Panoptic Records is proud to announce the signing of Montreal battalion WARCALL. The quartet plays a mixture of death-black and thrash metal in the style of DISSECTION, AT THE GATES and ENSIFERUM. The outfits’ debut album, “Demonarchy“, presents 11 songs of pure war metal that will rally the troops with its epic leads, striking vocals […]

Canadian metallers Senate have issued the following update: “Hey all, we’re stoked to give you the official news regarding the EP! Set to drop this summer, this demonic precursor to the full-length will be titled ‘In The Kingdom Of Gods’ and will contain 4 new tunes, “Grailblazer”, “The Whore”, “Gods And Alcoholics” and “Sympathy For […]

As much as I like The Funeral Pyre and respect Creator Destructor Records, this stop gap EP reeks of contractual obligation or a favor to the band’s former label. Heck, even the artwork seems rushed and obligatory. Continuing the sound on 2008s Wounds, the now synthless California black metal act blaze lazily through 5 rather […]

Here’s a promising, nicely packaged, self released, 5 song EP than will not only appeal to you retro thrash fans out there, but maybe fans of modern thrash like Trivium and Cerberus (US). Hailing from Tempe, Arizona, Hemoptysis (coughing up of blood or of blood-stained sputum from the bronchi, larynx, trachea, or lungs), have all […]

Reports SATAN’S HOST vocalist Eli Elixir, “We are currently pre-producing all the trax for this new CD as with finishing up the writing process in our studio, Satan’s Grotto Chamber. Date is set for entering the studio  4/29/09 to 5/31/09. Together, we have been working very diligently with our new ideas, riffs, beats, lyrics, and […]

I could be lazy and simply tell you if you like Equilibrium, then you will like Finsterforst (Dark Forest) and be done with it. After all, they also hail from Germany, play lavishly produced, epic, bombastic synth laden folk metal that culls heavily from Finntroll, Turisas and Ensiferum and they are fuckin’ awesome. However, I’ll […]

  Legendary New York death pioneers SUFFOCATION will release their new album, Blood Oath, in Europe on July 3rd and in North America on July 14th via Nuclear Blast Records. Blood Oath will be available in three exclusive formats to the North American territory. In addition to the standard retail version, there will be a […]

Metal Mind Productions presents Hate – a death metal band with blackened death metal and industrial metal influences. The band, created in 1990, has a cult status on Polish death metal scene and is one of the most outstanding artists of the extreme music of today. „The Litanies of Satan” is their live album featuring […]

Abingdon, Maryland based Orphan Project have announced details on their upcoming full length album titled, “Spooning Out The Sea“. “Spooning Out The Sea”, is the bands first full length album since the release of their critically acclaimed 2003, self title debut album. The album is scheduled for a world-wide release on June 30th via NePlusUltra […]

(Los Angeles, CA) – April 27th 2009 – Jacksonville, FL hardcore act EVERGREEN TERRACE is pleased to announce Almost Home as the title of their upcoming release and follow up to 2007’s Wolfbiker. The band is now geared up to enter Audio Hammer Studios in Orlando, FL with Jason Suecof (Trivium, The Black Dahlia Murder, […]

In a world of increasing conformity and musical banality, Devin Townsend is among the few real personalities who have character, charisma and surprising innovative creativity. As a solo artist and producer, a member of the (by now disbanded) Strapping Young Lad, with whom he played Ozzfest and the main stage at the Download festival, and […]

Dutch brutal death metallers SEVERE TORTURE have started the writing process for their next album, the follow-up to 2007’s SWORN VENGEANCE. SEVERE TORTURE bassist PATRICK BOLEIJ discusses the band’s recent activities: “Here’s a short update to let you all know what’s been going on in the Severe Torture camp over the last couple of months. […]

Holy sh– No that wont work. Jesus Chri– That wont work either. God damn– Crap. Well roger me with a Yorkshire terrier and call me Sally- man this is good. Those Christians sure are bringing the pain this year. Not only is the debut from California six piece Earth From Above arguably the heaviest Christian […]

