TROLLFEST Reveal New album Details and European Headlining Tour

Fresh from celebrating their Tenth Anniversary and with two North American tours in one year under their belts, Norway’s TROLLFEST are starting 2014 by announcing details of what will be their sixth full-length album as well as details of their first headlining European tour.  The thirteen-track album will be titled “Kaptein Kaos” and is expected […]

ORIGIN to Begin Recording New Album!

Genre defining technical death metal giants, ORIGIN, recently returned home after a successful tour with GORGUTS (successful minus vocalist Jason Keyser dislocating his finger while on stage) and will enter the studio! Drummer John Longstreth checked in to give us the following update: “So in a couple of days, we’re off to the land of OZ to start working on the 6th ORIGIN album entitled Omnipresent. […]

IMMORTAL BIRD: Chicago Blackened Death Thrash Troupe Announce Debut EP

Chicago blackened death thrash troupe, IMMORTAL BIRD, are pleased to announce the release of their debut EP. Titled Akrasia, the abrasive manifestation of audio filth was recorded at Lo-Tech Laboratories this past summer by unsung Windy City sound sorcerer Jeff Ziolo, mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Isis, High On Fire, Skeletonwitch) at Godcity Studio, mastered by Brad […]

PANOPTICON Signs With Bindrune Recordings

Kentucky folk metal act , Panopticon announced via  their Facebook page that the band was now a member of the Bindrune Recordings stable. Lone member Austin Lunn further stated: “Well, here it is. The announcement I was promising. Change is inevitable and if we resist it, sometimes it can be painful. I have parted ways […]

AURORA BOREALIS Reveal Cover Art and Making of Video for Forthcoming album ‘World Shapers”

Black metal veterans Aurora Borealis are preparing to unleash their long awaited 7th release, World Shapers early 2014 and as a teaser frontman Ron Vent has revealed the cover art as well a a video documenting the equipment used for the album’s recording: Adds Vento:   “This will mark Aurora Borealis 7th cd. Spanning 17 […]

Extol premieres a new lyric video

Teethofthedivine along with fellow webzines Metal Injection and Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles are proud to partner up with Facedown Records and provide the premiere of lyric video for Extol’s latest track, ‘Betrayal” — taken from their excellent self-titled album which was released earlier this year. The video is the second single from the band’s first album after an eight year downtime.

VANHELGD Signs with Pulverised Records

From the mortified gallows of Mjölby, Sweden, Death Metal fiends VANHELGD, are set to make a return to action with their first offering of new material after a two-year absence. Relentless and uncompromising, with an obscurely dark vibe, VANHELGD came on to the scene with their debut full-length Cult Of Lazarus in 2008. Three years later. the band unleashed the […]

PYRRHON Sign To Relapse Records

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of New York City avant-garde, technical death metal quartet PYRRHON (pronounced “peer-on”).  Formed in 2008, PYRRHON (Dylan DiLella – guitar, Erik Malave – bass, Alex Cohen – drums, Doug Moore – vocals) have released one EP (Fever Kingdoms – 2010) and one LP (An Excellent Servant But a Terrible Master – 2011) via The Path […]

MAN MUST DIE reveal album cover and title!

The new album of Scottish death/ grind powerhouse MAN MUST DIE will be entitled “Peace Was Never An Option“! “Peace Was Never An Option” will be released on October 28th in Europe and a day later in North America and contains a guest appearance by Max Cavalera! Read what the band has to say about […]

DEICIDE Reveal New Album Title and Track Listing

Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE will release their new album, “In The Minds Of Evil”, this fall via Century Media Records. The CD is being recorded at AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER). “In The Minds Of Evil” track […]

SATYRICON Signs Licensing Deal With Nuclear Blast for Upcoming Album

  The eighth , self titled studio album by Norwegian black band SATYRICON will be released in North America on September 17th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. “We are back. Sorry it took so long, but we needed the time to be able pull off a record like this,” states band frontman Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven. “Comparing […]

BEATEN TO DEATH – Norwegian Grindcore Innovators set Release Date for Dødsfest & Launch Album Teaser

Norwegian grindcore innovators, BEATEN TO DEATH, have set October 4th as the release date for their long-anticipated second album “Dødsfest!”, coming out via Mas-Kina Recordings. Entitled “Dødsfest!”, the 12-track follow up to the band’s critically-acclaimed 2011 debut, “Xes & Strokes”, was recorded in total of six days at their rehearsal room and continues to carry […]

