News – SDMETAL https://sdmetal.com San Diego Metal Music Community Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:30:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://sdmetal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-sdmetal_logo_512x512-100x100.jpg News – SDMETAL https://sdmetal.com 32 32 MACHINE HEAD Brings UNATØNED Tour to San Diego, Drops Explosive Single ‘UNBØUND’ https://sdmetal.com/machine-head-brings-unatoned-tour-to-san-diego-drops-explosive-single-unbound/ https://sdmetal.com/machine-head-brings-unatoned-tour-to-san-diego-drops-explosive-single-unbound/#respond Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:30:55 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10521 For over three decades, MACHINE HEAD has carved an uncompromising path through the metal landscape, led by founder, vocalist, and guitarist Robb Flynn. With a career fueled by defiance and reinvention, the Bay Area icons are set to drop their monumental 11th album, UNATØNED, on April 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The Evolution Continues with...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/machine-head-brings-unatoned-tour-to-san-diego-drops-explosive-single-unbound/feed/ 0 GHOST BATH Announces New Album, San Diego Tour Stop Confirmed https://sdmetal.com/ghost-bath-announces-new-album-san-diego-tour-stop-confirmed/ https://sdmetal.com/ghost-bath-announces-new-album-san-diego-tour-stop-confirmed/#respond Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:14:24 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10516 Depressive black metal visionaries GHOST BATH have emerged from the abyss once more, unveiling their upcoming album, Rose Thorn Necklace, set for release on May 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. Marking a departure from their Moonlover-Starmourner-Self Loather conceptual trilogy, sole mastermind Nameless (Dennis Mikula) crafts his most intense and introspective work yet, blending blackened aggression...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/ghost-bath-announces-new-album-san-diego-tour-stop-confirmed/feed/ 0 Unleash the Metal: Join the New SDMETAL Forum! https://sdmetal.com/unleash-the-metal-join-the-new-sdmetal-forum/ https://sdmetal.com/unleash-the-metal-join-the-new-sdmetal-forum/#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:41:29 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10480 For decades, heavy metal has been more than just a genre—it’s a way of life. It’s the sound of rebellion, the voice of the outcast, and the heartbeat of a worldwide community. Whether you’re thrashing in the pit, headbanging in your car, or diving into deep discussions about obscure underground bands, metal is meant to...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/unleash-the-metal-join-the-new-sdmetal-forum/feed/ 0 Rivers of Nihil in San Diego https://sdmetal.com/rivers-of-nihil-in-san-diego-2025/ https://sdmetal.com/rivers-of-nihil-in-san-diego-2025/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:25:30 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10337 Progressive death metal pioneers Rivers of Nihil are making waves once again with the announcement of their self-titled fifth full-length album, set to drop on May 30, 2025, via Metal Blade Records. This highly anticipated album marks a new chapter for the Pennsylvania-based band, combining elements from their past work while introducing fresh sonic landscapes....

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/rivers-of-nihil-in-san-diego-2025/feed/ 0 ENSIFERUM And KORPIKLAANI Bring ‘Folkfest Of The North’ To San Diego! https://sdmetal.com/ensiferum-and-korpiklaani-bring-folkfest-of-the-north-to-san-diego/ https://sdmetal.com/ensiferum-and-korpiklaani-bring-folkfest-of-the-north-to-san-diego/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:18:28 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10332 Finnish folk metal icons ENSIFERUM have unveiled their latest video for “The Howl,” taken from their powerful new album Winter Storm, out now on Metal Blade Records. The album, crafted largely during the COVID lockdown, showcases a fresh and dynamic sound with Markus Toivonen composing nearly all the material. Adding to the grandiosity of the...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/ensiferum-and-korpiklaani-bring-folkfest-of-the-north-to-san-diego/feed/ 0 Rivers of Nihil Announces North American Headlining https://sdmetal.com/rivers-of-nihil-announces-north-american-headlining/ https://sdmetal.com/rivers-of-nihil-announces-north-american-headlining/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2025 20:16:54 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10321 RIVERS OF NIHIL will return to North American stages this Spring on a month-long headlining tour! The Aggressive Progressive Tour runs from May 22nd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through June 22nd in Toronto, Ontario. Support will be provided by Holy Fawn, Inter Arma, and Glacial Tomb. The band comments, “We are stoked to bring The Aggressive...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/rivers-of-nihil-announces-north-american-headlining/feed/ 0 ALLEGAEON To Join Warbringer On North American Co-Headlining Tour https://sdmetal.com/allegaeon-to-join-warbringer-on-north-american-co-headlining-tour/ https://sdmetal.com/allegaeon-to-join-warbringer-on-north-american-co-headlining-tour/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2025 20:13:52 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10318 Colorado melodic tech metal outfit ALLEGAEON will join Warbringer on a North American co-headlining run this Spring. The Vortex Of Violence Tour will commence on March 18th in San Diego, California and close on April 12th in Los Angeles, California. Support will be provided by Skeletal Remains and Summoning The Lich. Comments the band, “We...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/allegaeon-to-join-warbringer-on-north-american-co-headlining-tour/feed/ 0 KORPIKLAAN At House Of Blues In San Diego https://sdmetal.com/korpiklaan-at-house-of-blues-in-san-diego/ https://sdmetal.com/korpiklaan-at-house-of-blues-in-san-diego/#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2024 06:15:56 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10286 Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a video for the song ‘Sauna‘, which is an English version of the first single from their latest album, Rankarumpu. KORPIKLAANI‘s twelfth studio album Rankarumpu is classic folk metal – fast, energetic and dynamic, showing once again they are the leaders in this genre. The fast paced, violin-driven and playful folk metal...

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]]> https://sdmetal.com/korpiklaan-at-house-of-blues-in-san-diego/feed/ 0 NILE Reveals Vicious New Track “Under the Curse of the One God” https://sdmetal.com/nile-reveals-vicious-new-track-under-the-curse-of-the-one-god/ https://sdmetal.com/nile-reveals-vicious-new-track-under-the-curse-of-the-one-god/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:33:48 +0000 https://sdmetal.com/?p=10122 American death metal icons NILE will finally drop their highly-anticipated 10th album, ‘The Underworld Awaits Us All,’ this Friday, August 23 via Napalm Records! In celebration of this week’s album release, the band has unleashed their third single – pinnacle burner “Under the Curse of the One God.” Accompanied by a hypnotic lyric video, the...

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