JINJER Closes 2020 with Socio-Critical Music Video for “Home Back”


As the year comes to a close, modern metal’s busiest band, JINJER, are going out with one last huge bang with a surprise video release for the fan favorite track “Home Back”, the seventh single taken from their critically acclaimed studio album Macro.

The official music video for “Home Back”, with lyrics written by the exceptionally talented Tatiana Shmayluk, is not only a testament to JINJER’s creativity and drive to continuously raise the bar musically as a band, but also an audiovisual statement against war and a very personal topic for each band member. Because of where JINJER originally come from, the Donetsk region of Ukraine, they are no strangers to upheaval and the suffering caused by conflict.

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NIGHTWISH to start Human. :II: Nature. world tour in virtual reality


Nightwish,one of the world’s leading symphonic metal bands and Finland’s most successful music export – sets the stage for an exquisite interactive experience in March 2021. In ‘An Evening with Nightwish in a Virtual World’, the band will perform at The Islanders Arms, a tavern built in virtual reality. The event takes place on two nights, Friday March 12th and Saturday March 13th 2021.

On both evenings, the audience can expect an unforgettable 90-minute performance, and will get to hear songs from the latest albumHuman. :II: Nature. live for the first time. The setlist has variation each night.

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MESHUGGAH Announce European Tour for 2021


Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH are proud to announce their European tour dates for November and December 2021. The band is currently working on the successor of “The Violent Sleep Of Reason”, which was released four years ago. MESHUGGAH will kick-off the European part of the tour on November, 19th in Vienna.
Special guest (except for the Oberhausen Show) will be Swiss/American Post Black Metal act ZEAL & ARDOR.
On top of that, MESHUGGAH annouce a London show for June 3rd, 2022 at the legendary “Royal Albert Hall”!

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THE ACACIA STRAIN DROP “ONE THOUSAND PAINFUL STINGS” VIDEO


THE ACACIA STRAIN — Vincent Bennett [vocals], Kevin Boutot [drums], Devin Shidaker [guitar], Griffin Landa [bass], and Tom “The Hammer” Smith, Jr. [guitar] — have shared the video for “One Thousand Painful Stings.” The song, which features Spiritbox singer Courtney LaPlante, appears on the band’s eighth full-length album Slow Decay, out now through Rise Records

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AUGUST BURNS RED SHARE COVER OF SYSTEM OF A DOWN’S “CHOP SUEY!”


AUGUST BURNS RED — JB Brubaker [lead guitar], Brent Rambler [rhythm guitar], Matt Greiner [drums], Jake Luhrs [lead vocals], and Dustin Davidson [bass] — have been playing System of a Down’s “Chop Suey!” before taking the stage at their always-packed live shows for several years now.

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ABORTED & HIDEOUS DIVINITY Announce Hell Over Europe Tour 2021


Extreme Metal band Aborted have announced the Hell Over Europe Tour for 2021. Taking label mates Hideous Divinity as well as The Acacia Strain, Benighted, Fleddy Melculy  and Cult of Lilith with them. 

Check out the full tour dates below: 

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