BROKEN HOPE Unveils Cover Artwork for OMEN of DISEASE Album

    BROKEN HOPE has unveiled the album cover artwork for their new, long-awaited album, OMEN of DISEASE. The cover painting was created by world-renowned horror-artist, Wes Benscoter (Slayer, Cattle Decapitation, Autopsy, Kreator, etc). BROKEN HOPE’s Jeremy Wagner comments: “Wes Benscoter is one of my favorite artists, EVER. In my opinion, he’s right up there […]

OBLITERATION Sign to Relapse Records in North America

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the North American signing of Oslo, Norway’s death metal warriors Obliteration!  Formed in 2001, Obliteration (Sindre Solem – guitar / vocals, Arlid Myren Torp – guitar, Didrik Telle- bass, Kristian Valbo – drums) have released one EP (Total Fucking Obliteration – 2005) and two full-lengths (Perpetual Decay – […]

ALTAR OF PLAGUES Annouces Final Concert and Conclusion of the Band

Irish post black metal act Altar of Plagues have announced that Teethed Glory and Injury, their latest opus, which was released earlier this year via Profound Lore Records will be their last album. Posting on tier official Facebook page the band stated the following: “Altar of Plagues will conclude this year. I decided before writing […]

CARNIFEX Signs to Nuclear Blast Records; New Full-Length in 2014!

California death metal outfit CARNIFEX has announced a new deal with heavy-metal institution Nuclear Blast, home to legends such as DIMMU BORGIR, MESHUGGAH and CHILDREN OF BODOM. “Signing with Nuclear Blast is a career defining moment for CARNIFEX,” commented frontman Scott Lewis. “To be aligned with the largest metal label on earth is a true […]

AS I LAY DYING Vocalist Tim Lambesis Speaks Out for First Time Since Arrest

As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis has spoken out for the first time since his arrest in may of 2013 for soliciting a hit man to murder his estranged wife, Megan Lambesis. Via his official tumblr account, Lambesis made the following statement: “I’ve come across many comments, both private and public, asking me to […]

Canadian Black Metalers Weapon Call it Quits

In a cryptic message posted on the band’s Facebook Page, Canadian Occult black metal act Weapon suddenly announced the band was no more and that the members were parting ways without drama and moving onto other things: “The end of a melody is not its goal; but nonetheless, had the melody not reached its end […]

EXHUMED: Album Details + Trailer Revealed

Band Announces North American Fall Tour With Dying Fetus! With over two decades of gruesome grinding under the belts, you might assume West Coast horror hellions would be ready to slow down.  You’d be deathly wrong.  A true work of sonic repulsion, EXHUMED’s upcoming Necrocacy full-length is he band’s political manifesto for a new dark […]

Jeff Hanneman 1964-2013

Slayer’s riff powerhouse, Jeff Hanneman (aged 49), has passed away today. The band posted the following on their Facebook-page: “Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He […]

IN-QUEST : New Album Cover and Track Listing Revealed

Belgian progressive death metallers IN-QUEST will release their eight album, “8 – The Odyssey Of Eternity”, on September 1st. The follow-up to 2009’s “Made Out of Negative Matter” was recorded, mixed and mastered at Split Second Sound with producer Jochem Jacobs (ex-TEXTURES). The artwork for the CD was created by Trine + Kim Design Studio. […]

MUMAKIL: Switzerland’s Grindkillers Prepare Third LP For Deployment Via Relapse

Swiss grindcore squad MUMAKIL is preparing to expel an exceptionally punishing grindcore album of monstrous proportions with their recently-completed third LP Flies Will Starve, nearing deployment late this Spring. Since 2004 the destructive MUMAKIL has infiltrated the grind circuit with a blasting whirlwind approach, through an arsenal of demos and D.I.Y. releases, splits with the […]

ENSIFERUM sign worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records

Finland’s ENSIFERUM have spent the past 18 years honing the steel of their folk-infused battle metal auditory attack. Their albums are further bolstered by a live show that has become one of the most entertaining in all of metal. Proof of ENSIFERUM’s status as one of the most vital bands in modern metal was made […]

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE Begin Tracking New Album!

Italian symphonic death metal act FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE are currently working on their third full-length album with producer Stefano Morabito at 16th Cellar Studio. “We are tracking guitars now, and the result is amazing,” commented guitarist/vocalist Cristiano Trionfera. “Stefano is nailing it and we know the album will sound incredibly powerful.” For this album the band […]

BROKEN HOPE unveils new album title and exclusive appearances in May

BROKEN HOPE has revealed the title of their 6th studio release as Omen of Disease. The album title–created by chief-lyricist, Jeremy Wagner–is also an actual album track, which marks the first official BROKEN HOPE “title track” since their 1991 debut album, Swamped in Gore. Jeremy Wagner comments about this upcoming release: “Some time ago, a […]