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Orbit Culture Debut Soaring New Single, "Nerve" A month away exactly from the arrival of their eagerly-awaited full length, Death Above Life, Swedish melodic metal powerhouse Orbit Culture have issued another impressve show of scope and skill with ...

A month away from the arrival of Orbit Culture's full length 'Death Above Life', the band release new single "Nerve" knot1.co/3K46ihF

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Slaughter to Prevail and BABYMETAL Deliver Blockbuster Collab, "Song 3 Among two of heavy music's most intriguing, compelling forces, Russian deathcore powerhouse Slaughter to Prevail and Kawaii metal juggernaut BABYMETAL have joined forces for a collaboration of epic pr...

The mammoth track will appear on both Grizzly and BABYMETAL's Capitol Records Debut, METAL FORTH. knotfest.com/blogs/news/s...

NEW FLESH: Releases From House of Protection, Nik Nocturnal, MIDNIGHT Photo by Anthony Tran CHEPANG- JHYAPPA (Relapse Records) Nepalese grindcore by way of Queens, NY - Chepang compile a furious sonic assault in nine track that clock in with a total running time of just...

NEW FLESH: Releases From House of Protection, Nik Nocturnal, MIDNIGHT and more knot1.co/43GSqRU

Turnstile Expand the Orbit of Hardcore While referring to Turnstile being the biggest band in the world at the moment might flirt with hyperbole, what is indisputable is how the band has been able to pierce the mainstream with an awareness...

Turnstile continues their meteoric ascent all while never straying too far from their DIY roots.

See the recap of the band's epic Los Angeles underplay knot1.co/4jWv14J

All images by Ray Camacho

From now through this Friday 5/16, enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see BABYMETAL knotfest.com/pages/giveaways

Defiance, Despair and Finding Peace At the End of The World with Propa Photo by Dwanye Larson / Story by Maddy Howell Starting out life as a progressive thrash band enamoured with the politics of punk, the last three decades have seen Propagandhi forge a path that’s stra...

Frontman Chris Hannah opens up about Propagandhi’s return on eighth album At Peace, staying true to themselves remains the band's greatest act of rebellion three decades in and more knot1.co/4iLvrcI

Jacob Charlton of Thornhill offers perspective on how their new album has produced the band’s strongest chemistry to date knot1.co/4iFrC8W

The Callous Daoboys Embrace Chaos On ‘I Don’t Want To See You In Heave Words by Maddy Howell / Photo by Nick Karp  Most bands would love to believe that there is no other band on the planet quite like theirs, but for The Callous Daoboys – it’s an undeniable fact. Archite...

Vocalist Carson Pace unpacks the story behind The Callous Daoboys boldest statement yet on album three, the evolution of his artistic freedom, and more knot1.co/3G1HNQo

Lamb Of God Announce Select One-Off Performances Groove metal vanguards Lamb Of God have added a series of select market one-off performances with the kind of stacked supporting line-up that makes a great show a can't miss event.  Adding to the band...

Lamb Of God announce select one-off performances. Get the details on the Knotfest Exclusive Pre-sale knot1.co/3Y4adzx

BABYMETAL Sign to Capitol Records and Confirm New Album, 'Metal Forth' Photo by Jordan Munns Kawaii metal powerhouse BABYMETAL have announced the follow-up to their 2023 full length, THE OTHER ONE. Making history in becoming the first-ever Japanese artist to sign a front...

BABYMETAL sign to Capitol Records and confirm new album 'Metal Forth' (due out June 13th) knot1.co/3E4prxr

DED enlist Chris Motionless for new single "Until I Die" - listen HERE knot1.co/4hpafZy

Malevolence Announce New Album, 'Where Only the Truth Is Spoken' Following a whirlwind campaign that included a relentless, global touring run in support of their lauded 2022 LP, Malicious Intent, Sheffield's stand-up OGs Malevolence have announced their next itera...

