2013 saw the release of MONSTER MAGNET’s latest album Last Patrol.  Now comes Milking the Stars a reimagining of Last Patrol.Met with critical acclaim and supported by a world tour, Last Patrol has become a staple in the MONSTER MAGNET discography.   Milking the Stars will be released November 17th …

Kent (UK) based melodic metal-core 5 piece ‘A Higher Demise’ are generously offering their latest single ‘All These Reasons’ as a free download. Taken from their recent EP release ‘The Doctor Will See You Now’ (Ambicon Records); the song delivers everything you expect from an emerging band determined to establish …

The Art Gates Records staff is proud to announce Epic Celtic Death Metal line up Steignyr as the new member in their family of artists. This energetic and fierce five-pieced combo was born in 2012 in the city of Barcelona (Spain); founded by vocalist and lead guitar Jön Thorgrimr Fjonir. The original sound of the …

Skateboard Marketing Ltd. and ReverbNation are pleased to announce that New Jersey’s own TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR have been selected as this year’s winner to their 2014 CMJ Convention Showcase, taking place at The Studio At Webster Hall NYC on October 23rd! The contest to select an opener for the annual event …

Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection have released a teaser video for their new album ‘The Demon King’ which released worldwide on Candlelight Records this July. The teaser indicates an exclusive premier of a possible music video on the Metal Hammer website on the 15th of October. Watch the teaser here: http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2014-10-07/demonic-resurrection-unveil-cryptic-teaser   Demonic Resurrection recently completed a UK tour …

Hailing from the Appalachian mountains of East Tennessee, GENERATION OF VIPERS are a band that has always operated outside the normal trappings of “extreme” or “heavy” music. Following the release of 2011’s “Howl and Filth”, which gained the band a sizable cult following, they are now preparing to further this sentiment with …

New wave of British heavy metal and thrash legends RAVEN have are currently on the road in North America on the “North American Extermination Tour 2014”. The band kicked off this tour following their special guest appearances alongside Accept. .  Fans can expect to hear RAVEN classics and new songs that the …

The UK’s finest new rock band, THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, have released a 2 Disc Deluxe Edition of their debut album featuring brand new bonus live tracks. Originally released in September 2013, THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT’s self-titled debut went straight into the UK charts at number 12, receiving universal praise from critics …

Bristol-based alt-rockers – TURBOWOLF – return this autumn in a blaze of glory. After a short burst of headline shows in April and a glorious series of summer performances including Hyde Park Rocks and Download Festival, the four-piece head out on the road again later this month as special guests …

What better way to banish the winter blues than with another red hot Wildfire announcement, fresh off the press here at Les-Fest HQ. Occasionally a band comes out of nowhere and just blows you away. After catching a show stealing performance in the summer, Empire rocketed pretty much straight to …

When blackness casts a veil over the lands and death and bane reach out for the defenceless mortals’ souls with claws cold as ice, the end is near… or rather the beginning of Dark Metal’s pitch-black triumphal march through Europe, led by the vanguards of their genre and flagship of …

The Treatment today embark on the second leg of their ‘Running With The Dogs’ UK headline tour in support of the album of the same name, available now via Spinefarm Records. The band are also confirmed for the Soundwave Festival run in February / March 2015 – this will be …

Bay Area thrash metal provocateurs EXODUS are set to unleash their new album Blood In, Blood Out on October 13th via Nuclear Blast. Until then, the band are whetting fan’s appetite by revealing a series of trailers about the making of the new album. The fourth trailer is now online and features bassist …

After the American and Australian release of their third full length “Exilium” through Prosthetic Records; Iberian extreme metallers Noctem continue presenting their work around the world. The band has been confirmed in a new European Tour this year with Norwegian Black Metallers Taake and Swedish Valkyrja. Noctem shared stage with Taake in their previous Eurotour through Europe; also with norwegians Aeternus …

Momentum keeps building for the UK’s latest technical death metal outfit, COGNIZANCE, as they just released a brand new lyric video for the song “The Succession of Flesh” via Metal Injection, which features guest vocals by SUFFOCATION’s Frank Mullen and a guest guitar solo from Eyal Levi.  “The Succession of …

Italian brutal death metal act Carnality signed a deal with Memorial Records for the release of their new album entitled “Dystopia”, available from October 15th on all digital stores. The distribution of the physical version in Italy and UK is planned for November. Recorded at Domination Studios by Simone Mularoni …

On October 25, 2014, MISS MAY I will tear up the stage at the first annual KNOTFEST in San Bernardino, CA at the San Manuel Amphitheatre. The road from Ohio to California is long, so why not stop in and visit some fans during the round trip? That’s just what MISS …

DRAGONFORCE released their latest album “Maximum Overload” to critical acclaim this past August on Metal Blade Records.  Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Studios in Örebro and Varberg, Sweden, the new opus will be the band’s first ever album involving an outside producer, having historically opted to record themselves in …

Hyperdrive marks a new era for KNIGHT AREA. The long running Dutch progressive rock band had previously released four studio albums and toured Europe and USA extensively, performing at all major prog rock festivals. 1n 2012 the band welcomed guitarist Mark Bogert as well as legendary bassist Peter Vink (Q65, …

Here comes a cool breeze from the North of Iceland! The Viking Metallers from Reykjavík are back with a brand new album. The band has revealed the title, cover, track listing & release dates! The third studio album awaits you here with an unpronounceable name Með vættum and will be released …