This past Friday, controversial black metal band Inquisition were dropped by Season of Mist after MetalSucks ran an article that brought to light a 2009 court case where frontman Jason "Dagon" Weirbach pleaded guilty to child pornography charges (Dagon since denied that he ever pleaded guilty)...
Singapore grinders Wormrot are stopping at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus before Maryland Deathfest, and guitarist Rasyid Juraimi's heavy psych band Marijannah are streaming their debut album.
More bands have been added to the already-stacked Maryland Deathfest 2018 lineup, including Today Is the Day, Pig Destroyer, Integrity, Helmet, The Ruins of Beverast, Master's Hammer, Defeated Sanity, and more...
Maryland Deathfest 2017 wrapped up about a month ago, and the 2018 initial lineup is already here. It includes occult rock pioneers Coven, who just played their first US show in 27 years at Northwest Terror Fest...
Glastonbury Festival has booked metal before (like Motorhead in 2015), but this year the festival will get its first-ever all metal stage. The lineups for the Shangri-La area have been announced, and the Thursday lineup for the Truth Stage in that area is curated by Earache Records...