Blackened death metallers ACHERON have signed with Ibex Moon Records for the US release of The Final Conflict: Last Days Of God. Founding bassist / vocalist Vincent Crowley had this to say about the signing: “We (ACHERON) have really been wanting to have someone license our new album The Final Conflict: Last Days of God […]

Second new Saattue song Taakka has been made available for listen at Saattue myspace (http://www.myspace.com/saattue). The song is taken from Saattue’s second album Vuoroveri. The album will be released on October 21st. Vuoroveri will include eight works of doomy, heavy, dark and multidimensional saatto metal. Saattue is signed to Spikefarm Records. Vuoroveri (Tide of Blood) […]

FREE DOWNLOAD OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONG “FROZEN” All That Remains will debut their video for their latest single “Forever in Your Hands” exclusively on MySpace.com at http://www.myspace.com/metal starting on October 7th. The video will also air on an episode of MTV2’s Headbangers Ball hosted by the band on the morning of October 18th at 2:00 […]

Swedish Black metal tyrants WATAIN have – during and since their 111 date long “Fuck the World Tour” – been working in silence in secrecy on what is to become the band’s fourth full-length album. The band states: “We can now reveal the long awaited first live performance to break the silence. WATAIN will return […]

Gaza has revealed “Windowless House,” a scathing new track off its forthcoming second album, He Is Never Coming Back.“Windowless House,” described by BrooklynVegan.com as a “gnashing, antisocial beast,” is available here: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/10/gaza_debuts_new.html Hailing from the religious hotbed that is Salt Lake City, Gaza takes on religious delusions as its target on He Is Never Coming […]

Recently reformed Texas death metal veterans DIVINE EVE have issued the following update. “As writhing flames whisper to the darkness, winds of chaos fade into the abyss… DIVINE EVE is very eager to declare the 4 song E.P. is in its final stages of completion. The title Vengeful and Obstinate is a fitting banner to […]

Legendary metalers Armored Saint enters Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA to record first studio album since 2000’s ‘Revelation’Los Angeles, CA, October 2, 2009 – Los Angeles’ sons of metal, ARMORED SAINT, are set to enter Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA to begin recording the band’s 6th full-length studio album. Tranzformer Studios is owned by Dave […]

Bogota, Colombia-based symphonic black metal band NEPHESH will release their debut album, “Inter Armas Silent Leges“, on October 15th via Nokternal Hemizphear (USA – http://www.nhmetal.com). The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Tempus Ater Studios. The track listing is as follows:  01. Vae Victus 02. Sangre Inmortal 03. Tormentor of Sin 04. Death I […]

“Confess”, the new video of Dutch progressive metallers THE SIN COMMITTEE, can be viewed here. The clip is the title track of their recently released EP “Confess“, which was produced by Erwin Hermsen (Mangled, Collision). The EP can be listened to in its entirety at the band’s website: http://www.thesincommittee.com.   “Confess” track listing:  01. Confess 02. […]

NEW ALBUM “BREATHING THE FIRE” OUT OCTOBER 13, 2009 Mighty Midwestern metallians SKELETONWITCH have unveiled “Repulsive Salvation,” a new track off of their upcoming full-length “Breathing The Fire” (due October 13 via Prosthetic Records). The song is available via the brand new “Breathing The Fire” widget, available here: http://prostheticrecords.com/widgets/skeletonwitch/ The widget contains coding to drop […]

AVULSED has without any doubt been the most veteran and consistent band in the Spanish extreme metal scene since its inception in August 1991. A band loyal to its death metal style, AVULSED has been very active in terms of releases and live performances around the world. Beginning with 1992’s Embalmed in Blood demo, AVULSED […]

‘Our Twilight’ to be Released on Peaceville Records HELSINKI, FINLAND – Scandinavian Progressive Death Metal titans-to-be, Barren Earth, have announced the release date for their debut EP, Our Twilight. Recently signed to the Progressive powerhouse, Peaceville Records, Finland’s Barren Earth will unleash the Our Twilight EP on November 17th. Barren Earth features an experienced line-up […]