Malevolence announce new album 'Where Only the Truth Is Spoken' and drop second single, "If It's All the Same To You" knot1.co/4iCI1M9

Sunami Team with Pain of Truth for Surprise Split EP, 'Coast to Coast' Photo by Jordan Munns Among hardcore's current wave championing the sound, California standouts Sunami (currently crushing as part of the Knotfest Australia festivities) have teamed with NY collective...

California standouts Sunami have teamed with NY collective Pain of Truth to debut a surprise split EP knot1.co/3Xmm37K

Get an up-to-date list of the artists performing for the return of @vanswarpedtour.bsky.social as the fest rolls out five artists a day for their '30 Days of Warped' campaign knot1.co/3DhmLMt

Spiritworld Recruit Members of Rise Against and Blackbraid For Mammoth Last month, Stu Folsom and his sonic Frankenstein of time-tested thrash draped in outlaw Western in Spiritworld announced the March 21st arrival of the third full length studio record, Helldorado. Int...

Spiritworld recruit members of Rise Against and Blackbraid for new single "Oblivion" knot1.co/41lk05X

Lacuna Coil debut new single "I Wish You Were Dead" from their upcoming album 'Sleepless Empire' knot1.co/3EM6kbi

Gojira Wins Big At 2025 Grammy Awards French powerhouse Gojira took home the hardware in the Best Metal Performance category at the 2025 Grammy Awards.  The band became the sensation of the summer Olympics, earning a nod for their epic re...

Relive Gojira's GRAMMY Award winning performance from the 2024 Summer Olympics knot1.co/4grckn2

This week's NEW FLESH roundup just dropped with new heaters from All That Remains, L.S. Dunes, GRIEF RITUAL, Great American Ghost knot1.co/4aKGxMH

NEW Behemoth is coming. The band announce their 13th Full Length Album 'The Shit Ov God' and drop new music video for the title track knot1.co/42AuNuo

See photos from the exclusive fan signings with Mick Thomson over the weekend at NAMM in Anaheim, CA knot1.co/40s6QT2

Pennywise, Simple Plan, Dancehall Crashers among the first bands confirmed for Warped Tour 2025 knot1.co/3Eg7PP6

Slaughter to Prevail vocalist Alex Terrible notched an impressive TKO during the Russian RCC Hard Tournament knot1.co/4ayPU1T

NEW FLESH: Releases from Vukovi, Harakiri for the Sky, DOSE and More Photo by Cameron Brisbane VUKOVI - MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN (SharpTone Records) The tandem of Justine Shilstone and Hamish Reilly assert a firm grasp of artistry and aggression on their breakout studio re...

Weekly NEW FLESH roundup💥 check the short list of releases spanning melodic post black metal, hardcore, metalcore and more knot1.co/4h6nE9j

Year In Review: Staff Picks for Best Albums of 2024 Judas Priest - Invincible Shield (Columbia / Epic Records) 50 years into their career, Judas Priest are still paving the way for heavy metal. After the uproarious success of 2018’s Firepower, the Meta...

Check the comprehensive, year-ending list of albums that cover the spectrum of heavy music and stood out as especially exceptional.

Staff Picks for Best Albums of 2024 knot1.co/409W4lr

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The 2025 dates include support from Paradise Lost, Angel Witch and Unto Others knot1.co/4fe3V5K

Speed, GEL and The Original Misfits featured at Coachella 2025 Coachella dropped their 2025 line-up and while the top line is stacked with some of the biggest names in music with Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and a special designation for Travis Scott - a hea...

Nice to see some hardcore on the Coachella lineup again: Speed, GEL and The Original Misfits featured for 2025 knot1.co/4i3kqob

What's everyone listening to this morning? New Spiritbox "Perfect Soul" been on repeat since yesterday.

Blood Incantation drummer Isaac Faulk details the process of making the band's latest material and explains how a decade of progression has led the collective to chart new terrain in extreme music knot1.co/40TP6SG