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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
April 22nd, 2009 – (Detroit, MI) Thrashing death anti-heroes THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER are set to release their first ever DVD, Majesty, this May. This side splitting peek into the hard working band’s humor laced brand of daily life will have you smelling the funk of the van from coast to coast and keep you […]
New Album “Unspoken Words” In Stores May 19th, 2009 Montreal based Derelict has officially signed with Year of the Sun Records and Kerosene Media for the release of their upcoming new album, “Unspoken Words.” The album will surface in stores across Canada on May 19th, 2009. The group is currently streaming tracks from their forthcoming […]
Full album will be available for preview on MySpace music this Thursday. Shadowside together with MySpace Brazil will feature all tracks from the upcoming record on their official MySpace profile. From noon on, Rock/Metal fans all over the world can check out, from April 16th to May 16th, the full Dare to Dream album […]
Artillery – one of the best thrash metal bands around returns with a brand new studio album! New material entitled “When Death Comes” will be their first studio release since the 1999’s album “B.A.C.K“!!!!! Denmark’s Artillery is one of Europe’s earliest exponents of thrash metal and the band’s contribution to the bourgeoning genre is difficult […]
BICLOPS (ex-Postman Syndrome, current East Of The Wall) are currently in the studio at The Machine Shop (King Crimson, Clutch, Lamb Of God) with producer Will Putney, completing their debut full-length for a to-be-determined label. Demos for three of the nine songs can be heard at http://www.Biclops.net. Immediately following the completion of the recording, the […]
Brantford, Ontario, Canada based metal band Our Lady of Bloodshed has signed with Northern Storm Records. The group’s debut album “VII” will be released under the label on June 16th, 2009. Our Lady of Bloodshed is currently streaming tracks online at http://www.Myspace.com/OurLadyofBloodshed “We are all very excited about this partnership,” says Our Lady of Bloodshed […]
(Los Angeles, CA) April 14, 2009 – The Syracuse, N.Y.-based UNHOLY, who will support Earth Crisis and Walls of Jericho on a national tour next month, have posted the Aeron Alfrey-designed cover art for their Prosthetic Records debut, New Life Behind Closed Eyes, on their MySpace page, http://www.myspace.com/unholy. “The cover as well as the interior […]
In an update issued by the band: “We’re proud to announce that we’ve licensed our own new EP, Doomsday Derelicts from our North American label, Century Media, to be released on our own in-house label Battle Kommand Records for release in North America! The CD will be at press shortly and we anticipate a release […]
DARKEST HOUR, the Washington D.C. powerhouse metal quintet, will proudly release their fifth full-length record, The Eternal Return, June 23, 2009 on Victory Records. The band tapped producer Brian McTernan (Senses Fail, Thrice, From Autumn to Ashes) and recorded at his Baltimore, MD-based Salad Days Studio. Guitarist Mike Schleibaum comments, “To put it simply, this […]
Skelmersdale England’s death-thrash outfit Machiavellian has posted a video teaser for their new album “The Impossibility of Death in the Minds of the Living” online here. The group’s debut release will surface this spring on Year of the Sun Records. Recorded at Foel Studios in Wales, “The Impossibility of Death in the Minds of the […]
Translation Loss Records are extremely excited to announce the addition of Richmond, VA’s CITY OF SHIPS to their roster! CITY OF SHIPS has been touring relentlessly since its inception in 2005, promoting self-released EPs as well as CD and Vinyl releases from independent Richmond, VA labels Forcefield Records and the Perpetual Motion Machine. The trio […]
WHEN AND WHERE Dates: July 31, August 1, and August 2, 2009 Venue: El Rodeo Community Center Address: 451 W. Hueneme Rd., Oxnard, CA 93033 STAGE SOUND / STAGE FURY This year we are pleased to announce that we will have a 2 stage set-up for the first time. The two stage set-up could be […]
Polish death metallers VADER have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Commented the band: “We are very glad that after so many years VADER finally joined one of the biggest metal labels in the world. We really believe in their potential, experience and famous German reliability. We are pretty confident that the cooperation will […]