Sydney metalcore powerhouse Polaris have announced a tour of regional Australia with support from Ocean Grove, Bloom and Inertia.  Kicking off in Cairns on June 27, Polaris will electrify stages across Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, closing out on July 28 in Frankston.

Cradle of Filth (UK) and Infected Rain (MDA) have announced an Australian tour for September. 

The Amity Affliction have announced an Australian anniversary tour for 'Let The Ocean Take Me'. The tour will hit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in November. They will be joined on the run by Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans and Heavensgate.

Parkway Drive have announced extra 20th-anniversary tour shows in Melbourne and Brisbane. The extra shows have been announced to meet the overwhelming demand for the Byron Bay juggernaut in these markets,  with the first shows in each city selling out within one hour of going on sale. 

The latest iteration of Slipknot have made their live debut, delivering a savage set at an 850-capacity venue in California. The show, which took place at Pappy + Harriet’s in Pioneertown, California, was the first show to feature the still unnamed new drummer. 

Orgy and Cold have announced an Australian tour. The joint anniversary tour package will see Orgy celebrate 25 years of 'Candyglass' and Cold celebrate 20 years of 'Year of the Spider'.

The five heaviest songs of Linkin Park's career.

It's no secret that Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has quite the disdain for fans being on their phones during the band's concerts.  During a recent interview During a recent interview, the legendary vocalist opened up on why the idea of fans filming and taking photos while Tool are performing on stage bugs him so much. 

Linkin Park have shared the official visualizer for one of the heaviest songs of their career, 'QWERTY'.Fittingly, the clip reflects the energy of the hard-hitting Minutes To Midnight-era B-side with its buzzsaw distortion and cathartic vocal delivery.

Prolific metalcore progressives ERRA have released a brand new full-length CURE. To celebrate the release of this sonic thrill ride of a record, we caught up with vocalist J.T. Cavey for a chat about his favourite songs from across ERRA's career.