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After lying low, deliberately and methodically to prepare new material while vocalist Chuck Labossiere filled in with Broken Hope for tour dates in Europe and Canada. Winnipeg’s death metal troopers Psychotic Gardening are proud to announce their return in 2014 with their forthcoming album ‘Hymnosis’ set for release on May …

VON HERTZEN BROTHERS have been announced to play The Great Escape Festival (TGE) this summer.   TGE takes place in Brighton from May 8th – 10th,  and is renowned for showcasing emerging artists from all around the world. Von Hertzen Brothers join the line-up alongside acts such as Wild Beasts, …

After their acclaimed record Circus Black in 2012, Finnish symphonic metal band AMBERIAN DAWN have just announced their signing with Austrian Rock & Metal Powerhouse Napalm Records.  The band will be releasing the band’s new album Magic Forest in June 2014! ”I’m very glad about this new deal with Napalm …

Mumbai based progressive metal band Midhaven, who recently signed to Universal Music India have just released a teaser clip for their upcoming debut album titled ‘Spellbound’. The teaser reveals the album artwork as well as some sound clips from the new record, which is scheduled to release worldwide end March/early …

CONAN start their UK tour tonight in Nottingham. The full list of tour dates is as follows: March 2014 14th         NOTTINGHAM – Stuck On A Name 15th         BOURNEMOUTH – The Anvil 16th         BIRMINGHAM – The Asylum 2 17th         GLASGOW – Audio 18th         ABERDEEN – Downstairs 19th         MANCHESTER – Kraak Gallery …

“Voodoo Jesus“, the brand new song from doomy heavy metallers EXORCISM, who feature Joe “Shredlord” Stump in their ranks, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band’s debut album, “I Am God“, which will be released April 25 worldwide via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. Soundcloud “Voodoo Jesus”. Youtube …

The Swiss Heavy Metal band EMERALD is looking for a new singer. The search turns out to be much harder than expected. Therefore the band calls in the “Emerald Girls” once more… http://youtu.be/tm07NxP7JtM Written & directed by Al Spicher. LINE-UP: Julien Menth – Guitars Michael Vaucher – Guitars Thomas Vaucher …

‘Wide Awake And Dead’ is a re-awakening; a revival of ORGY, a collection of audio-veterans brimming with talent and raring to go, and make big waves in 2014. ‘Wide Awake And Dead’ marks the first single from ORGY released this year, as a musical collaboration written by group members Carlton …

As announced last month, SALIVA is currently out on a 50+ date trek across the United States, hitting major and minor markets, while performing past favorites and brand new tracks from their highly-anticipated upcoming release, Rise Up, out April 29, 2014 via Rum Bum Records. The band can now reveal …

HUNTRESS have posted a video diary from their recent UK dates with Lamb Of God and Decapitated. Check it out here: HUNTRESS will return to the UK in June to play Download 2014.  They will join Bowling For Soup, Bad Religion, Opeth and Black Label Society as well as Avenged …

If you are suffering from the mid-week blues, Loudwire, Wendy Dio, Rhino, and the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund are serving up a track stream today that will recharge your spirits! The previously unreleased Halestormcover of “Straight Through The Heart” that appears exclusively on the Ronnie …

The release date for the OUTSIDE albums “Never In Security” and “Magic Sacrifice” on CD is the 18th April 2014. The preorder phase will start on April 4th, 2014 from the Pure Steel webshop. Another legend of the 80’s is finally released on CD! The awaited album “Magic Sacrifice” from …

The “Metal Apocalypse Tour” kicks off on April 25th in Madrid, Spain, and also features NUCLEAR, METHEDRAS and CRESCENT. BONDED BY BLOOD frontman MAURO GONZALEZ comments: “It has been a year since we last had the pleasure of playing for our heavy metal maniacs overseas and we look forward to …

For many years, Southern California has been recognized in the music world for pushing out some of the most potent hard rock, metal, hip-hop music, and even more so for boasting some artists with the skill to combine these genres to create a unique style that sets them apart from …

A video teaser for ‘PPM Fest 2014‘ from British rockers FURYON by singer Matt Mitchell can be seen below. FURYON to play Belgium’s Power, Prog & Metal Festival 2014 on April 18th in Mons. The band is expected to make a number of additional festival appearances and a tour in …

Columbus Ohio’s Arterial Mist are now offering their song “Honeymoon Breakfast” as a FREE download exclusively at Puregrainaudio.com. The track can be downloaded here With lyrics focused on current and real zombie attacks, drug induced insanity and cannibalization, you know this is old school death metal of the best kind! …

MORIBUND RECORDS sets the 27th May as the release date for WAXEN’s – Agios Holokauston. WAXEN is the cult solo-project of metal vet and scene legend Toby Knapp (Onward, Toby Knapp band, GODLESS RISING), and Agios Holokauston is WAXEN’s first album for MORIBUND and second overall. But above all, Agios …

The Swedish industrial rock band DEATHSTARS returns with a blast when they release their long anticipated fourth studio album The Perfect Cult, on June 24th.   While their predecessor, 2009’s Night Electric Night was spawned with the band fairly off the hook of their Termination Bliss touring cycle, only to …

NWoBHM Band SALEM from England has released a new video for the song “X-Rated“. This is a video consisting of pictures and shows photos taken at concerts and festivals in England, Belgium, The Netherlands and in Italy. The video was created by Paul Monteray. The song is from the album …

With intense breakdowns, melodic choruses, explosive drums and a pounding low-end, KINGDOM COLLAPSE offers everything a fan of in-your-face metalcore could ever want. That being said, the band also appeals to fans of bands like Of Mice and Men, Bring Me The Horizon and Asking Alexandria, boasting a heavy active …