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Melbourne Metal outfit Melting, share new single “The Sword“, a punishing burst of raging power off their upcoming sophomore EP, A Pathetic Excuse For A Life out Friday 29 May via Greyscale Records. Clocking in at just 1:01, “The Sword” doesn’t waste a single second getting to the point. Driven by a rapid-fire rhythm section and a chugging backbone, the track is unrelenting. While […]

A tour partnership over two decades in the making, THEORY OF A DEADMAN and SEVENDUST are teaming up for The Dead / Seven Tour. This 36-date co-headline tour promises to be more than just another show. It’s an unforgettable evening comprised of hard rock anthems, raw energy, and decades of fan-favorite hits. Whether you’ve been with them since day one or just found your new favorite track, this tour promises to deliver it all!

The Dead / Seven Tour is scheduled to kick off on August 7th in Duluth, MN, and run through September 29th, where it ends in Bozeman, MT.  Along the way, it will make stops in Fargo, ND (August 11), Detroit, MI (August 23), Atlanta, GA (September 5), Corpus Christi, TX (September 12), and Riverside, CA (September 20) to name a few. 

“We are beyond pumped to hit the road with one of the most beloved rock bands and friends, Sevendust. Playing shows with them going back to 2002, man, this tour is gonna crush! Cannot wait to play some new tracks and some old ones too. Excited for rockers Return to Dust to join us as well,” explains Tyler Connolly of THEORY OF A DEADMAN. 

“Man, hearing Tyler say that takes me back. We’ve been throwing down together for a long time, and it’s always been nothing but love and high energy. Theory of a Deadman always brings it, so we already know this tour is going to be something special. We’re beyond excited to get out there, share the stage again, and give the fans moments you can’t recreate anywhere else. Our friends in Return to Dust will be there too.  Much respect to those guys, and we’re ready to crush this thing together,” adds Lajon Witherspoon of SEVENDUST. 

More information on tickets and individual band VIP packages can be found at https://www.theoryofficial.com and https://sevendust.com.

THE DEAD / SEVEN TOUR 2026

• Aug 7 – Duluth, MN @ DECC Arena 
• Aug 8 – Rochester, MN @ Mayo Civic Center 
• Aug 9 – Omaha, NE @ The Astro Theater 
• Aug 11 – Fargo, ND @ Scheels Arena 
• Aug 12 — Bismarck, ND @ Bismarck Event Center 
• Aug 14 – Aberdeen, SD @ Brown County Fair 
• Aug 15 – Morton, MN @ Jackpot Junction Casino (Theory only)
• Aug 16 — Green Bay, WI @ EPIC Event Center 
• Aug 18 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club
• Aug 19 – Decatur, IL @ The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater 
• Aug 21 – Gary, IN @ Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
• Aug 22 – Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe
• Aug 23 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
• Aug 25 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ MJN Convention Center 
• Aug 27 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 
• Aug 28 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 
• Aug 29 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
• Sep 4 – Anderson, SC @ Wendell’s Dippin Branch
• Sep 5 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle 
• Sep 6 – Dothan, AL @ The Plant 
• Sep 8 – New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans 
• Sep 9 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
• Sep 10 – San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port 
• Sep 12 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street 
• Sep 13 – Midland, TX @ Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
• Sep 15 – El Paso, TX @ Abraham Chavez Theatre  
• Sep 16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
• Sep 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Bel-Aire Backyard at Durango Casino & Resort
• Sep 19 – Del Mar, CA @ The Sound at Del Mar
• Sep 20 – Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium 
• Sep 22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at the Complex
• Sep 23 – Idaho Falls, ID @ Mountain America Center 
• Sep 25 – Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House 
• Sep 26 – Umatilla, OR @ Rock The Locks Festival (No Return to Dust)
• Sep 28 – Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry 
• Sep 29 – Bozeman, MT @ Gallatin County Fairgrounds 
• Oct 1 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival (No Return to Dust)

THEORY OF A DEADMAN returns with their hard-hitting new single, “Barricade.” Marking a new chapter for the band, comprising Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back, and Joey Dandeneau, the track delivers their signature mix of gritty riffs, anthemic hooks, and unfiltered lyricism with a renewed sense of urgency.

