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The band entered and immediately ripped into their first song as the super energetic frontman Caleb Shomo came running out on stage, with a Slayer shirt and bandana around his forehead.

Most Tuesday nights are simple and uneventful, however Tuesday, June 14 was exciting for Hartford, Connecticut metal fans, as The Krewe Du Sang Tour featuring a lineup of VCTMS and Afterlife, and Louisiana’s own Cane Hill came to rock The Webster Underground. 

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.

LISTEN TO THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF THE NEW SINGLE “HERS” FROM THE DARLING FIRE fter enduring crushing sorrow, loss, and personal grief, The Darling Fire returns with their sophomore release Distortions. It arrives September 16 via Iodine Recordings.

For the bill Saturday night, the experience focused on fan voted favorites from two of their records, Feathers of Flesh and Avatar Country, and created a curated performance around the requested tracks that took the art of the live stream to a whole other level.

Canadian alt-metal/heavy rock crossover stars SUMO CYCO will drop their unstoppable upcoming full-length album, Initiation, on May 7, 2021 via Napalm Records. Skye “Sever” Sweetnam tells us Sumo Cyco’s main influences and the band's essential songs to hear.

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF THE NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO “TRAGEDY” FROM NOWHERE LEFT ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM. Long Island alternative rockers Nowhere Left have dropped their debut single “Tragedy,” which discusses following your dreams.

For his birthday this year, Skum Love asked the You Rock Foundation to host his birthday show at the Whisky A Go Go on Sunday, August 29, 2021, hosted by Jes Fama, with special guests The Mendenhall Experiment, Fate DeStroyed, and Symbolism.

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF THE HAUNT’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “LOVE YOU BETTER” ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM “Have you ever convinced yourself that you love someone when deep down you know they really aren’t right for you? That’s what ‘Love You Better’ is about.”

Halloween playlists—we know them, we love them, and we all want to put our own personal spins on the classics. I mean, how often do we really need to hear “Thriller” or “Ghostbusters” this holiday season? There has to be room for something a little different, so this year Outburn is submitting our picks for a heavy metal Halloween playlist of tunes.