Florida based metal band INFERNAEON have announced the addition of several new members including Jeramie Kling formerly of The Absence. The bands front man Brian Werner had this to say, “After that last Pyrexia tour we had a cancer within the band that needed to be removed forcefully which threatened everything that this band is […]

Dethklok is back and ready to deal with groupies, fame and yes, politics in all-new episodes of Metalocalypse. The hit Adult Swim series chronicles Dethklok’s crusades into darkness and follows the exploits of the world’s most popular metal band and most significant cultural force. Created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, the second season of […]

Daylight Dies return with their latest epic doom opus, Lost To The Living. The record hits stores June 24, 2008 and will prove to the planet that this band is one of the best contemporary acts of their genre. Their US tour with Candlemass begins this week and sweeps across the country, showcasing some material […]

Willowtip Records, along with Metal Maniacs, and Berzerker Wear Clothing, are very happy to announce the War On Everything Tour, featuring IMPALED, PHOBIA, MALIGNANCY, ILLOGICIST, KILL THE CLIENT, & MARUTA! IMPALED / PHOBIA / MALIGNANCY / ILLOGICIST / MARUTA 8/22 Oakland, CA @ The Metro 8/23 San Marcos, CA @ The Jumping Turtle 8/24 Hollywood, […]

Nuclear Blast Records has officially signed Santa Cruz, California metal outfit Decrepit Birth. The band was formed in 2001 and has previously released two albums with Unique Leader Records. The following statement has been issued by the group: “Nuclear Blast has a special tradition for signing some of the best Metal acts of all time […]

The title, artwork and full tracklisting of ARCKANUM’s forthcoming fourth album are finally disclosed. Recorded at Sunlight Studio and mastered at Necromorbus Studio, Antikosmos reflects Shamaatae’s worship of the anti-cosmic Old Norse religion and his workings of the dark runes. The cover art can be seen here. Tracklisting is as follows: 01. Svarti 02. Dauðmellin […]

Canada’s NEURAXIS has issued the band’s latest webisode video clip entitled “NEURAXIS Studio Episode #3 – vocals and bass,” featuring footage and interviews from the recording of the band’s fifth studio record. Footage is available online at the band’s MySpace page . Neuraxix tapped Jef Fortin (of fellow Canadians Anonymus) to record the band’s debut […]

Brutal Truth’s first new songs in 10 years to be released on This Comp Kills Fascists…In the tradition of the legendary Cry Now, Cry Later compilations of the 90’s, PIG DESTROYER / AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED’s Scott Hull has brought together some of the very best of today’s underground grindcore, hardcore, and power violence bands for volume […]

Brutal death metal band DEFEATED SANITY from Germany are very proud to announce details of their first shows in the USA which include an appearance at the 2008 installment of the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, Maryland and at the Gathering of the Sick festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico. DEFEATED SANITY’s live trek is divided into […]

The debut full length of New York City’s omnisexual Death/Grind titans, Copremesis, entitled Muay Thai Ladyboys, is set to be released on Paragon Records mid-May 2008. Expect nothing short of the most uncompromising brutality.The Track Listing for Muay Thai Ladyboys is is as follows: Muay Thai Ladyboys Bestial Castration Push Zombies In Silence…Revel In Madness […]

The 80’s and early 90’s metal scene was known for being overcrowded with thrash metal acts, one more repetitive than the other. But despite this generic flood, there were a few names back then that gave new meaning to the word “thrash”. One of them was the Louisiana-based Exhorder, a band who had a massive […]

Moribund is extremely pleased to announce the signing of Lebanese duo Ayat. Absolutely the most insane and crazed band the label’s heard in forever, Ayat’s forthcoming Six Years of Dormant Hatred album is a nuclearblackmetalgoatpunk assault on everyone and everything, poetic in its depravity but unmindful of its consequences. In a prepared statement, vocalist Filthy […]

For some bands it’s the place of origin that determines their music, and Brutality is certainly among them. The group hails from Tampa, Florida – the capitol of American death metal. Unfortunately, being overshadowed by death giants like Cannibal Corpse, Obituary and Decide, Brutality never managed to get the proper acclaim for their work. Metal […]

