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The lead single from their upcoming eleventh studio album.

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Honestly, just look at that cover art. Really take it in. It’s so beautiful. I could stare at it all day. Back in the ancient days when we would sometimes flip through used-CD tracks and buy albums based on cover art alone, that one would’ve stopped me in my tracks. I would’ve run to the counter and laid my money down, no questions asked. Just based on that cover art and the shared track record of the two people who made it, Aesop Rock and Blockhead’s upcoming LP Trouble Mountain has unbelievably high potential. I expect great things.

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Hailing from the flatlands of Hardin County, Ohio, Mississippi Bones has spent over 15 years producing pure rock ’n’ roll. Unapologetically blending stoner rock, deep-south blues, grunge, and heavy-riff worship, the band pairs its thick sonic weight with bizarre tales and strange, captivating storytelling. Completely independent and fiercely prolific, the Bones have built an incredible underground legacy backed by seven full-length albums alongside a mountain of EPs and singles. 

Their new song  If Failure Is A Learning Experience, I Should Be A Genius features very inspired guitar riffs (what a sound), energetic and catchy vocals with some blues influences, and a super solid rhythm section. It reminds me of something from the solo material of Tony Iommi. A very cool song, amazingly performed by the band. Give it a go by clicking on the Spotify player below and follow Mississippi Bones if you like what you hear.  

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Twenty years after it hit shelves, Atreyu‘s metalcore landmark A Death-Grip On Yesterday is getting a proper vinyl comeback courtesy of Craft Recordings.

The record marked a real turning point for the Southern California band, broadening its sound with bigger hooks and stadium-sized ambition. It gave Atreyu its first Top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, debuting at No. 9, and delivered lasting hits including the ubiquitous “Ex’s And Oh’s.”

The reissue lands Oct. 30 and is up for pre-order now, pressed on standard black vinyl along with two limited colorways: a Fire Smoke variant through Craft Recordings and a Blazing Yellow pressing through Revolver.

Alongside the announcement, Atreyu has also pulled a deep cut back into the light: “Her Portrait In Black,” a fan-favorite cut from the same recording sessions that never made the final album tracklist, is now streaming on digital platforms. The song originally surfaced on the soundtrack to the 2006 film Underworld: Evolution.

Atreyu came together in 1998 in Yorba Linda, California, taking its name from the hero of Michael Ende‘s fantasy novel The Neverending Story. Two early EPs, 1998’s Visions and 2001’s Fractures In The Facade Of Your Porcelain Beauty, introduced the band’s melodic-but-brutal sound and helped land a deal with Victory Records that same year.

The full-length debut, 2002’s Suicide Notes And Butterfly Kisses, put Atreyu at the front of the early-2000s metalcore wave. Two years after that came The Curse, a gold-certified record that topped Billboard‘s Independent Albums chart and produced standouts like “Right Side Of The Bed” and “Bleeding Mascara.”

After a relentless touring stretch that included a run on Warped Tour, Atreyu headed back into the studio in 2005 to make A Death-Grip On Yesterday, co-producing alongside Josh Abraham (Slayer, Alkaline Trio, Thirty Seconds To Mars). The lineup at the time, frontman Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist/vocalist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller, used the nine-track album to push into more melodic, anthemic territory without losing any of the band’s bite. Saller later called it, “the first album we made where we took fearless leaps into the unknown.”

A Death-Grip On Yesterday arrived in March 2006, and songs like “The Theft” and “Ex’s And Oh’s” showed off that expanded range. The latter climbed to No. 24 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and wound up everywhere, soundtracking Madden NFL 07 and Guitar Hero II and later turning up on Jersey Shore. Elsewhere, tracks like opener “Creature” and the raw “Our Sick Story (Thus Far)” stayed closer to the band’s roots, proving Atreyu could stretch its sound without losing the ferocity that built its name.

Once the album cycle got rolling, Atreyu wrapped its “Taste Of Chaos” tour dates alongside Deftones and Thrice, then joined the 2006 Ozzfest bill. The band’s momentum carried into a deal with Hollywood Records, which led to 2007’s Lead Sails Paper Anchor, an album that debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and topped both the Hard Rock and Rock Albums charts.

