Metal

Metallica announced today that they have taken ownership of all their master recordings including all music and long form videos, a move almost unprecedented for musicians signed to recording contracts. Under provision of their renegotiated joint venture agreement with the Warner Music Group in 1994, all masters revert back to the band as of today, Nov. 30, 2012.

Sweden’s masters of extreme technical metal MESHUGGAH are pleased to announce their 2013 headlining return to North America with Animals As Leaders as direct support and Intronaut opening each evening.

It comes with heavy hearts and sadness to announce that the Acacia Strain will be leaving their co-headlining tour with Veil Of Maya due to a serious van accident. Members of the band and crew are being treated for minor injuries.

This February / March 2013, Rock the Nation America is proud to present the elite from the dark way of the force, some of metal's darkest and most ambitious prodigies that the scene has to offer. From the cold lands of Sweden, the return of the infernal black metal sons Marduk. Co-headlining is Portugal's dark gothic heavy hitters Moonspell...Both promise a show you won't soon forget! Backing the

Hatebreed has officially launched new album pre-order fan bundles for their forthcoming new studio album, 'The Divinity of Purpose' (Razor & Tie). The items featured in the Hatebreed bundle(s) include a 24x36 poster, album cover T-shirt, a black pullover “honor never dies” hoody, a collector’s limited-edition vinyl picture disc, a special brass knuckle collectible USB and more. Order now on ht

After recently releasing their fourth studio album, 'Illusions Of Grandeur,' Swedish death metal overlords Evocation are now ready to premiere a new video for the album track 'Divide And Conquer.' To watch the video, please head over to Decibel Magazine's official site by clicking the button below.

The line-up for the first-ever Ozzfest Japan--set for Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Makuhari Messe arena just outside of Tokyo--keeps getting more spectacular. Tool, Slash, Deftones and Stone Sour join previously announced headliners Black Sabbath and Slipknot.

Today Rammstein announce the January 15, 2013 release of Videos 1995-2012 on standard DVD and Blu-ray. The collection includes the legendary German band’s complete music video catalog along with two new videos for the song “Mein Herz Brennt.”

Spanish thrash metallers Angelus Apartrida continue to promote their newest studio album, The Call, which entered the charts in Spain at a stellar # 14 spot upon release in April of 2012 via Century Media Records. The band has therefore now launched a lyric video for the album track "Killer Instinct", which can be seen below.

After being forced to miss a total of 9 dates due to frontman Robb Flynn’s emergency hernia surgery, Machine Head will be returning to the tour with Dethklok, All That Remains, and the Black Dahlia Murder.