Album Announcements

AT THE GATES, the pioneering band of the “Gothenburg style” melodic death metal sound, are launching more details about their highly anticipated “At War With Reality” comeback album, which will be released on October 27th, 2014 in Europe and October 28th, 2014 in North America via Century Media Records. AT …

2014 has already been a landmark year for the Black Star Riders.  They have already taken their critically and fan acclaimed live show on the road and stormed the stages of the United States and Japan for their first tours of both of those countries.  The reaction has been nothing …

Downfall of Gaia have just finished the recordings for their new album “Aeon Unveils the Thrones of Decay” to be released in the fall of 2014! Downfall of Gaia comments: “All of us are pretty satisfied with the result of the new record and we are excited to share this new piece …

Swiss melodic death metal band ARCTURON announced their new EP “Expect Us”. This announcement is now followed by the opus’ artwork, for which the band has also broken new ground. The band about the cover: “We felt like doing something new, something that felt natural to us and promised to …

Von Hertzen Brothers, will release their sixth studio album early next year via Spinefarm Records. Following the outstanding critical acclaim afforded their last full-length release, ‘Nine Lives’ (2013), the brothers – Mikko, Kie& Jonne Von Hertzen – are now back in the studio doing pre-production, this time with Grammy-nominated Canadian producer Garth ‘GGGarth’ Richardson (Biffy Clyro, Atreyu, Rage …

Mike LePond’s Silent Assassins are set to release his debut solo record ‘Mike LePond’s Assassins’ on 29th September 2014 through UDR/ADA. A fantastic heavy, power metal album that combines all influences of Mike LePond’s favorite bands from the past and present. This album is packed with kick ass vocals, scorching …

2013 marked the tenth anniversary of Pestilential Shadows, one of Australian black metal’s longest-running and most revered forces in the underground. After a decade of darkness, Seance Records now unleashes their fifth full-length album, Ephemeral, set for international release on October 31st. Ephemeral retains Pestilential Shadows’ signature poetic heaviness and …

Justin K. Broadrick (Jesu, Pale Sketcher, Final, etc.) recently revived his pioneering industrial metal act Godflesh with the Decline and Fall EP, the band’s first new music in 13 years. Now, on the heels of that release, Godflesh have announced a new full-length, their first since 2001’s Hymns. A World …

The long awaited vinyl reissue of the landmark second studio album from Coheed and Cambria, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, will be released by Equal Vision Records/Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings on the 20th October. You can listen to the newly remastered version of single “A Favor House Atlantic.” On …

Welcome to Zombieland. With gloomy riffs, cool grooves and choruses that channeling the atmosphere of “The Walking Dead”, the German Rockers MEGAHERZ are back. The upcoming album Zombieland will be released on October 27th via Napalm Records and promises to be a milestone in the band’s history. The eighth studio …

Leaves’ Eyes and Theatre of Tragedy vocalist Liv Kristine is to release her fifth solo album, ‘Vervain’, via Napalm Records on October 27 in the UK As previously announced, Kristine is also teaming up with Kari Ruslåtten and Anneke van Giersbergen for a tour branded ‘The Sirens’ takes place in …

Kings of Mesopotamian black/thrash metal, MELECHESH, are currently in Athens, Greece recording their 6th full length album to be released worldwide via Nuclear Blast on an as of yet undisclosed date. The band had spent one month in their rehearsal room in Germany tweaking all the details and will spend …

Teenage Dirtbags is back, offering a second 2-disc compilation of the biggest bands and tracks from the golden era of pop punk; ‘Teenage Dirtbags (vol 2) is ram-packed with radness featuring classic tracks from the likes of Blink-182, Sum 41, Bloodhound Gang, Good Charlotte & Panic! At The Disco. Full …

MACHINE HEAD release their long awaited eighth studio album, ‘Bloodstone & Diamonds‘ later this year.  The opus will be their first for new label home, Nuclear Blast.  The record was once again produced by Robb Flynn himself and Juan Urteaga (TESTAMENT, VILE), and like the last 7 out of 8 …

Revocation release their fifth album, and their first for Metal Blade, ‘Deathless’, on October 14. The title track is currently streaming at http://www.metalblade.com/revocation/ Guitarist/vocalist Dave Davidson said of the album, which was recorded with acclaimed producer Zeuss at Planet Z studios in Massachusetts:  “Collectively, we feel that ‘Deathless’ is our …

Before closing their main stage show at Bloodstock Festival this past weekend, unsigned UK melodic extreme metallers Bloodshot Dawn frontman Josh McMorran confirmed that their new album, entitled ‘Demons’, would be released in the UK on October 26. ‘Demons’ is the second Bloodshot Dawn album and was funded by fans in …

Overview: SCINTILLA, a science fiction thriller is set deep underground in the wilds of a former Soviet state where strange genetic experiments are taking place. A war weary mercenary is hired to lead a company scientist to the secret underground laboratory and with his team of mercenaries to steal the …

Gracing the stage with the likes of ARKONA, TURISAS, ALESTORM, and BLACKGUARD, Toronto, ON’s band of beer drinking progressive folk metallers PROTOKULT return in 2014 with their new album ‘No Beer In Heaven’ out officially today, August 8th and available on bandcamp here to follow up to 2011’s ‘Marzena’ EP and 2009’s debut ‘Ancestral Anthems’.  With a beauty …

At long last, cult favorites THE LURKING CORPSES return from the grave to wreak more havoc in the cemetery with Workin’ For the Devil, set for international release on October 14th via HELLS HEADBANGERS. The ghoulish quintet’s first full-length in six long, undead years, here on Workin’ For the Devil, THE …

Swedish-based sludge/doom trio SNAILKING will release their debut full-length album “Storm” via Consouling Sounds on September 15th.   Take a listen to the first audio insight, the album’s second track “Premonitions” right here.   The five-song album features the artwork of Swedish artist Johan Leion (www.johanleion.com) and will be available …