This Day In Metal

ENSLAVED Announce 17th Studio Album Mið, Due October 30, 2026

Norwegian progressive black metal pioneers Enslaved are set to return with their 17th studio album, Mið, arriving October 30, 2026. The album follows 2023’s

Enslaved 1 min read

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Five Finger Death Punch Celebrate 20 Years as Toronto Fans Brave the Storm

Five Finger Death Punch 4 min read

Exclusive: Blackie Lawless Reflects on W.A.S.P.’s Legacy and the “1984 To Headless” Tour

W.A.S.P. 3 min read

Deicide & Behemoth in Toronto: A Night of Blasphemy, Fire, and Unholy Tribute

Deicide 5 min read

Geoff Tate Discusses Operation: Mindcrime III, Technology, Storytelling & the Legacy of Mindcrime

Interviews 5 min read

Endlessly Searching, Yet Living Only to Turn to Dust: An Interview with Mirai Kawashima (Sigh)

Japanese black metal legends Sigh have become synonymous with some of the most creative, eccentric, and truly avant-garde metal releases over their thirty-six

Interviews 4 min read

Down Confirm New Album ‘Volume V’ with Lead Single “Blood Oath”

American heavy metal icons DOWN will unleash their long-awaited new studio album, Volume V, on November 20th via Nuclear Blast Records! DOWN was never

Down 6 min read

Rikki Rockett Gets Candid: Life, Rock ’n’ Roll & The Stories Behind the Drum Kit

This Day in Metal’s Erin Greatrix recently sat down with Poison founding drummer Rikki Rockett to discuss his upcoming memoir, Ghost Notes: My Life

Poison 3 min read

Is This What You Wanted?: An Interview with Samy Elbanna (Lost Society)

For Samy Elbanna, his destiny was clear from an early age; 7, to be exact. That’s when a young Samy set the goal for

Interviews 5 min read

Radio Promotion Powerhouse SKATEBOARD MARKETING Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Red Carpet Event Hosted By Don Jamieson All Star Jam Band Details TBA Soon

New York, NY — Founded this day, August 12th in 1991, Skateboard Marketing, has operated at the heart of hard rock, heavy metal, and heavy music

News 5 min read

I’m Not the Battle, I’m the Fucking War: Inside Beartooth’s ‘Pure Ecstasy’

Caleb Shomo speaks on the masterclass production, crushing riffs, and unfiltered honesty driving Beartooth’s metalcore masterpiece, ‘Pure Ecstasy.’

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Killswitch Engage Tears the Roof Off Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto

Words by: JJ Tartaglia @jjtartaglia Photos by: Rae Chatten @raerocknroam It’s Killswitch Engage and Machine Head on a Saturday night in Toronto, you bet

Killswitch Engage 4 min read

Dimmu Borgir’s Grand Serpent Rising Tour Brings a New Generation Face-to-Face With Black Metal History

HISTORY, Toronto — August 10, 2026 There are concerts you attend, and then there are concerts that feel like the closing of a very long circle.

Dimmu Borgir 8 min read

One of These Nights...: An Interview with Blake Judd (Nachtmystium)

The opening track to one of Nachtmystium’s most well-regarded albums, 2008’s Assassins: Black Meddle, Part I, contains only one lyrical line: “One

Interviews 3 min read

Five Finger Death Punch Celebrate 20 Years as Toronto Fans Brave the Storm

Five Finger Death Punch proved that not even a torrential downpour could stop one of the loudest nights of their 20th Anniversary Tour as they

Five Finger Death Punch 4 min read

Bruce Dickinson to Make Rare Appearance at FAN EXPO Canada in Toronto

TORONTO, ON – Heavy metal fans are in for a special treat as Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has been announced as a featured guest at

Iron Maiden 2 min read

Ministry Announce Final Album and Farewell Tour

Ministry are calling it a day. Al Jourgensen has followed through on his long-promised announcement of a final album from the industrial metal outfit—

Ministry 2 min read

ENSLAVED Announce 17th Studio Album Mið, Due October 30, 2026

Featured

Five Finger Death Punch Celebrate 20 Years as Toronto Fans Brave the Storm

Exclusive: Blackie Lawless Reflects on W.A.S.P.’s Legacy and the “1984 To Headless” Tour

Deicide & Behemoth in Toronto: A Night of Blasphemy, Fire, and Unholy Tribute

Geoff Tate Discusses Operation: Mindcrime III, Technology, Storytelling & the Legacy of Mindcrime

Endlessly Searching, Yet Living Only to Turn to Dust: An Interview with Mirai Kawashima (Sigh)

Down Confirm New Album ‘Volume V’ with Lead Single “Blood Oath”

Rikki Rockett Gets Candid: Life, Rock ’n’ Roll & The Stories Behind the Drum Kit

Is This What You Wanted?: An Interview with Samy Elbanna (Lost Society)

Radio Promotion Powerhouse SKATEBOARD MARKETING Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Red Carpet Event ﻿Hosted By Don Jamieson All Star Jam Band Details TBA Soon

I’m Not the Battle, I’m the Fucking War: Inside Beartooth’s ‘Pure Ecstasy’

Killswitch Engage Tears the Roof Off Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto

Dimmu Borgir’s Grand Serpent Rising Tour Brings a New Generation Face-to-Face With Black Metal History

One of These Nights...: An Interview with Blake Judd (Nachtmystium)

Five Finger Death Punch Celebrate 20 Years as Toronto Fans Brave the Storm

Bruce Dickinson to Make Rare Appearance at FAN EXPO Canada in Toronto

Ministry Announce Final Album and Farewell Tour

Radio Promotion Powerhouse SKATEBOARD MARKETING Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Red Carpet Event Hosted By Don Jamieson All Star Jam Band Details TBA Soon