Texan black metal cult BAHIMIRON are currently working on a new album for MORIBUND. Reports drummer Blaash, the band’s as-yet-untitled next album will be a combination of last year’s Southern Nihilizm and the unholy primitivism of VON. Recording will be sporadic throughout the year, with a view to release the album in early 2010 at […]

Reports guitarist Kelly Kuciemba, “DRAWN AND QUARTERED and MORIBUND RECORDS have been compiling the materials for the upcoming Assault Of Evil DVD. Odin has done a fantastic job with the layout, which includes an expanded view of the Gabriel Byrne painting from Merciless Hammer Of Lucifer and live photos of the band. The DVD compiles […]

In support of their just-released Corpus In Extremis, infamous Swedish goregrinders GENERAL SURGERY will be touring the western half of the USA in May and will also make a coveted appearance at this year’s Maryland Deathfest. The confirmed dates/venues are as follows: May 9 2009 LA Murderfest @ Knitting Factory Los Angeles, California May 10 […]

THE DEAR HUNTER SET TO RELEASE THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THEIR EPIC ROCK OPERA;‘ACT III: LIFE AND DEATH’ DUE OUT JUNE 23 ON TRIPLE CROWN RECORDS;  TOUR WITH MEWITHOUTYOU STARTS JUNE 8 April 23, 2009 — THE DEAR HUNTER will be releasing the third chapter of their rock opera on June 23 via Triple Crown […]

Burning Human is the classic death metal band that was originally formed in way back in 1995, but they never officially released anything. Of note though is that Burning Human (then and now) features current Shadows Fall and former Crisis drummer, Jason Bittner. The band recently re-united and with the help of producer James Murphy (who […]

One of Canada’s newest and upcoming metal labels Misfortune Records is proud to announce the signing of Toronto’s hardcore metal act “A DISTANCE FROM” to their rising roster (SkumLove, Hebron). A DISTANCE FROM is set to record their debut EP titled Transitions at Metal Works Studios in Toronto, ON in June 2009 followed by a […]

There’s been an almost Bring Me the Horizon/Bullet For My Valentine like buzz in the British media about this Brighton metalcore act and their third release- on Century Media records no less. However, after absorbing Hollow Crown for a while, it’s really nothing too special in the realms of noisy, occasionally melodic metalcore/hardcore and nothing […]

Christian Älvestam from Swedish Death Metal monsters MISERATION checking in: We are set to enter the Panic-Room studios late June, once again with producer Tomas “Plec” Johansson at the helm, to record the follow-up to our debut album “Your Demons – Their Angels“. The new album, entitled “The Mirroring Shadow“, will most likely include eight […]

New Orleans, LA’s sons of American no-frills black metal, GOATWHORE, have just announced that the title of their fourth full-length album, and second for Metal Blade, will be Carving Out the Eyes of God. For the follow up to 2006’s A Haunting Curse, GOATWHORE headed back to St. Petersburg, FL to record with producer Erik […]

Chicago’s blackened sludge tribe Lord Mantis announces they will be joining Seventh Rule labelmates Wetnurse for a week of dates down the East Coast this summer.  Lord Mantis features a former member of Nachtmystium and a current member of Indian. Lord Mantis’ debut full length, Spawning The Nephilim, hits stores April 28 via Seventh Rule.  […]

Celebrated French metallers GOJIRA will be embarking upon a headling North American tour next month in support of their critically acclaimed The Way of All Flesh. Here are the confirmed dates + venues: May 01 Springfield, VA @ Jaxx May 02 Worcester, MA @ Palladium May 03 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA May 04 Cleveland, OH […]

Nevada based technical death metal band I BUILT THE CROSS has announced the name of their debut album as, “BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN HEART AND MIND“. The album is scheduled for a spring release via OPEN GRAVE RECORDS. The cover art was designed by Fernando Catipillán. I BUILT THE CROSS has also filled their line-up […]