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There are many influential releases celebrating three decades of existence in 2019. Before the year wraps up, we here at Outburn would like to spotlight the most notable metal outings that were released in 1989. The criteria for making this list is mostly based on the album’s intensity, sound, riffs, songs, cover art, and album title, and not on sales numbers.

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF THE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DARKEST MIND” FROM EARTH & ELSEWHERE ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM “Darkest Mind” is a song about where the mind goes when processing a loss.

It was New Jersey vs. The Wiltern when Senses Fail and Saves the Day brought their New Jersey vs. The World tour through on Saturday, December 7, 2024. It was a win-win, with both sides coming out on top.

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.”

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.

Legendary black metal icon Abbath brought his eponymously named band Abbath to the smallest state in the United States, and the show was anything but little. Well known for his tenure as the frontman of Immortal, when Abbath broke off to form his own band, the question on the minds of Immortal and Abbath fans alike was, “How will Abbath do on his own, and how will Immortal do with out Abbath?”

Although its title, Mid Death Crisis, may suggest otherwise, WEDNESDAY 13 shows zero signs of stopping on this refreshingly powerful and multi-faceted entry into the band's hall of horrific history!

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF VLTIMAS’ NEW MUSIC VIDEO AND SINGLE “MISERERE” ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM Band members include Rune Eriksen (Mayhem), Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy), and David Vincent (Morbid Angel)

LISTEN TO THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF NITROVERTS’ NEW SINGLE “ALIENATED” ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM. Continuing their fusion of modern metal and electronics, hybrid rock duo Nitroverts is back with their third electrifying single.

On May 9th 2024, Battle Beast kicked off their North America tour and performed their first ever US headlining show at the Worcester, MA Palladium. Originally slated for the smaller upstairs venue, due to popular demand and ticket sales, the show was upgraded to the main room (larger venue).