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Ville Valo’s return to Los Angeles after nearly six years was highly anticipated by the dedicated HIM fans who filled two consecutive nights of shows. Performing under the moniker VV, the Finnish goth rock frontman has returned to the forefront with brand new album Neon Noir.

FETAL BOOD EAGLE’s debut album Indoctrinate will be released on February 25th, 2022 via Listenable Records. To celebrate the release of Indoctrinate, guitarist Jim Gregory tells us the band’s main influences and Fetal Blood Eagle’s essential songs to hear.

WATCH THE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “TATTOO VAMPIRE“ FROM PLASMATA ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM Plasmata’s new single is a glammed-up dark alternative rock cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s “Tattoo Vampire.”

From Ashes to New brought The Blackout Tour Pt. 2 to The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA with an electrifying lineup, featuring Point North, Ekoh, Phix and Elijah, with the bands blending all the bases from rap rock to nu metal seamlessly.

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF AGENT ENVY’S NEW VIDEO “MY OWN SUMMER” ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM. Agent Envy is the musical persona of Alejandra Jiménez, an upcoming artist from Brooklyn, New York who leads a double life. Her sound combines a sensual allure with a hard-edged rock sound. Fittingly, Agent Envy’s debut single is an eerie cover of the Deftones’ classic, “My Own Summer.”

In August, Outburn ran a feature on the Top 5 Underground Metal Record Labels, which was met with favorable praise (unless your label didn’t make the list). This time around, instead of a ranking system, we decided to focus more on the diversity of the different labels to spotlight our appreciation and give recognition to them. Because that’s really what the whole point of this is about, to get metal fans to check out the labels’ Bandcamp pages and their excellent rosters.

In anticipation of the multidimensional duo’s new album, Gas Lit, available on Invada Records, the band goes into detail behind the meaning of each track.

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF FERAL VICES' NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “LAY DOWN” ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM. “Lay Down” is the second single off Feral Vices’ second EP, With Offerings out on December 3.

WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF ASHES OF ADONIS’ NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “TURNCOAT” ONLY ON OUTBURN.COM “‘Turncoat’ is a hard-hitting song that touches on the inevitable changes that the people you love go through.”

Halestorm, The Warning, and New Years Day hit the road on September 21st, 2022 starting at Mars Music Hall in Huntsville, AL. New Year’s Day didn’t make it due to mechanical problems with their tour bus, but on September, 26th all three bands brought their A game.