Last night saw the intimate launch of the third edition of Blastfest at Bergen Norway’s infamous Garage, featuring excellent performances from each and every band including Chrome Division and Mistur. Today the event moves on to a much larger venue, USF Verftet for the remainder of the festival which will host bands such as …

Chef Chris Santos partners with Metal Blade Records to launch Blacklight Media label! Chris Santos, executive chef and managing partner of the New York City restaurants VANDAL, The Stanton Social and Beauty & Essex, together with Brian Slagel of Metal Blade Records, today announced the launch of Blacklight Media, a …

Testament are delighted to announce that they will be returning to our UK soil this June to play a couple of regional UK show dates as part of a wider European tour. Esteemed frontman Chuck Billy said regarding their UK return: “Testament are excited to be playing some club dates …

METALLICA TO REISSUE KILL ‘EM ALL AND RIDE THE LIGHTNING. LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 18, 2016 – Metallica today announced that they will reissue their first two albums Kill ‘Em All and Ride The Lightning on April 15th.  Both albums have been remastered for the most advanced sound quality …

London-based trio Black Orchid Empire have revealed the brand new video for their debut single – ‘Come In’.  An infusion of complex melodies and mammoth riffs, this epic single now has an equally impressive video. The video combines an intricate, multi-layered narrative that references surveillance culture and espionage with a …

Italian atmospheric hardcore band Fall of Minerva are delighted to announce their signing with Basick Records for their debut full-length album, Portraits, due out March 25 2016. In celebration of the fact, the band have released their beautiful new music video for ‘Beyond the Pines’. First premiered via Metal Injection; you …

Straight outta Vancouver, British Columbia, Progressive Death/Black Metal warriors BUSHWHACKER have announced the upcoming release of new album The False Dilemma. Set for a March 5 release, The False Dilemma is a profound slab of Heavy that drips of Black and Death Metal whilst delving deep into the realms of psychedelia, which …

Three years in the making and almost five years on from their debut album Regress,SLABDRAGGER are finally back with Rise of the Dawncrusher. Between drummer changes, recording difficulties, collapsed lungs and other personal problems, this is a record that has (slowly) come kicking and screaming into existence. Has it been worth the wait? …

Novembre Italy’s atmospheric death/doom metal purveyors, have released the first track “Umana’” from their new album URSA due to be released on 1st April through Peaceville. Founding member and writer Carmelo Orlando comments on the track – “Umana (Italian for ‘humane’) is quite an old track, maybe 8 years old …

These five ladies hailing from Sweden conquer the rock world with their twin attack sound. Pure driven classic hard rock – pure enjoyment and rock’n’roll deep from their bones. “Combining the high voltage of AC/DC and Motörhead with charismatic performances and looks that kill, Thundermother are one of Stockholm’s greatest …

LTNT are set to release their debut album ‘RANK’ via Maybe Records  (Karma To Burn, Toadies, Leogun) on March 11th 2016 ‘RANK’ is full of raw energy, punk rock attitude and ethereal melodies. From the chaotic crunching guitars of lead single ‘Boss Lady’ to the pulsating riffs of ‘Oh Drag’, …

Camden Rocks Festival 2016 First Announcement And so the madness begins… Camden Rocks Festival are back for their 5th year running, and never fail to disappoint! Today marks the day of their first band announcement for the 2016 lineup, and you’re gonna love it… There are still over 150 bands including …

On February 17, 2016, Michigan heavy metal quintet SAINT RIDLEY released their highly anticipated new single, Death By Design, off the long awaited second album Through Blackened Skies. The new single boasts a ‘heavy’ echo of the signature dark sound that fans love! Check out the official “Death By Design” …

Devilskin, supported by Skarlett Riot, embark on their debut UK tour next week and Planetmosh have three pairs of tickets to give away to a venue of the winners choosing.   To win, all you have to do is anwer this question. [like_to_read] What is the name of the bands …

   Danko Jones, the band, stand and deliver crisp, catchy and crunchy hard rock with such exciting consistency that they have cultivated an equally loyal and consistently fervent fan base worldwide. Danko Jones, the frontman and guitarist, writes such irrepressible, hook-laden-yet-crunchy electric tunes that it’s impossible not to get sucked in …

Georgia Pine is the new 5-track EP by British rock band everyone is talking about – “Broken Witt Rebels”.  After delivering outstanding performances in 2015, the energetic, young four-piece who hail from Birmingham are now looking to win over new fans with their infectious blend of rock and soulful blues.  …

FALLUJAH ‘Dreamless’ album release date and details revealed Progressive death metal masters Fallajuah will release their third full-length album, entitled ‘Dreamless’, on April 29th via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. ‘Dreamless’ was recorded at Sharkbite Studios with producer Zack Ohren (Animosity, Suffocation, All Shall Perish, Decrepit Birth), and was mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis(Devildriver, Cannibal Corpse, Whitechapel, Black Dahlia Murder, Carnifex) in Orlando, …

The Art Gates Records team is proud to announce the signing of Omnikage to its international roster of artists. The band takes origin in 2009, it was a Sunday afternoon when the name OmniKage was written for the first time; the 5 members of the band were discussing the best way to explain their emotions. A …

“I wore out two copies of the “Into the Halls of Extermination” tape, that’s how much it got played in my bedroom. Sindrome, alongside bands like Death, Massacre and Morbid Angel were certainly an influence on my early forays into the world of extreme metal.” Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, ex-Carcass, Spiritual …

“‘Crazy Eyes’ is hardly bereft of guitars, but there’s a substantial amount of electronics and effects in use. The result features heavy industrial crunch and solemn, ambient songs that reach back to Patrick’s time in Nine Inch Nails and the first Filteralbum, 1995’s ‘Short Bus’” – Billboard  Reconstruction requires deconstruction. …