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New York Metal Index now tracks 859 bands total, but new band formation has dropped from a 2022 peak of 58 to just 44 in 2024 — a 24% decline that appears to be a real trend, not just a data lag.
Skinless finally finish writing their first album since 2018, Beast in Black and Lita Ford lean into power-metal nostalgia, and a look at New York's underrated heavy metal, metalcore, and raw black metal undercurrents.
Guilt Trip's Irving Plaza support slot on Thrown's 2027 tour headlines a week of national metal news — from Fear Factory's diverse new chapter to PeelingFlesh's death metal grind — that all circles back to New York's deep underground.
Taking Back Sunday's 'Louder Now' reissue and MetalSucks' new ethics column collide this week with heavy metal legacy news from Judas Priest, Virgin Steele, and Metallica — all pointing back to New York's own underground heavy metal and hardcore scenes.
Biohazard's Evan Seinfeld reflects on survival, Amerakin Overdose calls out a promoter in song, and New York's heavy metal underground keeps building quietly beneath the national headline cycle.
Dave Grohl's guest turn on a new Pretty Reckless track, Dave Mustaine's bestselling memoir, and fresh news from Slipknot and Infant Annihilator all point back to New York's deep-rooted thrash, extreme, and alt-rock underground.
From Cro-Mags' 40th anniversary reissue to Dave Grohl sitting in with The Pretty Reckless, this week's national metal headlines point straight back to New York's own heavy metal and hardcore underground — including a long-overdue spotlight on homegrown traditional metal bands RIP and Lace.
New York Metal Index tracks 281 death metal bands statewide, but only 2 logged shows in the entire genre — both from Suffocation, the lone band with any show history on record.
Ian Hill's retirement from Judas Priest, Heathen's thrash comeback, and Gloryhammer's latest absurdity all point back to New York's own heavy metal, thrash, and progressive underground — plus touring news from Guns N' Roses, Sonic Temple, and a Sully Erna-organized mental health benefit show.
Sick Of It All's Richie Cip faces a pancreatic cancer diagnosis as the hardcore community rallies around him, while national conversations about mosh pit safety and band accountability echo issues New York's own scene has been quietly wrestling with for years.
From Triumph's hairless comeback and Dillinger Escape Plan's first-ever vinyl reissue to Devin Townsend's ambient mental-health project, this week's national headlines all circle back to New York's own progressive and experimental underground.
Sick Of It All's Richie Cip battles pancreatic cancer as the hardcore community rallies, Power Trip finally returns with new music after years of silence, and a stacked release week plus fresh tour announcements point toward a busy 2026 for New York's metal underground.
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