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Last week, Clifton, New Jersey-based melodic metal outfit JULIUS SEIZURE released their new single ‘Sixth and Falling’ along with a B-side, ‘Second Coming’, via MetalInsider.net. The tracks are cut from their August 2013 release, Trials. Today, the band has teamed up with Shakefire to unleash the official music video for …

INSOMNIUM has launched a video for the first single “While We Sleep” of their upcoming album “Shadows Of The Dying Sun”, out April 28th in Europe and April 29th in North America via Century Media Records. The glamorous clip, which was directed by Dariusz Szermanowicz (produced by grupa13.com – Behemoth, …

Following the release of Norma Jean’s 6th album Wrongdoers, the band is now embarking upon a 5-date UK tour.  The new album showed expanded categories for their life and music and received a mass of gleaming reviews. Wrongdoers came together amidst many setbacks, frustrations and creative tensions but the resulting …

Swedish progressive titans OPETH unleash their hugely anticipated eleventh studio album, ‘Pale Communion‘ via Roadrunner Records on 16th June. ‘Pale Communion’, which follows the band’s 2011 critically lauded prog masterpiece ‘Heritage’, was produced by OPETH’s own Mikael Åkerfeldt and mixed by longtime friend and collaborator, Porcupine Tree visionary Steven Wilson.  …

Swedish Death Metal masters Diabolical premiere their new video ‘Oracle’ exclusively with Terrorizer. Watch ‘Oracle’ Here. Guitarist Carl Stjärnlöv comments, “The concept of the ‘Oracle’ song and the Oracle chapter of the Book of Neogenesis is very special. It has a deep meaning to the concept of Neogenesis and it …

20 years ago today, The Offspring released their breakout album ‘Smash’ on Epitaph Records and made history. To celebrate the band will begin playing the album in its entirety on tour in Europe this May, June and early July before finishing out the Summer with soon to be announced US …

Bay Area metal titans, MACHINE HEAD return to the UK this summer with an unexpected move set to delight their rabid ‘Head Case’ fanbase. The band are set to play a short run of five super-special underplays, in much smaller clubs than they usually play. Frontman Robb Flynn explains the …

London metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH have been nominated for an award at this year’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods. The band have been nominated in the “Best New Band” category, following the release of their new album, THE FATEFUL DARK, which has proven to be a hit amongst critics and fans alike. …

Today, SVART RECORDS sets May 30th as the release date for OPIUM WARLORDS’ Taste My Sword Of Understanding. Set to be release on CD and double-LP formats, Taste My Sword Of Understanding is the third offering of OPIUM WARLORDS, the final project of Sami Albert Hynninen (REVEREND BIZARRE, THE PURITAN, …

Montreal, QC’s MIRE performed on Global TV Montreal’s Morning Show on April 7th. Watch the video below of their interview and acoustic song performance of ‘Limitless Pt. 2’. Metal Monday – http://globalnews.ca/video/1254567/metal-monday   MIRE officially released their new album ‘Inward/Outward’ on March 18th to follow up their 2010 self titled …

2014 has seen UK death/thrash outfit Flayed Disciple back in the studio recording a new EP and follow up to the 2012 debut album ‘Death Hammer’. Chuck Creese, who produced the ‘Ejaculate While Killing’ EP in 2010, was back at the helm recording the new record. Guitarist Jon Whitfield comments, …

British madcap thrashers LAWNMOWER DETH have launched a Kickstarter campaign to re-press their 1990 debut album, “OOH CRIKEY IT’S… LAWNMOWER DETH”, after recently being confirmed to play at this year’s Download Festival on Saturday, June 14th.   Having been unavailable for nearly twenty years, repeated demands from hardcore fans has …

Two bands well-known for their relentless and energetic live-performances are coming back for a tour that will let every single one of you walk home drenched in sweat: Los Angeles hardcore legends TERROR are teaming up with Melbourne/New York party kings DEEZ NUTS for a series of shows including stops …

Following the release of the brand new studio from ANATHEMA ‘distant satellites’ the band have confirmed they’ll be playing an extensive European tour – dates below  distant satellites is the highly anticipated follow up to 2012’s Weather Systems, recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg – the release dates are confirmed as   Germany & …

With 4 full-length albums under their belt and shows throughout North America, Europe and Asia with the likes of DEVIN TOWNSEND, CHILDREN OF BODOM, SOILWORK, NIGHTWISH, EPICA and ORPHANED LAND, the five-piece from Oceania is now firmly entrenched in its international repute as “the band who doesn’t sound like anyone …

New York hardcore titans Cerebral Ballzy have announced a string of autumn EU dates in support of punk legends OFF!   The shows, which kick off in Bristol at The Exchange on October 2, see recent NME cover star Honor Titus and co taking in dates across the continent, including …

UK rock band THE BREW have announced a series of UK live dates in May 2014. The ‘Control’ tour follows the release of their critically acclaimed new album ‘Control’ and music video ‘Repeat‘ ‘Control’ was produced by Toby Jepson – Little Angels, The Answer, Saxon and Classic Rock Magazine 2013 …

BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL’s new record ‘Suspension Of Consciousness’ is streaming in full ahead of its release on the 7th April via Siege Of Amida/Century Media Records. Listen to the new album here https://soundcloud.com/siegeofamidarecords/sets/brutality-will-prevail-suspension/s-uY2QZ   In other news, the band has released a new video for their 2nd single from the eagerly …

Multi-cultural blues rockers, Blues Pills, have just announced that they will be performing an exclusive acoustic show at the Vans Store in Camden, London on Saturday 26th April at 3.45PM. You can only gain access to this acoustic set with a Desertfest wristband and due to a limited capacity, entry …

As a spiritual son of Tom Waits, The One Armed Man, has no name: just a nickname. In waiting for the release of its debut full-length album, “Black hills”, planned for the April 22nd through Flying Cow Prod, The One Armed Man has just unveiled an official music video, available on YouTube, for …