Following the massive, sold-out success of their limited six-date stadium run across North America this summer - and a triumphant stadium tour throughout Latin America earlier this year, which saw over 500,000 tickets sold - GRAMMY® Award-winning rock legends System Of A Down have officially announced their long-awaited return to the UK and Europe in summer 2026, with a string of major stadium shows.

After a brief pause from their extensive Sleepless Empire tour, Italian metal heavyweights Lacuna Coil are back with a brand-new lyric video for the hypnotic track ‘In Nomine Patris’, crafted by 12Inch Media. The release comes just ahead of the band’s next wave of touring, which continues through the end of 2025 and into early 2026.

French metal giants Rise of the Northstar have unleashed their new single titled 'A.I.R. MAX' today via Kuromaku Corp Records. Following the success of ‘NEO PARIS’ and ‘BACK2BASICS’, France’s powerhouse band is back with a hard-hitting new single. Fierce, modern, and unapologetically raw, the track nods to their roots while cementing their global status.

Released on 29 August 2025, Giants & Monsters is the seventeenth studio album from German power-metal legends Helloween, marking their second studio effort (following 2021’s self-titled release Helloween) with the reunited lineup - Andi Deris, Michael Kiske, and Kai Hansen among them. The album was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind and Dennis Ward, and mixed at the famed Wisseloord Studios (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, etc), delivering a polished yet powerful sound that balances clarity and punch.

Germany’s unstoppable force Electric Callboy have dropped a surprise blast from the past - a turbocharged cover of Sum 41’s 2000s punk-rock classic ‘Still Waiting.’ While honoring the original’s raw intensity, the band injects their signature mix of high-voltage energy and playful chaos, making it unmistakably their own.

Canadian heavy music trailblazers KITTIE are commemorating the 25th anniversary of their gold-certified debut album with the release of Spit XXV - a four-track EP that reimagines some of their most iconic songs. Set for release on 19 September via Sumerian Records, the EP features newly recorded and updated versions of fan favorites: ‘Brackish,’ ‘Charlotte,’ ‘Do You Think I’m A Whore,’ and the title track ‘Spit.’

British metal outfit ACRES have announced an extended edition of their acclaimed album The Host, set for release on 26 September via Solid State Records. Acting as both a continuation and a completion of the original record, the expanded version includes three brand-new tracks that further explore the album's emotional and sonic depth.

The two-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band I Prevail has dropped their latest single, ‘Annihilate Me’ - the fourth track unveiled from their upcoming album, Violent Nature, due out 19 September 2025, via Fearless Records. Alongside the release, the band also shared a lyric video.

MEGADETH’s frontman Dave Mustaine announced via a personal message to his global fanbase and the Cyber Army that the band’s upcoming album - set for release early next year - will be the final studio album of his career. Delivering the news through his iconic alter ego, Vic Rattlehead, Mustaine also confirmed that MEGADETH will launch a worldwide farewell tour beginning in 2026. In addition, a new memoir from Mustaine is scheduled for release next year, with more details to be unveiled in the coming months.

International metal collective SINSAENUM make their long-awaited return with the release of their third full-length album, In Devastation - out now worldwide via earMUSIC. Featuring ten unrelenting tracks, the album signals a bold, emotionally charged new era for the band, rooted in grief, transformation, and uncompromising creative vision.

Today, internationally renowned J-Metal pioneers BABYMETAL unleash their highly anticipated new album METAL FORTH via Capitol Records.

Over the past few years, STORM - Leo Davadi Sundli - has crafted a boundary-pushing sound that blends pop-punk, metalcore, rock, EDM, rap, and electronic influences, all delivered with a boldness and intensity that's hard to ignore. At only sixteen, with millions of views on TikTok and a fast-growing, devoted fanbase, the alt-prodigy has carved out a space in both the alternative and mainstream music scenes. With his debut album Join the Storm dropping 22 August through Indie Recordings, we chatted with him over email to hear the story behind it.