death Punch have announced the first leg of their […]

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Jan 13, 2026 |
SUNN O))) Announce Self-Titled New Album, Their First Since 2019 & Debut On Sub Pop
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Now, Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson return with Sunn O))), their first album of new material since 2019's Pyroclasts and their tenth studio album overall.

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