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Pete Sandoval's exit from I AM MORBID reopens conversations about Morbid Angel's legacy, while national heavy metal, metalcore, and touring-musician news all circle back to what's quietly thriving in Florida's underground right now.
Trivium's Matt Heafy scores the Deathgasm II horror-comedy sequel, Death Chant opens up about grief on new album 'Kova,' and Year of the Knife brings a mini-tour through Florida — plus a look at the state's underserved NWOTHM underground.
From Arch Enemy and Battle Beast's new frontwomen to Savatage's Wacken triumph and Evergreen Terrace's surprise Jimmy Eat World cover, this week's metal headlines all circle back to what keeps Florida's scene thriving.
Crypta's new-era single, a wave of power metal announcements, and a somber GWAR tribute all connect back to Florida's death metal legacy and its underrated heavy metal underground.
Saliva's new video leans on Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zant, Savatage's Wacken footage reminds everyone Tampa basically invented modern heavy metal, and Judas Priest's 50th anniversary reissue gives Florida's underserved NWOTHM scene a reason to celebrate.
From Whiplash's new thrash single to Enslaved's prog-black evolution and a wave of noise rock chaos, this week's national metal headlines line up perfectly with what Florida's underground is already doing.
Cannibal Corpse's Paul Mazurkiewicz gets honest about the grind of touring, Chad Gilbert's Florida hardcore roots get their due, and a global NWOTHM surge raises the question: is it Florida's heavy metal scene's turn to shine?
Tampa alone accounts for 105 of the 353 bands Florida Metal Index tracks across 15 Florida cities — nearly 30% of the statewide total — while West Palm Beach, with just 7 bands, leads the state in upcoming shows with 4.
From a decades-old deathcore feud finally squashed on stage to Florida's noise rock and NWOTHM underground quietly doing its best work, this week's metal headlines connect back to the Sunshine State in surprising ways.
Jacksonville's Limp Bizkit joins Metallica's 2027 stadium tour, Anberlin drops a new single, and the death metal and heavy metal underground keeps grinding — this week's national metal news through a Florida lens.
From mourning Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome to Fear Factory's bass shakeup and a fresh Miss May I video, this week's metal news connects back to Florida's own heavy metal, thrash, and metalcore underground.
Florida Metal Index's own database shows Death Metal accounts for 213 of the bands it tracks — 39 percent of all genre tags — more than double the next-closest subgenre, Black Metal, at 105 bands.
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