Driven by a tense, simmering energy, “Barricade” builds from restrained verses into a massive, cathartic chorus, capturing the push-and-pull emotion at the core of the song while maintaining an undeniable arena-ready punch.

Watch the Official Visualizer for “Barricade” below:

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Touring in support of their 15th studio album ‘ONE,’ GRAMMY® Award–nominated metal icons Sevendust prove once again why they remain a vital force nearly three decades into their career. Comprised of Lajon Witherspoon (vocals), Clint Lowery (guitar), John Connolly (guitar), Vince Hornsby (bass), and Morgan Rose (drums), the band once again delivers the signature sound that has earned them both critical acclaim and a fiercely loyal fanbase. Early reviews of ‘ONE’ make it clear: Sevendust has not lost their edge.

‘ONE’ is now available via Napalm Records in multiple configurations, including digital downloads now: http://lnk.to/Sevendust-One. 

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Last month, Kevin Barnes announced a new of Montreal album called aethermead and unleashed “When,” an infectious, intense anthem boasting sexual bravado. Now he’s switching gears for the melancholy, ’60s-inspired followup single, “Already Dreaming,” which comes with a music video directed by his daughter. “I wrote this song while still living in Vermont,” Barnes explains. “I can…

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There is no band in the history of black metal that commands as much respect for their stubborn refusal to evolve as Darkthrone. While the rest of the world chases production polish and digital perfection, Fenriz and Nocturno Culto have spent the last three decades retreating further into the shadows of the underground. Their latest offering, “Pre-Historic Metal”, officially out this week via Peaceville Records, is perhaps their most defiant statement yet.

Following the cosmic explorations of 2024’s It Beckons Us All, the duo has pivoted back to the primitive. The title isn’t just a label; it’s a mission statement. The riffs are thick with the stench of the early 80s—think Hellhammer meeting early Celtic Frost in a damp Norwegian basement. It’s heavy, it’s ugly, and it’s gloriously unrefined.

The Sound of the Cave

The title track, “Pre-Historic Metal”, serves as the album’s anchor. It’s a mid-tempo dirge that relies on Nocturno Culto’s signature sandpaper growl and Fenriz’s minimalist, pounding percussion. There are no symphonies here, no clean vocals, and certainly no concessions to modern trends. It is “primitive metal” in its purest form, recorded with an honesty that few bands today would dare to put on tape.

For the purists, this is the Darkthrone we’ve been waiting for. It’s an album that sounds like it was unearthed from a permafrost-covered tomb rather than recorded in a studio. In an era of AI-generated art and over-processed soundscapes, Darkthrone remains the ultimate human rebuttal.

Pre-Historic Metal is available now on limited edition vinyl and CD. If you’re looking for the future of metal, look elsewhere. If you’re looking for its soul, you’ve just found it.

There is no band in the history of black metal that commands as much respect for their stubborn refusal to evolve as Darkthrone. While the rest of the world chases production polish and digital perfection, Fenriz and Nocturno Culto have spent the last three decades retreating further into the shadows of the underground. Their latest offering, “Pre-Historic Metal”, officially out this week via Peaceville Records, is perhaps their most defiant statement yet.

Following the cosmic explorations of 2024’s It Beckons Us All, the duo has pivoted back to the primitive. The title isn’t just a label; it’s a mission statement. The riffs are thick with the stench of the early 80s—think Hellhammer meeting early Celtic Frost in a damp Norwegian basement. It’s heavy, it’s ugly, and it’s gloriously unrefined.

The Sound of the Cave

The title track, “Pre-Historic Metal”, serves as the album’s anchor. It’s a mid-tempo dirge that relies on Nocturno Culto’s signature sandpaper growl and Fenriz’s minimalist, pounding percussion. There are no symphonies here, no clean vocals, and certainly no concessions to modern trends. It is “primitive metal” in its purest form, recorded with an honesty that few bands today would dare to put on tape.

For the purists, this is the Darkthrone we’ve been waiting for. It’s an album that sounds like it was unearthed from a permafrost-covered tomb rather than recorded in a studio. In an era of AI-generated art and over-processed soundscapes, Darkthrone remains the ultimate human rebuttal.

Pre-Historic Metal is available now on limited edition vinyl and CD. If you’re looking for the future of metal, look elsewhere. If you’re looking for its soul, you’ve just found it.

