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To celebrate the release of Greta Van Fleet’s highly anticipated second full-length record, The Battle at Garden’s Gate, guitarist Jake Kiszka picks his top 10 guitar riffs, in no particular order.

On December 15th, Sacramento’s Holy Diver had a great show with Craig Owens and two Sacramento local bands, Aquageist and Saint Juniper. His set was a great mix of songs from all of his projects, like D.R.U.G.S, Cinematic Sunrise, Chiodos, BadXChannels, and Isles & Glaciers.

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF THE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “STARRY SKIES (988)“ FROM KALAMITY KILLS ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM KALAMITY KILLS’ powerful new single, “Starry Skies (988)” featuring Aaron Gillespie from Underoath, arrives with a poignant message just in time for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE OF NU-95’s “WITHOUT ME” ON OUTBURN.COM. Dallas, TX alternative/pop punk band NU-95 have just dropped their new album Fall Until We Fly via Standby Records. With strong roots in the melodic songwriting of pop punk, NU-95 also borrows from the aggressive style of hardcore music.

It’s that time of the year, metalheads! Pull out the pumpkins, fake blood, and scary masks. It’s Halloween! If you’re like most people, you’ll likely throw a killer Halloween party. And you need to choose the soundtrack wisely. But you’re not some normal person. As a metal and rock fan, your music interests are way better than everyone else’s. So you won’t settle playing traditional Halloween songs such as “Monster Mash” or “I Put a Spell On You.”

LISTEN TO THE NEW SINGLE “UFO PARTY” FROM YOUNG MEDICINE ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM While not explicitly about the X-Files per se, Young Medicine’s heavy-hitting “UFO Party” draws heavily from the acclaimed series.

The new track offers sizzling guitars and a ferocious vocal delivery, set against a backdrop of distorted ambience, as the heavy crew explore the feeling of someone slowly squeezing the life out of you for their own benefit.

The night was incredible for fans of metal and especially for Black Metal and Mayhem historians who got an incredible visual and musical history of the band as they celebrated their 40th anniversary of being a band.

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF THE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “NIGHTMARES” FROM MIKE’S DEAD ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM Combining elements of legendary nu metal/hard rock groups such as Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails, Limp Bizkit, and Korn with modern trap and electronic elements, American singer and producer, Mike’s Dead, has paved his own lane as a multifaceted artist.

Apocalyptica and Lacuna Coil performed live on Easter Sunday in San Francisco, and it was a sight to see and hear at the Regency Ballroom. The crowd was full of diehard fans of both bands, and the enthusiasm in the room was electric.