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The musical Smörgåsborders of Mr. Bungle returned to their thrash roots - and live shows, following up on a re-recording of their early demo.

Everything you need to know about this year’s Roadburn: notable surprises, expected triumphs, and how the festival has changed. Plus, check out tons of photos.

Check out photos from the show, which also included tourmates Cognitive, Summoning the Lich, Flub, and local OC death metal group Outside the Living.

Kaptain Carbon fulfills a dream by covering a festival of dungeon synth-something that only a few believed in enough to make a reality. Read about the 2023 edition of NEDS here.

Collecting photos from their recent tours in the US and Europe, Enforced gives us a look behind-the-scenes of tour life - like the eternal threat of thumb wars.

The Italian symphonic death metal band was joined by Obscura, Thulcandra, and Wolfheart on a recent US tour. Check out photos from the last stop on the tour, The Regent in Los Angeles.

The festival's fourth iteration comes this weekend to Beat Kitchen, and the pre-party at Live Wire Lounge set the tone: loudness in all its forms.

The second weekend of Amplifest brought fascinating collaborations and spellbinding creativity, plus performances by Sumac, Deafheaven, Liturgy, and more.

An Iron Maiden show is a thrilling adventure, a nostalgic blast, and a reminder of just how powerful the band is live. We caught them in Chicago last week with Within Temptation - here's a detailed review and tons of photos.

We stopped at McHenry's Epic Deli for a nourishing show of everything from post-metal to crossover thrash-check out a live report and read an interview with Adam Thorsness (Barren Heir, Thieves, Bovice)