Awakened from hibernation in the freezing depths of Norway, IMMORTAL has returned to offer seven new cold, forest frolicking tunes to the world. Although the Norwegian trio has abandoned their raw, primitive, black metal roots, All Shall Fall continues where the band left off after Sons of Northern Darkness, with some ideas from the last [...]
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Southern California’s RISE have posted the music video for the title track of their latest album, Pentagramnation. The high definition video was directed by Robyn Von Swank, produced by Nick Plotquin, and co-produced and edited by Jonathan Sims. Watch it here…Send to Facebook
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BEHEMOTH has announced the Evangelia Amerika Tour. The band will once again be returning to North American soil in 2010. This is their first tour in the region since their massively successful summer with the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest. Following Mayhem, BEHEMOTH’s Evangelion reached enormous heights, coming in at #56 on the Billboard Top [...]
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MEGADETH and SLAYER have announced that they will co-headline the “American Carnage” tour. TESTAMENT will be opening all date on the tour.“American Carnage” will kick off on January 18 in Seattle, WA for a 26-date trek across North America that will include the six Canadian dates postponed earlier this month. Tickets for most [...]
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Japanese quintet, SIGH, are excited to announce the release of their eighth studio album, Scenes From Hell, out January 19, 2010 in the U.S, available on CD and LP. International release dates will be announced shortly. Check out a new song, “L’art de Mourir,” via the band’s MySpace page here.Known for incorporating elements of classical, [...]
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Brooklyn, NY doom/post rock experimentalists A STORM OF LIGHT — who recently returned from an extensive European tour in support of their newly released Forgive Us Our Trespasses full-length (Neurot Recordings) — will hold their official record release show tomorrow, November 18, 2009, at the Ace Of Clubs in New York City. Admission is [...]
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HYPOCRISY have been forced to cancel their North American tour with ENSIFERUM due to troubles with U.S. immigration. Here’s a statement from the band:“We regretfully have to officially announce the cancelation of our tour in North America. We’ve tried everything so far and it seems like the process will take longer than expected for [...]
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HATEBREED wholeheartedly believe that their new self-titled album is their best yet…and they are right. It sounds like the band has done some growing up as artists and musicians because Hatebreed is the band’s most musically diverse and accomplished record yet. Dynamics are what it’s all about and HATEBREED have expanded their arsenal [...]
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I arrived at the Blender Theater shortly as Canada’s AUGURY hit the stage (I’m not sure how ROSE FUNERAL sounded or fared in front of the packed Blender crowd, they could have been atrociously bad or phenomenal, but I’m sure they have a myspace for you to check out).AUGURY specializes in sweeping guitar runs, overly [...]
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It seems like time has flown for EVERYTIME I DIE as they have not only garnered a strong following but have reached album number five. New Junk Aesthetic is an album in perpetual action and hits as hard as the band can deliver. The album is filled to the brim with a variety
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Sweden’s KATATONIA has posted a music video for “Day and Then the Shade,” the first single off their latest release, Night is the New Day, on their official MySpace page (www.myspace.com/katatonia). The new video was directed by Lass Hoile (OPETH, PORCUPINE TREE), and can be seen here. Night is the New Day is KATATONIA’s [...]
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After two excellent albums which put MUNICIPAL WASTE in the metal spotlight, the band continues its crossover assault with Massive Aggressive. The album features the band’s uber tight playing, breakneck tempos, and perhaps the most violent and brutal collection of songs that the band has written. Perhaps the latter characteristic was an intentional [...]
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New York hardcore godfathers AGNOSTIC FRONT, who recently announced the addition of new drummer Pokey Mo (ex-LEEWAY), have announced a headlining tour with direct support coming from Orange County’s DEATH BY STEREO. Confirmed dates are as follows:1/15 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA1/17 Voodoo Lounge – San Jose, CA1/19 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, [...]
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On November 14th, The Congregation Gallery will be hosting the second annual METAL Art Show, curated by Cam Rackman. Over 50 original paintings and sculptures by Vincent Castiglia, Max Cavalera, Johny Chow, Chris Peters, Nikko Hurtado, Christopher Conte, Cam Rackam, Cam De Leon, Axis, Zac Shavrick, Krystopher Sapp, Vince Locke, Joachim Luetke, and many [...]
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DOOMRIDERS‘ impressive debut, Black Thunder, was an exciting, gritty don’t-give-a-fuck metal record with MAIDEN dual-guitar harmonies, a sometimes-DANZIG croon, and death ‘n roll edge of late 90’s era ENTOMBED. Their anticipated follow-up, Darkness Come Alive, deliver a lot of those same influences, albeit in a more refined manner. Where Black Thunder had a [...]
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Candlelight Records today confirms February 9, 2010 as the American release date for Mechanize, the seventh studio album from FEAR FACTORY. Mechanize features the highly reported reconciliation of vocalist Burton C. Bell with original guitarist Dino Cazares along with bassist Byron Stroud and drummer Gene Hoglan. The anticipated album also welcomes back keyboardist/producer Rhys Fulber [...]
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A track from IHSAHN’s forthcoming album, After, has been premiered by Guitar World Magazine. The song, “Frozen Lakes on Mars,” is the fourth song from the former EMPEROR vocalist/guitarist’s new album, which is scheduled for a January 26th American release.Go here to listen to the song: http://www.guitarworld.com/ihsahn_frozen_lakes_on_marsSend to Facebook
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ARSIS, Virginia’s melodic/technical death metal band, has revealed the artwork by Mark Riddick for their Starve for the Devil album, set to be released in North America on February 9th, 2010. The album was recorded with producer Zeuss (MUNICIPAL WASTE, AGNOSTIC FRONT, HATEBREED) at Planet Z Studios in Massachusetts.Here’s the track listing:01. “Forced To [...]
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Doom metal supergroup, SHRINEBUILDER, will be making their U.S. debut at The Viper Room on Wednesday, November 11, 2009.Consisting of Scott “Wino” Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE HIDDEN HAND), Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS), Al Cisneros (OM, SLEEP), and Dave Crover (MELVINS), the Neurot Recordings band formed earlier this year and recorded their self-titled debut album in just [...]
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Despite numerous reports of his death, D.O.A.’s Joe Keithley has dispelled rumors that famed drummer Chuck Biscuits (ex-D.O.A., BLACK FLAG, MISFITS, DANZIG) has recently passed away.“He’s well and alive, so that’s good news,” said Keithley.According to the Canadian Press, the reports seem to have originated from a single blog post written by New York freelance [...]
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