Two decades removed from the record that redefined them, Atreyu is still a force in metalcore. The band’s current lineup, Brandon Saller, Dan Jacobs, Travis Miguel, drummer Kyle Rosa and bassist/unclean vocalist Porter McKnight, has grown the catalog to ten studio albums, including 2026’s The End Is Not The End, released in April via Spinefarm Records. Atreyu continues to sell out headline tours and hit major festival bills like When We Were Young, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival and Welcome To Rockville.

Next Sunday, Sept. 20, Atreyu hits the Louder Than Life festival stage in Louisville, Kentucky, with a date at Aftershock in Sacramento, California following Friday, Oct. 2.

A Death-Grip On Yesterday 20th-anniversary is available to pre-order here and here.

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Embodiment Announce Show With Infected Dead

Bristol tech-metallers Embodiment are set to bring their crushing live show to Corporation, Sheffield on Thursday 8th October 2026, with Kent death metal outfit Infected Dead joining them for a night of unrelenting heaviness.

Presented by DC Sound Attack + Novacaine Promotions, Embodiment will headline an explosive night of heavy music, joined by Infected Dead, alongside two of Sheffield’s rising heavy acts, Dominion of Ashes and Vitriolic Cell. Blending technical precision with crushing riffs and an uncompromising live presence, Embodiment have built a reputation for delivering an intense and ferocious
experience. Their arrival in Sheffield promises to turn Corporation into a night of complete destruction.

Joining the bill are Infected Dead, the Kent-based death metal outfit bringing their own brand of brutality and technicality to Sheffield. Known for their punishing live performances, they are set to provide the perfect accompaniment to Embodiment’s headline assault.

Opening the night are Sheffield’s own Dominion of Ashes and Vitriolic Cell, bringing two of the city’s emerging heavy acts together on one bill.

THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2026
CORPORATION, SHEFFIELD
EMBODIMENT
with Infected Dead
Dominion of Ashes
Vitriolic Cell
FOUR BANDS. ONE NIGHT. ABSOLUTE DESTRUCTION.
Tickets are on sale now

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A new machine.

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German heavy metal lifers Grave Digger has a new record on the way. Faces of Pain arrives January 15, 2027, via Reaper Entertainment, and the band has already shared the cover art, courtesy of Uwe Jarling, below.

Grave Digger has spent over four decades cementing itself as a cornerstone of German heavy metal, with landmark records like Heavy Metal Breakdown and Tunes of War and the enduring anthem “Rebellion (The Clans Are Marching)” helping define the sound. Frontman Chris Boltendahl has steered that legacy the whole way through.

Where 2024’s 45th-anniversary release Bone Collector leaned into a stripped-down, old-school approach, Faces Of Pain pushes that momentum forward into the band’s next chapter, one that finds Grave Digger sounding as fired-up, uncompromising and varied as ever.

Boltendahl breaks it down: “The time has finally come: With our new album Faces Of Pain, we are opening the next furious chapter. This record is filled with an incredible amount of heart, sweat, and pure passion. How can the result best be described?

“What lies behind us was an extraordinary creative effort. In particular, my collaboration with Tobias Kersting on guitar has grown incredibly strong and developed into a deeply rooted creative partnership. His riffs, my lyrics and our shared vision unleashed an incredible dynamic. The result is a mature yet highly explosive late-career work that uncompromisingly combines all the classic trademarks our fans have loved for decades.

“Faces Of Pain shows us at our most diverse in a long time. Grave Digger consistently follow their very own style, a style we have shaped ourselves over the years. The remarkable thing is that we never copy ourselves for a single second, yet every song and every note unmistakably carries the band’s typical, mighty sound. Get ready for a true metal monster!”

The album leans on razor-edged riffs, huge choruses and Boltendahl‘s gravel-toned vocals. Speed-driven cuts like “Faces Of Pain” and “Satan’s Tango” sit next to riff-heavy mid-tempo tracks such as “The Number,” “Legends Never Die” and “When The World Is Calling You,” while “Dead Sun” and “Say Hello To The Devil” dig into the record’s darker, heavier corners.

More than 45 years into its run, Grave Digger shows no sign of slowing down. Faces Of Pain stays true to the band’s roots while still pushing toward what’s next.

Chris Boltendahl produced the album at Graveyard Studios in Senden, Germany, with Uwe Jarling once again handling the cover art.

Grave Digger will take the new material on the road starting in January 2027 on the Legends Never Die Tour, giving fans a chance to see the band’s live show still going strong.

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