Record sales may be dropping and labels may be on the verge of extinction, but the underground metal scene is still a thriving and vibrant place where musical innovation continues to occur. Every Monday we dig deep into the underground to unearth three bands you may not have had the chance to check out yet, but which deserve to be heard. It?s no... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Swedish act Darkane has unveiled ?Mechanically Divine,? a new song from the bands Prosthetic Records debut, ?The Sinister Supremacy.? Check it out below. The album, scheduled to be released in North America on July 2nd, marks the first new music from the band in five years, as well as the return of vocalist Lawrence Mackrory (who left the band ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Slipknot and Stone Sour member Corey Taylors second book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven: Or, How I Made Peace with the Paranormal and Stigmatized Zealots and Cynics in the Process, will be published next month by Da Capo Press. In the clip available below, Taylor reads an excerpt from the book. Corey will also be making a few pe... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Swedish speed/thrash metal band Above the Mist has released debut EP Tide Turner. Samples of all the tracks from the release are available at Amazon.com here. The Tide Turner track listing is as follows: 1. Overthrow 2. Conquer all 3. Scoundrel 4. Tide turner 5. Forlorn hope Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

New Yorks Veligore has posted the bands self-titled album online for streaming. Give the album a listen in the player below, or check it out over at the Veligore Bandcamp page here. The track listing is as follows: 1. Gloomy Winter 04:00 2. Carpaty 03:15 3. Black River 04:26 4. Werewolfs Dungeon 03:49 5. Wastelands 04:06 6. Endless Night... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star, the company which creates "beautiful lullaby versions of your favorite artists," will release "Lullaby Versions Of Slipknot" on July 2 via Roma Music Group.

Video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell talking to IGN about Ubisoft's new Rocksmith 2014 Edition — the next installment of the hit Rocksmith brand that has taught 1.4 million people worldwide how to play guitar — can be seen below.

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker.

Here's the full list of winners from tonight's awards. What a night!

Following its vinyl/digital release in February, Known Flood, the debut album from trio Sannhet, is now confirmed for release on CD via Consouling Sounds. The album is available for streaming via noisey.vice.com here or in the player below, and the following press release was also issued: With nearly forty-five minutes of electrified post-met... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Cutter of Envision Radio Networks' "Hangar 19" recently conducted an interview with vocalist Stephen Pearcy of Californian rockers RATT.

Banisher has made another song from the upcoming ?Scarcity? album available for streaming. Listen to ?Black Blood? in the player below. ?Scarcity? was recorded between 2012 and 2013 at Invent Sound Studio in Bydgoszcz. It contains 9 tracks, including a death metal version of the ?Benny Hill? theme. The album was recorded in a new line-up: Tytus... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Side-of-the-stage video footage of NEWSTED — the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted — performing at the Spanish edition of the Sonisphere festival on May 31 at Auditorio Miguel Ríos in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid can be seen below.

Shinedown recently released The Live Room EP, a five song-collection featuring tracks from the band?s fourth studio album, Amaryllis,recorded live at Henson Studios (formerly the historic AM Studios) in Hollywood, CA. The band has now released a new music video for Ill Follow You, which can be viewed below. Shinedown will be heading out ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

And the winner of the 2013 Golden Gods Icon award is...

And the winner of the 2013 Legend award is...

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And the 2013 Spirit Of Hammer award goes to...

Pitchfork.com is streaming a brand new track, Mangled Far Below, from Bay Area death metal act Autopsy. Check out Mangled Far Below online right here. The new cut is the second to surface from the impending The Headless Ritual album, due out July 2nd on Peaceville Records. Featuring the returning quartet of Chris Reifert, Eric Cutler, D... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Society 1 releases a new a video today entitled Lifeless, directed by vocalist Matt The Lord Zane and Noah Raskin. Lifeless is the first complete track made available from the recently recorded EP Screams Of Sadist that was produced by Raymond Herrera, with mixing and mastering done by Logan Mader. Society 1 wanted to release the video p... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

White Wizzard has announced a special album release show at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood on July 9th. The band will be celebrating the release of brand new studio album, The Devils Cut, which is due to be released in the USA on June 25th via Century Media/Earache Records. White Wizzard will be joined at the event by melodic power metalle... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Above Us The Waves has revealed the artwork, created by Manster Design, for new album Anchors Aweigh. Check it out below. A release date and pre-order info are expected to be announced shortly. The albums track listing is: 01. The Sirens, The Pleasures 02. This I Ever Get (watch the video here) 03. Two Left Hands 04. Reclaim The Fate 05. ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com