Sepultura have dropped a new song ‘Beyond The Dream’, which is coming from the bands upcoming farewell EP. ‘The Cloud of Unknowing‘ will release April 24th and be the final music released from the legendary group.

SEPULTURA commented,

“Beyond the Dream” emerges as one of the most emblematic moments of Sepultura’s final chapter, serving as a poetic reflection of a journey shaped by decades of albums, tours, and life on the road.
 
This previously unreleased composition fulfills a long-standing desire of the band to explore the ballad format, blending Sepultura’s identity with the melodic sensitivity of renowned collaborators. To bring this project to life, Sepultura enlisted the essential collaboration of Sérgio Britto and Tony Bellotto of Titãs—musicians who share a long history with the band and are widely recognized as specialists in the genre, as well as composers of classics such as “Polícia.”
 
The result of a direct partnership between members of Sepultura and Titãs, the song celebrates the connection between artists who share the stage and a deep passion for creation. The outcome is a piece that brings great satisfaction to everyone involved, establishing itself as both an emotional and historical milestone featured on the band’s final EP, released in this very year that marks Sepultura’s official farewell.”

Pre-order The Cloud of Unknowing EP: 
https://sepultura.bfan.link/cloud-unknowing

Don’t miss the opportunity to see SEPULTURA on their final ever tour! The dates are as follows:

SEPULTURA – CELEBRATING LIFE THROUGH DEATH

 29. Apr – USA – Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
01. May – CAN – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
02. May – CAN – London, ON @ London Music Hall
04. May – USA – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
05. May – USA – Louisville, KY @Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
06. May – USA – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
07. May – USA – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
08. May – USA – New Orleans, LA @ The Civic Theatre
10. May – USA – Welcome To Rockville, FL
11. May – USA – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
12. May – USA – Greensboro, NC @ Piedmont Hall
13. May – USA – Reading, PA @ Reverb
15. May – Chicago, IL @ Ramova Theatre
16. May – USA – Sonic Temple Festival, OH
17. May – USA – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
19. May – USA – Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
21. May – USA – Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre
22. May – USA – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
23. May – USA – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club
25. May – USA – Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
26. May – USA – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
28. May – USA – Berkeley, CA @ The US Theatre
29. May – USA – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

06. Jun – NL – South Of Heaven
07. Jun – CZ – Metalfest
08. Jun – CR – Zagreb @ Tvornica Kulture
09. Jun – IT – Milan @ Circolo Magnolia
10. Jun – IT – Rome @ Eur social park
12. Jun – CH – Greenfield Festival
13. Jun – AT – Novarock
14. Jun – DE – Würzburg @ Pothalle
17. Jun – DE – Saarbruecken @ Garage
19. Jun – FR – Hellfest 
20. Jun – BE – Graspop 
21. Jun – PT – Rock in Rio Lisboa
23. Jun – DE – Oberhausen @ Turbinenhalle
24. Jun – DE – Potsdam @ Waschhaus Potsdam
25. Jun – DK – Copenhell 
26. Jun – SE – Huskvarna @ Folkets Park
27. Jun – NO – Tons of Rock 
30. Jun – GR – Release festival
31. Jul – DE – Wacken Open Air
01. Aug – FI – Helsinki @ Tavastia *SOLD OUT
02. Aug – EE – Tallinn Rock Festival 
05. Aug – ES – Leyendas Del Rock
07. Aug – UK – Bloodstock Festival
09. Aug – IE – Dublin @ 3Arena

Babymetal has announced their biggest headlining tour to date with the band playing some of their biggest rooms yet. Their summer US tour will see the band supported by Halestorm and Violent Vira before going overseas for a handful of shows.

Tickets for dates in the US and Canada will be available starting with an artist presale that begins on Monday, April 6th at 10am local time, and you can sign up now until April 5th at the LINK HERE. A Citi presale will begin on April 6, with additional presales running throughout the week ahead of the general onsale starting Friday, April 10 at 10am local time. Tickets for Latin American dates will be available starting with an artist presale on Monday, April 20^th at 10am local time through April 21^st at 11pm local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting on April 22^nd.

BABYMETAL is also thrilled to share that METAL FORTH (DELUXE EDITION) will be released via Capitol Records on June 26, 2026. The deluxe edition will be available digitally and on vinyl which will feature a zoetrope design, with ten icons from the record brought to life in motion. It will feature three live performances off the record and two remixes from Major Lazer and Jordan Fish of the standout track “from me to u (feat. Poppy).”

