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Castiel To Release New EP “All Returns to Hollow and Silence” In July; Unveils New Music Video “Act I: Defile // Denounce”
Austrian deathcore collective Castiel have announced their new EP "All Returns To Hollow And Silence," set for release on 24th July via Seek and Strike. An immersive conceptual release, the EP will unfold chapter by chapter, beginning with the devastating opening salvo, "Act I: Defile // Denounce." You can check out the video below. From its ope… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com -
Shadowborne’s Debut Album ‘Heaven’s Falling’ Out In June
Shadowborne has released ‘High And Low‘, first single taken from the debut album ‘Heaven’s Falling‘ to be released on June 19th via Scarlet Records. ‘High And Low‘ captures the arrival of a powerful outsider crossing the sea with fire at her command. It balances triumph and tension – the promise of liberation against the threat […]
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IRON MAIDEN Won’t Attend Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony: “The Fans Always Come First And The Shows Will Go On”
Iron Maiden have confirmed they will not be attending their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, scheduled for November 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The reason is so entirely on-brand it barely needs explaining: they’ll be on tour in Australia. The band plays Melbourne on November 13 and Sydney on November 15, bracketing the ceremony on both sides without so much as a gap in the schedule.
Manager Rod Smallwood made the band’s position clear in a statement to Billboard: “As the most observant have already noticed, the band will be on tour in Australia around the November date of the induction ceremony for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Los Angeles. In accepting, Iron Maiden made it very clear to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame that the fans always come first and that the shows will, of course, go on.
“We would like to assure all our fans in Australasia that the Australian and New Zealand dates will remain unaffected and we look forward to bringing the ‘Run For Your Lives’ tour to them on the penultimate stop of our 50th-anniversary celebrations,” Smallwood added.
Iron Maiden are among the performers inductees in the Rock Hall’s class of 2026, alongside Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross, and Wu-Tang Clan. The musicians being honored are Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain, Adrian Smith, Dave Murray, and Janick Gers, along with former members Dennis Stratton, Paul Di’Anno, Blaze Bayley, and Clive Burr.
When the induction was first announced, Smallwood set the tone: “We’d like to thank the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for including us (and former members who were all part of our story) in the 2026 roll call of inductees. Iron Maiden have always been about our relationship with our fans above anything else, including awards and industry accolades. However, having said that, it’s always nice to be recognized and honored for any achievements within the music industry too!”
He added: “It also seems appropriate for the band to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this year as we continue our 50th-anniversary celebrations with our ‘Run For Your Lives’ world tour visiting the Americas and beyond. We would also like to congratulate our fellow 2026 inductees and extend our gratitude as ever to our fans for their loyalty, perseverance, and support for over 50 years now! See you all, somewhere on tour.”
What makes all of this particularly enjoyable is the backstory. In 2018, Dickinson famously called the Rock Hall “an utter and complete load of bollocks” during a spoken-word show in Australia, insisting the institution is “run by a bunch of sanctimonious bloody Americans who wouldn’t know rock and roll if it hit them in the face.” He later clarified that his comments had been taken out of context, but didn’t exactly walk them back: “I’m really happy we’re not there, and I would never want to be there. If we’re ever inducted, I will refuse — they won’t bloody be having my corpse in there. Rock and roll music does not belong in a mausoleum in Cleveland. It’s a living, breathing thing, and if you put it in a museum, then it’s dead. It’s worse than horrible, it’s vulgar.”
Harris, for his part, has always been characteristically measured on the subject. “I don’t really think about it, to be honest. I think awards are things that are nice to have when you get them, but it’s not something you’re really striving for — it’s not what it’s about,” he told Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon. “It’s never been about that. It’s always been about just trying to make good music and go out and play good live shows, and that’s it, really.”
That Iron Maiden‘s entry into the Hall of Fame comes mid-tour, mid-anniversary, with Megadeth in tow and Australia as the excuse, is perhaps the most Maiden way this could have gone. The ceremony airs on ABC and Disney+ in December. The band will be soundchecking in Brisbane.
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Skindred Debuts New Music Video “My People”; New Album “You Got This” Out Today
Welsh ragga metal legends Skindred have released their brand-new album "You Got This" today. Their ninth album is an all-killer-no-filler set which features everything that people love about the band – hard-hitting slammers, mega addictive hooks, earwormy soundclash elements, and dancehall vibes destined to ignite venues across the globe. All th… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com -
PIG’S BLOOD Share New Track, “Standing in Depravity” ~ Destroying the Spirit Out On April 24th
Bestial death horde PIG’S BLOOD have unleashed a new song off their forthcoming new album, Destroying the Spirit.
