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Garbage and Skunk Anansie embark on a co-headlining UK tour next week

Texas brutal death metal veterans Devourment have unexpectedly dropped a new EP, “Pious Impiety”, marking their first new release in five years. The three-track effort features the title cut alongside “Mortiferous Dependency” and “Advanced Stage Decomposition”. Recording sessions were handled by Daniel Schmuck (Power Trip, Frozen Soul), who … Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

FIT FOR A KING dropped their eighth album Lonely God last year via Solid State Records. Now the band returns with new music in the form of the standalone song Blood Pact. It’s full of piss, phlegm, and palpable rage — just as fans like it. “Blood Pact is a song that, unfortunately, has become […]

Los Angeles-based multi-platinum DJ duo SLANDER have officially released their long-awaited rock and dubstep collaboration “Under My Skin”, featuring Courtney LaPlante and Mike Stringer of Spiritbox. Production on the finished version was handled by VASTIVE. The track has been a staple of SLANDER’s live sets for quite some time, having been … Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

VIEW HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #270 HERE Dead Of Winter Festival returns at Brisbane’s Mansfield Tavern in a couple of weeks – June 27 to be precise – and as such, we feature one of the main attractions, Bulletbelt, as this week’s cover stars. On the topic of DOW, we also continue our artist profile […]

Deep Purple icon, who inspired Yes counterpart to remake Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, had a wicked sense of humour and was a true progger at heart

Corey Taylor has lent his vocals to “Big Stick”, a newly released single from Rachel Bolan. The track appears on Bolan’s newly issued solo album “Gargoyle Of The Garden State” and also features guitar work from Damon Johnson (Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc.). According to Bolan, Taylor’s involvement came together with remarkable ease. Speak… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Tarja unleashes her brand-new metal album Frisson Noir today, June 12, 2026, via earMUSIC, the heaviest record of her career and a powerful statement of identity, strength and belonging. After years of exploring different musical landscapes, Tarja stands firmly where she belongs: in metal. The first leading into Frisson Noir already made clear that Tarja […]

Manuel K is an independent rock singer, guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter from Azmoos, Switzerland. He founded and fronted the rock band Nextmile, releasing several EPs, performing widely, and appearing on Swiss radio and TV. After the band split in 2012, he launched his solo career, releasing eight singles and two EPs to date. His music has reached international online radio, numerous music blogs, and multiple chart placements on digital music platforms.

“Like a Flower” is one of the standout songs in Manuel K’s live set, originally released with his former rock band Nextmile. The new version features a true family lineup: his son Jayden on drums, his daughter Allison on bass, and his sister Angela on second electric guitar. The track was recorded, mixed and mastered by Marco Jencarelli, with video production by Ruppen Productions.