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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 …

Metal Blade Records is excited to announce that Nonpoint will join its global roster of artists! Metal Blade will serve as the label home for the band worldwide, in addition to the band’s label partner in North America. Since their debut album, “Statement,” Nonpoint has done nothing but prove, record …

NEW VREDEHAMMER SINGLE AND HOMEMADE VIDEO! New album “Vinteroffer“, a solid contribution to Norwegian Black Metal, to be released in April The first single “Cthulhu” is already out on all digital services, and today is the release of the second single “We Are The Sacrifice”! It is now available on …

British progressive metal act THRESHOLD have just revealed the title of their upcoming new record,set for release at the end of September via Nuclear Blast Records. The album will be entitled ‘For The Journey’ and is the successor to their hugely succesful 2012 output ‘March Of Progress’. The album is …

BROTHER FIRETRIBE – the melodic rock maestros from Finland featuring Nightwish guitarist Emppu Vuorinen – have made their brand new single, ‘For Better Or For Worse’ available to stream via Soundcloud for a limited time. The song is taken from their third studio album, ‘Diamond In The Firepit’; this 12-track …

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will release their new album, ‘White Devil Armory‘, on 21st July via Nuclear Blast. The effort was tracked at Gear Recording and will be mixed by Greg Reely, who also worked on 2012’s ‘The Electric Age’. The track listing of ‘White Devil Armory’ reads …

Byron Bay metal / hardcore outfit In Hearts Wake will release their second album, ‘Earthwalker‘, via UNFD on the 5th May 2014. In an effort to counteract the effect global warming is having on Australia’s natural flora and fauna, In Hearts Wake have joined forces with Carbon Neutral – a …

Mesopotamian kings of blackened thrash metal, MELECHESH, have announced the addition of drummer Sasha “Sin” Horn. Commented mainman, songwriter, singer and guitarist Ashmedi: “After a lengthy search MELECHESH are proud to announce the inclusion of new drummer Sasha “Sin” Horn. Sin as in the Mesopotamian moon god. He will be …

With three releases contributed to the metal world, 2012′s ‘Burning Bridges To Nowhere’, 2009′s debut album ‘At The Bottom’ produced by Greg Dawson (The End, Moneen, Choke) and 2006′s debut ‘Glass Barricade’, Canadian band Odium has established itself as a serious contender on the metal stage, delivering melodic, dark yet …

Progressive metal band Midhaven from Mumbai, who recently signed to Universal Music and announced their debut album ‘Spellbound‘ have released a lyric video for the first single ‘Seeking The Divine‘. Commented frontman Karan Kaul “Seeking the Divine is a melodic piece with sludge metal elements. Its story talks about finding …

Death metal legends MASSACRE have returned with their first studio album effort in almost 20 years! This new album, ‘Back From Beyond‘, is “pure Florida death metal, the way it was meant to be played from the Sunshine State” (DECIBEL MAGAZINE.com) and is now available in Europe! As another preview …

Before heading out on their busy 2014 festival circuit, MOTORHEAD is giving fans in North America something to cheer about! Today, MOTÖRHEAD is teaming up with Rolling Stone to premiere their brand new lyric video for the track ‘Crying Shame’. Check out the impressive and engaging video here, only via …

LONDON-BASED punk rockers, Turbogeist, have revealed a brand new video for their current single, ‘Comatose’, available now via Spinefarm Records; the track is taken from the band’s hotly anticipated debut album, due for release later this year. Says Luis Felber, Turbogeist guitarist/vocalist, about the video:-  “The idea was to create …

Vancouver, BC folk/power/progressive metal band SCYTHIA’s upcoming trek, dubbed the “Conquest of the Northwest” tour, kicks off in Edmonton, AB on March 29th! The tour hits ten cities in the U.S. and Canada, running sporadically through April 26th in Calgary, AB at a battle for Wacken at Vern’s. See the …