METAL ARCHIVES (ENCYLOPAEDIA METALLUM): "We just hit 200,000 bands on Metal Archives!"

 

 METAL ARCHIVES (ENCYLOPAEDIA METALLUM) has just hit over 200, 000 band submissions. 

 

 

 

 

FROM METAL ARCHIVES: 

 

We just hit 200,000 bands on Metal Archives!

When the Metal Archives started in 2002, even 10,000 bands seemed like a pretty ridiculous number. Twelve years later, in 2014, we reached 100,000. And now, in 2026, we've doubled it.

You'd think we'd be running out of bands by now, but judging by how many bands still get submitted every day, we're not even close.

We want to thank everyone who has submitted bands over the years and helped to make MA into the heavy metal resource that it is. A lot of people have put a lot of time into digging this stuff up and cataloguing it, and we obviously wouldn't be anywhere near this amount without you.

Looking forward to the day we hit 300,000. \m/

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

HORRIFIER: STREAMING NEW RELEASE "REVELATIONS OF GORE" VIA BANDCAMP

 

 

 

 Norway based death metal warriors HORRIFIER, via BANDCAMP are streaming the bands anticipated new release "REVELATIONS OF GORE", unleashed 7/31/2026 via PERSONAL RECORDS. 

 

 

 

 

FROM HORRIFIER: 

 

Revelations of Gore out Now!

CD: Personal Records

Vinyl: Rekviem

 

 

 

 

 

  HORRIFIER: NEW RELEASE "REVELATIONS OF GORE" (VIA BANDCAMP, COURTESY OF HORRIFIER):

 

 

 

  

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

SPERE: SET TO UNLEASH "BLOTTERS IN SALINE WATER"

 

 

 

 German experimental black metal warriors  SPERE have revealed the art work for the bands anticipated new release "BLOTTERS IN SALINE WATER" , due to be unleashed 10/2/2026 via SURICATE MUSIC.  

 

 

 

 

 

FROM SPERE: 

 

+ NEW FULL-LENGTH OUT ON OCTOBER 2ND +

Spere will be releasing its second album on October 2nd!

Pre-save link: https://music.suricatemusic.com/blotters

„Blotters in saline water“ is the tale of a ship’s fate in deepest waters, a captain’s log divided into 8 chapters. This output relies heavily on groove, pulsating synthesizers, psychedelic elements and versatile drumming. Melodies are for the most part derived from electronics, whereas the string act as foundation in the background.

Soundwise, this record marks a steep turning point in the band's history as we are going balls out on the experimental side!

On September 4th, our OFFICIAL VIDEO for one of the new tracks will be released via Black Metal Promotion – PRESALE for the LP and CD version plus a couple of fresh merch items starts the same day via www.hornlichterlischt.bandcamp.com

A couple of professionally shot and edited album teasers will be released over the course of the next few weeks!

Album artwork crafted by Timon Kokott

 

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-  

MARILYN MANSON : STREAMING NEW RELEASE "ONE ASSASSINATION UNDER GOD CHAPTER 2" VIA SPOTIFY

 

LOS ANGELES, California, U.S.A. hard rock warriors MARILYN MANSON, via SPOTIFY, are streaming  the bands anticipated new release "ONE ASSASSINATION UNDER GOD CHAPTER 2",  unleashed 8/14/2026 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.   

 

 

 

MARILYN MANSON have announced  FALL 2025 U.S.A.and EUROPEAN TOUR DATES. 

 

 MARILYN MANSON, via SPOTIFY, are streaming  the bands anticipated new release "ONE ASSASSINATION UNDER GOD CHAPTER 1",  unleashed 11/22/2024 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  MARILYN MANSON: NEW RELEASE "ONE ASSASSINATION UNDER GOD CHAPTER 2" (VIA SPOTIFY , COURTESY OF NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS): Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

MORBID: "Due to medical reasons John ”Gehenna” Hagström will be stepping down as a guitar player in Morbid."

 

 

 

 Swedish blackened, thrash metal warriors MORBID have announced guitarist JOHN "GEHENNA" HAGSTROM is leaving the band due to medical issues. 

 

 

 MORBID unleashed "YEAR OF THE GOAT" (COMPILATION), 4/4/2011 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. 

 

 

 

FROM MORBID: 

LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to medical reasons John ”Gehenna” Hagström will be stepping down as a guitar player in Morbid. We ask you to kindly respect that for the time being there will be no added information given.

He is, and will always be, an essential part of Morbid and our legacy.

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Uffe “Napoleon Pukes” Cederlund

Torbjörn “TG” Gräslund

Jens “Dr. Schitz” Näsström

Daniel “Necrobird” Ohlin

Erik “Rötan” Danielsson

Pic by @lovodium

 

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-  

 

 

 

 

TOMMY LEE (MOTLEY CRUE): DRUMS FOR CHIMPS

 

 

 

 TOMMY LEE, drummer of Los Angeles, California glam rockers MOTLEY CRUE drummed for some CHIMPANZEES before the bands show in West Palm Beach, Florida. 

MOTLEY CRUE have reunited and are currently touring the U.S.A.  

 

 

 

 

 

FROM SAVE THE CHIMPS INC: 

 Tommy Lee drummed for Limbanicheck out his moves!Limbani and the other residents in Special Needs are becoming accustomed to living with other chimpanzees before moving to an island habitat. They enjoyed some musical enrichment from the rock icon, who visited ahead of Mötley Crüe’s show in West Palm Beach. More on Tommy’s epic visit next week! #tommylee #chimpanzee #savethechimps #sanctuary

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

ACID BATH: 8/16/2026 SHOW IN PORTLAND, OREGON CANCELLED

 

 

 

 ACID BATH'S  previously announced 8/16/2026 show @ TRUE WEST PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE in PORTLAND, ORAGON is CANCELLED due to an illness in the band. 

 

 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A doom,. metal legends  ACID BATH have announced a 10/10/2026 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA SHOW @ QUARREY AMPITHEATER WITH HIGH ON FIRE, MELVINS and WINDHAND ..

 

ACID BATH unleashed "PAEGAN TERRORISM TACTICS", 11/12/1996 via ROTTEN RECORDS. 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM ACID BATH: 

 True West, Pioneer Courthouse Square, PDX LIVE, Yob, Shawn James, LACABRA

 

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-