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My Dying Bride Parts Ways With Aaron Stainthorpe

Thirty five years on from their formation, British doom metal legends My Dying Bride has parted ways with vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe. A statement from the band reads as follows:

"My Dying Bride has decided to part ways with vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe.

"Please understand that this decision does not come lightly, hence our initial and painful silence while we gathered our thoughts and carefully considered our response to the disengaged, eerily abandoned state we suddenly found ourselves in.

"Our collective decision to move forward without him is not something we thought we would ever be forced to say, but to ensure a continued legacy for what we hold dear to our hearts, we simply have to move past this. Whilst change can be difficult, we are doing our best to bring this new chapter forward with powerful positivity.

"My Dying Bride are not on hiatus. We were never on hiatus. However, we do genuinely wish Aaron all the luck in the world in his new solo endeavours."

Along with lead guitarist Andrew Craighan, Aaron Stainthorpe was one of the two remaining original members of the band until today. Two weeks before the release of their latest album, "A Mortal Binding," My Dying Bride cancelled all scheduled tour dates, citing internal tensions. Stainthorpe has said that he feared pushing forward in their state would cause relationships to become worse and felt that a break would be good for everyone. While the singer focused his energy on the band High Parasite, releasing their debut album, "Forever We Burn" in September of last year, My Dying Bride recruited Swallow The Sun vocalist Mikko Kotamäki to fill in and have just completed an Asian tour. There is currently no word on whether Kotamäki will become a full time member of the group, while High Parasite will be supporting fellow Yorkshiremen Paradise Lost on their upcoming UK tour dates.

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Shields To Release New Album In January

Acclaimed British metalcore band Shields have announced their new album, "Death & Connection," to be released 30th January, 2026, via Long Branch Records.

"'Death & Connection' is a body of work born from the absence of the people who no longer hold space in our lives," comments Shields. "This record was created from a necessity to express and soothe our deepest losses; however, that was never the intention — we simply set out to make an album we wanted to hear."

In conjunction with today's album announcement, Shields have also released their new single "Wolfskin," featuring Left To Suffer's Taylor Barber, who contributed guest vocals.

Watch the video to "Wolfskin (ft. Taylor Barber, Left To Suffer)" below. More...

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Ice Nine Kills Unleash Joker-Inspired Music Video

Ice Nine Kills have unleashed a music video for their latest ode to Batman’s most notorious nemesis, the Joker. The gold-certified metalcore act’s new single, “The Laugh Track,” features guest appearances from actors Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby-Doo) and Phil Morris (Seinfeld, Smallville), expanding the ever-growing INKverse.

The cinematic clip, directed by Jensen Noen (Falling In Reverse, Motionless In White), draws heavy inspiration from Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman” film.

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Gatecreeper Premiere New Music Video

Gatecreeper have unveiled a music video for their track “Mistaken For Dead,” which premiered online today, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

Directed by Seth Ponzo, the clip lands just in time for the Arizona death metal outfit’s upcoming European/UK tour supporting Arch Enemy, Amorphis, and Eluveitie: More...

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Alter Bridge Premiere New Single & Music Video

Alter Bridge have unveiled the second single from their forthcoming self-titled eighth studio album. The track, titled “What Lies Within,” arrives alongside an animated music video helmed by J.T. Ibanez (Sevendust, P.O.D.), which you can check out below.

The new album, “Alter Bridge,” is slated for release on January 09th, with the gold-certified hard rock veterans set to embark on the following tour in support of it: More...

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Galactic Empire Premiere New Single

Galactic Empire have unleashed their metal-infused rendition of the iconic “Hedwig’s Theme” from the Harry Potter film series. Originally composed by John Williams, the piece has been reimagined through the band’s signature galactic shred lens and can be streamed via YouTube and Spotify below.

The track appears on Galactic Empire’s upcoming album “Cinemetal”, which sees the band venturing beyond the Star Wars galaxy to deliver metallic reinterpretations of classic themes from a variety of beloved films and franchises. Pure Noise Records will release the album on October 24th.

Commenting on their latest adaptation, the band’s Lord Sihk shared: More...

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Dark Chapel (Black Label Society) Premiere Single

Dark Chapel, the project spearheaded by Black Label Society guitarist Dario Lorina, have unveiled a new single titled “Sign Of Life.” The track arrives alongside a Justin H. Reich–directed music video (known for his work with Black Label Society and Saint Asonia).

The song serves as one of several bonus additions to the forthcoming deluxe edition of the band’s debut album, Spirit In The Glass, which is set to arrive this Friday, October 10th.

Lorina will soon return to the road with Zakk Wylde, joining Zakk Sabbath on their upcoming fall U.S. tour. Dates for that trek can be found below. More...

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Bloom Premiere New Single & Visualizer

Bloom have unveiled their latest single, “Out Of Reach,” marking the third advance offering from their upcoming album, The Light We Chase. Pure Noise Records have officially set a Halloween (October 31st) release date for the new record.

The Australian melodic hardcore outfit shared the following statement regarding the release of this new track: More...

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Black Label Society Premiere New Single & Video

Black Label Society have premiered their latest single, “Broken And Blind,” online, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The band once again teamed up with director Justin H. Reich for the accompanying music video.

While the group have dropped a pair of singles in recent months, there’s still no official release date for their anticipated twelfth studio album. Recording sessions for that effort took place in 2024.

For now, bandleader Zakk Wylde remains busy preparing for his upcoming fall U.S. tour with Zakk Sabbath, his Black Sabbath tribute project, set to kick off later this month: More...

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Moodring (PSYCHO-FRAME) Premieres Single & Video

Alternative metal outfit Moodring have unveiled a music video for their latest single, “Half-Life.” The project is led by Hunter Young (of PSYCHO-FRAME, among others).

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