LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR: Chicago Destroyers Return With First Album In Sixteen Years, I HAIL I, Set For May 1st Release; Title Track Streaming + Maryland Deathfest Set And Release Show Booked Chicago’s savage trio LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR will deliver their monstrous fifth album – their first in sixteen years – unveiling the merciless I HAIL I, confirmed […]
Watch NEVERMORE’s Documentary HERE! Legendary heavy metal powerhouse NEVERMORE have signed with Reigning Phoenix Music. The band also welcomes to the line-up Jack Cattoi on guitar, Semir Özerkan on bass, and new vocalist Berzan Önen. To showcase the new lineup, NEVERMORE’s first live appearance will take place on April 1st, 2026, in Istanbul, Turkey. On this […]
Finnish Power Metal act, Battle Beast, announced yesterday that Noora Louhima will be leaving the band after 13 years and 6 albums. A new singer Marina La Torraca, was quickly announced: “Battle Beast and Noora Louhimo Part Ways After 13 Years After six albums and 13 incredible years together, we announce that Noora Louhimo is […]
Tomas Lindberg, the legendary vocalist of Swedish melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates, has passed from adenoid cystic carcinoma at the age of 52. Our condolences to the Lindberg family. A tribute will be posted soon.
From the band’s Facebook page: “Established in 2002, Montreal deathcore pioneers Despised Icon return with their seventh full-length album, “Shadow Work”. The album marks a significant chapter for a band whose core lineup has remained largely unchanged since its inception, allowing them to stay grounded in the sound and spirit they helped define. Lyrically, “Shadow […]
DOWN: Legendary Heavy Metal Supergroup Signs To Nuclear Blast Records; New Music To See Release Next Year! Photo by Metal Dave Media Legendary heavy metal supergroup DOWN – featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower, and bassist Pat Bruders – is pleased to announce their official signing with Nuclear Blast […]
BEAST IN BLACK and Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo® Join Forces to release new track ‘Enter The Behelit’ to mark Berserk Crossover Today marks the epic convergence of three cultural titans: Diablo®, the critically acclaimed franchise that defined the Action RPG genre; acclaimed manga, Berserk; and Finnish heavy metal band, BEAST IN BLACK, who have collaborated to launch an exclusive track ‘Enter The […]
Press release 2025-03-21 Precipice of Stone The time has come to offer a glimpse of “spelewithiipi”, Nechochwen’s upcoming album, set for release on May 9, 2025. The first single, “Precipice of Stone”, is now available for streaming. Nechochwen commented: “Precipice of Stone” is a tribute to medicine songs that have helped me through difficult […]
Per the band’s Facebook: “We are extremely proud to announce the upcoming release of the 4th UNMERCIFUL album. “DEVOURING DARKNESS” will be available on May 23rd through Willowtip Records!! The first single “Infernal Conquering” will be unleashed this Friday, March 21st on all platforms. This album marks a new era of sonic violence and ferocious […]
BLOOD MONOLITH: New Band Formed By Nails, Ulthar, Undeath, Genocide Pact Members To Release The Calling Of Fire Debut LP On Profound Lore Records May 16th; “Prayer To Crom” Single And Preorders Posted photos by Melissa Petisa Stream BLOOD MONOLITH’s “Prayer To Crom” HERE. Profound Lore Records unveils BLOOD MONOLITH, an emerging death metal juggernaut featuring members of Nails, […]
DISEMBODIED TYRANT JOINS NUCLEAR BLAST + NEW SINGLE ‘8.6 BLACKOUT’ OUT NOW + NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK Photo Credit: Chris Klumpp Nuclear Blast Records is proud to welcome Missouri’s burgeoning extreme metal wrecking crew DISEMBODIED TYRANT to the label’s thriving roster. With one of the most distinct new sounds in heavy music, the volatile four-piece […]
Vildhjarta releases new single, “+ sargasso +” – taken from new album, ‘+ där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar +’ + där skogen sjunger under evighetens granar + album artwork Swedish progressive metal pioneers Vildhjarta have built a career defined by mystique and groundbreaking artistry, consistently defying expectations. The band has established an identity rooted in […]
LEAD SINGLE ‘AMPUTATE’ SET FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 14th WITH NEW VIDEO Inverted World Album Artwork For over 35 years UK death metal legends Cancer have been delivering some of the most brutal and uncompromising music in the genre. Now, they return with Inverted World, their highly anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Shadow Gripped. Set for release on April 25th via Peaceville Records, the album […]
