Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE have set “Esoteric” as the title of their fourth album, due this fall via Pivotal Rockordings. The cover art, which can only be described as “epic,” was created by Pär Olofsson, who has previously worked with BRAIN DRILL, PSYCROPTIC, SPAWN OF POSSESSION, and PERSUADER.The recording process for “Esoteric” is nearing […]

Once upon a time in America there was a glam rock band named Slaughter… and many people thought that this wasn’t the most appropriate name for such music. Three guys from Toronto, Canada had exactly the same opinion and in August of 1984 decided to form their own band and also call it Slaughter – […]

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 […]

An all-too metal meeting of the minds was arranged earlier in the year in an unknown location in the California mountains. Northern California’s Embrace The End and Arsonists Get All The Girls were among those in attendance. Despite the exchange of party favors and a stirring rendition of “Kumbaya,” very little of substance was accomplished. […]

Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal sextet Marionette have posted the song “Release” onto their Myspace. “Release” comes from Marionette’s debut album, Spite, which will be released on 28 April through France’s Listenable Records. The band comments: “Hey all! We are happy to announce that we have posted yet ANOTHER song from “Spite” onto our Myspace Page! We […]

Korea’s first Thrash metal killing machine Mahatma will be co-headlining this year’s Pulp Summer Slam Festival (the Philippine’s biggest annual rock event) with Darkest Hour (from USA and Victory records artist). Last year’s Summer Slam had a total of 35,000 in attendance with Death Angel as the headliner. This year, the organizers are hoping to […]

Divine Heresy Added to the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival; Posts New Commercial Online Divine Heresy is currently preparing for an extensive spring touring schedule, which now features a headlining spot at The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on April 27th. The band is set to play third to last, directly before Meshuggah […]

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 […]

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 […]

God Forbid is currently hard at work recording the follow up to the group’s most successful offering yet, IV: The Constitution of Treason, with acclaimed producer Eric Rachel (Atreyu, The Dillinger Escape Plan). Corey Pierce (drums) just finished tracking all of his parts and is now set to take place in SickDrummer.com’s next PodCast on […]

The Eyes Of A Traitor (pic attached) came together in the summer of 2006. Finding their feet and own sound; the band take influences from a wide variety or artists, ranging from to the melodic sensibilities of bands such a Misery Signals, to the technicality of heavier bands such as Necrophagist, fusing together to create […]

Most of us have come to associate Montreal with merciless but accomplished technical death metal thanks to acts like Despised Icon, Ion Dissonance and Beneath the Massacre. When Despised Icon released Consumed By Your Poison in 2002 it was a slap in the face for many a death metal fan, and this brutal sound became […]

The Sword’s brand new album, Gods of the Earth, debuted at #102 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in its first week of release. Gods of the Earth also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” chart, #1 on Billboard’s “New Artist” chart and at #5 on Billboard’s “Tastemakers” chart. The follow up to the Austin, […]

KOCH Records has entered into a new multi-tiered, worldwide deal with Hatebreed. As part of the new deal, KOCH Records will release a series of highly-anticipated future projects from the kings of hardcore metal, Connecticut’s very own, Hatebreed. The first project under the new deal will be Hatebreed’s first-ever live DVD. The main DVD concert […]

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 […]