melodic modern metal

Canada’s Caveat (ft. members of Greybeard, Illuminated Minerva, Exit Strategy) is one of the longest-running metal bands in their home province of Alberta and after being relatively quiet for the last while they are charging out of the gates with a new album “Alchemy” slated for release next year.

UK modern metallers, Collected, are braced for ascension with the release of their mesmerising debut EP, “Say When”, which arrives on Friday 18th February 2022.

Aussie metal quintet Pridelands have revealed new single “The Lake of Twisted Limbs” from their forthcoming debut album, “Light Bends”, that’s due out January 14th, 2022, via SharpTone Records.

Fans can stream the new track here and watch the music video below.

Commenting on the new single, the band states:

Swedish melodic metal giants In Flames are pleased to announce that they will be returning to our UK shores in March 2022, for a string of 9 re-scheduled tour dates! Support acts will be announced later.

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Today, Louisville, KY band Greyhaven returned with their first new music since 2019 with the single “All Candy”. The song marks a new era for the band and comes alongside the announcement of their upcoming album “This Bright and Beautiful World” set for release on April 15th, 2022, via Equal Vision Records. 

Eclipse Records is thrilled to announce the signing of Violet Blend to an exclusive worldwide deal! The band is from Florence (Italy) and they were formed in 2014. Violet Blend just wrapped up production on their sophomore full-length album “Demons” with producer Alessandro Del Vecchio (Quiet Riot, LA Guns, Nanowar of Steel) and it is scheduled to be released worldwide on April 1st, 2022.
 

For all the fans around the globe unable to be present as Sliknot perform the biggest headline performance of their career to date, the band have announced today that KNOTFEST LOS ANGELES at the Banc of California Stadium will be streamed LIVE on Friday November 5th. Sliknot’s first ever livestream, the event will allow fans to share all the excitement of a Sliknot gig, both live as it happens, and for a full 72 hours after. Tickets are on sale now at knotfest.veeps.com, priced at a disco

Gold-selling hard rockers Of Mice & Men - Aaron Pauley (bass + vocals), Valentino Arteaga (drums), Alan Ashby (guitar), and Phil Manansala (guitar) - are pleased to announce their seventh album “Echo”, out on December 3rd, 2021, via SharpTone Records. 

The album is comprised of the previously issued “Timeless” and “Bloom” EPs, along with the new and final “Ad Infinitum” EP. The EP will be released on vinyl in April 2022.

French Modern Metallers Perseide have signed with Wormholedeath a licensing deal for their new album “The Only Thing”, due for release on December 10th, 2021.

Perseide deliver a modern metal ranging from pop to metalcore, with heavy rhythms and old school guitars, catchy choruses, all tinged with electro synths and intense vocals…

FFO: Avenged Sevenfold, Alterbridge, Motionless In White.

Watch the signing announcement video below.

Wars have released their brand new single “A Hundred Shivers”. The new track is the latest to be taken from “Chapter Four”, the final instalment of new music from their upcoming album “A Hundred Shivers” out on November 26th, 2021, via A Wolf at Your Door. Watch the visualiser below.