JUDAS PRIEST ROAR BACK WITH AN INSTANT EPIC, ‘NOSTRADAMUS’ ON MULTIPLE CLASSIC FORMATS & A WORLD TOUR! Think ‘Double vinyl, gatefold sleeve concept album,’ and some of rock’s all-time classic recordings come to mind. But in the realm of heavy metal, there has never been a double vinyl (now disc!) concept album that has managed […]

Open Grave Records is pleased to make Sweden-based band TRITON ENIGMA debut album, “Black Lies“, available for streaming in its entirety. “Black Lies” was released this past Tuesday world-wide via Open Grave.TRITON ENIGMA was formed in 2005 as a side project for Ronnie Bergerståhl (WORLD BELOW, DEMONICAL, ex-JULIE LAUGHS NOMORE, CENTINEX, AMARAN, GRAVE), Thomas Nilsson […]

Is there a point in introducing Hypocrisy? This modern metal phenomenon lead by musical mastermind and “Godfather of Gothenburg” – Peter Tägtgren is well-known to all death metal maniacs worldwide, gaining huge acclaim and respect with each of its releases. “Penetralia“, Hypocrisy’s stunning debut album, takes us back to the band’s beginnings, when Tägtgren was […]

According to Willowtip Records, French death metal act Gorod is currently working on its follow-up album to 2006’s Leading Vision, which should be ready for release in early 2009 on Willowtip. Six songs have been written so far, and the band claims that the new album, “will be an evolution of the process that began […]

Prosthetic Records is proud to announce the addition of Seattle’s death/black metallers Book of Black Earth to the label’s roster. Catching the label’s eye while on a West Coast tour with future labelmates The Funeral Pyre in late 2007, Book of Black Earth consists of members of venerable metal underground band Teen Cthulhu, and are […]

Canadian progressive-metal newcomers, What’s He Building In There? (WHBIT?), have announced their new members in the wake of the departure of both guitarists, Christopher Cookson and David Halk. “Since the departure of the super-talented quasi-jedi Cookson and the mad scientist Halk, we have recruited our good friend, the unyielding Mason Tikl, who will be taking […]

According to a statement at the band’s official website, Conneticutt Christian metalcore act have decided to call it a day: “It has become apparent to us that ending now on a good note would be the best way to go out for Life In Your Way. Of course there are specific reasons why it is […]

TEMUJIN SIGN WITH RENAISSANCE RECORDS. Melbourne, Australia (April, 2008) — Following the 2007 self-published release of the debut album 1000 Tears, Australian Goth/Metal band Temujin have signed with US independent label Renaissance Records for distribution of 1000 Tears in the USA, Canada and Mexico. In support of the US retail release, discussions are under way […]

Los Angeles’ THE FUNERAL PYRE has posted a track from the band’s forthcoming record, ‘Wounds,’ online at the band’s MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/thefuneralpyre), entitled “Black Earth”. Scheduled for a May 27 release through Prosthetic Records, Wounds is the follow-up to 2006’s The Nature of Betrayal, which saw an early 2007 re-release through a distribution deal with […]

According to Vocalist Martin Schönherr of Swedish death metallers DERANGED, the long running band has decided to call it a day. The vocalist has issued the following update: “Sad news… A couple of weeks ago Rikard Wermén [drums] decided to leave the band. He’s been handling all of the band’s correspondence (as well as any […]

 Swedish metal titans IN FLAMES have made their new album, A Sense of Purpose, available for streaming in its entirety on the band’s MySpace page.  Check it out now at this location.      A Sense of Purpose will see an April 1, 2008 North American release date via Koch Records.  The record was recorded at the […]

Metal Mind Productions is proud to announce its new signing. Believe, a fantastic art-rock band, is a new addition to the catalogue. The band, created by guitarist Mirek Gil, should be known already by fans of Collage and Satellite. Not only was Mirek a founding member of Collage, but he played with Satellite as well. […]