Platinum-certified goth rock icons AFI have released their brand-new single “Holy Visions”, the second track to surface from their upcoming twelfth studio album Silver Bleeds The Black Sun…. The song, which lands as the album’s third track, is accompanied by a dark and cinematic music video directed by Gilbert Trejo. Silver Bleeds The Black Sun… is set for release on October 3rd, giving fans just a few more weeks before the band’s next full-length arrives. AFI will also be taking their new material to the stage with a series of tour dates lined up in the months ahead. 09/14 Washington,…
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New Jersey deathcore heavyweights Fit For An Autopsy have dropped their first new music of 2025 with the crushing single “It Comes For You.” The track arrives alongside a cinematic video directed by Eric Richter (Knocked Loose, Lorna Shore) and was produced by the band’s own GRAMMY-winning guitarist Will Putney. Ahead of the release, the band teased the song through a mysterious website (itcomesforyour.com). On social media, they described the track as: “Forever intolerant of authoritarian rule.” Putney expanded on the message behind the single, stating: “An aggressive offering from our camp felt like an appropriate response to the current…
Californian deathcore force Spite are set to return to Australia in April 2026 for a run of headlining shows in support of their upcoming full-length New World Killer, due out October 31st. Joining them on the road will be Pittsburgh-based metalcore heavyweights Varials, while local act Diesect will open most dates of the tour. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 12th. Tour Dates: 04/24 Brisbane, AUS – The Triffid04/25 Newcastle, AUS – Hamilton Station Hotel04/26 Sydney, AUS – Crowbar04/28 Wollongong, AUS – Dicey Riley’s04/30 Melbourne, AUS – Max Watts05/01 Adelaide, AUS – Lion Arts Factory05/02 Perth, AUS – Amplifier Bar…
Veteran metalcore pioneers Shai Hulud have announced a string of shows across Australia and New Zealand in early 2026. Frontman Geert van der Velde will lead the band for this tour, marking Shai Hulud’s first visit to Australia since 2013 and their first shows in New Zealand in over 20 years. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, September 10, at 11:00am local time. 01/14 Wellington, NZ – Valhalla01/15 Auckland, NZ – Whammy Bar01/16 Brisbane, AUS – The Brightside01/17 Sydney, AUS – The Lansdowne01/18 Newcastle, AUS – Hamilton Station Hotel01/21 Hobart, AUS – Altar01/22 Adelaide, AUS – Edinburgh Castle01/23 Melbourne, AUS –…
PRESIDENT and Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons are set to headline the 2026 edition of Takedown Festival. The UK festival will take place April 3–4 at the Guildhall in Portsmouth. Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons will close out day one, while PRESIDENT will headline the final day of the festival. Tickets for Takedown Festival 2026 are available now via Ticketmaster UK. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Takedown Festival (@takedownfestival) Do you love independent bands, or are you in one? The Mosh Network is not just a rock/metal news website, but it doubles as an…
The 2026 edition of ProgPower USA has officially announced its lineup. The annual progressive metal festival will return to Center Stage in Atlanta, GA, running September 9–12, 2026. While a limited run of physical tickets was recently available, online ticket sales won’t open until October 11. Headliners and notable acts for next year include Nevermore, Eluveitie, Voyager, The Gathering (featuring Anneke Van Giersbergen) and more. 2026 ProgPower USA Lineup: Wednesday, September 9: Thursday, September 10: Friday, September 11: Saturday, September 12: ProgPower USA 2026 promises a celebration of progressive and power metal across four days, featuring a mix of veteran…
Floor Jansen, the Dutch-born vocalist of NIGHTWISH, recently spoke candidly about her views on organized religion in a new interview with Brocarde. Now living in Sweden with her husband, SABATON drummer Hannes Van Dahl, Jansen revealed that while she grew up around religion, she was never a devout believer. Jansen said: “It was there, but I guess from the get-go I really started to wonder what… There was so much contradiction, on one hand, they say that God is about love, and you come into church, and the first thing you see is a dead man nailed to a cross…
Former Baroness drummer Allen Blickle has sadly passed away. Blickle played in the band as part of their earliest official lineup, remaining with the group until around 2013. His departure came shortly after a serious bus crash in August 2012 while touring Europe, which left Blickle and several other members with broken bones. Beyond Baroness, Blickle also performed in Romantic Dividends, A Place To Bury Strangers, and Alpaca, leaving his mark across multiple projects.. Tributes have poured in on social media from friends and fellow musicians. Kylesa’s Laura Pleasants shared a heartfelt message: “Dear Allen… I was so heartbroken when…
Ron Winter, frontman of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, has once again taken to social media to confront what he calls “fake Christian trolls.” On Sunday, September 8, Winter posted a video outside his Claremont, CA home, openly inviting these online critics to face him in person. Winter claims the trolls are loud online but avoid speaking up in real life, and he wants to give them a chance to show up — even going so far as to publicly share his address for those willing to confront him. In the Instagram video (transcribed by Lambgoat), Winter said: View this post…
Not everyone was impressed with the star-studded Ozzy Osbourne tribute at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. Dan Hawkins, guitarist/vocalist of The Darkness, took to social media to tear into the performance, which featured YUNGBLUD, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme, and longtime Ozzy collaborator Adam Wakeman. The group performed a medley of three Osbourne classics, a lineup that also included several musicians who appeared at Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s farewell show this past July. Hawkins didn’t hold back in his critique, writing: “Another nail in the coffin of rock n roll. Cynical, nauseating and…
