From Prophecy Productions: Arcturus are legend. Unparalleled in creativity, musicianship and artistic approach since their foundation days, mastermind Steinar “Sverd” Johnsen and his cosmic crew consisting of past and present members of bands like Ulver, Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar and Ved Buens Ende have been dancing their very own tightrope between genius and madness ever […]

Today, Nuclear War Now! Productions announces March 13th as the international release date for Nocturnus‘ The Science of Horror collection. Although he played a pivotal role in the emergence of the early U.S. death metal movement as both a co-founder of Morbid Angel and a member of Incubus in the mid-to-late 1980s, Mike Browning’s legacy is most inextricably tied to […]

Today, Prophecy Productions announces March 3rd as the North American release date for Negura Bunget‘s highly anticipated new album, Tău. With Tău, these Romanian folk/black metal pioneers not only present the long-awaited successor to 2010’s Virstele Pamintului, but also their first album for Lupus Lounge / Prophecy Productions with genuinely new song material. Tău also marks the beginning of Negura Bunget‘s ambitious “Transilvanian Trilogy,” a sonic and […]

DEMONICAL signs with Agonia Records Swedish death metal sensation, DEMONICAL, has inked a worldwide record deal withAgonia Records. Spawned in March 2006 by members of Centinex, the band preserves the flame of sheer, traditional death metal with a suitable dose of melodiousness and a damaging portion of unbound darnkess and utter brutality. Paving the way […]

Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of legendary death metal band Hate Eternal. Helmed by founder, guitarist/vocalist, primary songwriter and acclaimed producer Erik Rutan, HATE ETERNAL has been one of the leading bands in the worldwide death metal scene for over eighteen years. The band’s five full-length albums are considered crucial genre […]

From metalhammer:   After months of speculation, wild guessing and scurrilous rumour, Bloodbath – Sweden’s horror-gorged death metal supergroup featuring Katatonia’s Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, as well as past member Per Eriksson and Opeth’s Martin Axenrot –can exclusively reveal here the successor to former frontmen Peter Tägtren and Mikael Åkerfeldt. The new frontman for […]

Pioneers and godfathers of Viking Metal are set to release new studio record “Av Oss, For Oss”!  One of the leading stars of the genre are now ready to release yet a defining record. Behind them, Einherjer has an array of albums – some of which stand as milestones in a genre of explosive growth. “Av Oss, For Oss” […]

AVERSIONS CROWN signs with Nuclear Blast Entertainment! Six-headeddeathmachine, AVERSIONS CROWN, havesigned a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment for the release of their new slab of astral punishment, Tyrant. Formed in 2010 in Queensland’s Brisbane, the same sunny stretch of Australian coastline as PORTAL and THE AMITY AFFLICTION,AVERSIONS CROWNdeveloped their pummeling blend of mechanized brutality and haunting atmospherics by utilizing […]

Greek extreme metal outfit SICKENING HORROR have signed with Deepsend Records for the release of the band’s third album, Overflow.   Overflow combines dissonant riffs with psychedelic melodies to create an all-encompassing metal journey. Adopting more groove and less technicality finds these Greeks crafting a much more memorable experience with Overflow. The riffs are still mindbending without being […]

New Song And Pre-order Packages Now Available + Band To Kick Off Summer Tour As Part Of The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival American Death Metal Icons, CANNIBAL CORPSE, are pleased to announce the release of their thirteenth full-length, entitled, A Skeletal Domain. Lucky number thirteen? Lucky or not, it’s a quantity of releases (not even counting […]

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the addition of ANAAL NATHRAKH to its roster! Comments ANAAL NATHRAKH: “We are very pleased to announce our signing with Metal Blade Records. It means we are joining a roster with some truly titanic figures, and a label responsible for releasing some utterly legendary albums. Few other labels can touch their […]

Extreme metal band, Order Of Ennead will enter FHU Productions in Seminole, FL within the next two weeks to track an as yet untitled EP. Their previous releases include 2008’s self titled album and 2010’s “An Examination Of Being” both released through Earache Records. Track listing for this release will be: 01. Identifying The Faults […]