Stream “Bury Me An Angel” TodayHALMSTAD, SWEDEN – Swedish melodic Metal masters, Arch Enemy, have posted a second track off their upcoming release, The Root of All Evil, on the official Arch Enemy MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/archenemy). “Bury Me An Angel” joins “Beast of Man” as the first tracks to be posted off the new album, […]

Reunited Swedish death metallers DESULTORY will begin recording their as-yet-untitled new full-length in November with producer Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio in Sweden (Watain, In Battle, Nominon). The album will mark the band’s first long player in nearly 14 years. Said DESULTORY guitarist Håkan Morberg: “The songs are a mix of fast and heavy melodic […]

Death metal institution and Napalm recording artists JUNGLE ROT will be touring the United States next month with Earache recording artists DEICIDE. Touring in support of latest album (and Napalm debut) What Horrors Await, JUNGLE ROT will play the following confirmed dates/venues: October 7, 2009 US – Dallas, TX / House of Blues (w/ Deicide) […]

South Carolina death metal act, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD have announced the title of their forthcoming release, on Prosthetic Records. The album, their third full length, will be titled, “SKEPSIS.” The band has been recording at New York’s Gellar Cellar Studios. Alan Douches has been tapped to master the effort. The tracklisting is […]

A second new track from Gwynbleidd’s forthcoming debut full-length, Nostalgia, has been revealed. The song, “Stormcalling,” is available for streaming here:  Gwynbleidd’s Nostalgia is set for an October 27 release on BlackCurrant Music. The album showcases Gwynbleidd’s signature style, blending elements of progressive metal, black metal, death metal, and traditional European folk music.  Founded and […]

One of the world’s most renowned and successful labels in the field of heavy music, Century Media Records, proudly announces a worldwide cooperation with InsideOutMusic & SuperballMusic, two prominent labels featuring the finest classic acts and hottest newcomers in progressive rock/metal, post-rock and alternative. Both labels will now be distributed worldwide by EMI Music and […]

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL, the Ineffable Kings of Darkness, have unveiled the final tracklisting for their long-anticipated upcoming new full-length Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus, scheduled for release November 10th in the US via Regain Records. The nine-track masterpiece was recorded at Abyss Studios in Grangärde, Sweden with famed engineer and legendary producer Peter Tägtgren […]

After finishing up a very successful run on this summer’s Rockstar Mayhem Festival tour, death-metal icons CANNIBAL CORPSE are now gearing up to hit the road again as a part of this fall’s Decimation of the Nation 2 Tour featuring CANNIBAL CORPSE as main support to Hatebreed. Supporting CANNIBAL CORPSE and Hatebreed on this month […]

Boston Massachusetts metalers THE RED CHORD are gearing up for the release of their fourth full length album (third for Metal Blade) titled Fed Through the Teeth Machine, due out on October 27th in the US. THE RED CHORD already has dates lined up with labelmates and interplanetary gods GWAR along with labelmates Job for […]

HELLBASTARD formed in the UK in 1984 playing non-compromising crossover, mixing the ferocity of punk with the crunch and chops of metal, and bearing socially-conscious lyrics. HELLBASTARD released the Natural Order record on Earache in 1990 and released several demos, compilation tracks and remix collections.  After breaking up in 1993, HELLBASTARD reformed in 2008 with […]

Brooklyn, NY heavy psych rock band NAAM has completed work on its debut album.  The fast-risingbuzz band will drop the self-titled Naam on October 20, 2009 via NYC’s Tee Pee Records.     A sneak peek at what NAAM‘s debut holds in store is available now as the new song “Skyling Slip” can be heard as part […]

Finnish Viking metal warriors ENSIFERUM recently shot a video for the song “From Afar,” the title track off their forth coming new full-length, scheduled for release on September 8th in the US! View the stunning new video here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=451309518&blogId=508701426 In related news, ENSIFERUM will embark on a full North American headlining tour this November. Support […]

After a successful sojourn of plundering ‘n’ pillaging across the US and Canada earlier this spring, Napalm recording artists ALESTORM will once again set sail for high adventure as part of this year’s HEATHENFEST AMERICA tour. Alongside Belphegor, Eluveitie, Vreid, and Kivimetsan Druidi, ALESTORM will bring their “True Scottih Pirate Metal” to stages across the […]