Is there a point in introducing Hypocrisy? This modern metal phenomenon lead by musical mastermind and “Godfather of Gothenburg” – Peter Tägtgren is well-known to all death metal maniacs worldwide, gaining huge acclaim and respect with each of its releases. “Penetralia“, Hypocrisy’s stunning debut album, takes us back to the band’s beginnings, when Tägtgren was […]
According to Willowtip Records, French death metal act Gorod is currently working on its follow-up album to 2006’s Leading Vision, which should be ready for release in early 2009 on Willowtip. Six songs have been written so far, and the band claims that the new album, “will be an evolution of the process that began […]
Prosthetic Records is proud to announce the addition of Seattle’s death/black metallers Book of Black Earth to the label’s roster. Catching the label’s eye while on a West Coast tour with future labelmates The Funeral Pyre in late 2007, Book of Black Earth consists of members of venerable metal underground band Teen Cthulhu, and are […]
Seventh Rule Recordings announces the newest member of its family: Wetnurse. From the heart of New York City, Wetnurse emerges with a signature style that carries forth the spirit of some of the Big Apple’s most crucial heavy bands — Bad Brains, Swans, Unsane, Quicksand, Brutal Truth… Seventh Rule Recordings owner Scott Flaster describes Wetnurse: […]
Canadian progressive-metal newcomers, What’s He Building In There? (WHBIT?), have announced their new members in the wake of the departure of both guitarists, Christopher Cookson and David Halk. “Since the departure of the super-talented quasi-jedi Cookson and the mad scientist Halk, we have recruited our good friend, the unyielding Mason Tikl, who will be taking […]
This summer, Dethklok, the animated band from Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse, hits the road on a 28-city headlining tour kicking off June 2 in Portland, along with two of metal’s top acts, Chimaira and Soilent Green. Tickets to the five-week Adult Swim Presents tour will go on sale to the general public starting Friday, April 18 […]
Montreal’s technical death metal band Beneath the Massacre has scheduled studio time for the follow up record to 2007’s ‘Mechanics of Dysfunction.’ The band will enter the studio April 25 with Yannick St-Amant (Despised Icon, Neuraxis, Martyr), who also produced Beneath the Massacre’s prior full-length and the ‘Evidence of Inequity’ EP. Afterwards, Jason Suecof (The […]
The new track “Hate And Heartache” from MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT’s new release Quietly has been posted on the Translation Loss Records Myspace profile! You can preorder the record with an exclusive t-shirt design from our website, 2xLP Preorder Packages are coming soon! “Quietly,” which was recorded by Chris Common (These Arms Are Snakes) at […]
Over the years, I’ve had a few thank you emails from bands for a review or interview, but when I reviewed the debut album from Pennsylvania’s Serious Grind here, and subsequently interviewed them for another publication, main man Josh Ebel thanked me gratuitously and we stayed in fairly regular contact. He seemed one of the […]
Canadian tech death metal act Martyr are set to release their first ever live DVD-Havoc in Quebec City-In stores April 29th (Canada), June 24th (USA). A Preview of the DVD is available on here Watch as Progressive death thrash pioneers MARTYR rip to shreds any previous notion of tightness right before your eyes on their […]
In the history of gothic metal not many groups managed to deliver such skillful combination of genres as Dismal Euphony from Stavanger, Norway. Their unique mixture of death & black metal, pop, psychedelic and classical motives brought a collection of unforgettable recordings, taking the Gothenburg sound to a whole new level. Metal Mind Productions presents […]
I’m sure this release is more in the realms of fellow scribe Grimulfr, however, in an attempt to broaden my black metal horizons, I made myself listen to and review the debut from this German spike and corpse paint clad trio. There’s nothing remotely original going on here, but it is spitefully done and typically […]
There’s not too many high-quality, new, young death or black metal acts coming out of the UK right now. Sarpanitum and Scythian are the only ones that immediately come to mind. However, after Spearhead’s 2005 primal but forgetful debut, Deathless Steel Command, the Brits have returned with a superior follow-up (subtitled The Doctrine of Imperial […]
