New Music & Video Release - Anthrax release first single 'It's For The Kids' from 'Cursum Perficio' album - 17th May 2026
Artist Name - Anthrax
Release Name - It's For The Kids
Release Date - 15th May 2026
Genre - Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Green Lung return with 'Evil In This House' from Necropolitan - 14th May 2026
Artist Name - Green Lung
Release Name - Evil In This House
Release Date - 14th May 2026
Genre - Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Stoner Doom Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Epica release new live video 'Cross The Divide' - 13th May 2026
Artist Name - Epica
Release Name - Cross The Divide
Release Date - 13th May 2026
Genre - Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal, Death Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - The Narrator release 'Iron Grip' from new album, 'Phosphor' - 11th May 2026
Artist Name - The Narrator
Release Name - Iron Grip
Release Date - 11th May 2026
Genre - Metalcore, Hardcore, Post-Hardcore
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Obscura release 'The Sun Eater' and heading to Australia and NZ in 2026 - 1st May 2026
Artist Name - Obscura
Release Name - The Sun Eater
Release Date - 1st May 2026
Genre - Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Prog Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Eivør reveals otherworldly new song 'Healer' - 30th April 2026
Artist Name - Eivor
Release Name - Healer
Release Date - 30th April 2026
Genre - Electro-pop, Nordic Folk, Folk Rock
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Down cover of Dr John's 'Right Place, Wrong Time' streaming - 28th April 2026
Artist Name - Down
Release Name - Right Place, Wrong Time
Release Date - 28th April 2026
Genre - Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Doom Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Hokka unleash debut album Via Miseria IV and title track - 28th April 2026
Artist Name - Hokka
Release Name - Via Miseria IV
Release Date - 28th April 2026
Genre - Goth, Rock, Gothic Rock
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Sepultura's farewell release, 'The Cloud of Unknowing' EP - 28th April 2026
Artist Name - Sepultura
Release Name - The Cloud of Unknowing
Release Date - 28th April 2026
Genre - Groove Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Dimmu Borgir unleash ferocious new single & video, Ascent - 24th April 2026
Artist Name - Dimmu Borgir
Release Name - Ascent
Release Date - 24th April 2026
Genre - Black metal, Metal, Melodic Black Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Soulfly unleash gritty animated video for 'Favela/Dystopia' - 16th April 2026
Artist Name - Soulfly
Release Name - Favela/Dystopia
Release Date - 16th April 2026
Genre - Groove Metal, Nu Metal, Thrash Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Conjurer reveal new live video 'The Searing Glow' - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - Conjurer
Release Name - The Searing Glow
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Post-Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - The Narrator release video for new single 'Agnosia' - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - The Narrator
Release Name - Agnosia
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Metalcore, Hardcore, Post-Hardcore
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Khemmis announce 'Invocation Of The Dreamer' from album out in June - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - Khemmis
Release Name - Invocation Of The Dreamer
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast
New Music & Video Release - Immolation unleash 'Bend Towards The Dark' from new album 'Descent' - 13th April 2026
Artist Name - Immolation
Release Name - Bend Towards The Dark
Release Date - 13th April 2026
Genre - Metal, Death Metal, Dissonant Death Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast
New Music & Video Release - Rob Zombie delivers video for 'The Black Scorpion' from 'The Great Satan' - 9th April 2026
Artist Name - Rob Zombie
Release Name - The Black Scorpion
Release Date - 9th April 2026
Genre - Industrial, Shock Rock, Groove Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
New Music & Video Release - Rob Zombie releases The Great Satan + video for FTW 84 - 2nd March 2026
Artist Name - Rob Zombie
Release Name - The Great Satan
Release Date - 2nd March 2026
Genre - Industrial, Shock Rock, Groove Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast
New Music & Video Release - New Rob Zombie single 'Heathen Days' out + ' The Great Satan' out Feb 27th - 24th November 2025
Artist Name - Rob Zombie
Release Name - Heathen Days
Release Date - 24th November 2025
Genre - Industrial Metal, Shock Rock, Groove Metal
Label - Nuclear Blast Records
Interview - Mark Jansen of Epica speaks with Mark Derricutt - January 2021
Like many, my love for symphonic metal can be traced back to the debut of Nightwish. Before that, however, Angra, Blind Guardian and After Forever had captivated my ears with their blending of orchestras, heavy melodies, and starting a dangerous hobby of peak soundstage in headphones.
By: Mark Derricutt
Interview - Dave White of Heathen speaks with Mark Derricutt - August 2020
Back in August, ahead of the release of Empire of the Blind - Mark Derricutt sat down with David White to discuss all things Heathen.