Stream the album opener, “Standing in Depravity” now at this location.
Destroying the Spirit is set for release on April 24 on digital, CD and vinyl (standard black and yellow/oxblood variants).
Pre-order links below:
www.darkdescentrecords.com/shop
darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com
PIG’S BLOOD are going scorched earth with their inaugural release under the Dark Descent Records banner. Destroying the Spiritsees the band reach a new level of relentless, blackened brutality. An unholy barrage of volcanic riffing and abyssal hostility, Destroying the Spirit is violence incarnate.
Listen to the album’s first single, “Strikeforce of Isolate Will,” at: youtu.be/w9xeLa0ifG8?si=OemBEPkeyWAoPO12
Hailing from Milwaukee, PIG’S BLOOD have spent the last decade-plus unleashing their unrepentant strain of death metal upon the underground. While often grouped under the banner of war metal, their sound stretches far beyond any single label.
PIG’S BLOOD:
Bubba Nitz – Bass
Chris Ellis – Vocals
Brian Serzynski – Drums
Mike Gamm – Guitars
Paul Mirenda – GuitarsDrawing from the raw, militant fury of bands like Revenge and Blasphemy, PIG’S BLOOD fuses that chaotic savagery with a backbone indebted to early ’90s American legends such as Deicide, Order from Chaos, and Incantation.
The result is a malformed yet deliberate hybrid, bludgeoning battle hymns delivered with a sharp, serrated edge. Through sheer force and conviction, PIG’S BLOOD continue carving out their own brutal stronghold within the death metal underground.
Track list:
1. Standing in Depravity2. Destroying the Spirit
3. Tartarean Infection
4. Power to Stop It
5. Rabid Dogs
6. Satanic Hammer of Justice
7. Aftermath
8. Commitment to Death
9. Ravenous Hellslaught
10. Strikeforce of Isolate Will
Stream more PIG’S BLOOD on Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.
darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com
Source: ClawHammer PR
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Voivod Announces “Symphonique” Live Album Featuring The Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Shares “Forgotten In Space” Visualizer Video
After more than forty eventful years of existence, Canada's progressive sci-fi metal innovators Voivod returns with "Symphonique," a special live release together with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, coming out on 5th June 2026 worldwide via Century Media Records. "Symphonique," which functions like an epic piece of cinema, showcasing Voivod's pi… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com -
Oxis – “Grey Mullet” & “Scup”
LA-based musician Oxis is a prolific powerhouse. The marine-themed electronica act, whose tracks are all named after sea creatures, released her eighth full-length album Oxis 8 this past January. She’s already back with two new singles “Grey Mullet” and “Scup.” “Scup” starts off driven by acoustic guitar, until Oxis adds shuffling rhythmic embellishments, braiding the…
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd unveils new rendition of “One Foot on the Path”
Kenny Wayne Shepherd has released a newly recorded version of “One Foot on the Path” as part of his ongoing rollout of Ledbetter Heights (The 30th Anniversary Sessions), revisiting the material that launched his career three decades ago.
The track originally appeared on Shepherd’s 1995 debut Ledbetter Heights and remains one of the album’s more driving and reflective cuts. The updated version keeps the original spirit intact while showcasing a more refined arrangement and a deeper, more expressive guitar tone shaped by years of experience.
Shepherd first broke through in the mid-1990s with a blues-driven sound that stood apart during the height of the grunge era. Signed by Irving Azoff at just 16 years old, he recorded Ledbetter Heights while still in high school, balancing classes in Louisiana with studio sessions in Memphis. The album quickly became a commercial success, going Gold within months and reaching Platinum status by early 1996. It also spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Chart, while Guitar World ranked Shepherd among the top blues artists in the world at the time.
Now revisiting that material, Shepherd brings added perspective to the project. “This is the album that put me on the map, and I still enjoy listening to it because my goal has always been to make music I want to listen to,” Shepherd says. “Unfiltered and straight from the heart.”
The re-recorded album features longtime collaborator Chris “Whipper” Layton, a founding member of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, who also performed on the original sessions. The project was co-produced with Jerry Harrison, who has worked with Shepherd on multiple releases, including Trouble Is… and its 25th anniversary edition. Shepherd also returned to his original 1995 guitar rig for the sessions, recreating the sonic foundation of the original recordings.
