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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 […]

There’s been somewhat of a negative buzz about this album for sometime time now, so I thought, as a huge fan of The Price of Existence (my #1 album of 2006) I’d better look into it and see what all the negativity was about and see if it was warranted based on a couple of […]

Cerebral Fix – English thrash/death metal band formed in Birmingham in 1986. They became members of the UK thrash metal and death metal scenes through four albums, three of which were on major labels before finally disbanding in 1993. In 2006, the band announced its reformation. They have an album’s worth of new material, but […]

Prosthetic Records is proud to announce the addition of Syracuse N.Y.’s UNHOLY to the Los Angeles-based label’s ranks. Currently writing material for the band’s second full-length record, the forthcoming effort will be the follow-up to the band’s debut, ‘Blood Of The Medusa,’ which saw a June 2007 release through Lambgoat Records. “We’re really excited to […]

London, England based experimental metal band CAPRICORNS have uploaded the new song “November Suicides” to its MySpace page. The track will appear on the band’s impending new album, River, Bear Your Bones, which will see a September 30, 2008 North American release via respected independent label Rise Above Records. Check out “November Suicides” now at […]

CHILDREN OF BODOM’s “SMILE PRETTY FOR THE DEVIL” VIDEO POSTED ONLINE; U.S. HEADLINING TOUR TO LAUNCH TONIGHTWhite hot Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM’s brand new music video – for the song “Smile Pretty for the Devil” – makes its online premiere today via MTV’s ‘Headbangers Blog’. Check it out now at this location. The […]

ANTAGONY from Oakland, California fuse the raw power of traditional metal with the hardcore infused death metal of Beneath the Massacre to form a massive conjuration of passion, darkness and unmatched heaviness. Three years since their critically acclaimed debut “Rebirth” and after 8 years of setbacks with constant lineup changes, Antagony is taking their classically […]

Formed in 2001, Selfmadegod Records out of Poland has finally launched a North American webstore for all the maniacs who have been desperately seeking its products in the United States. They now can order recent releases at www.selfmadegod-usa.com. More than that, Selfmadegod has inked a long-awaited agreement for exclusive distribution in North America. From now […]

Montreal’s technical death metallers NEURAXIS have confirmed the band’s first return to the United States since 2006 in support of NEURAXIS’ latest album, ‘The Thin Line Between.’ The band will join The Faceless, Abigail Williams, Decrepit Birth and Veil of Maya across North America, acting as direct support in Quebec City, Montreal, and Toronto. “Now […]

Abigail Williams will appear as direct support to The Faceless begining October 17. The tour will precede the October 28 release date of In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns, the band’s eagerly anticipated full-length debut album. Produced by James Murphy and featuring contributions from Trym Torson (Emperor/Zyklon), In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns […]

There are three ‘core’ records I was really looking forward to this year; Ligeia’s Bad News, the new All Shall Perish and this follow up to the excellent Nocturne. Well, with Bad News being a huge disappointment and the jury still out on Awaken the Dreamers (which I’m still trying to figure out), where does […]