Sydney’s Utopia Records Plans Midnight Opening For Record Store Day

American deathcore outfit Left To Suffer have released ‘Gun In The Duffle Bag', the first track issued since the band formally joined Hopeless Records earlier this year. The song arrives six weeks after the Atlanta group announced its signing to the influential independent label and serves as the first indication of the band's creative direction under the new partnership.

UK alternative rock outfit unpeople have confirmed details of their debut album We Are Unpeople, due for release on October 9 via SharpTone Records, while unveiling the new track ‘Friends' as the latest preview of the record.

Mastodon have released the new single ‘Your Ghost Again', a song shaped by grief and reflection following the death of former guitarist Brent Hinds and the passing of drummer Brann Dailor's mother.

Evanescence will return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2027, bringing their first headline arena tour of the region since the release of their new album Sanctuary.

Australian deathcore band To The Grave have announced the eight-date Nail Australia To The Walls Tour for September, marking the group's first major Australian headline run since releasing a string of new recordings and continuing their rise as one of the country's most internationally recognised extreme metal acts.

Lorna Shore will return to Australia in October 2026 for their biggest headline run in the region to date, with the New Jersey deathcore band also confirming its first ever New Zealand performances.

Lamb of God and Trivium will return to Australia this October for a national co-headline arena tour, joined by Scottish metal outfit Bleed From Within. The run marks Lamb Of God's first full Australian tour in almost a decade.