BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL are ready to announce their first batch of club promo nights for the 2014 event!  More will be added for June and July, so don’t despair if your nearest rock club isn’t listed yet, but in the meantime, get along to one of the following events, check out …

Noisey – Music By Vice are streaming the entirety of the brand-new Spooky 7″, a special split release between NUNSLAUGHTER and ACID WITCH, released this week by HELLS HEADBANGERS. If ever there was a perfect HELLS HEADBANGERS record, Spooky would be it: a split 7″ EP between two of the …

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST have released their first group photo featuring new vocalist VICKY PSARAKIS. THE AGONIST tapped acclaimed photographer Von Wong to bring their new single “Disconnect Me” to life. The Agonist guitarist Danny Marino says: “After working with Von Wong on our Prisoners photo …

New York-based black metal crew, BLACK ANVIL, is pleased to announce the long-anticipated release of their third full-length. Blowing minds and eardrums since forming in 2007, BLACK ANVIL’s aptly titled Hail Death is their most epic and fully realized album to date. It’s one of those rare releases that not …

Les-Fest are at it again with a further 6 acts confirmed for their 3rd annual festival to be held at larger venue, Wiston Lodge, Lanarkshire. First up and confirmed to headline the Cackblabbath.com stage on Sunday is Irish Power Trio led by former Mama’s Boys and Celtus guitarist/violinist,singer and songwriter …

North Carolina´s Gothic Heavy Psych Band BLOODY HAMMERS premiere the lyric video for their first single track “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” from their highly anticipated new album ‘Under Satan’s Sun’ with Metal Hammer SEE IT HERE. ‘Under Satan’s Sun’ will be released as a regular CD, Limited Edition vinyl …

Irish hardcore death metal punks Coldwar unleash a lyric video for ‘Ether Child’, a track taken from the upcoming fifth album ‘Pantheist’. Watch ‘Ether Child’ here: Edited by Doug Anderson of Visceral Video (Eye Of Solitude, Acrania, Dichotomy, Unfathomable Ruination, etc.) ’Ether Child’ is about “the death of the material …

Pomona, California’s BONDED BY BLOOD have announced a string of headlining UK dates, following their upcoming European tour with classic thrashers HIRAX. Due to kick off on May 18th in London, the UK tour features support from FLAYED DISCIPLE and SEPREVATION. BONDED BY BLOOD bassist JESSIE SANCHEZ comments: “We’re very …

Goatwhore‘s new album, “Constricting Rage of the Merciless,” is scheduled for release in North America on July 7th. “Constricting Rage of the Merciless” was recorded with producer Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, FL. This is Goatwhore’s fourth studio outing with Rutan at the helm, and to …

Swiss Hard Rock outfit KROKUS are returning with a live album – the new album, entitled ‘Long Stick Goes Boom’, is penned for a May 26 release date via Sonic Music. The band comments:   “With our career spanning for almost 40 years, having played over 2000 shows throughout the years …

Jack Flanagan, manager of GWAR has issued this official statement: “On behalf of Dave Brockie’s family, Slave Pit Inc. and GWAR, we would like to thank all the loyal fans worldwide for the outpouring of love and support shown to us over the past few days.  Knowing that we have …

DYNAZTY have made their brand new album ‘Renatus’ available to stream in its entirety, a week ahead of its official release on March 31st via the Spinefarm label. Stream ‘Renatus’ in full here: https://soundcloud.com/spinefarmrecords/cross-the-line?in=spinefarmrecords/sets/dynazty-renatus Renatus’ sees the Swedish rockers building on the musical direction of their previous recordings, embracing a …

Four years have passed since Central California’s death metal unit, Etched In Stone unleashed their debut album, ‘Emulate The Defiler.’ Following that the band was forced to take an unexpected break as they dealt with multiple shifts in their line up. This also led to numerous setbacks in recording their …

San Francisco’s veteran thrashers EXODUS have entered a studio in Northern California with producer Andy Sneap to record their eleventh studio album. Guitarist and songwriter Gary Holt has issued the following update: “We are well into drum tracks; everything is going super smooth and Tom [Hunting] is just killing it! …

Renowned Scottish underground metallers Achren are set to release a new EP, entitled ‘The White Death‘ on the 7th April 2014 as a limited, numbered run of 250 digipack CDs. Featuring three brand new tracks and clocking in at over 15 minutes it’s the band’s first new release since their …

Texas Melodic Metal newcomers SHATTERED SUN are the first signing from Breaking Bands LLC and are currently working on their upcoming, currently untitled album. Meanwhile, the band wants to give fans a taste of what they can look forward to. Today, exclusively via Loudwire, SHATTERED SUN is releasing a brand …

Returning with the fifth full-length of their decimating career, there is no stopping the juggernaut that is WHITECHAPEL. Our Endless War is the culmination of everything the Knoxville, Tennessee sextet have worked toward since their inception. A ruthlessly honed album that refuses to compromise on brutality, it is also by …

Iconic British Independent Record Label ‘Wall of Sound’ announce their 20th Anniversary with a series of ‘Off the Wall’ projects to celebrate their musical heritage. Wall of Sound was first started 20 years ago by maverick ‘Mark Jones’ who brought Big Beat to prominence in the early 90s and followed …

Northern Ireland’s DARKEST ERA have revealed the cover artwork and track listing for their forthcoming album ‘Severance‘ which is due for release June 13th in the UK via Cruz Del Sur. The album was recorded at Data Recording Studios in Ballyheigue, Ireland and produced by Chris Fielding and Darkest Era. …

Against Me! has extended their Spring headlining tour to include additional U.S. dates throughout May. Touring behind the release of the critically acclaimed Transgender Dysphoria Blues, an album that entered the Billboard Top 200 at #23, the band’s highest charting position in its 15+ year history. Against Me! will be …