Reflecting on his connection to the blues, Shepherd adds, “Before I could identify with the lyrics, I always could identify with the feeling of the blues. When you pour your heart out, everyone can feel that.”
The release arrives as Shepherd continues his Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour, where he is performing the album in full along with selections spanning his career.
Ledbetter Heights (The 30th Anniversary Sessions) Track Listing
- Born with a Broken Heart
- Deja Voodoo
- Aberdeen
- Shame, Shame, Shame
- One Foot on the Path
- Everybody Gets the Blues
- While We Cry (Live)
- I’m Leaving You (Commit a Crime)
- (Let Me Up) I’ve Had Enough
- Riverside
- What’s Goin’ Down
- Ledbetter Heights
2026 Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour
Saturday, April 18th – Hollywood Casino – Charles Town, WV
Sunday, April 19th – Palace Theatre – Greensburg, PA
Wednesday, April 22nd – Brown County Music Center – Nashville, IN
Thursday, April 23rd – Taft Theatre – Cincinnati, OH
Friday, April 24th – Hard Rock – Gary, IN
Saturday, April 25th – MGM – Northfield, OH
Sunday, April 26th – Hollywood Greektown Casino / Music Hall – Detroit, MI
Wednesday, April 29th – GLC Live @ 20 Monroe – Grand Rapids, MI
Thursday, April 30th – Pabst Theatre – Milwaukee, WI
Friday, May 1st – Blue Gate PAC – Shipshewana, IN
Saturday, May 2nd – Hard Rock – Rockford, IL
Sunday, May 3rd – Hoyt Sherman Theatre – Des Moines, IA
Tuesday, May 5th – Virginia Theater – Champaign, IL
Thursday, May 7th – Uptown Theatre – Kansas City, MO
Friday, May 8th – Walker’s Bluff Casino – Carterville, IL
Saturday, May 9th – The Factory – St. Louis, MO
Saturday, June 13th – Paradise Theater @ Margaritaville Resort Casino – Bossier City, LA
Sunday, June 14th – The Buddy Holly Theatre – Lubbock, TX
Wednesday, June 17th – Kiva Auditorium – Albuquerque, NM
Thursday, June 18th – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
Friday, June 19th – Celebrity Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
Saturday, June 20th – Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts – Cerritos, CA
Sunday, June 21st – Oxnard Performing Arts Center – Oxnard, CA
Tuesday, June 23rd – California Center for the Arts – Escondido, CA
Thursday, June 25th – Capitol Theatre – Salt Lake City, UT
Saturday, June 27th – Blues From The Top Music Festival – Winter Park, CO
Sunday, July 26th – Open Air Blues Festival – Brezoi, Romania
Tuesday, July 28th – Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour – Helsinki, Finland
Thursday, July 30th – Notodden Blues Festival – Notodden, Norway
Saturday, August 1st – Megeve Blues Festival – Megeve, France
Thursday, September 10th – Big Blues Bender – Las Vegas, NV
Friday, September 11th – Sunset Center – Carmel, CA
Saturday, September 12th – Blue Note Summer Sessions – Napa, CA
Sunday, September 13th – Center for the Arts – Grass Valley, CA
Tuesday, September 15th – McDonald Theatre – Eugene, OR
Wednesday, September 16th – Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
Thursday, September 17th – First Interstate Center for the Arts – Spokane, WA
Friday, September 18th – Alberta Bair Theater – Billings, MT
Wednesday, September 30th – Sandler Center for the Performing Arts – Virginia Beach, VA
Friday, October 2nd – State Theatre New Jersey – New Brunswick, NJ
Saturday, October 3rd – Grand Opera House – Wilmington, DE
Sunday, October 4th – Appell Center for the Performing Arts – York, PA
Wednesday, October 7th – Carolina Theatre – Durham, NC
Thursday, October 8th – Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN
Friday, October 9th – Lexington Opera House – Lexington, KY
Saturday, October 10th – Paramount Bristol – Bristol, TN
Sunday, October 11th – Knight Theater – Charlotte, NC
Saturday, October 17th – Mystic Lake – Prior Lake, MN
October 31st – November 7th – The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise – San Diego, CA
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DEVIL’S ISLAND featuring The Groggy Dogs
DEVIL’S ISLAND featuring The Groggy Dogs
Welcome to this weeks edition of Devil’s Island! Every week we maroon a band or artist on the island and see what they get up to, how they cope with being all alone on a small island in the middle of the ocean. It’s not your average desert island and we’ll see just how each person copes with the extreme conditions.
