Swedish art-rockers CULT OF LUNA are gearing up for their first ever DVD release, titled FIRE WAS BORN.The DVD includes an epic hour-and-a-half live show recorded on July 1st, 2008 at the Scala in London, UK, along with an exclusive interview with the band, in which the members answer questions sent in from fans all […]

OPEN GRAVE RECORDS is pleased to announce the signing of Nevada based death metal band I BUILT THE CROSS.  I BUILT THE CROSS was formed during the summer of ’08 by two long time-time friends and ex-members of the popular death metal band Disfiguring the Goddess. As friends, Reed and Gare have been closer than […]

THE HAUNTED ‘WARNING SHOTS‘ 2 DISC COMPILATION SET FOR RELEASE Celebrated Swedish heavyweights THE HAUNTED have announced details of new double disc compilation that details the bands time with EARACHE RECORDS from 1998 – 2003. Titled WARNING SHOTS, the album contains 28 of THE HAUNTED’s most killer tracks, including a second disc with many rare […]

Northern/Southern California’s progressive/goblin-inspired metal outfit Nekrogoblikon have offered an update on their new album’s writing and production: “Hails, goblin fans. Here’s a quick update on what we’ve been up to: album album album. As many of you know, we’ve been hauling ass writing songs for almost two years now. Thankfully we can start to see […]

Virginian thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE are set to return to Europe this Summer to play a string of festivals. MUNICIPAL WASTE guitarist RYAN WASTE states: “The Waste will be coming over to Europe again this Summer for quite a few festivals. We’re pumped to play to some larger crowds, but we are still going to play […]

Earache Records is proud to announce the forthcoming release of HEAVY METAL KILLERS – a compilation featuring the very best bands from the emerging “New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal” scene. HEAVY METAL KILLERS features 13 new tracks from the best fresh, young bands who share one common goal – to bring back the glory […]

2008 A HUGE YEAR FOR TESTAMENT AND THE FORMATION OF DAMNATION CHUCK BILLY PERFORMS LIVE IN AMSTERDAM WITH FULL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA…UPCOMING PRIEST FEAST TOUR IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH   TESTAMENT just wrapped up a HUGE year in 2008 which included the following accolades for their latest studio album, The Formation of Damnation:   #9 Rock Album […]

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 — Scale The Summit, the Texas-based progressive instrumentalists, continue to share more behind the scenes footage from the recording of their Prosthetic Records debut, Carving Desert Canyons (Feb. 17 release), with a new studio video posted on their YouTube (youtube.com/scalethesummit) and MySpace pages (myspace.com/scalethesummit). This video features the guitar work behind […]

Candlelight Records confirms the signing of Denver-based thrashers Havok. The band are currently completing their debut album titled Burn which is expected for release early spring. The album, produced by vocalist/guitarist David Sanchez at Dirty D Studios and mixed by Bart McCrorey at Motaland Studios, contains twelve songs from the youthful band featuring guitarist Shawn […]

Biclops (ex and current Postman Syndrome / East Of The Wall / Day Without Dawn) will be entering the studio on March 15th to record their debut full-length for a to-be-determined label. Recording and mixing will be handled at The Machine Shop (Clutch, King Crimson, Lamb Of God) by producer Will Putney. In addition, two […]

Twenty years ago, an underground cult movement surfaced in Tampa, Florida that revolutionized the metal world. The pioneers of this burgeoning scene, DEICIDE, are still striking fear into hearts of the masses to this day. Century Media Records are extremely proud to announce a worldwide deal with DEICIDE, one of the founding fathers of death […]

Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the signing of one-man alternative metal band Egoist from Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Egoist was founded and lead by the very young and enormously talented musician Stanislaw Wolonciej (guitars, bass, drums, vocals, synthesizers, production, artwork). The artist was born in 1986 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. In his 20s, Stanislaw’s father was a […]

Femme Metal Records are proud to announce the signing of Ancestral Legacy, the Norwegian metal band, for the release of their debut album “Nightmare Diaries“. The CD is expected to be released sometime early spring 2009. Ancestral Legacy’s current line up: Isadora Cortina (Lead Vocals) Eddie Risdal (Guitar, Vocals, Synths) Tor Arvid Larsen (Guitars) Anton […]