While certainly death metal in 2008 is on the upswing with releases by Brain Drill, Decrepit Birth, and Hate Eternal, the fact is death metal is still just death metal. However, Origin, after four albums of complex yet relatively singular and forgetful speed, have now fully embraced and developed songwriting chops hinted ever-so-slightly on 2006’s […]
The title and artwork of Finnish artist October Falls’ forthcoming second album have been unveiled. The vast vistas and lycanthropic landscapes encountered during the four epic tracks of The Womb Of Primordial Nature are tragic, morose and discomforting.There is no tracklisting; instead, the prevailing theme – centred around the primal beast within man – is […]
After days of rumors, Dead to Fall singer Jonathan Hunt has finally confirmed that the long running Chicago metalcore pioneers have indeed broken up. According to a post at the band’s MySpace page Hunt states: “Dead to Fall is no more. After 9 years, it’s time to say good-bye. There really isn’t an easy way […]
Heralded Indianapolis, IN doom metal masters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have completed work on their new album, entitled Conqueror. Conqueror will see a May 27, 2008 North American release date via Profound Lore Records. Weaned on Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, the melodic might of Iron Maiden and a host of classic bands from Thin Lizzy […]
Celebrated Athens, OH metal band Skeletonwitch has announced U.S. tour dates in support of its recently-released album, Beyond the Permafrost. The scheduled three week trek will include a high profile appearance as part of the 2008 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival on April 26 in Worcester, MA. Proudly waving the NWOBHM flag while uniting […]
Well, based on this, (sorry labels, I don’t do digitally released reviews) enjoy possibly the last review of a Victory release on this site. Luckily, it’s is a damn fine surprise. With a new line-up, gone are the gimmicks like songs named after Tom Cruise movies, fairy tales, suits and sense of humor. Instead, fronted […]
So often words like “atmospheric,” “progressive,” and “experimental” get thrown around in extreme metal. It seems like if you add any sort of tangents, acoustics, clean vocal or such you get lumped in with the “progressive” crowd — ask Opeth. But what was the last really experimental but ‘real’ death metal album you heard? An […]
Italy, while certainly a player in the metal genre, isn’t really known for its deathcore/metalcore/melodic death metal (Nail Within and Slowmotion Apocalypse immediately come to mind), so I really wasn’t really looking forward to reviewing the debut from Mondovi’s Stigma. Even more so when I discovered the album is also centered around horror movies and […]
Italian “extreme epic metal” band STORMLORD will release its long-awaited fourth full-length album, Mare Nostrum, on May 23 via Locomotive Records. The CD was recorded at Giuseppe Orlando’s Outer Sound Studios (NECRODEATH, NOVEMBRE, KLIMT 1918) and was mastered at Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila (HIM, CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH, SENTENCED). The artwork was designed by […]
MTV2’s Headbangers Blog will host the worldwide online debut of the most meaningful Agnostic Front video of the band’s career, “For My Family,” this Friday, April 11th. The video will make its on-air debut on Saturday, April 12th at 11 p.m. EASTERN/8 p.m. PACIFIC on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball. Taken from Agnostic Front’s 2007 release, Warriors, […]
A host of Christian metal acts inlcuding Impending Doom, Sleeping Giant, Mychildren Mybride, War Of Ages, Before Their Eyes, Blessed By A Broken Heart, Soul Embraced, With Blood Comes Cleansing, Here I Come Falling and Agraceful will be joining forces this summer for the “Scream The Prayer Tour”: Scream For Prayer Tour Dates: June 13th […]
After a couple of releases on Indianola Records, Tennessee’s Across Five Aprils made the expected jump to Victory Records, where their metalcore/hardcore meets post-rock meets emo hues, fit perfectly into the Victory-core style of music so popular with the kids today. You’ve heard this formula thousand times before, and while not quite as sugary as […]
