Like Hollow Corp’s recent The Cloister of Radiance album, the third album from Denmark’s The Psyke Project was originally released in Europe last year and now has a stateside distribution. Also like Hollow Corp, The Psyke Project mix harsh, caustic metal with a few injections of post rock, and gain the results, while solid are […]

New MORIBUND signees HORDE OF HEL are finishing their debut album, Blodskam, which according to the band “will contain 13 songs of despair and hate.” Featuring “members from different elite death metal and black metal bands from Sweden,” HORDE OF HEL “represents total death, destruction of all life, and the members wish to be anonymous […]

Here’s a solid if unspectacular record from Britain’s Frightener who mix hardcore, grindcore and death metal into one crusty, rumbling album that on paper comes across as a mix of Napalm Death, Integrity and Entombed, but just lacking some creative brilliance to make it more than a mere mix of those appealing bands. With a […]

For those that don’t know, in the mid/late 90’s Overcast were a respected crossover/hardcore/metalcore band who had a couple of somewhat revered albums and EPs that some considered the start of the early metalcore movement (not the trite fashion show of today). However, when the band split up in 1996, vocalist Brian Fair joined Shadows […]

When I first started this reviewing gig, one of the first albums from an ‘unknown’ act I fell in love with was the 2002 debut Revealing Damnation from Council of The Fallen, released on Martyr Music Group. After staying in touch with founding member Kevin Quiron, and reviewing the follow up, 2004’s equally impressive Dechipering […]

While I enjoyed Misery Signal’s recent Controller effort, I have to admit the debut from this Lancaster, PA act stole some of that album’s thunder by delivering a very similar and almost as competent delivery of melodic, layered and emotional metalcore. While bands like It Prevails, Rosesdead and more recently November 5, 1955 have tried […]

There’s nothing really wrong with the debut from this Philadelphia deathcore act, as their debut is a competent delivery of now familiar genre traits; dual vocals, choppy squealing thrashing, some techy noodling and a plethora of breakdowns. However, on the whole, it really sorta bored me and I found my self reaching for After the […]

Tampa, FL’s SIX FEET UNDER are set to release their 8th full-length studio album titled Death Rituals November 11th, 2008. Death Rituals features 12 tracks of pure American death metal delivering a bludgeoning slab of metal that will leave fans hungering for more. Legendary death metal vocalist Chris Barnes, along with guitarist Steve Swanson, bass […]

Here’s one of Ironclads better and more mellow releases of late, the Back to the Future named metalcore/post rock act from Boston, Mass who deliver a fine debut of emotional, melodic metalcore with threads of delicate passion and elegance. With busy, melodic guitar work and vocal cadence of Shai Hulud, shimmery emotional layers of Misery […]

Fast-rising British death metal act IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION are in the middle of recording their first ever full-length album. The talented young five-piece entered Grindstone Studios in Suffolk on September 1st with producer SCOTT ATKINS to record their highly-anticipated debut album. After previously announcing the title of their debut album as THE LEGACY, the band have […]

OCEANO – DEBUT ALBUM TO FEATURE ARTWORK BY COLIN MARKSChicago’s own OCEANO have tapped Colin Marks to create the artwork or the band’s upcoming debut album, DEPTHS. Colin Marks is a London-based artist who’s dark and gritty art style has made him the right man to provide the visuals for bands like STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, […]

Translation Loss Records are extremely pleased to announce the addition of Minnesota’s BATTLEFIELDS to their roster! Hailing from the depths of Minnesota, BATTLEFIELDS have been touring relentlessly for the last three years and accruing massive accolades for their astounding live performances and their two previous records “Stained with the Blood of an Empire” and “Entourage […]

Long-running, newly-signed MORIBUND black metal band BLOOD STAINED DUSK have just completed the recording for new album Black Faith Inquisition. Running 72 minutes in length, Black Faith Inquisition is the Alabama band’s first album in four years and also their debut for MORIBUND. Drummer Profana reports, “We finished at 2 a.m. this morning under a […]