The 7th full-length album from Indonesia/Canada based experimental / progressive artist Kekal will be the first NePlusUltra Music release. The first pressing of compact disc will be a special digi-pak release with hand numbered and limited to 777 units in honor of this landmark occasion.The title “Audible Minority” is based on the fact that the […]

Willowtip is extremely proud to announce the signing of Washington, D.C.’s MAGRUDERGRIND. The band is set to enter Godcity Studios in early January to record their Willowtip debut with famed engineer Kurt Ballou (Converge, Misery Index, Torche). The recording will mastered at Visceral Sound by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Phobia, Maruta). Immediately following the recording […]

Avant-garde psych-metal trio ZOROASTER has completed work on its highly anticipated new album, Voice of Saturn. The follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed release, Dog Magic, Voice of Saturn will see a March 10, 2009 release via Terminal Doom Records. Recorded at The Living Room in Atlanta (The Black Lips, Mastodon) with engineer Ed […]

Drop Dead Gorgeous Announces The Original Gangstour Featuring BrokeNCYDE, Eyes Set To Kill and And Then There Were None ***  Drop Dead Gorgous have announced the line-up for the upcoming Original Gangstour featuring BrokeNCYDE with Eyes Set To Kill along with And Then There Were None. The tour will kick off in Reno, NV on […]

After just finishing a successful UK Tour, Napalm recording artists POWER QUEST are pleased to announce two festival appearances for 2009! They are confirmed for the first edition of a new UK festival called Metalfest, set to take place on September 25-27, 2009 at JB’s in Dudley. The six-piece will play amongst the likes of […]

  BATTLEFIELDS have posted the new song “Quake and Flood” from their Translation Loss Records debut “Thresholds Of Imbalance” due late March 2009 here:  BATTLEFIELDS’ Translation Loss debut “Thresholds Of Imbalance” was recorded at The Devil’s Workshop in Minnesota with drummer and engineering Rob Schmidt manning the helm and was mastered by Nick Zampiello at […]

The Savannah, Georgia-based KYLESA, who recently finished recording their fourth studio album, will tour Japan for the first time early next year. The seven-show trek will correspond with the official Japanese release of the band’s acclaimed 2006 album, “Time Will Fuse Its Worth,” on Red Cobalt Industries. Additional information about the limited-edition release, which features […]

Founded in 2003 by brothers Wes and Jeremy Fareas, the New Approach to Martyrs Expressions (Name), is an amalgam of experimental tech metal, grindcore, ambient sounds, freeform jazz, blues, cultural world music, an odd sense of humor, and maniacal mood swings. Known for their chaotic energy, Name breathes vivid new life onto the stage. Name […]

The Asian symphonic black metal band ChthoniC, who made international headlines by championing Taiwanese democracy from the Ozzfest and Wacken stages last summer, has recently finished recording their new album “MIRROR OF RETRIBUTION” which is a concept album in Los Angeles with producer (and Anthrax guitarist) Rob Caggiano (Cradle of Filth, Bleeding Through). This marks […]

New Zealand’s ULCERATE have finished recording their new album, Everything Is Fire. Scheduled for an early 2009 release, Ulcerate’s second full-length album further refines and expands their work on 2008’s Of Fracture and Failure. Punishing, churning dissonance mixed with their trademarked sense of melody and textured rhythm work, coupled with a greater foray into mood […]

Captivating UK buzz band DIAGONAL has completed work on its highly anticipated debut album. The progressive jazz-rock group will release the self-titled Diagonal in North America on January 27, 2009 via Rise Above Records. A seven piece from Brighton on the UK’s south coast, all in their mid twenties, DIAGONAL is very much at the […]

According to Unrestrainedmag.com, one of the metal media’s pioneers, Adrian Bromley, who started e-zine Chronicles of Chaos as well as Unrestrained Magazine and recently worked for The End Records and Ixmati Media, has passed away. From Unrestrainedmag.com; “It is with a very heavy heart we report that Adrian ‘The Energizer’ Bromley passed away in his […]