new albums

Want to scare the little kids in the neighborhood? Then take a listen to Bleeding Through’s ‘Faith in Fire’ and crank your speakers to the highest possible level while near a window. That’s how terrifyingly fast and brutal the Orange County band’s latest slab of blackened, keyboard-laced metalcore is. ‘Faith in Fire’ will live on ...

Super trio Sixx: A.M. includes Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx, DJ Ashba of Guns N’Roses and frontman James Michael, and the guys have released two studio albums together: ‘The Heroin Diaries’ and ‘This Is Gonna Hurt.’ On Dec. 13, the group is releasing a new collection of tracks, which aim to put a new spin on previously released songs.

Black will meet Black on Dec. 13 when the Black Veil Brides release the new EP ‘Rebels,’ which includes a searing guitar solo by Black Label Society frontman Zakk Wylde on a cover of the Kiss song ‘Unholy.’

Chevelle are set to unleash their new studio album ‘Hats Off to the Bull’ on Dec. 6, and the band is building up the excitement with the unveiling of its cover art and track listing.

The masked marauders of Slipknot have elaborated on plans for their next album, but they reiterate that they’re in no hurry to enter the studio.

Soundgarden fans, rejoice! Chris Cornell recently told Billboard.com that the new Soundgarden album is “mostly done.”

Last week, Evanescence released their self-titled third studio album and now it lands at No. 1 on the latest Billboard 200 chart by selling 127,000 copies in its first week of release. Evanescence bumped out ‘American Idol’ winner Scotty McCreery’s debut disc ‘Clear as Day’ from the top spot.

The Smashing Pumpkins‘ legacy will be honored later this year when their first two albums — 1991′s ‘Gish’ and 1993′s ‘Siamese Dream’ — will be reissued in a variety of formats, including CD, deluxe two-CD/DVD, vinyl LP and digital configurations.

After a four-year layoff, Machine Head recently stormed back with their seventh album, ‘Unto the Locust,’ and fans immediately responded by giving the band the highest-debuting release of its career. Riding high with a top 30 album, Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn recently sat down with Loudwire to discuss the creative process behind the new record, the band’s impressive longevity, and some of th

Slipknot fans received a bit of good news over the summer when percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan announced that the band was planning an American tour for 2012. Now, Crahan says Slipknot is in the planning stages for the follow-up to 2008′s ‘All Hope Is Gone’ album, although it might be awhile before anyone gets to hear it.

Undaunted by the departure of members Josh and Zac Farro, Paramore kicked off 2011 by promising new music for its fans. Now they’re getting down to the business of delivering on that promise. With a full-length album on the horizon for 2012, the band has announced plans to tide fans over in the meantime by releasing three brand new tracks between now and the end of the year.

Up to this point in the band’s career, Three Days Grace has released three albums, with a gap of three years from one to the next. This month marks two years since ‘Life Starts Now’ hit the streets, and frontman Adam Gontier has hinted that the next 3DG album might beat the full three-year mark by several months.