Mortiis returns to satiate fans’ desire for new music this October 10 with “Perfectly Defect,” a completely free, full-length, downloadable album. “Putting ‘Perfectly Defect’ out as a free download was a decision we made after some consideration,” said the band’s namesake Mortiis.  “The new model of the music business is important to keep in mind; […]

  DOWN TO RELEASE ‘DIARY OF A MAD BAND’ 3 DISC (2 CD/1 DVD) SET ON OCTOBER 5TH 2010, MULTIPLE PRE-ORDER BUNDLES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE NOW!  180 GRAM TRIPLE VINYL WITH BONUS DVD VERSION TO BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2010  New Orleans, LA’s DOWN is pleased to announce three killer pre-order bundles, available for […]

Today, legendary black/death band IMPIETY reveal the title for their seventh full-length album: Worshippers of the Seventh Tyranny. Following from last year’s critically acclaimed Terroreign, the highly anticipated Worshippers of the Seventh Tyranny is currently being recorded in utter depravation and Satanic violence at Music City Studios in Treviso, Italy. The album will have seven blasphemies with a running time close […]

Drummer-extraordinaire Mike Portnoy has quit Dream Theater in a move that’s bound to make some prog metal fans go “What the fuck?” According to his own words, the drummer hasn’t been having as much fun with the band he’s been helming for some 25 years: “After having had such amazing experiences playing with Hail!, Transatlantic […]

LISTENABLE RECORDS is proud to announce the signing of French death/black metal band SVART CROWN! Following their first effort, 2008’s Ages of Decay,SVART CROWN is back with a work of absolute blackness. Spawned in France by guitarist/vocalist J.B Le bail, SVART CROWN was born in 2005 with the idea to push the boundaries of extreme […]

Los Angeles, CA – Glenn Danzig today announced the highly anticipated return of his BLACKEST OF THE BLACK tour. In its latest reincarnation since 2008, the tour’s lineup will feature Danzig, legendary Bay Area hell-thrashers Possessed and Swedish black metal pioneers Marduk, who are making a rare & long awaited U.S. touring appearance. Toxic Holocaust […]

Jurassic heavy metal outfit, Hevisaurus says a collective ‘fuck you’ to John Hammond as they pack their bags and head out into the world. To tour. Despite the fact that John might actually be dead… can’t remember as I can’t figure out if I’ve seen the last few Jurassic Park movies… Anyway, what comes as […]

Reactivated legendary Swedish death metallers DESULTORY recently completed work on their long-anticipated upcoming new album, Counting Our Scars. The full-length — their first since 1996’s Swallow The Snake — was recorded, mixed and mastered by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio (Watain, Unanimated, Deströyer 666 etc) in Alvik, Sweden. Counting Our Stars Final Track Listing 1. […]

Willowtip is extremely pleased to announce the signing of the psychedelic extreme metal band GIGAN. GIGAN is set to enter the studio this fall to record their second full-length album entitled Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes. The recording will once again take place in Chicago, IL at Semaphore studios with engineer Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium, Minsk, Buried at […]

Singer’s main goal is to raise awareness and get people involved by registering to be a bone marrow donor Since news on Nergal’s recent health issues has been released, the band, management, and label has received an overwhelming response from fans and bands all over the world asking how they can directly help Nergal. In […]

Toronto’s thrash band MASTERY is no longer an instrumental act, as the band has officially announced the addition of metal legend Billy Milano (S.O.D/ M.O.D.) as the group’s new frontman. A new bass player has also been introduced, Tim “Tank” Casterline (M.O.D. touring bassist) joins Mastery as a much needed aspect of  growth to their […]

New Zealand’s ULCERATE are currently in the studio working on their third full-length album and second for Willowtip, titled The Destroyers of All. To document the recording, ULCERATE has created a special website (www.ulcerate-official.com/The-Destroyers-Of-All) that includes a making-of blog, photographs, and video clips. The site will continuously be updated until the release of the album […]

The Ocean are currently in the process of mixing their upcoming album Anthropocentric at Studio Mecanique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the same place where Heliocentric was recorded and mixed. The album will be mastered on August 25th by Svante Forsbäck in Helsinki. Musically, the album feels somehow heavier than Heliocentric. “The sound is more dense […]

