Finnish melodic metal frontrunners Sonata Arctica presents ‘Dark Empath’ from their upcoming album ‘Clear Cold Beyond’ set for release via Atomic Fire Records (Reigning Phoenix Music) in 6 weeks!

LA dark melodic metal outfit Witherfall release a video for the new single ‘Where Do I Begin?’, a track from their upcoming new album ‘Sounds Of The Forgotten’, set for release in May via their own label DeathWave Records!

With Glenn’s selection of his albums of the year, there is a bunch of metalcore, deathcore, djent and some surprising entries with Thy Art Is Murder, Avenged Sevenfold, Within Temptation, Tesseract, Avatar, In Flames, Sleep Token, Periphery, Invent Animate, and Chelsea Grin!

Amaranthe, one of Sweden’s most influential modern metal bands, kicks off 2024 with the crushing pop metal song ‘Re-Vision’, the 4th single from their upcoming album ‘The Catalyst’, set for release next month via Nuclear Blast!

Swiss modern metal upstarts Illumishade, featuring members from Eluveitie, dropped new single and music video ‘Cloudreader’, another track from their upcoming sophomore album ‘Another Side of You’, set for release next month via Napalm Records!

Finnish melancholic metal band Garden of Stone is set to release their debut EP ‘Tides of Decay’ next month via Inverse Records and shared a second single with ‘Idol of Flesh’!

Popular band New Years Day shared their powerfully defiant new single ‘I Still Believe’, a track from their upcoming 5th album ‘Half Black Heart’, set for release in March via Century Media Records!

Dutch melodic metal band Pandora’s Key released single and music video ‘Falls the Shadow’, a track from their upcoming debut full-length ‘Yet I Remain, set for release in 2024!