Metal Injection

Before they all perform at the Heavy MTL Festival, All Shall Perish, Oceano, Obey The Brave, Within The Ruins, Betrayal and Reflections will be teaming up for a brief tour.

Viking metallers Ensiferum signed with Metal Blade Records before they killed them and pillaged their villages.

Wow, wow, wow! Iron Maiden sure know how to book a short tour. The band just announced a string of new tour dates for this September and they got quite the opening band, Megadeth. Additionally, there will be a huge one-off show in San Bernadino which also features Anthrax, Testament, Sabaton & Overkill.

Heavy MTL is the biggest metal festival to hit Canada. While in previous years, it was accompanied by a Toronto version of the festival, this year, it's all Heavy MTL… happening August 10 and 11 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada. The lineup is usually a good indication of which bands will be on tour [...]

We've covered the brave women behind Pussy Riot on the site before. The band of female punks in Russia staged protests against president Vladimir Putin inside of Russia's largest cathedral. Two of the women have been held captive in labor camps ever since, with two currently hiding from the government. It's an intense story and [...]

There's a new hardcore supergroup in the works called Get Involved!, which features former members of Glassjaw, Thursday, From Autumn To Ashes, Judge, and Death In The Park. The group have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund their Ross Robinson-produced debut EP set for a Summer/Fall 2013 release. Check out the press release: 

If you've ever wondered what it would sound like if Septicflesh went to a disco, then here's your chance.

Early this morning, Randy Blythe was acquitted of all charges of manslaughter stemming from Lamb of God's 2010 show in Prague. Read our full report. Social networks have been buzzing as musicians reacted to the news. Here is a roundup:

This week, we concluded Black Metal History Month. Read all of our black metal-related content right here. Also, there was a good amount of news, including fallout from the Machine Head bassist firing, tour announcements, fest announcements and album updates. Here are the top stories of the week: MACHINE HEAD's Robb Flynn: We May Have [...]

Just in time for the last day of our annual Black Metal History Month series, I have found my favorite new Tumblr blog. I've discovered many a great Tumblr blogs in the past, be it Kitties on Metal Covers, Me And Fred Durst, Polite Metal Lyrics, or Fuck Yeah! Metal Cats, but this one takes [...]

Black Veil Brides are a pretty massive band at the moment and British musicologist Josh Haddow wants to see what type of people actually listen to this band. He surveyed fans at a recent BVB show in Brixton, UK and this is the report he filed.

Photographer Jeffrey Chan headed to the Toronto stop of the Brothers of Brutality tour to witness Whitechapel, Emmure, Unearth, Obey The Brave and The Plot In You bring the house down. While not headbanging endlessly, Jeff managed to capture some great photos which are now available for viewing in our photo gallery. Check them out [...]

I haven't been in college for almost 10 years now, and I still get nightmares about showing up to class and not having my homework, or studying for a final, or some crap that I am so thankful I never have to deal with again. But, if my college offered a course in "metal lyrics," [...]

"This is Five Finger Death Punch's video for "Bad Company," off the album, WAR IS THE ANSWER! The video features footage from 5FDP's recent trip to Iraq for the troops, and is a salute to the brave men and women to dedicate their lives to protecting our freedom."

Obey the Brave is the new band featuring former members of Despised Icon and Blind Witness. More info here [link]