Here it is folks: “The Speed of Light,” the first single from Iron Maiden‘s upcoming double album The Book of Souls. Take a listen here below, and also check out the official video for the song, which contains visual throwbacks to previous album covers.

The album is Maiden’s sixteenth studio effort and their first in 5 years. It will be available worldwide on September 4th in the following formats:

* 2CD deluxe hardbound book limited edition
* 2CD standard edition
* Triple heavyweight black vinyl
* High res audio (24-bit Mastered for iTunes and non-Mastered for iTunes)
* Standard res audio (16 bit/ 44.1 kHz)

At the conclusion of last year’s edition of Knotfest, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor promised the crowd that the weekend-long metal festival would be returning to San Bernadino, CA again this year. Well, it seems Taylor is a man of his word because it has been announced that the massive and eclectic production will, in fact, once again invade the grounds of the San Manuel Amphitheater and Glen Helen Regional Park October 23rd-25th.

Friday, October 23rd will once again have a small show exclusively for those purchasing 3-day camping passes. The lineup for this night has yet to be announced. However, the Saturday and Sunday lineups have been mostly announced and they do not disappoint! Details here below.

Our dear friends over at CCD Art & Supply Co., a collective of mainly NYC-based artists, is having another one of their fun art shows this weekend, with the theme this time around being the TV shows of HBO!

CCD Art & Supply Co. presents “THE HBO SHOW!” will take place this Saturday, June 20, 2015 starting at 8pm at the Irish Haven in Brooklyn, NY. Admission is free, but original art and prints will be for sale, with over 19 artists contributing create original art pieces on display that celebrate the original programming of HBO throughout the years.

Motorhead front man Lemmy Kilmister is the Energizer Bunny of heavy metal; the man just keeps going and going and going… Despite several health scares which have caused some forced tour and show cancellations in recent years, Lemmy shows no signs of letting up. Sure, he’s had to slow down on his legendary diet consisting of little more than speed, Jack Daniels, and cigarettes, but otherwise it’s been business as usual.

Motorhead is set to release their 23rd studio album on August 28th. The record is called Bad Magic and according to several insiders that I know who have heard the record, it may be the band’s strongest effort in years. That’s really saying something, because 2013’s Aftershock was pretty freaking great in its own right.

The lead single from the album is out and it is a classic Motorhead barn-burner in the vein of “Ace of Spades.” The track is called “Thunder & Lightning” and you would never guess that it was the work of a nearly 70-year-old man! In fact, The Rolling Stones only wish that they still rocked this hard!

Check it out here below.

After three very solid EPs, I Am The Trireme is set to release their debut full-length album Gnosis: Never Follow the Light on June 30th. This Philadelphia outfit marries death metal, doom and black metal into a seamless and at times melodic onslaught.

You can check out the official video for the album’s first single “Thy Sombering Light” here below. If this track is indicative of the overall sound of the record, then I Am The Trireme is one of the bands to keep an eye on in 2015 and beyond.