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Ohio’s Dismemberment is pleased to announce that its debut full-length Embrace the Dark will be officially released on April 29, 2014. The album will be available on CD through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions and cassette by Tridroid Records. Preorders begin in early April.   In further Dismemberment news, the band has just …

Kentucky bred post-hardcore band Xerxes has officially entered the studio today to record their sophomore album, which will be released later this year from No Sleep Records.     Xerxes is currently recording the new album at Missed Connections studios in their hometown of Louisville, KY with Evan Weiss (of …

Today, THE GOLDEN GRASS premiere the new track “Sugar & Spice” at heavily trafficked tastemakers Noisey – Music By Vice. Bringing back the glory of American hard rock, the track hails from THE GOLDEN GRASS’ self-titled debut album, set for international release on May 9th via SVART RECORDS. This Brooklyn-based power-trio …

NIGHTWISH keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album, The Life And Times Of Scrooge. The album is based on the Don Rosa illustrated book The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck and will be released on April, 14th via Nuclear Blast.   …

Polish death metal legends VADER have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming album ‘Tibi Et Igni’. The artwork was created by legendary artist Joe Petagno (MOTÖRHEAD etc.).   VADER mastermind Piotr states: “Joe is a Legend! Not just because he created Motorhead logo or breathtaking artworks for many outstanding albums. Joe is over all …

Epitaph is proud to announce that Plague Vendor will release their intrepid debut album Free To Eat on April 14.   Plague Vendor’s gritty brand of rock was birthed by four friends with a predilection for dark tones and instinctual playing in their hometown of Whittier, California. The name was …

As announced earlier this month, the upcoming official ALICE COOPER documentary, Super Duper Alice Cooper, will premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and will hit theaters nationwide beginning April 30, 2014. Super Duper Alice Cooper will officially premiere on April 17, 2014 and is presented by Banger Films, in …

“I Am The Fire“, the first solo album by Gus G., well known in the metal and rock universe as guitar virtuoso for his work as leader of his own group Firewind and also as member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band, is out now in Europe!   To find out more …

AGELESS OBLIVION‘s critically acclaimed sophomore record PENTHOS is out now.   Hailed as the ‘Future of British Death Metal’ by Metal Hammer, the album has received phenomenal praise across the board, including 9/10 in BIG CHEESE magazine, KKKK’s in KERRANG magazine and a barrage of tips for top 20 albums of the …

Melodic technical metal band SUBVERSION comes back swinging from a short hiatus with a new sound, new label and a taste for blood.   Rogue Records America is proud to announce yet another amazing band to the family. SUBVERSION has signed a two album deal with Rogue for publishing and …

Spanish heavy metallers KILMARA signed a publishing/distribution deal with Sony Music, the new 12 track album “Love Songs And Other Nightmares“, due out April 8th worldwide via Sony Music. The new single “The Break Up” out now,  can be streamed here: https://soundcloud.com/sonymusicspain/the-break-up-kilmara/s-ZVE7Z   “If our preceding record was something like a tribute to bands like Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Scorpions or Helloween themselves, in this …

HOUNDS release their new EP ‘Begin Transmission Part 2’ and confirm both live performances at Sonisphere on July 4th and Camden Rocks on May 31st. “Begin Transmission Part 2’ EP features 3 original HOUNDS songs and a cover of Whiteout by Killing Joke. The decision to cover this song was …

WRAITH PRODUCTIONS sets May 13th as the release date for STRAFK’s Phaseshifting debut. A mysterious Russian duo of Leegheid and Stof, STRAFK present Phaseshifting as a four-phase EP. These four phases are divided into four correlating tracks. The listener phase-shifts into a kind of audial abduction almost like a meditative paralysis, …

Italian metal band KLOGR is a massive force to be reckoned with. Recognized around the globe for melding their heavy alternative and progressive influences, the band captivates fans with a fresh sound currently missing from the metal world. Today, it seems the term “progressive” has become synonymous with a cookie …

John Browne from the progressive metal band Monuments has released the following statement to promote a project he is working on. “I, The Creator of Monuments will be releasing a brand new solo song on the 17th March at 7pm GMT. This song is a solo piece of writing that …

Metal supergroup Down has unveiled their new track “We Knew Him Well” from their upcoming EP Down IV – Part Two, out May 13th via Down Records/ADA Music. Stereogum premiered “We Knew Him Well,” calling it “a titanic, bludgeoning deep-head-nod groove…it’s gloriously messy but locked-in in the way that only …

It has been three years since BELPHEGOR released their highly acclaimed album ‘Blood Magick Necromance’. During this period, the band had also been forced to take a break while frontman Helmuth recovered from a severe illness. Now the time has come for BELPHEGOR to return bigger and stronger than ever! …

On May 12th in Europe and on May 13th in North America, VALLENFYRE’s second full-length, Splinters, will be released via Century Media Records. The simple, yet striking cover artwork was created by Brian D’Agosta, who previously drew a logo for VALLENFYRE bassist Scoot’s other band, EXTINCTION OF MANKIND, as well as artwork for …

Aborym, the legendary extreme electro/industrial metal band, featuring Italians Fabban and Paolo Pieri (Hour Of Penance) together with Norway’s Bard “Faust” Eithun (Emperor, Blood Tsunami, Mongo Ninja), has inked a new record deal with Agonia Records. Details on band’s seventh full-length album, the follow-up to 2013’s Dirty, are yet to …

Death metal legends MASSACRE have returned with their first studio album effort in almost 20 years! Due out March 24th in Europe and April 1st in North America via Century Media Records, this new album, ‘Back From Beyond’, is “pure Florida death metal, the way it was meant to be played from the …