UPCOMING CD/DVD FOR 2009! North Carolina’s Telescreen have just announced their signing to Tragic Hero Records. Telescreen, whose loose musical description includes experimental and ambient rock is populated by four ex-members of Codeseven including Eric Weyer (guitar), Jon Tuttle (bass), Matt Tuttle (drums), and James Tuttle (guitar) alongside vocalist Jared Draughon, formerly of Classic Case. […]

UK thrashers EVILE have played some big stages infront of big crowds, but now you can watch as they tackle one of the biggest challenges of their career – trying not to fail at their own song in the hit HARMONIX video game ROCK BAND. Widely regarded as the hardest song to play on Rock […]

Candlelight Records today announces the signing of Oakland, California based Defiance. The band currently featuring vocalist Steev Esquivel (Skinlab), guitarist Jim Adams, bassist Mike Kaufmann and drummer Mark Hernandez (Vio-lence, Forbidden) has started early tracking of their new album at Trident Studios and Greendot Studios in East Bay, California. The currently untitled album is expected […]

Brutal Truth drummer Richard Hoak proudly unveils “Non-Existence Of The Self,” a new track by Total Fucking Destruction, the “grindcore performance-art project” he has masterminded for almost a decade. “Non-Existence Of The Self” appears on Total Fucking Destruction’s third full-length album, Peace Love, And Total Fucking Destruction, out Oct 28 in North America on Enucleation […]

British technical metallers THE BOY WILL DROWN are preparing to enter the studio to begin recording of their debut album.THE BOY WILL DROWN, who recently signed a multi-album, worldwide recordingdeal with EARACHE RECORDS, are set to follow in the footsteps of their idols DECAPITATED and enter Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland to record their as-yet […]

While I generally don’t care too much for female fronted, sugary Gothic metal, a couple of releases of late have broken from the ‘Naplam Records’ formula and piqued my interest; the debut from Jennie Tebler’s Out of Oblivion (Quorthon’s little sister) and this 2007 debut from the gorgeous French artist Eilera. With a voice as unique […]

In 2009 KONKHRA celebrates the band’s 20-year anniversary with the release of their 6th album Nothing Is Sacred. The band has just signed an international distribution and promotion deal with Target Distribution, as well as a publishing deal with Warner Chapell Music Denmark. Anders Lundemark, the band’s throat and guitar comments: “We are happy to […]

Recently disbanded San Francisco melodic death thrashers LIGHT THIS CITY have confirmed Nov. 11 as the release date for the band’s fourth and final full-length album, entitled ‘Stormchaser,’ as well as the complete tracklisting for the 12-song effort, which will be released through Prosthetic Records. A new track, “Sand And Snow” has also been posted on the […]

Sept 16, 2008, SuperNova Records will release its first three download-only titles via its website, SuperNovaRecords.net. Available for sale on Sept 16 will be the following: Hope And Suicide – s/t: Hope And Suicide’s self-titled SuperNova Records debut full-length. Hope And Suicide features Bloodlet vocalist Scott Angelacos and has been described by The Orlando Weekly […]

Swedish metal powerhouse AMON AMARTH has uploaded the brand new song “Guardians of Asgaard” to its MySpace page. The track will appear on the band’s impending new album, Twilight of the Thunder God, which will see a September 30, 2008 North American release via Metal Blade Records. Check it out now at this location. Twilight […]

Lebanese extreme metallers OATH TO VANQUISH have issued an update of the band’s activities and the development of their second full length album. Commented guitarist/vocalist Elias van Quish: “We would like to announce that the material for our long awaited second album, to be entitled “The Ruinous Fate of the Blind” is nearing completion. An […]

In celebration of the bands recent reforming and small string of live dates, September 30th will see the reissue of CABLE’s debut, Variable Speed Drive. The record has been remastered by Mick Mullin (Fight Amp, Pentagram, Zodiak, Intronaut) at Super 8 and the artwork was updated by Century’s very own mastermind, Carson Slovak for Century […]