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Vancouver, BC six-piece powerhouse THE BODY POLITIC has teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com for the premiere and FREE download of their new single ‘Armature’ off their forthcoming EP ‘Egressor’ due out on September 16, 2014.   Free download at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-body-politic-armature-free-song-download-exclusive-world-premiere   Drummer Spencer Bowman comments: “Armature’s lyrics are …

There will be no one reading this page who does not know about the Sophie Lancaster Foundation and all the good work it does to help stamp our prejudice and hatred.  There will be few of you also that have not already bought a t-shirt or wrist band in support …

Chicago metal trio DIAMOND PLATE have announced two very special shows with thrash metal legends MEGADETH.   DIAMOND PLATE will be supporting MEGADETH at Artpark in Lewiston, New York on July 15th, and at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana on July 18th.  DIAMOND PLATE have also revealed that they …

Individualist black/ambient/industrial cult EMPIRE AURIGA premiere the new track “Jubilee Warlord” at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. The song hails from EMPIRE AURIGA’s comeback album, Ascending the Solar Throne, set for release on August 19th via MORIBUND RECORDS. EMPIRE AURIGA’s debut album, Auriga Dying, was critically acclaimed for its ahead-of-the-time fusion of black …

PAIN OF SALVATION is ready to return to North America for a full continental tour beginning September 10th in Atlanta, GA. The band will cover a good portion of the United States and also play a couple of shows in Canada and Mexico. Oklahoma-based VANGOUGH has been chosen as direct …

Post rock metal band DISPARAGER whom unleashed their new lyric video ‘RIP Bill Hicks’ off their recently released debut EP ‘Timeless, Ageless’ produced by Jay Maas (Defeater, Bane, H2O, American Nightmare, Polar Bear Club) are proud to announce they will be performing another local date in Brooklyn, NY on July 27th …

Sweden’s DARK TRANQUILLITY are thrilled to announce the “Uniformity” tour, set to take place in Europe in November 2014.   The band comments: “The trek, which also features Amoral, Acyl and Lehmann, will take us to some places that we didn’t reach during the previous European tour as well as …

New Orleans extreme Metal force GOATWHORE – who just released their critically acclaimed new album “Constricting Rage Of The Merciless” – have confirmed a full European tour as main support for Dying Fetus!   DYING FETUS + GOATWHORE + MALEVOLENCE + FALLUJAH 08.11.14 Belgium Liege @ Fonck 09.11.14 Germany Essen @ Turock …

HANG THE BASTARD have revealed the title, track listing and artwork of their eagerly awaited forthcoming new album, entitled ‘Sex In The Seventh Circle’. This absolute monster of a record is set to be released worldwide on September 22nd via SOAR/Century Media in Europe and October 14th in North America. …

KURGAALL, the Italian Satanic Black Metal Cult released it’s new album entitled VOLUNTAS LUCIFERI through Deathstorm Records. The band also released the first video for the single “Night of the Satanist” which can be streamed below:     VOLUNTAS LUCIFERI TRACKLIST: 1. Lucifer will Reign Again 2. Domination of Satan …

Following their jaw-dropping set at Sonisphere last weekend, stage clambering Australian scamps AIRBOURNE are pleased to announce a clutch of rare club shows in August. The intimate dates prelude their return this Autumn for arena shows with Black Stone Cherry.   Bound to be a beer-swillin’, roof-raisin’ shindig, tickets go …

IRON REAGAN’s Relapse debut The Tyranny Of Will is a 24 song wrecking ball of hardcore- punk/thrash fury.  The album was recorded with guitarist Phil Hall at Blaze of Torment Studios in Richmond, VA and self-produced plus it was mixed by Converge’s Kurt Ballou.  The album will be released September 16th …

Classic progressive metal fusion band MINDCAGE can officially confirm an August 12th digital release date for the upcoming special edition release of Our Own Devices. The album will be available for pre-order via iTunes beginning July 15th – stay tuned for links. The band’s label, AetherWax, has expanded distro by …

Gatineau, QC death, doom and sludge duo NORILSK consisting of Nicolas Miquelon (Damnus, The Great Russian Empire, ex-Kintra) and Nick Richer (Damnus, Doll, Outrage AD) are offering fans a FREE download of ‘Potsdam Glo’ the second track released from their upcoming debut EP ‘Japetus’ due out on July 22nd.   …

Ohio’s Dismemberment are pleased to announce several shows that will take place over the summer and fall of 2014. The shows are in support of their acclaimed album Embrace the Dark which was recently released on CD and cassette. The album can be streamed in full at this location   Guitarist/Vocalist Luke …

SAVAGE MESSIAH are auctioning off Joff Bailey’s Schecter V-1 custom Diamond series guitar, with all proceeds will go to the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy (Registered Charity no. 280960) as part of a pledge campaign started by Dave Silver (Singer and guitarist from the band) for doing a charity bike ride entitled …

Initially released on digital format in mid-April, the self-titled debut EP of Irish post-metal outfit RAUM KINGDOM is now available on CD via their official Bandcamp page and on Tape via Aonair Productions.   Recorded at Dead Dog Studio in Drogheda, Ireland and mixed and mastered by Jonny Kerr, this …

Blackthrashing Greek cult PRINCIPALITY OF HELL premiere the new track “Codex Inferno” at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSinging.com. The song hails from the band’s forthcoming debut album, Fire & Brimstone, set for international release on August 18th via W.T.C. PRODUCTIONS. Burning with power from Hell and emitting sacrilegious smoke, Fire & Brimstone …

Toronto, ON’s metalcore quartet Where Giants Once Stood return with their video for their new single ‘Living In Security’ directed by LoganSwinkels of Logan Lights Creative. The video is an anthem for taking control of your own destiny, and deconstructs small-town complacency to showcase the band’s most creatively ambitious material to date.   Video – …

UK metallers MALEFICE have been announced as part of the inaugural Light The Fuse Festival following their triumphant return to a packed-out Jägermeister stage at Sonisphere 2014.   Playing alongside Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, He Is Legend, Empires Fade and more, MALEFICE are set bring their brutal sound to venues …