Lorna Shore Announce Massive Australia And New Zealand Tour For 2026 With Whitechapel, The Acacia Strain And Organectomy

Lorna Shore are bringing the abyss back down under in 2026, and this time they are going bigger than ever. The New Jersey deathcore juggernauts have announced a massive Australia and New Zealand headline tour for October 2026, marking their biggest Antipodean headline run to Read More …

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DIMMU BORGIR Return From The Void With Grand Serpent Rising

After eight years in silence, Dimmu Borgir unleash Grand Serpent Rising — a towering, cinematic return to symphonic black metal chaos recorded with producer Fredrik Nordström. Read More …

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Anthrax Return With It’s For The Kids Ahead Of Long Awaited New Album Cursum Perficio

Anthrax are back, and after ten long years between records, the New York heavy metal titans are finally ready to unleash their next chapter. The band will release their long awaited 12th full length studio album Cursum Perficio on September 18 via Nuclear Blast Records Read More …

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Necrosonic Festival Returns For Year Three With Rivers Of Nihil, Psycroptic And 30 Bands Across Three Stages

Necrosonic Festival is back for year three, and this one already feels like it is shaping up to be something seriously unmissable for the Australian heavy scene. On Saturday 22 August 2026, the gates reopen at Mansfield Tavern in Brisbane as Necrosonic returns bigger, darker Read More …

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Killswitch Engage Announce Massive Australian And New Zealand Tour For October/November 2026 With Sylosis

Killswitch Engage are heading back down under in 2026, and this one is going to be absolutely massive. The legends of modern heavy music will return to Australia and New Zealand across October and November 2026 for their biggest Antipodean headline shows yet, bringing more Read More …

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Deep Purple Release Arrogant Boy As First Taste Of New Album SPLAT!

Rock royalty Deep Purple are back with a brand new single, and honestly, if there was ever a band that could still come roaring out of the gates with that classic hard rock fire in the belly, it is Deep Purple. The legendary British rockers Read More …

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KHEMMIS Deliver Colossal Riffs And Heavy Metal Fire On Beneath The Scythe

Denver heavy metal heavyweights KHEMMIS are marching toward the release of their highly anticipated self titled album, and they have just dropped another crushing taste of what is to come with their new single and video, “Beneath The Scythe.” The new album, Khemmis, arrives June Read More …

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Koyo Return With Barely Here, A Lean And Anthemic Punk Record Built For The Heart And Pit

Koyo have returned with their sophomore album Barely Here, out now via Pure Noise Records, and this one wastes absolutely no time getting straight to the point. Ten songs. Twenty eight minutes. No overblown padding. No trying to reinvent the wheel just for the sake Read More …

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Sunk Loto Bridge Past And Future On New Single Dead Shadows

Australian metal pioneers Sunk Loto have returned with a brand new single, Dead Shadows, ushering in another powerful chapter for one of the country’s most important alternative metal bands. Arriving as their first new material since 2024’s God Complex, Dead Shadows lands with a fresh Read More …

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Metal Blade Records Roundup April/May 2026 | If These Trees Could Talk, Ingested, Stormkeep And More

IF THESE TREES COULD TALK Return With “Blurry Creatures” And Announce The Hidden Hand After an eight year silence, acclaimed instrumental post rock outfit IF THESE TREES COULD TALK are finally back with a brand new album on the horizon. Set for release on July Read More …

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Frankenbok Unleash Chaos With F.A.F.O From Upcoming Album The Arriba War Honkle

Australian metal has always had its own kind of unhinged energy, and Frankenbok have been one of the bands flying that flag for decades. Now they’re back, louder, sharper and ready to stir things up all over again with a brand new album on the Read More …

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Memphis May Fire Return to Australia with Blessthefall for One Last Massive 2026 Tour Run

Matty Mullins talks sold out chaos, unfinished business, and why this April 2026 tour has to mean everything When Memphis May Fire last hit Australia, it was chaos in the best possible way. Five sold out shows. Huge reactions. Glowing reviews. And more than 1600 Read More …

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