Nevertel Scores National Tour Support as From Ashes to New Head Out on 2027's 'Reflections' Run
Tour announcement season is in full swing, and for once the Florida metal scene has a direct stake in one of the bigger national routings to drop this week. Nevertel, the Florida metalcore/nu-metal/rap-rock outfit that's been steadily building a name for itself in the regional circuit, has landed a support slot on From Ashes to New's spring 2027 "Reflections" tour. The trek kicks off March 12 and runs through April 18, with Nevertel sharing the bill alongside Dark Divine and Hollow Pact. From Ashes to New will donate a dollar from every ticket sold to Musicians On Call, which is a nice touch on an already significant routing for a Florida band.
This is the kind of opportunity that matters for bands trying to break out of the regional club circuit and into rooms with national draw. Nevertel's sound — equal parts metalcore breakdown and nu-metal groove, with rap-rock cadences layered on top — fits snugly alongside From Ashes to New's own genre-blending catalog, and it's exactly the kind of crossover bill that tends to introduce a hometown band to a few thousand new fans a night. If you're tracking which Florida metal scene exports are actually getting traction outside the I-4 corridor right now, put Nevertel at the top of that list. Keep an eye on upcoming shows for any regional dates that get added to the run, and if your band is grinding toward this same kind of break, you already know where to go — submit your band and get on our radar.
A Tale of Two Amons
Buried in this week's roundup of new release coverage and top-tracks picks is a new Amon Amarth cut making the rounds on Metal Injection's lists, part of a broader wave of new metal records landing alongside Imminence, Dissimulator, Frozen Crown, and others in the Weekly Injection drop. Amon Amarth remains one of the most dependable names in melodic death metal, and their continued chart presence is proof that mid-career Scandinavian death metal royalty can still move the needle on release day.
But here's a fun bit of nomenclature worth noting for anyone scrolling the Florida Metal Index roster: this state has its own Amon, a black metal/death metal act with zero relation to the Swedish giants beyond a shared name. It's a coincidence, not a connection, but it's a good excuse to point newer listeners toward the homegrown version. Florida's black and death metal underground is packed with bands operating under the radar of the festival-headliner conversation, and a little bit of search-engine overlap is as good a reason as any to remind people that the Florida Amon is out there carving its own lane in the extreme metal scene that this state basically invented.
The Legacy Rock Circuit Keeps Rolling
If you needed more evidence that 2026 into 2027 is shaping up to be the year of the nostalgia package tour, look no further than Staind's just-announced second leg of the "Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour," which will roll out with Seether, Hoobastank, and Hinder in tow. The original "Break The Cycle" record moved seven million units and defined a specific strain of early-2000s post-grunge/nu-metal crossover that still packs amphitheaters a quarter-century later. Pair that with Alter Bridge dropping the music video for "Tested And Able" off their self-titled eighth album ahead of the final U.S. leg of their "What Lies Within" tour, and Clutch sharing behind-the-scenes footage from the "Wasted Lands" title-track video ahead of their January 2027 album release — and you've got a full-blown arena-rock renaissance happening in real time.
None of these are Florida bands, but the touring economy they represent matters directly to this state's scene. Package tours like these are the proving ground that Florida's own post-hardcore and alt-rock exports came up through. Underoath and Anberlin both built their national profiles on exactly this kind of circuit — sharing bills, building audiences one city at a time, and proving that Florida bands can hang with any national headliner. When Hoobastank and Hinder are still routing 25th-anniversary victory laps in 2027, it's a reminder that longevity in this business is about persistence as much as talent, and that's a lesson every up-and-coming Florida act should be taking notes on.
Vocal Health Becomes an Industry Conversation
Mudvayne and Hellyeah frontman Chad Gray's recent comments about a vocal injury — one serious enough to force the cancelation of two previously announced solo shows in California — landed hard this week. Gray didn't mince words, telling The Jesea Lee Show he's "f***ing scared to death" after his vocal coach flagged something wrong. For a singer with Gray's mileage and a voice that's defined multiple bands across multiple decades, that kind of admission is sobering.
It's the kind of story that should resonate with every touring vocalist grinding through back-to-back club dates in this state's humidity and bar-venue sound systems.
Florida's circuit is brutal on voices — outdoor fests in July heat, poorly ventilated clubs, and a DIY touring schedule that doesn't always leave room for recovery days. Gray's story is a good nudge for every vocalist fronting one of the best metal bands coming out of this region's underground to actually prioritize vocal health instead of pushing through pain until something snaps.
Lineup Shuffles and Vault Digging
Over in the thrash world, Dieth has parted ways with ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and announced a new lineup, bringing in Swedish bassist Tobias Cristiansson, known for his work with Grave, Necrophobic, and Dismember. It's a notable shakeup for a band that was built, in part, around Ellefson's name recognition, and it'll be worth watching how the new Fireflash Records chapter shapes their sound going forward.
Meanwhile, Dave Mustaine confirmed at a Grammy Museum Q&A that he plans to revisit leftover "half-songs" from Megadeth's recent recording sessions to see if anything's salvageable, even while maintaining that the band's chart-topping 17th album stands as its official closing chapter. Whether that means more Megadeth material eventually surfaces or not, it's a reminder that even bands actively wrapping up still have tape in the vault worth a second look — something plenty of Florida death metal and thrash bands with decades-deep back catalogs could relate to.
Orchestral Extremes and Gear News
Septicflesh's ongoing commitment to pairing full orchestration with extreme metal got another round of coverage this week, with the Greek outfit continuing a tradition popularized by Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, and Metallica's "S&M" experiment back in 1999. It's a lineage worth connecting back to Florida's own symphonic-leaning extreme metal acts — bands like Astaroth, who blend black metal, death metal, and symphonic elements into their own version of that same orchestral-extreme hybrid. The instinct to marry blast beats with string sections isn't unique to European bands; it's alive and well in this state's underground too.
On the gear side, John 5 and Fender rolled out three new signature Telecasters — the Phantom, the Ghost, and a Custom Shop "Phantom" model — continuing his run as one of the most prolific signature-guitar artists in heavy music. And in lighter news, Nita Strauss made her first post-pregnancy appearance on stage with Alice Cooper in Vegas, while James Hetfield got caught by a kiss cam at a Raiders game, proving even metal's biggest names aren't immune to stadium jumbotron chaos.
What It All Means for Florida
Taken together, this week's headlines paint a picture of an industry still powered by legacy-act touring money, vault-digging catalog mining, and a handful of breakout opportunities for the bands lucky enough to land the right support slot. Nevertel's placement on the From Ashes to New run is exactly that kind of opportunity, and it's worth watching closely as a bellwether for which new metal bands 2026 and beyond are actually breaking through from this region. The Florida metal scene doesn't need outside validation to know what it's got — but when a hometown act lands a national tour like this, it's worth celebrating loudly.
