Slayer: Reign in Blood Pop-Up Shop Hits Hollywood

Slayer's three-day Reign in Blood pop-up lands on Hollywood Boulevard before two sold-out Forum shows.

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Slayer: Reign in Blood Pop-Up Shop Hits Hollywood

Slayer's three-day Reign in Blood pop-up lands on Hollywood Boulevard before two sold-out Forum shows.

Ozzfest 2027 — Glen Helen, Milton Keynes and Mexico City Dates Announced

Ozzfest is back at Glen Helen on September 11, 2027. Tickets go on sale before a single band is named.

Paleface Swiss — Slipknot Covers at Core Fest

Paleface Swiss showed up to Core Fest dressed as Slipknot and nailed three covers. Kyle's take: better Slipknot than Slipknot.

Meshuggah — The Forty-Year Anomaly 2027 Tour

Meshuggah's 40th anniversary tour hits Inglewood April 25 with Testament and Blood Incantation. Tickets go on sale this week.

Haken — 2027 North American Tour Hits Santa Ana and LA

Prog giants Haken hit The Observatory and The Regent in March. Presales open tomorrow.

LIVE

Live Review: Mastodon at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles (2026)

Mastodon's set was blistering, Megalodon blew the roof off, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss Brent.

Tour Roundup: October 7, 2026

TesseracT, Wolves In The Throne Room and Darkest Hour all announce tours, with two LA Saturdays two weeks apart.

ALBUM REVIEWS

Album Review: Loneshore – Nothing Left to Deconstruct

Loneshore's doom-soaked second album starts slow but builds into something genuinely unique.

Album Review: Goreworm – Miasmic Solitude

A death metal record I'd never heard of a week ago that I can't stop playing.

Album Review: Devin Townsend – The Moth

Devin Townsend’s magnum opus is an orchestral masterclass — and almost never the heavy record you came for.

Album Review: The Scalar Process – Agnomysticism

France’s The Scalar Process made me sit up straight — Agnomysticism is the real thing.

FEATURES

The Friday Five: October 23, 2026

A long-awaited comeback, a hard turn from Olympia, and some slam. Here's your Friday.

The Friday Five: October 2, 2026

Vocoders, prog supergroups, and a Scooter cover. Here’s what’s worth your Friday.

Scene Report: Castle & Thrashoween

Castle brings a JUNO-nominated doom pedigree to Knucklehead Hollywood while Sinister Sounds packs 1720 with LA thrash.

The Friday Five: September 18, 2026

A ten-year wait ends, an LA doom record outguns the legends, and we're back on schedule.