This week when we arrived at Devil’s Island we find The Groggy Dogs sat on the beach. The island is far from their home, so how did they end up here and how did they cope with life on Devil’s Island?
Find out now…
The Groggy Dogs: Answering: Cap’n Mauro, singer, guitarist and songwriter
Welcome to The Razors’e Edge and our somewhat lovely, warm desert island. Don’t worry about it’s name I’m sure it’s not as bad as that would suggest.
You’re marooned here on this island, but before you ended up shipwrecked you chose one album that you couldn’t live without. Which album did you each chose and why?
The Warrior’s Code by Dropkick Murphys.
It was my gateway into Celtic punk. The first time I heard it, something just clicked and I thought, “yeah, this is my life now.” The gang vocals, the melodies, that rough working-class energy… it made me want to start shouting choruses with my friends and never stop. If I’m stranded on an island, I need something that still makes me feel ready for battle.Just behind that palm tree is a shack for each of you to stay in, with enough space for you to put up a poster on the wall of one album cover. What album cover do you each chose?
10,000 Days by Tool.
Tool always had insane artwork, but this one really stuck with me. It’s mysterious and kind of unsettling, like you’re staring into another dimension. I could probably spend years on that island just looking at the cover and still finding new details. It’s art and entertainment at the same time.There’s also a bar on this here island. But alas each of you only get to choose one drink for the entirety of your stay. What’s your tipple of choice?
We’re pirates. There’s only one correct answer.
Rum. Straight. No ice, no fancy stuff. Just fuel.Your suitcases were lost when your ship sank, but you each managed to salvage one item of band merch. What’s the merch and for what band?
Just a solid band T-shirt. Something comfortable and tough enough to survive the island. At that point it’s not merch, it’s survival equipment. As long as it’s from a band I love, I’m happy.
You’re sat on the island thinking “I’m stuck here on this island with my bandmates for eternity”… who would you rather have been shipwrecked with?
Honestly, my own bandmates. No doubt.
We’re a bunch of idiots together in the best possible way. If I’m going to be stuck forever somewhere, I want to be laughing the whole time. I wouldn’t trade that crew for anyone.
There’s a walkman in your pocket, on the tape inside is the recording of the one live show that stands out for you. It could be any show, from any band, anywhere in the world. What show is on that walkman?
Insoportablemente Vivo by La Renga.
That one takes me straight back to my teenage years and my Argentinian roots. Hearing thousands of people singing every word gave me chills. That live show didn’t just impress me, it changed me. It’s one of the reasons I even wanted to be in a band in the first place.
You’re getting desperate, you decide the only course of action is to put a message in a bottle and hope someone finds it. Your message could be to any member of any band, but should be the most suitable for a rescue attempt. Who is it?
I’d send the message to the guys in Raebellion.
One of our crew plays in both bands and he’s the youngest, so they’d definitely come looking for him. It’s half friendship, half strategy. I know they’d show up with a van, beers, and somehow turn the rescue into a party.You’ve been stuck here a while and food supplies are running low. There’s only one thing for it… which fellow band member gets sacrificed to help the others survive?
Let’s be realistic. I’m the biggest guy in the band.
If food runs out, the Cap’n goes on the barbecue. Maximum rations for everyone. I’ll sacrifice myself like a true pirate captain, feeding the crew one last time. Dark, but efficient.Finally, when the ship sank you each managed to save one person from the wreckage. That person is the one musician that has influenced your career the most, shaped your way of thinking and your outlook on life. Who did you save?
I’d save Dimebag Darrell from Pantera.
Not just because he was an insane guitarist, but because of his spirit. Every story about him is the same, play loud, laugh hard, party like there’s no tomorrow. That’s exactly what music should feel like.If I’m stuck on a cursed island, I don’t want a philosopher. I want Dime with a guitar, a bottle, and a broken amp, turning the beach into the loudest, messiest, most glorious party possible until the very end.
If we’re going down, we’re going down riffing.
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Watch Interpol Debut Another New Song, “Wings On Fire,” In Albuquerque
The perennially well-dressed New York rock veterans Interpol seem to have something new in the hopper. Last month, they played São Paolo and debuted an as-yet-unreleased new song called “See Out Loud.” Right now, Interpol are between Coachella weekends, and they’ve used the past week to tour around the Southwest a little bit. On Thursday night, Interpol played Albuquerque’s Revel Entertainment Center and debuted another new track, this one called “Wings On Fire.”
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