Replicant

We asked an array of metal lovers -- including metal writers, show promoters, and members of bands like Hatebreed, Undeath, The Acacia Strain, Worm, and Ripped to Shreds-- what metal bands they think people should be keeping an eye on this year. Here's what they came up with...

Plus: Interpol / Spoon, Teenage Wrist, These Arms Are Snakes, Elton John, Craven Idol, Angel Olsen, Foo Fighters, The National, Kraftwerk, Voivod, and more tour and festival news.

Outer Heaven (with Derrick) are also working on their anticipated sophomore album.

Industrial/EBM fest Cold Waves has been going for five years now in Chicago, and this year's they're expanding to Los Angeles as well with Front 242, Revolting Cocks, Meat Beat Manifesto, Stabbing Westward and more playing...

The 2017 Cold Waves festival happens September 29 - October 1 in Chicago (Metro & Smart Bar), bringing together a host of veteran and newer industrial and EBM acts.

Iron Reagan singer Tony Foresta and guitarist Mark Bronzino made some pretty unconventional (and sometimes hilarious) top 10s of 2016.

The great Brooklyn metal band Tombs are currently on a run of tour dates in the midwest with Wolvhammer. While that tour doesn't come through the northeast, Tombs have just announced a hometown show...

As always, there's a ton of metal, hardcore, and more heavy music happening in NYC. We don't get a chance to post about all of it, so here's a roundup of some recently announced stuff we haven't tackled yet: German prog-metal band The Ocean are coming over the US for some shows with prog-doom band Intronaut, and No...