2024 The Electric Highway Festival Band Submissions Deadline - June 30th

Band submissions for the 2024 event are open until June 30, 2023.

Get Ready For The Pit w/ ARMSTRONG METALFEST's Spotify Playlist For 2023 Lineup

Being held on July 14th and 15th in the Okanagan Valley at the Hassen Arena in Armstrong, BC, the playlist features bangers from AMF's 2023 lineup.

THE HOLY GHOST Release New Single "Keep Walking/Keep Rising"

The song is from their upcoming album Ignore Alien Orders which will be released in autumn of 2023 via Lövely Records

New MusicTom McKayJune 17, 2023The Holy Ghost, The Holy Ghost 2023, Keep Walking Keep Rising, Ignore Alien OrdersComment

DIESOMNIA's Pray for the Flood Out Now

With a combination of thundering riffs, sharp dynamics, and prominent drums, Diesomnia builds a blend of death metal, thrash metal, and heavy metal, combined with a sense of artistry and aggression.

New MusicTom McKayJune 16, 2023Diesomnia, Diesomnia 2023, Pray for the Flood, Death Metal, Thrash MetalComment

PEI’s BAITED Unleash A Two-Step Anthem "Blackout" Off Upcoming EP “Cutting Teeth” Out July 2023

This comes from their second EP Cutting Teeth, which is a small dose of the energy they have been cooking up since forming in 2022.

New MusicTom McKayJune 16, 2023Baited, Baited 2023, Blackout, Cutting Teeth, Hardcore, Canadian HardcoreComment

SANGUINE GLACIALIS Announce New Album Maladaptive Daydreaming

Maladaptive Daydreaming is set to be released on August 18th.

New MusicTom McKayJune 16, 2023Sanguine Glacialis, Sanguine Glacialis 2023, Maladaptive Daydreaming, MetalComment

Industrial Outfit AVGMNT Release New Video "PVRE BLACK"

The industrial duo recently released their debut full-length, SEQVENCES, form which the track is taken.

New MusicTom McKayJune 16, 2023Avgmnt, Avgmnt 2023, Pvre Black, Seqvences, IndustrialComment

Female President release “Waves As Sharp As Knives”, second single from “The Healing Ritual” EP

The song is the second single from “The Healing Ritual” EP, due out late summer 2023.

PROJECT RENEGADE announce the release of their second full-length album "Ultra Terra"

"Ultra Terra" is due out July 14th, 2023 via Pavement Entertainment.

New MusicTom McKayJune 15, 2023Project Renegade, Project Renegade 2023, Ultra Terra, Pavement EntertainmentComment

ORCHID'S CURSE Now Streaming Varied New Melodic Metal EP "The Decay"

The Decay is their sixth release and will highlight that the band has no plans to stop creating music any time soon.

New MusicTom McKayJune 15, 2023Orchid's Curse, Orchid's Curse 2023, The Decay, Melodic Metal, Melodic Death Metal, MDMComment

EXSANGUINATION set to release Burial Rites on July 14th via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions; Pre-orders + single are live now

Exsanguination returns to Horror Pain Gore Death unleashing their second album of ripping carnage, Burial Rites

New Music, Metal DealsTom McKayJune 15, 2023Exsanguination, Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, Burial Rites, Death MetalComment

Disconnected Souls Release New Single "Loveless"

Following the atmospheric fantasy single "Dissonant Whispers" released earlier this year, "Loveless" is a more personal and reflective song that challenges expectations of what 'love' is.

New MusicTom McKayJune 15, 2023Disconnected Souls, Disconnected Souls 2023, Loveless, Metal, Synth Metal, Symphonic MetalComment

VOIVOD Touring Across Europe & Launch New Single Off 40th Anniversary Album Morgöth Tales

Upcoming shows have them touring through Europe mid-June to late-September, with an appearance at Wacken Open-Air August 5th.

Future MoshpitsTom McKayJune 15, 2023Voivod, Voivod 2023, Morgoth Tales, Voivod 40th Anniversary Tour, Tour 2023Comment

Modern alternative metal band VOLUCRINE releases new single "Old Friend"

After their previous album, Skywards (2019), the band have taken a bold step towards a more modern and heavier sound.

New MusicTom McKayJune 15, 2023Volucrine, Volucrine 2023, Old Friend, Alternative MetalComment

HOOKER SPIT - Aggressive Death Metal Meets Dangerous Rhetoric In “White Lighter”. Canadian Tour Dates w/ Raising The Ruins, Augurium + Loud As Hell Fest, Grover Fest, CEMR Fest

The seven-track album Krötch Splitter is an appetizing sampler of what the band is all about, and will attract fans across the death metal spectrum from the classics to the modern.

OVERT ENEMY Release Cover of SLAYER's "Angel of Death" and Announce Upcoming Live Album “Overt Enemy: Official Live Thunder In the Hill Country”

The song is from their album Overt Enemy: Official Live Thunder In the Hill Country which will be released on September 22, 2023 via Vault 32 Media/Confused Records.