Composer and multi-instrumentalist ARJEN LUCASSEN has firmly established himself worldwide as driving force in progressive rock. While best known for his rock opera project AYREON, the multi-talented Dutchman also regularly embarks on musical side projects, which explore different aspects of Lucassen’s musical personality. As his previous project (GUILT MACHINE’s “On This Perfect Day” 2009) was […]

Dutch Death Metal Masters HAIL OF BULLETS have announced On Divine Winds as the title of the band’s upcoming full-length studio album to be released October 12th via Metal Blade Records! HAIL OF BULLETS’ debut album ‘…Of Frost and War’ was a concept album about the Eastern front war of Germany. ‘On Divine Winds’ is […]

 Chicago’s reigning gods of heavy instrumental rock, PELICAN, have announced plans to play two very special shows in celebration of their 10-year anniversary box set release, out October 19th on Berlin, Germany’s Viva Hate Records. The elegantly packaged wooden-box set will be limited to a run of 500 copies and will encompass material from their […]

Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the release of the CD version of the debut album by the U.S. death metal/doom band ENCOFFINATION, entitled Ritual Ascension Beyond Flesh. Formed in 2009, ENCOFFINATION is the sepulchral embodiment of rancid death. Crushing, suffocating death metal doom of the lowest caliber. Named for the ritual preparation of the […]

Candlelight Records today confirms October 12 as the North American release date for Quietly, Undramatically, the new album from WOE. Recorded at Gradwell House in Haddon Heights, New Jersey with additional tracking completed at frontman Chris Grigg’s BS1 in Philadelphia, the album is the first to feature a full band ensemble comprised of members from Absu, […]

A benefit and memorial show has been planned for Makh Daniels, vocalist of EARLY GRAVES, who tragically passed away on Monday in a van accident, while on tour in Oregon. Everyone is encouraged to come and show support for someone who dedicated his life to touring and the metal scene, and help his family with […]

Dutch Death Metal Masters HAIL OF BULLETS have finished the recordings for their long-anticipated second full-length to be released this October! Comments drummer Ed Warby: “I don’t think I’ve ever worked this hard on anything in my entire life, but it sure has paid off! Although ‘Of Frost And War’ is a tough act to […]

Swedish power metal panzerwagen SABATON have just unleashed their latest music video for the track “Uprising”. Taken from the band’s newest album Coat of Arms, the track―and now the video―are about the Warsaw Uprising that took place in 1944. With the Soviet army looming towards the city, the Polish resistance and the Armia Krajowa tried […]

Reports are coming in here and here that that Makh Daniels, singer of Ironclad Recordings artists Early Graves,  was killed in a van accident that left another passenger injured. The early reports indicate that the driver of the van,  which was transporting Early graves and Prosthetic band The Funeral Pyre from a show in Oregon […]

Montreal based tech-death metal band, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, have launched the track, “Black Tide,” from their upcoming five song EP “Marée Noire”, which will be released in North America on September 14th. It will be available as a limited edition red 7″ record and on CD. Pre-order is now available for each format, as well […]

Blabbermouth reports that if you’re a drummer who appreciates the old greats (Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath and Motörhead), there might be a gig for you. Primordial have parted ways with drummer Simon O’Laoghaire after a show in Athens, Greece (on June 5th, 2010) that singer Alan “Nemtheanga” Averill refers to as the “worst show in 20 years”.

Says Alan: “We need someone who is determined, committed to their craft, stepping up to the plate of touring and playing big festivals. Previous experience would, of course, be preferable. No half measures, no glass-is-half-empty attitudes. Someone who will bring their style and energy to the band and, of course, a fucking killer drummer. Nothing less.”

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Soilwork hasn’t kept much of noise as of late. The band’s previous album, Sworn to a Great Divide, divided the audience into two; some claiming it to be a fresh album for the band, whereas others were not as polite in their views. The Panic Broadcast is the band’s first new musical output in three years. Read TeethoftheDivine.com’s review to find out if it was worth the wait.