INGESTED: UK Death Metal Outfit Introduces Updated Lineup With New Video/Single, “Altar Of Flesh;” North American Tour With Aborted Begins This Week! Photo by Rosa Eleanor Saul Watch INGESTED’s “Altar Of Flesh” video HERE. UK death metal faction INGESTED is thrilled to introduce a reinvigorated lineup and a savage new standalone single, “Altar Of Flesh,” ahead of […]
RIVERS OF NIHIL To Release Self-Titled Fifth Full-Length May 30th On Metal Blade Records; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available Photo by Mike Truehart Watch/stream RIVERS OF NIHIL’s “House Of Light” HERE. Progressive death metal progenitors RIVERS OF NIHIL will release their eponymous fifth full-length on May 30th via Metal Blade Records. Sixteen years and five […]
SCOUR: Extreme Metal Supergroup To Release Gold Full-Length February 21st, 2025 Via Housecore Records/Nuclear Blast; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available Photo by Malcolm Pugh Watch SCOUR’s “Infusorium” video HERE. SCOUR, the extreme metal collective featuring an impressive lineup of heavy music veterans, including Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down), Derek Engemann (Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals), […]
IN THE WOODS… ink deal with PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS There is no need to introduce the name IN THE WOODS… to any adherent of avant-garde and black metal. Their coordinates within the scene are also well known: The Norwegians were among the bands that have participated in the burgeoning evolution of black metal in the early 90s and have […]
When SCALPTURE came into being in the German city of Bielefeld in 2009, founding guitarist Felix Marbach already had a clear vision: The musical direction was to be death metal without any compromise regarding its roots and values, but at the same time the band aimed to evolve into a singular musical entity with a unique style very much their […]
Watch “Keinen Schritt Zurück” feat. DONOTS HERE HEAVEN SHALL BURN have just released a special new single and video, “Keinen Schritt Zurück,” featuring their longtime friends from the renowned German alternative/punk rock band DONOTS. This marks their first new music since they released a cover of Trivium’s “Pillars Of Serpents” at the end of 2022, […]
Fresh off a summer festival run, American death metal legends MASSACRE, spearheaded by growl forefather Kam Lee, announce details of their long-awaited fifth studio album, “Necrolution”, set for release on November 8th via Agonia Records. The album’s first single, “The Colour Out Of Space”, is being premiered now in the form of a lyric video, at this address: https://youtu.be/3SKX76h68EA MASSACRE – The Colour Out […]
Forest of Shub Niggurath will be released on September 10th, 2024, via Xtreem Music on CD and digital platforms. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWM5FQM53KQ Veteran Swedish death metal band PAGANIZER has officially signed with Xtreem Music for the release of their new EP, Forest of Shub Niggurath, which will serve as a prelude to their forthcoming album in 2025. The band has also […]
Our very own Frank Rini did an in-depth interview with the excellent Scriptorium Magazine and gives little old Teeth of the Divine some love. Read the article here
Rochester (NY) – Contrarian is recording a new album and guess who’s back? Confirmed by the band via Bandcamp, original members Jim Tasikas and George Kollias have joined forces once again to record Contrarian’s sixth studio album to be entitled Escaping Depravity. The recording process has started in Athens, Greece and with sound engineer Doug White at Watchmen Studios as with previous albums. Contrarian’s last tour […]
HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE Announce Signing & Debut New Single From Upcoming Album Moirae Stream “Fates” HERE Transcending Obscurity is proud to announce the signing of Canadian black metal band HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE. Known for their unique blend of atmospheric black metal and post-metal, HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE delivers an elegant concoction of stirring, throbbing music […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOD DETHRONED Release Furious Single & Music Video “Rat Kingdom”. Watch “Rat Kingdom” Here Four long years after the release of their highly acclaimed album “Illuminati,” Dutch black/death metal icons GOD DETHRONED descend from the shoals of silence with their brand new offering, The Judas Paradox, due out on September 6, 2024, through Reigning […]
