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Blessed black wings to you all! Another excellent year of metal music has nearly reached its end. As we grow and change, so does our taste in music. I glanced at my list from last year and can easily say that this year’s version is much,…

Los Angeles alternative metal act, Dirty Machine, have released their latest single “Against the World”, produced by Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Breaking Benjamin, Static-X, Pantera) and mastered by Joshua Wickman (King 810, Within the Ruins).…

On March 29, Greek/Swedish metal troop, Nightrage will unleash the latest chapter in its storied journey, Wolf to Man via Despotz Records. The album is the bands eighth full-length studio effort, and the follow up to 2017's acclaimed…

Holy Grove - II Label: Ripple Music Release Date: November 9, 2018 This album has been on repeat for over a month now. I knew I wanted to review it, I knew I loved it, but I was unsure how I could put into words what I was feeling while…

When guitarist Marc Ferrari initially walked away from Keel in 1988, the wave of commercial metal still flourished. Little did anyone know that same flannel clad Seattle rockers were about to mud stomp the hard rock industry with a whole…

Once again, the annual Hall of Heavy Metal History's Metal Hall of Fame Gala will take place on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, CA. The event will be hosted by iconic television, radio personality and…

Georgia's Baroness will join San Francisco's Deafheaven for a North American co-headlining tour this Spring, marking the Grammy-nominated band’s first continent-wide trek in nearly three years. The news of the outing, which goes on sale…

I was nervous about writing this concert review due to the crowd who created a less than perfect environment for a show that was sure to be outstanding. When the main band has to literally stop playing and practically hop off stage to stop…

Within Temptation — the leaders of dark anthems, with a career spanning two decades — have announced their 2019 North American tour plans. The band will embark on a tour of the U.S. and Canada this coming winter. The tour kicks off February…

As we do every year, Metal Nation will unveil its Top 50 Hard Rock and Metal Albums list at the end of the year. Likewise, many of our staff will serve up their own Top 10 Lists, because we all have different perspectives on metal. As with…