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84 New Metal & Hard Rock Releases: Week 36 (September 1st - 7th) 2025 Whether you’re a fan of black metal, thrash metal, power metal, death metal, Hard Rock or anything in between, this list has some...…

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MACKEN FEST – The Documentary Film synopsis: This is a story about Macken Fest and its creator Andrés Furukawa.…

Some killer new albums with incredible cover art as well a whole lot of metal festival news updates...and more! Hear it all here…

Wacken Open Air updates, new Thin Lizzy boxset review, new Body Count, plus a whole lot of album recommendations and more! Hear it all here #megadeth #peacesells #thinlizzyboxset #thinlizzy #wackenope...…

New Havok EP "New Eyes", The Haunted are working in the studio, and some Metallica merch news – hear it all here!…

VILT First single "Crown of Thorns" from the upcoming album! released December 13th!…

Mike takes you through the entire album with some interesting comments about how each track came to be...…

We’re excited to introduce a brand-new feature on Metal Countdown: the ability to create your own playlists! Whether you want to keep them private or share your music taste with the world, the choice...…

Novarupta – the project headed up by Alex Stjernfeldt – is coming to an end. Novarupta will release its final album Astral Sands on February 12, and we're thrilled to debut the first single from the e...…

For many fans, Bon Scott was a legendary frontman without equal, and his powerful voice was the key. After his tragic death, the virtually unknown Brian Johnson stepped into the breach, and AC/DC came...…

Is this the greatest album of all time? The fourth Led Zeppelin album was released without a title. It is known variously as Four Symbols, Runes and Led Zeppelin IV but whatever you call it it’s undou...…

Reviewing the band's creative output and looking behind the scenes from the early days at Chiswick Records to the smash album Orgasmatron.…

Drawing on rare footage of Sabbath in performance from 1971 right through to the last shows of the Martin era, this powerful and penetrating film features extensive reflections from inside the Sabbath...…

Tobias Sammet and his symphonic metal masterpiece, Avantasia, have signed a record deal with Napalm Records, promising fans an exciting new era. The upcoming album, “Here Be Dragons,” is set for relea...…

Poros Interactive and Booming Tech have announced an epic collaboration with SABATON for the ongoing 21st season of the company's online tactical action-strategy game Conqueror's Blade. As the Lionfir...…

The Dream Theater World, the official DREAM THEATER fan club, has uploaded a 30-minute "Stage Tour" video that was filmed in Oslo, Norway on November 9 during the band's ongoing 40th-anniversary tour....…

Last Saturday (November 9th), Max Cavalera led his industrial-metal project Nailbomb project through their first official show in nearly 30 years, during his “Max Cavalera Dynasty Show” in Tempe, Ariz...…

The four-day metal festival Beyond the Gates returns to Bergen, Norway, from July 30 to August 2, 2025, across notable venues like USF and Grieghallen. The first wave of bands have been announced, inc...…