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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BLOODBATH are an extreme metal supergroup from Stockholm, Sweden. Formed in 1998 with a mutual fascination for the glory days of death metal, the band’s line up has changed and evolved throughout the years, featuring the elite of Swedish metal from Opeth and Katatonia. The next chapter of this brutal saga arrives on October 28th […]
From now until the evening of September 4th, ALL SHALL PERISH fans can listen to Awaken The Dreamers in its entirety exclusively on the bands MySpace Page!Awaken The Dreamers is due on September 5th (Europe) and September 16th (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. The album was recorded once again at Castle Ultimate Studios in […]
Highly influential Swedish metal band IN FLAMES has announced a North American headlining tour in support of its critically acclaimed new album, A Sense of Purpose. The month-long IN FLAMES tour will launch on November 6 in Montreal, QC and will run through December 10 in Milwaukee, WI. The major market IN FLAMES tour is […]
To this day, one of my very favorite metal songs is “The Calm Before the Storm”, the sort of title track from Hollenthon’s second album, 2001’s With Vilest of Worms to Dwell, an album that truly opened my eyes to how death metal, symphonic, classical overtures and ethnic instrumentation could go hand in. The album […]
Candlelight Records today confirms the signing of multi-national progressive doom-death outfit The Living Fields. The trio, with members based in Chicago, London and Ottawa, has received early acclaim via their self-released 2004 and 2007 recordings. Now working on their Candlelight debut, currently titled Running Out of Daylight and planned for release in early 2009, the […]
Month-long trek to feature support from Protest the Hero, The Acacia Strain, Whitechapel and more.. Influential metal quintet UNEARTH has completed work on its new album. Entitled The March, the record is scheduled to drop on October 14 via Metal Blade Records. The March was recorded at both MA’s System Recording Studios and Zing Studios […]
AS A THANK YOU TO FANS, HATEBREED WILL AUTOGRAPH EACH AND EVERY COPY OF THE DVD SOLD AT THESE RELEASE SHOWS LIVE DOMINANCE SLATED FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2008 ON KOCH RECORDS (New York, NY) — To celebrate the release of their first-ever DVD, metal hardcore pioneers Hatebreed will hit the road in support […]
Norway’s 1349 will return to the US to participate on the highly anticipated Carcass tour this fall. Beginning September 5 the tour, also featuring Necrophagist, Suffocation, Aborted and Rotten Sound, marks the band’s third visit to America in support of their third and most successful album, Hellfire. Seven performances as of press time are confirmed […]
For the troops in the trenches, it began in 1982 with a low generation copy of a local band’s three-song demo. For some, it began with their first listen to Combat Records’ version of “Bonded By Blood” in 1986. Regardless of the year EXODUS are the undeniable forefathers of thrash metal. EXODUS gained huge notoriety […]
Accrding to an update at the band’s official website, veteran UK death metal act Bolt Thrower are throwing in the towel, at least in regards to writing for their now cancelled eighth studio album: “We’ve spent the last year trying to write songs for a new album, planning to go into the studio this summer. Unfortunately, […]
A few months ago, I reviewed the excellent debut full length album from Kansas City’s black metal act Lo-Ruhamah, entitled The Glory of God. The review was well received by the band and subsequently I have stayed in touch with the band and eventually an interview with another publication was set up. However, understandably, the […]
Following intense and very constructive discussions, Steamhammer/SPV have announced their future collaboration with Swedish dark melodic metal act, Evergrey. The deal includes not only the group’s brand-new studio album, Torn, which will arrive at the stores at the beginning of September, but also Evergrey’s complete back catalogue. SPV Head of Labels, Ulrike Rudolph says: “We […]
Kolossus, the new album from Norwegian metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, is available for streaming in its entirety at the band’s MySpace page. Due in Europe on June 6 and in North America on June 10, the CD will feature the following track listing: 01. Origin 02. A New Empire’s Birth 03. Against The Gods 04. […]
Florida based metal band INFERNAEON have announced the addition of several new members including Jeramie Kling formerly of The Absence. The bands front man Brian Werner had this to say, “After that last Pyrexia tour we had a cancer within the band that needed to be removed forcefully which threatened everything that this band is […]
Dethklok is back and ready to deal with groupies, fame and yes, politics in all-new episodes of Metalocalypse. The hit Adult Swim series chronicles Dethklok’s crusades into darkness and follows the exploits of the world’s most popular metal band and most significant cultural force. Created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, the second season of […]
Nuclear Blast Records has officially signed Santa Cruz, California metal outfit Decrepit Birth. The band was formed in 2001 and has previously released two albums with Unique Leader Records. The following statement has been issued by the group: “Nuclear Blast has a special tradition for signing some of the best Metal acts of all time […]
Sweden’s TIAMAT are currently streaming their entire new album, Amanethes, on the band’s MySpace page. Due out on May 2 (Europe) and May 27 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was produced by Johan Edlund, recorded mainly at The Mansion in Greece, and additionally recorded at Studio Mega in Sweden and Cue in […]
JUDAS PRIEST ROAR BACK WITH AN INSTANT EPIC, ‘NOSTRADAMUS’ ON MULTIPLE CLASSIC FORMATS & A WORLD TOUR! Think ‘Double vinyl, gatefold sleeve concept album,’ and some of rock’s all-time classic recordings come to mind. But in the realm of heavy metal, there has never been a double vinyl (now disc!) concept album that has managed […]
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 […]
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 […]