Tyrants Demise's The Golden Calf of the 21st Century pre-release party took over Winnipeg's Sidestage on March 14, 2025, with Kelevra, Forms, and Mad Luck opening the night.

Within Destruction are back with their sixth studio album, ANIMETAL, out April 11, 2025, via Sumerian Records.

Italy doom metal band Messa is back with their fourth album, The Spin, out April 11, 2024, via Metal Blade Records.

Australia’s genre-blurring heavyweights Thornhill have returned with their third studio album, BODIES, out April 4, 2025, via UNFD.

Technical death metal band Allegaeon are back with their seventh album, The Ossuary Lens, out April 4, 2025, via Metal Blade Records.

Killswitch Engage, Kublai Khan, Fit For A King, and Frozen Soul took over the Burton Cummings Theatre on March 24, 2025.

Arch Enemy are back with their twelfth studio album, Blood Dynasty, out March 28, 2025, via Century Media Records.

Molotov Solution has returned with their brand new self-released EP, Void, which is out now. 

Indian heavy metal band Bloodywood are back with their third album, Nu Delhi, out March 21, 2025.

Whitechapel are back with their ninth studio album, Hymns in Dissonance, out March 7, 2025, via Metal Blade Records.

Enemy Inside is back with their third album, Venom, out February 28, 2025, via Reigning Phoenix Music.

Apocalyptica and Nita Strauss returned to Winnipeg, bringing their "Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2 Tour" to The Burt.

Killswitch Engage are back with their ninth studio album, This Consequence, which was released on February 21, 2025, via Metal Blade.

Lacuna Coil’s tenth studio album, Sleepless Empire, will be out on February 14, 2025, via Century Media Records.

Legendary thrash guitarist Kerry King set Winnipeg ablaze on a frigid January night with his inaugural headline solo tour.

Symphonic death metal band Ex Deo are back with the EP, Year Of The Four Emperors, out January 10, 2025, via Reigning Phoenix Music.

UK's alt band Ghost Arcadia are back with their latest EP, What We Become, which was released on December 6, 2024.

Seven Kingdoms Camden Cruz sat down to talk about their recent North American tour and their recently released EP, The Square.

Winnipeg’s music scene had a historic night on November 28, 2024, as metalheads gathered at the city’s newest venue Sidestage.

Japanese metalcore powerhouse HANABIE. are back with their latest EP, Bucchigiri Tokyo, out December 4, 2024, via Sony Music Japan.