Metal Contraband News For October 28th, 2025:
This week in Metal Contraband:
Soulfly has announced the Favela Dystopia 2025 tour, with frontman Max Cavalera playing double duty in both Soulfly and Go Ahead and Die. Cavalera says, “I’m thrilled to be doing double duty with Soulfly and Go Ahead And Die on the road together. The raw power of GAAD combined with the tribal fury of Soulfly is going to be lethal! Enter the pit at your own risk!!!” The tour kicks off just after Soulfly releases Chama, their new album out now via Nuclear Blast. Check out the music video for “No Pain No Power” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxmW2wbG0Es. Find more info at: https://www.soulfly.com/.
Testament has just unleashed a new cover of Metallica’s “Seek & Destroy”, and you can check it out with a video from Freakshot Film right here: https://youtu.be/lvYRyYPtoC8?si=c6-QuT4AVFVdSYKa. The track comes off the new No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All release set for November 14th via Silver Lining Music. Frontman Chuck Billy says, “We had fun covering Metallica’s song ‘Seek and Destroy. Songs like this started a movement!” Other artists on the Metallica tribute album include Raven, Saxon, Motörhead, and more. Find all the details via: https://lnk.to/NoLifeTilLeather_ATributeToMetallicasKillEmAll.
Michael Monroe is preparing to release a brand-new album, with Outerstellar set for February 20th, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. This week, you can check out the first single, with the music video for “Rockin’ Horse”, right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffWbaYsOGHU&feature=youtu.be. Michael Monroe says, “‘Rockin’ Horse’ is a cool, rockin’ song that we made a great fun video for with the fantastic director Leigh Brooks. We got into different characters on the so called ‘Waking Up With Michael Monroe’ TV morning show with me as the host. And it’s the first time ever you can see me without make up(!). Great fun and good times. Hope you enjoy it!” Michael Monroe is heading out on a co-headline tour with Buckcherry in the UK to celebrate the release. For more, head to: https://michaelmonroe.com/web/.
Deadlands has revealed the third single off their new EP, Seven, with a visualizer video for “Wither” out now: https://youtu.be/Pt2W1FZbPyU?si=kmBDFnbhtlGDP9JL. Frontwoman Kasey Karlsen describes the song and video here: “When we were writing ‘Wither,’ we wanted to embody the erosion of self-worth when motivation dies. When you have no goal and no purpose, it slowly kills you inside until you can no longer pull yourself back to reality. Having dealt with depression, I know how difficult it is to manifest even the smallest tasks, but you have to start with one thing at a time, or it will consume you. I knew as soon as the song was done that the video needed to have the most disgusting, gnarly, haunting witch in it. Awful hair, and makeup that will give you nightmares. I wanted to be completely unrecognizable. The ropes tied around me are symbolic of the mental barriers sloth puts on us, and how it can control us like puppets. I had the ending playing in my head for the longest time, where the witch essentially just shuts down and melts due to their own apathy. It was 85 degrees, I got 20 mosquito bites, but it was so worth it”. Catch Deadlands on tour in December – find the dates and details here: https://deadlandsband.com/.
The Halo Effect is heading to the release of We Are Shadows, their new EP out on November 21st via Nuclear Blast. This week, check out the new single, covering a track originally by Phenomena, the supergroup featuring Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Cozy Powell, “Dance With The Devil”: https://thehaloeffect.bfan.link/dwtdsg. Guitarist Niclas Engelin says,”I got hit by lightning in the 7th grade when I got to borrow the album by Phenomena from my friend Emil Olsen. The song ‘Dance With The Devil’ struck me hard, and I recorded the whole album on cassette — which I played into dust”. Follow the band via: https://www.facebook.com/thehaloeffectse.
Shores of Acheron recently signed with Extreme Management Group (EMG). EMG says of the partnership, “We are always hoping to find and recruit the-best-of-the best when it comes to the artists that we represent here at Extreme Management Group. Shores of Acheron is the perfect embodiment to that commitment – working with the best! We could not be happier to have them as the latest act to become part of the ever-growing roster that rounds out what is the EMG family! Welcome aboard!”. Shores of Acheron founding guitarist Todd Lee says, “We are super excited to announce that we have joined forces with (EMG) Extreme Management Group and are extremely proud to bring this collaboration to life. This partnership with EMG is very much in alignment with what the band wants to convey to others. This is demonstrated by us reaching broader audiences and connecting with individual fans in a deeper and more meaningful way”. Check out the band’s video for “Stone Spire” here: https://youtu.be/_5B8aca1A4w?si=yaN4ZBcIMt9O-00T, and find more via: https://shoresofacheron.com/.
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