Press Release

Portland, Oregon’s LORD DYING will release their new album entitled Poisoned Altars, January 27, 2015 (1/26 for UK/World and 1/24 for Germany/Benelux/Finland) via Relapse Records.  Poisoned Altars is available in CD/LP/Digital and a Special Silver Colored LP for Relapse Records 25th Anniversary.  Pre-order Poisoned Altars HERE.  The iTunes pre-order is available HERE. …

Multi-platinum selling band Fall Out Boy have announced that they will return to the UK this Autumn for the American Beauty / American Psycho Tour, which kicks off in Leeds on the 3rd October and culminates in a show at London’s The SSE Arena, Wembley on the 11th. The presale tickets …

BROKEN HOPE recently overhauled their lineup by adding new bassist, DIEGO SORIA of DISGORGE, and new lead-guitarist, MATT SZLACHTA (ex-CHIMAIRA).   BROKEN HOPE founding-father, JEREMY WAGNER, says: “I’m far beyond delighted with our new members–Diego and Matt. Both of these guys are old friends of mine, and both are amazing …

NWOBHM legends Saxon have announced the re-scheduled dates for their recently postponed UK shows. The tail end of the UK tour, originally planned for December 2014, had to be delayed due to Nigel Glocker’s sudden health problems. The drummer, who was taken to hospital with a brain aneurysm, is now …

Six Gun Saints signs with Dead Inside Records DEAD INSIDE RECORDS is proud to announce the signing of Hard Rockers SIX GUN SAINTS. Six Gun Saints a quartet hailing from Concord, CA. Formed in 2010 with a singular vision to create music that would change the rock world and stand …

French progressive metal group KLONE have officially launched a crowdfunding campaign on ulule.com to help fund the recordings and release of their much anticipated fifth studio album “Here Comes The Sun”. The Poitiers quintet are currently completing the recordings of the follow-up to their 2012’s critically acclaimed fourth full-length album “The …

“Return To Forever” The new studio album celebrating 50th stage anniversary including the single “We Built This House” Release: February 23, 2015 “There’s something unreal about the number”, reckons Klaus Meine. The video for “Wind Of Change” has been viewed more than 108 million times on YouTube to date. VEVO …

Salt Lake City Utah’s VISIGOTH will release their debut album The Revenant King January 27th via Metal Blade Records.  Until today the only song from Revenant King available to stream was “Dungeon Master”, but that changes today.  NPR is hosting an exclusive world premiere of the title track”The Revenant King”.  …

Controversial cult-phenoms TWIZTID are pleased to release a second new track, “A Little Fucked Up”, with REVOLVER Magazine. Listen to the track here: http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=69242   “A Little Fucked Up” is cut from their upcoming full length record and independent label debut, The Darkness, out January 27, 2015 (Majik Ninja Entertainment). …

TYGERS OF PAN TANG Reveal Cover Artwork Of The “Tygers Sessions: The First Wave” Album, Confirm New Tour Dates The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers TYGERS OF PAN TANG, will release a special limited edition album titled “Tygers Sessions: The First Wave” via Skol Records. The CD will …

Finnish trio AT THE HOLLOW will release their Spinefarm Records debut What I Hold Most Dear on February 17th. The band has shared the 11-song track listing and the album cover art, along with debuting the video for the first single “Was It Worth It.” In order to enjoy the full AT …

Ian Siegal – ‘One Night In Amsterdam’, award-winning songwriter’s first full-band live album released on CD and Vinyl on March 9th 2015 dovetails with nationwide March uk tour  You wait a whole decade for one Ian Siegal live album – then two arrive in the space of a year. For …

PERIPHERY hailing from Washington, DC have just launched ‘Alpha’, the title track from the band’s forthcoming release ‘Juggernaut: Alpha’ which is simultaneously released with ‘Juggernaut: Omega’: “’Alpha’ is the title track from the first ‘Juggernaut’ album and I’m particularly proud of how this one turned out,” explained guitar player Jake Bowen. “I …

Here’s one of life’s most critical questions. Who’s ready to shred?   The answer is quite simple.   It’s those Finnish rockers in SANTA CRUZ, a quartet of long-haired, leather-clad, Motorhead-shirt wearing young turks who aspire to one thing in life and that’s to R-O-C-K.   The band will release …

Brit metallers Rise To Remain, have announced their split, and from the ashes, have given birth to the brand new As Lions. The 5-piece have unveiled their debut track ‘The Fall’, a ferocious, no-holds-barred blast of melodic metal. Available to download for free, ‘The Fall’ showcases the band’s heavy, crushing riffs, …

Poland’s death/ black metallers HATE are known for their highly dramatic soundscapes, which see menacing blastbeats, melt into pure elegance! Their upcoming album Crusade:Zero will definitely prove what they are made of!   Today the band has released the first video from Crusade:Zero for the song “Valley of Darkness”.  The …

36 CRAZYFISTS will release their new album Time and Trauma via Spinefarm Records on February 17. The band has premiered the video for “Also Am I” on Metal Injection today.  Watch it HERE.   The clip is largely performance-driven, so it’s 36 CRAZYFISTS in their most natural state. The clip …

Frontiers Music Srl has announced a March 20th release date for TOTO XIV in Europe, with The UK and Oceania on March 23rd and North America on March 24th. The album will hit retail globally, with specific dates for territories in Asia, South America and others to follow. Configurations include …

There are a number of significant features, which help to distinguish a good metal act from an outstanding one. Musical skills, strong songwriting qualities and a professional performance are some of the prerequisites which every band should have, but much more important is an individual style, an independent artistic signature, …

Post-metallers A Light Within from Kansas City, MO, have released “Between Shores” on a Name Your Price basis on their Bandcamp page. The track comes as the next step in the band’s evolving sound from their début EP Preface. In an interview with Dutch Metal Maniac (read here), guitarist Jeff …