North America Tour Dates

August 30 – San Diego, CA* – Petco Park

September 2 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

September 4 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

September 5 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center

September 7 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre

September 9 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center

September 10 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center

September 12 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live

September 13 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

September 15 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater

September 16 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

September 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

September 19 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life**

September 21 – St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

September 23 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

September 25 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman

September 26 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater

September 29 – Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater

October 1 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

October 3 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival**

*Supporting My Chemical Romance

**Festival

Latin America Tour Dates

November 28 – São Paulo, Brazil – Espaço Unimed

December 1 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena

December 3 – Santiago, Chile – Arena Movistar

December 7 – Lima, Peru – Costa 21

December 12 – Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Fray Nano

Despised Icon have taken home a Juno Award from this past weekends award show for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year for their latest release ‘Shadow Work’.

DESPISED ICON comments: “Shout out to our brothers in Cryptopsy, to Chris Donaldson for nailing the mix on our record. A big thank you to our boy Tommy, everyone at Nuclear Blast Records for supporting us. A quick shout out to the Junos for recognizing that Canadian Death Metal, Canadian Hardcore, is part of Canadian culture! And most importantly, much love to our amazing girlfriends, our families, our friends, our fans, our team, our crew. This is for Montreal! Merci!”

Fresh off the massive Juno victory, DESPISED ICON are bringing the chaos back home for two festival dates. The Montreal titans will dominate the stage at Vans Warped Tour, followed by an appearance at the Envol et Macadam Festival in Quebec City. Additional dates will be announced shortly!

08.21-22 CA  Montreal, QC @ Vans Warped Tour
09.11 CAN Quebec, QC @ Envol Et Macadam Festival

Metalcore vets August Burns Red are back with a new song with ‘The Nameless’. Only continuing to prove why they are one of the genres best it comes with the news of a new album as well. ‘Season Of Surrender’ will drop June 5th on Fearless Records.

“The Nameless is a hard-hitting, heavy bruiser that doesn’t let up for one moment,” states Davidson. “It combines classic ABR elements with dark moody technical rhythms, and fast paced vocals to keep the intensity up for the full three minutes of the track. To me it showcases our roots of where we’ve come from, and the future path of where we’re heading.”

Luhrs follows, “Lyrically, The Nameless is a song about not wasting your life away for the sake of acceptance and comfortability. Sometimes it takes detaching from what you’ve been told, or from the beliefs you are no longer aligned with, in order to face your own weaknesses. In doing so you can break free to live a life you are proud of.” 

Season of Surrender features guest appearances from The Devil Wears Prada‘s Mike Hranica, Polaris‘ Jamie Hails, and Make Them Suffer.

Rush have returned to the stage for the first time in over 11 years making a surprise apperance and performance at the Juno Awards this past weekend. Marking their first time with their new lineup featuring founding bassist and singer Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and newly added members drummer Anika Nilles and keyboardist Loren Gold, they performed “Finding My Way”.

The band will be kicking off their major multi year world tour which sold out so quickly that dates were added multiple times. The 80+ date tour will kick off this June.

James “Human Furnace” Bulloch, a legendary figure in heavy music, has undergone surgery that will keep him away from both performing live and doing his work as a tattoo artist for the unforeseen future. In turn fellow legends Dwid from Integrity and Florida Frank from Hatebreed have set up a GoFundMe to help James out during this time.

From the GoFundMe :

James “Human Furnace” Bulloch is a talented tattoo artist and, as many of you know, the singer for Ringworm and Gluttons. Recently, James had to undergo surgery, which has put his life and career on hold. As a result, he is unable to work at the tattoo shop for at least a month, and it will be several months before he can return to performing with his bands. This sudden change has created a lot of uncertainty and stress, both emotionally and financially.

During this recovery period, the bills don’t stop coming. Medical expenses are adding up, and without his regular income from tattooing and performing, it’s tough to keep up with everyday living costs. We (Frank and Dwid) started this fundraiser to help ease that burden, so James can focus on healing without the added worry of how to pay for essentials.

Thanks in advance to everyone who supports James during this challenging time. Every bit of help means the world and brings him one step closer to getting back to doing what he does best—creating art and music for the community.

GoFundMe