To celebrate the release of their June 3, 2013 Wind-up/ Spinefarm Records debut album, The Sun Comes Out Tonight, Filter have launched an Indiegogo campaign to reward their fans with one of a kind Filter VIP experiences. Fans will have the chance to buy “perks” for everything from a signed CD to coffee with singer Richard [...]
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Dave Lombardo, former drummer for thrash legends SLAYER will be featured on the upcoming album by Brazilian-American thrashers SEPULTURA. In his newest update on Brazilian newspaper Pernambuco.com, guitarist Andreas Kisser tells the entire story about how Lombardo got be featured on his band’s new album by ‘accident’. Lombardo, who was having some quality time with his kids and dog by the beach [...]
Polish female fronted Heavy Metal act CRYSTAL VIPER, is recently working on their next, fifth studio album which will have its premiere on Friday 13, December 2013, and which will be released via AFM Records. This time the band prepared unique, and one of a kind surprise for their fans: everyone can be special guest [...]
Do you reckon you’ve got what it takes to be a main stage announcer? You’ve got the drive, attitude, delivery skills, and the balls to introduce some of the biggest bands in metal? Here’s your chance… Bloodstock are offering a one lucky winner an opportunity to plant their feet firmly on the Ronnie James Dio Stage and [...]
“DCLXVI…” “Uprising” & “Same Difference” Double Vinyl, 2CD & T-Shirts Seminal Death Metal legends Entombed and their label Threeman Recordings have teamed up with the innovative Direct-to-Fan platform PledgeMusic to release selected albums from their back catalogue in new previously unavailable Deluxe Editions. Comments Entombed founding member and label boss Alex Hellid: “Much of our [...]
Richmond, VA’s hardcore/thrash hybrid Iron Reagan have announced a slew of new tour dates starting June 27th on both the East and West Coast. Tourmates include Drop Dead, Whiplash, Witchhaven, GWAR, Hatebreed and Mean Jeans among others (all tour dates below). Their debut full-length Worse Than Dead was released earlier this year on A389 and [...]
Massachusetts Melodic Deathcore 5-piece A Wanted Awakening announce the addition of guitarist Mat Woodard of Charlton, Massachusetts to the band. Mat was formerly a member of Still Silent and Our Name is Legion. He is a longtime friend of the band and AWA looks forward to writing new music with him. STATEMENT FROM MAT WOODARD: [...]
Fresh from their appearance at Download Festival, Katatonia, the Swedish purveyors of dark rock/metal, have been revealed as very special guests on Paradise Lost’s ‘Tragic Illusion’ 25th anniversary tour in October alongside Lacuna Coil. Concurrently also celebrating their own 10th anniversary for their masterful sixth album ‘Viva Emptiness’, the band will be performing the album in its entirety each night to [...]
Following the success of Heaven’s Basement recent single ‘I Am Electric’ they will be releasing ‘Fire, Fire ‘ from ‘Filthy Empire’, in celebration of their Download appearance. Here is the new video for ‘Fire, Fire’ Heaven’s Basement have begun their transatlantic assault in earnest with the band currently Stateside, smashing through shows across the [...]
In case you weren’t among the lucky lot that were present for this year’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, here is a list of all the lucky/well deserved? winners and nominees for 2013. Our personal favourite is the ‘Dimebag Darrell “Shredder” Award’ which goes to … Well you’ll have to see for yourself. Best [...]
Black Sabbath’s new album ‘13’, their first studio album in 35 years featuring original members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, has gone straight to the top the charts, scoring the band their first UK #1 album in 43 years – a new UK chart record for the longest gap between #1 albums! The [...]
Download Festival 2014 will take place 13-15 June, and as a thank you to fans for a limited time Download is offering £10 off the current 2013 prices for 5-day camping tickets, 3-day camping and weekend arena tickets. All tickets go on sale at 9am on 21 June with the offer closing on 1 July. [...]
HACKTIVIST are pleased to announce appearances at the German, Dutch and UK legs of the European ‘Warped Tour’ events this coming November. These shows form part of a two week trip, which will also see the band as support on Enter Shikari’s headline dates at that time. This will immediately precede Hacktivist’s own headline UK [...]
Multi-platinum rockers, FILTER have given fans the opportunity to stream their brand new album, ’The Sun Comes Out Tonight’ in its entirety for one week, following its worldwide release. https://soundcloud.com/spinefarmrecords/sets/filter-the-sun-comes-out ‘The Sun Comes Out Tonight’ is the US band’s sixth studio album and Wind-Up/Spinefarm Records’ debut, available digitally as well as CD and vinyl formats now. On the live front, [...]
Bullet For My Valentine have announced details of their largest ever UK tour to date. The Welsh rock band, who released their fourth album Temper Temper in March, played a series of sold out UK shows in spring and have since played sold out tours in America and across Europe. Having just appeared as second [...]
