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Philadelphia post-metal veterans Rosetta announce their final album, PeelingFlesh's guest-stacked death metal record and Ice Nine Kills' horror movie takeover give us plenty to unpack, and legacy rock reunions from Candlebox to Rush spark a conversation about Pennsylvania's own heavy metal traditionalists.
From mourning Disfear's Marcus Andersson to celebrating Atreyu's 20th anniversary reissue and Pennsylvania's own NWOTHM torchbearer Assassin, this week's metal headlines connect directly to the state's thriving underground.
Dave Mustcomplain takes aim at Scranton's Motionless In White, John Goblikon connects nu-metal's comeback to economic dread, and Alex Terrible addresses controversy — all setting the stage for a deep dive into Pennsylvania's metalcore, thrash, and heavy metal underground.
Tony Iommi's revelation that he turned down a final Black Sabbath reunion album, plus Judas Priest's unstoppable Faithkeepers tour, frame a bigger conversation about traditionalist heavy metal — and why Pennsylvania acts like The End and Sumerlands are carrying that torch.
Dave Mustaine's memoir reopens old Megadeth wounds, Sepultura downsizes its farewell show, and a wave of new singles from Eleine to Saosin gives us an excuse to talk about where Pennsylvania's heavy metal underground fits into it all.
156/Silence's confident new interview kicks off a week of national metal news — from Knocked Loose's festival takeover to Anthrax and Forbidden's returns — that all circles back to Pennsylvania's restless underground.
Halestorm's home-built Dark Garden studio session, tributes to Every Time I Die's Andy Williams, Slayer's Reign In Blood turning 40, and Alissa White-Gluz's Blue Medusa debut all trace back to lessons Pennsylvania's DIY metal scene already knows by heart.
Pennsylvania Metal Index tracks 240 Death Metal bands statewide but only 3 shows total — all credited to a single band — revealing a scene defined far more by recording output than live performance.
This week's national metal headlines — from Red Lion, PA's own Halestorm to Anthrax's coffee collab and a stacked 2027 FYA Fest lineup — all trace lines back to Pennsylvania's heavy music underground.
Saxon's mythological new album and Kai Hansen's speed metal solo single make for a week of heavy metal news that has real echoes in Pennsylvania's own NWOTHM and speed metal underground.
From Pittsburgh space rock outfit Zombi to a stacked week of national metal news — Kamelot's concept album, Amorphis/Insomnium's tour, and a sludge metal retrospective — here's how it all connects back to Pennsylvania's underground.
P.O.D. quietly recorded their new album in South Philadelphia, and this week's national headlines about lineup shuffles at Fear Factory, Nevermore, and Harm's Way say a lot about resilience — a theme Pennsylvania's own underground knows well.
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