It’s a daunting prospect writing a review for a Dragged Into Sunlight gig. The enigmatic band’s live set, performed bathed in smoke, with their backs to the crowd while under pulsating lights, is the stuff of legend. Their Damnation set from 2024 is still spoken about as one of the best ever. They’re a band … Continue reading Gig Review: Dragged Into Sunlight / Vacuous / Plague Pit – Slay, Glasgow (3rd May 2026)

The sons of Kiss icons Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons played their first show together at a tiny venue in San Diego – and Classic Rock was down the front

Dante’s nü-metal inferno.

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Los Angeles romantic post-punk duo DECEITS have announced a run of May and June tour dates, taking their trademark Latino gloom, bruised romance, and serrated live charge across the West Coast, Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Southwest, and Texas.

Formed in Los Angeles in late 2021 by longtime friends Kevin Moreno and Francisco Saenz, DECEITS first arrived like a private language dragged into the light: hearts pinned to the kick drum, teeth set against the soft lie of revivalism. Since then, the project has grown its audience without sanding down its bite, carrying songs of ache, devotion, and romantic damage from the underground to sold-out rooms, vinyl pressings that disappear quickly, and festival stages including Cruel World 2025.

Now operating as a duo, with Moreno handling vocals and instruments and Saenz on drums and percussion, DECEITS live in that charged strip where romance gets scuffed on the pavement. Their post-punk is contemporary, Chicano, and personal without turning precious, written for crowded rooms, close faces, bodies packed near the stage, and the collision of motion, memory, and confrontation. Moreno sings as if every phrase has been weighed, swallowed, and dragged back up glowing with damage and desire.

The tour follows a steady stretch of new music from the band. Their debut album, If There’s No Heaven…, arrived in 2023, framed by tragedy, hope, romantic ruin, and the kind of devotional post-punk that can make a dance floor feel like a wake with better lighting. Since then, DECEITS have continued widening the world around that record with Why Are We Afraid To Let Go? in 2024, All We Are (Are Memories) in July 2025, Please, Wake Up in November 2025, and their latest single One Day You’ll Hurt As Much As Me.

For this new run of live dates, DECEITS will reunite with Past Self and 60 Juno for select dates, with Night Ritualz also joining the tour. The band will begin the trek on May 27 at Cornerstone in Berkeley, California, before cutting across the West Coast and inland through Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Midvale, and Denver. From there, DECEITS head deep into Texas for a five-city run, then turn back west through El Paso, Albuquerque, Tucson, and Phoenix before bringing the tour home to Southern California on June 20 at the Casbah in San Diego.

DECEITS will also appear at Darker Waves 2026 in Huntington Beach on November 14, joining a lineup that brings the duo back to a large-scale California festival setting after their Cruel World appearance.

For tickets and more info on the band’s 2026 itinerary, go here.

DECEITS Tour Dates 2026:

• May 27 — Berkeley, CA — Cornerstone
• May 28 — Fresno, CA — Strummer’s
• May 29 — Reno, NV — The Holland Project
• May 30 — Felton, CA — Felton Music Hall
• June 2 — Sacramento, CA — Starlet Room
• June 4 — Portland, OR — High Limit Room
• June 5 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
• June 7 — Midvale, UT — The Pearl on Main
• June 8 — Denver, CO — Hi-Dive
• June 10 — Dallas, TX — AM/FM
• June 11 — Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall
• June 12 — San Antonio, TX — Paper Tiger
• June 13 — Austin, TX — 29th Street Ballroom
• June 14 — McAllen, TX — The Gremlin
• June 16 — El Paso, TX — Lowbrow Palace
• June 17 — Albuquerque, NM — Launchpad
• June 18 — Tucson, AZ — 191 Toole
• June 19 — Phoenix, AZ — Crescent Ballroom
• June 20 — San Diego, CA — Casbah
• November 14 — Huntington Beach, CA — Darker Waves 2026 — Huntington State Beach

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For many years, brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall comprised the excellent Nashville garage-psych band JEFF The Brotherhood. In recent years, they’ve launched a new project. In 2024, the Orrall brothers teamed up with Silver Synthetic’s Kunal Prakash for a band called Vorhex Angel. Although official live footage distributed a few months back suggests the group…

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