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Metal News for May 9, 2025

Last updated on September 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM ET

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8 news articles posted on this day.

Polaris Premiere New Music Video For "Nightmare"

Australian metalcore band Polaris have unveiled a live video for their track “Nightmare”. The performance was captured on March 8th, 2025, during their appearance at Knotfest Australia in Sydney, with Shaun Williams directing the shoot.

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Byzantine Premiere New Single & Lyric Video

Byzantine have just premiered their new single “The Unobtainable Sleep”, taken from their forthcoming seventh studio album, Harbingers. That record is set to arrive June 13th via Metal Blade Records.


The track features a guest guitar appearance from Andrey Gadzhibalaev, a progressive metal guitarist hailing from Russia. Speaking on the newly released song, Byzantine guitarist/vocalist Brian Henderson offered some insight into its creation and sonic direction: More...

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Chepang Premiere New Single & Music Video

Nepalese-American grindcore outfit Chepang have unveiled a new music video for their track “Nirnaya”, which is set to appear on their upcoming album Jhyappa. This marks the band’s first full-length release via Relapse Records, with a street date of May 23rd.

Chepang will be performing Jhyappa in its entirety at this year’s Maryland Deathfest on the day of its release. An additional album release show is also confirmed for July 5th at TV Eye in Brooklyn, NY.

Known for their self-coined label of “immigrindcore”, the group describe “Nirnaya” as a declaration of inner triumph, stating: More...

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Kaonashi Premiere New Single & Music Video

Kaonashi have just unveiled their latest single, “Red Sink, Yellow Teeth,” alongside a brand new music video. The track is taken from their upcoming full-length album, I Want To Go Home, which is slated for release on June 6th.

In support of the album, the mathcore/metalcore outfit will be hitting the road over the next few weeks. Here’s where you can catch them live around the album’s debut: More...

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We Came As Romans Debut New Official Music Video

We Came As Romans have unveiled the official music video for their recent single “Bad Luck.” The visually striking clip was directed by George Gallardo Kattah.

When the song premiered in mid-April, frontman Dave Stephens had this to say about it: More...

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Demeted Premiere New Single & Music Video

Polish metalcore outfit Demeted have unveiled one last track, “7 Rituals,” taken from their new EP, “Rituals,” which arrives today, May 9th.

Speaking on the song, the band shared: More...

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Wolves At The Gate Premiere New Single & Video

Wolves At The Gate have just premiered the music video for their latest single, “DEATH CLOCK,” streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The visually intense clip was conceived, directed, and edited by Garrett Drake, and unfolds more like a short film than a traditional music video. The band’s upcoming new studio album has officially been titled “WASTELAND” and is scheduled for release on May 30th via Solid State Records.



As for the song's deeper meaning, the metalcore band explained: More...

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Metallica Premiere Remastered “Hero Of The Day”

A lyric video for Metallica’s newly remastered “Hero Of The Day” has just premiered, streaming via YouTube for you now below. This updated version is part of the upcoming deluxe reissue of the band’s often-polarizing 1996 album “Load.” The remastering duties were handled by Reuben Cohen, with long-time Metallica collaborator Greg Fidelman overseeing the project.

Following in the footsteps of the original “Load” album rollout, this marks the second remastered track to be previewed—trailing last week’s updated release of “Until It Sleeps.” The forthcoming reissue is massive, featuring 301 tracks, 245 of which have never been released before. It’s scheduled to arrive on June 13th across physical and digital platforms.

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