    Death metal legends OBITUARY has partnered up with Relapse Records to release the band’s highly anticipated new album. One of the most influential and important death metal bands of all time, OBITUARY have completed recording their highly anticipated 9th studio album and first full-length in over five years. Self-recorded this April by the […]

NAILS Sign to Nuclear Blast Entertainment! Southern CA based four man hatecrew, NAILS, have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Entertainment to release their as-of-yet-untitled third album. This rabidly anticipated full-length, is currently tentatively scheduled to be unleashed upon the masses sometime in the first quarter of 2015. “After waging an oppressive blitzkrieg against the […]

Genre defining technical death metal giants, ORIGIN, will release Omnipresent on July 8, 2014 in North America via Nuclear Blast (and on Agonia Records on July 4th in Europe). Omnipresent was recorded with longtime producer/engineer Robert Rebeck at Chapman Recording in Lenexa, KS. The album was mixed and mastered atMenegroth – The Thousand Caves with Colin Marston, and features artwork once again by Colin Marks (NEVERMORE, KATAKLYSM, EXODUS). Regarding the artwork, vocalist Jason […]

“Bled White” Pre-Orders Available Now! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY (April 30, 2014) – Cited as one of the earliest death/doom metal bands to come out of the US, Chicago’s Novembers Doom will release their ninth studio album titled – Bled White on July 15, 2014 via The End Records. The follow up to the group’s critically […]

                      SUICIDE SILENCEwill release You Can’t Stop Me, their first album to feature new vocalist Eddie Hermida (ex- ALL SHALL PERISH) and their first since the tragic loss of singer Mitch Lucker, on July 11 (Europe), July 14 (UK) and July 15, 2014 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. You Can’t […]

Excitement has been growing since WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM announced the unexpected release of Celestite, an instrumental, experimental companion record to 2011’s Celestial Lineage. Celestite sees the band take a deeper excursion into the crystalline synthesizer-driven domains that have long intrigued them. With the aid of producer Randall Dunn, the band unearthed a hidden soundscape that is only loosely […]

From I ,Voidhanger Records Facebook page:   We are very pleased to announce the signing of MARE COGNITUM, one of the leading forces in the progressive black metal field! The band’s sole member, Jacob Buczarski has already proven his capabilities on his first two full-length releases and the “Sol” split CD with Spectral Lore. Since […]

Ahoy there righteous dudes, babes, and all fans of Pirate Metal! It is my very great pleasure to tell you all that Alestorm’s 4th album, to be entitled “Sunset on the Golden Age” will be released by Napalm Records on August 1st 2014 in Europe (Aug 4th in the UK, Aug 5th in North America)! […]

After a 10 year break, Internal Bleeding is back armed with a brand new album and a fitting, brand new label. For over twenty years, INTERNAL BLEEDING has been at the forefront of the underground death metal scene, boasting a relentless DIY work ethic, consistently intense live performances and a commitment to composing some of […]

Norwegian black metallers DEN SAAKALDTE will release their long-awaited sophomore album Kapittel II: Faen i Helvete on May 27th in Europe and June 10th in North America via Agonia Records. Cover artwork made by Trine + Kim Design Studio (Ulver, Mayhem, Darkthrone, DHG) can be seen below. DEN SAAKALDTE steps out of the shadows after […]

Groundbreaking vocalist and visual artist Karyn Crisis reveals new details of her newest musical project, Gospel of the Witches.  Gospel of the Witches features Karyn Crisis’ unmistakable vocals and mystical lyrics, over music composed by Ephel Duath mastermind Davide Tiso. With Tiso playing all guitars and bass, the all-star lineup is completed by Danny Walker of Intronaut on drums, and Ross Dolan of […]

The metal world is in mourning today as several news sources have reported that Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus of legendary gore punk rockers GWAR has passed away at the age of  50.   From Blabbermouth.net: Dave Brockie, better known as Oderus Urungus, the founder and lead singer of renowned Richmond, Virginia metal band GWAR, has died. […]

From Arch Enemy’s facebook Page: “In early June 2014, ARCH ENEMY will unleash their 9th studio album, War Eternal, worldwide via Century Media Records and Trooper Entertainment in Japan. With this upcoming release, the band will introduce a new member to their ranks: Alissa White-Gluz, former vocalist of Canadian extreme metallers THE AGONIST. Angela Gossow, […]