The latest record from Helix, Scrap Metal, released on January 23, 2026, doesn’t just lean into legacy—it weaponizes it. Billed as the band's final studio album, it serves as a high-octane farewell that captures the energy of a band playing like every take matters. Produced in
Talking about Venom in 2026 still means carrying the weight of everything attached to the name. The early records remain foundational in ways that are difficult to separate from extreme metal itself—Welcome to Hell and Black Metal continue to cast a long shadow over entire branches of the genre.
THRASH LEGENDS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM TO UNLEASH RATS IN THE TEMPLE VIA NAPALM RECORDS AUGUST 28 — PRE-ORDER Can you hear them gnawing? They're almost through the walls! American thrash metal pioneers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are gearing up to unleash their explosive Napalm Records debut album Rats In The
DRAGONFORCE ANNOUNCE NEW VOCALIST + FRONTWOMAN ALISSA WHITE-GLUZ Next Era Begins With 20th Anniversary of Inhuman Rampage + The Album's Signature Anthem "Through the Fire and Flames" Watch Alissa White-Gluz Tease the Song HERE! Spring Festival Performances Preview Extensive Touring Plans + Much More To Be Revealed Throughout 2026
David Ellefson Leads a Relentless Night at Rockpile – May 1st, 2026 Toronto’s metal scene got a heavy dose of old-school aggression on May 1st as Kings of Thrash tore through Rockpile with a performance that was equal parts tribute and statement. Fronted by former David Ellefson alongside guitarist Jeff
Megadeth’s swan song, Megadeth also known as the 'White Album' (January 23, 2026), isn’t a quiet goodbye — it’s a full‑throttle reminder of why this band has dominated heavy music for four decades. Instead of coasting into retirement, Dave Mustaine delivers a record that feels
Australian based metalcore band Melrose Avenue brought their high energy to Toronto’s Mod Club April 29th to a nearly sold out crowd. It was a night of both sight and sound as their stage show was packed with the sex appeal you would expect on the heels of their
Global Campaign Surpasses 30,000 Signatures to Establish July 22 as Official “Ozzy Osbourne Day” A global fan-driven campaign is gaining momentum to officially recognize July 22 as annual “Ozzy Osbourne Day,”celebrating the life, legacy, and enduring influence of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne. The initiative, which has already
For over thirty years, Russell Allen has had one of the most powerful voices in heavy metal music. Through his work as frontman for progressive metal titans Symphony X, performances with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, solo work, and a number of collaborations, Allen has come to be known the power, grit, and
Released: April 24, 2026 Six Feet Under have spent most of their career existing alongside the conversation rather than inside it. The criticism is well established—an uneven catalogue, lyrics that rarely reach beyond their function, and Chris Barnes carrying a legacy that’s followed him longer than most careers
Released: April 24, 2026 There’s no clean way to close a forty-two-year run, and Sepultura doesn't try to find one here. A four-track EP was never going to carry that kind of weight, and The Cloud of Unknowing doesn’t pretend otherwise. It sidesteps the idea of
Released: April 10, 2026 Metal Church reaching this point at all feels unlikely. Over the last decade, the band has taken hit after hit—lineup instability, stalled momentum, and the loss of Mike Howe in 2021, which didn’t just leave a gap, it altered the shape of the band