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The raucous festivities feature performances from a number of MKR bands including New Age Affair, When Thieves Are About & latest signing, Australian pop-punks Nautical Mile. The festival will take place on December 19th and 20th, 7pm-11pm EST, on the label’s interactive platform for live music, Punk Hub Live.

Alexi Laiho departed the world hopefully knowing that he left behind a tremendous legacy. Laiho changed our perceptions of extreme metal, inspired a new generation of guitar players, and all of his contributions to music are worshipped by so many people to this day.

ESCAPE THE FATE has released the new song “Not My Problem,” featuring Travis Barker on drums, from the upcoming album, Chemical Warfare, out April 16.

Saturday’s stream focused on two more of Avatar’s lengthy catalog of albums, this time around being a set that moved fluidly back and forth between Black Waltz and Hail the Apocalypse. Both records explored everything from groove metal to death metal.

Singer, songwriter, actor, podcast host, and comic book creator are all descriptions that can be used when talking about Black Veil Brides founder Andy Biersack. Now #1 selling author can also be added to that list with the release of his autobiography They Don’t Need To Understand.

Highly anticipated new studio album from Polish extreme metal powerhouse due this fall! BEHEMOTH—arguably the biggest extreme metal band in the world—has extended and expanded their contract with Nuclear Blast, who will now distribute the group’s music worldwide outside of their home country.

Independent Las Vegas based experimental alternative rock band Pure—Chase Long (ex. Taking Sides and A Friend, A Foe) and Shane Hansen (drums)—have released their brand new single “Daze Off” with an accompanying music video.

TROLLFEST has released a crazy, colorful and hilarious music video for their cover of Pharrell Williams’ hit song “Happy,” animated by TROLLFEST’s own Mr. Seidel!

WE CAME AS ROMANS has announced the To Plant A Seed livestream event, set for Friday, April 23 at 9pm ET/6pm PT. During the livestream show, the band will perform its landmark, 2009 released album To Plant A Seed in full.

New York City alternative rock/post-hardcore act Marlene Mendoza brings a tenacious and pummeling brand of atmospheric metalcore with new single ”Lost Control,” which sees Mendoza return to her heavy roots with the ferocious and high-octane new effort.