Arizona’s top rock station, 98KUPD, have announced rock artists Volbeat, Clutch and Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals (performing a Pantera set) will headline UFEST 2020, the radio station’s long-running annual music festival, on April 4th, 2020 at Big Surf Waterpark. UFEST 2020, which will also feature performances from the bands Fire From The Gods, The Picturebooks and more to be …

On Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5, Downtown Los Angeles’ historic Globe Theatre will transform into a world of obscure, unusual and curious delights as The Oddities Flea Market returns for their annual Spring market curated by skeleton articulation virtuoso, collector and star of Discovery‘s Oddities, Ryan Matthew Cohn …

White Buffalo, the touring and recording persona of American singer/songwriter Jake Smith, has signed a global deal with Snakefarm Records, a young label within the Universal Music Group spotlighting roots, country rock, blues, and Americana. Raised in California with an abiding love of both classic country and punk rock, Emmy nominee Smith has been pursuing his creative instincts …

Italian orchestral-death metal giants Fleshgod Apocalypse will descend upon North America in March in support of their critically lauded album, ‘Veleno’. For the first time in the band’s celebrated career they’ll be doing a full-tour, accompanied by a classical string quartet, which will be an unprecedented experience for death metal fans. …

French Blackened Death metal outfit Necrowretch have released “Codex Obscuritas,” the third track taken from their forthcoming offering “The Ones From Hell” which is do out February 14 via Season of Mist and can now be pre-ordered HERE. Listen to “Codex Obscuritas” at below. NECROWRETCH comment on the track: “A few weeks left before the …

Progressive sludge metal outfit Hyborian will release their sophomore effort, aptly titled ‘Volume II,’ on March 20, 2020! In conjunction with the album announcement, Hyborian have released the first single from this monstrous effort, “Planet Destructor,” which can be heard at THIS LOCATION! The conceptual record picks up where their debut …

In honor of the 30th anniversary of Ministry’s revolutionary album The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, band creator Al Jourgensen decided to go old school with the celebrations, announcing The Industrial Strength Tour to kick off this summer alongside very special guests KMFDM and Front Line Assembly. “The …

Neil Peart, who is know as one of the greatest drummers in rock music, has sadly died at the age of 67. Peart died in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday after a long battle with brain cancer for several years. The band confirmed Peart’s death on Twitter on Friday, saying …

ABBATH are currently preparing for the band’s upcoming European tour, which will kick off on January 23 in Weimar, Germany. Alongside label mates 1349 and VLTIMAS as well as support act NUCLEAR, the package will hit the stages in twelve countries and will conclude on February 15. In preparation for …

Cape Fear metal legends Weedeater have announced a headlining U.S. tour, in which they will be supported by The Goddamn Gallows on all dates, with rotating support on select dates from Atomic Bitchwax, Worshipper, and Left Lane Cruiser. The trek will kick off on February 29 in Asheville, NC and will …

San Diego, California-based metal outfit Carnifex have announced that after 8 years, lead guitarist Jordan Lockrey will be leaving the band. Carnifex comments, “We want to wish Jordan Lockrey the best of everything as he departs Carnifex after eight years, three amazing records and countless tours. We will be forever thankful for the creativity …

Swedish heavy rock band Lucifer begin their third and final leg of their North American headline tour next week, beginning January 14 in Nashville and ending January 26 in Tampa. They will be joined by heavy metal maniacs Savage Master from Louisville and the Motör-charged Overdose from NYC in a three headed dog from hell …