Press Release

Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Virginia hard rock riff worshippers VALKYRIE. Formed in 2002, VALKYRIE consists of brothers Jake and Pete Adams (Baroness, Samhain) on guitar and vocals, Alan Fary (Earthling) on bass and Warren Hawkins on drums. Drawing heavily from the classic eras of hard …

Fresh from support to Reef’s 20th Anniversary Tour as well as a host of headline dates (including a sold out Islington Academy in Dec 2013) and 2014 dates with Status Quo, Toseland have announced the release of their debut album “Renegade”.   “Renegade” is an album packed with powerful rock …

UK progressive rock stalwarts Threshold have announced two live dates for November this year. The band will be performing at O2 Islington Academy in London on Thursday 20th November and The Live Rooms in Chester on Friday 21st November. Tickets for the London show go on sale Monday at 9am whilst tickets for …

Commemorating the 25-year anniversary since the recording of their first EP, Sweden’s extreme musical deviants MESHUGGAH have announced the artwork and the track listing to their upcoming live DVD / 2-CD release The Ophidian Trek, released 29th September on DVD and also available in Blu-ray.   With visual footage shot …

Electric Wizard have announced a UK headline show for October 23rd at The Ritz in Manchester.   Tickets are available here: http://po.st/KSpIv5   A full supporting bill will be announced in due course.   The Manchester show will be preceded by the release of ‘TIME TO DIE’ on September 29th via …

Devin Townsend is proud to present to you the 2nd official promo video for Casualties of Cool’s ‘Flight’. This beautifully haunting video was shot, directed and edited, at his own initiative, by Konrad Palkeiwicz who is one of Devin’s dearest friends.   Devin comments: ‘Casualties Of Cool is one of my favourite things, if …

Long Beach, CA hard rockers SUNFLOWER DEAD recently announced their tour with headliners Powerman 5000 and (Hed) PE, which kicks off tomorrow in Sauget, IL! The tour visits 27 U.S. cities throughout the month of August, coming to a close in Grand Rapids, MI on August 30th. The tour also …

Cleveland’s legendary kings of metallic hardcore RINGWORM are heading to Europe this weekend, but before they do they have announced another North American Tour.  This time they are playing with Macabre and Panzerfaust.  The tour kicks off October 3rd in St. Louis, MO will make a stop at the Housecore …

Modern thrashers INCITE, fronted by Richie Cavalera (son of Max Cavalera), are pleased to announce the release of their forceful new track ‘Up In Hell’, premiering today exclusively via Loudwire! Take a listen here: http://loudwire.com/incite-up-in-hell-exclusive-song-premiere/   “‘Up In Hell’ is brutal, aggressive – and in my opinion – exactly what …

THE ORDER OF ISRAFEL have come up with the perfect mix: Doom from the early seventies with progressive cross-references and cleverly interspersed folk elements in the whole range of first-class Heavy Metal and Rock. That’s how the Swedish band from Metal headquarters Goethenborg present themselves on their upcoming debut Wisdom …

Today, SoCal experimental metal group CHRYSALIS are unleashing their brand new music video for the track ‘My Forsaken’, cut from their new album Focus On The Center. The music video is being simultaneously premiered via Revolver Magazine and Metal Hammer Magazine today. Take a look at the video here via …

Heavy Metal pioneers ACCEPT released the first in a series of online trailers promoting their new album BLIND RAGE recently and the second instalment is now online. Watch guitarist Wolf Hoffmann discuss his pride for this new release and working with his band mates here:     The first trailer features Wolf …

Milton Keynes-based tech-metal-grime-rock hybrid HACKTIVIST release brand new track ‘FALSE IDOLS’ on MONDAY 4th AUGUST, their first new release since 2013’s ‘ELEVATE’ (not counting their highly successful cover release of Jay-Z & Kanye’s ’N****as In Paris’ at end of last year).   Recorded & mixed in the band’s own studio …

Sweden’s blues rockers Blues Pills have just announced a UK-wide Tour for this November – following the UK release of their debut album ‘Blues Pills’ which is out today and available to buy here.   The young quartet made up of American-Swedish-French members will be gracing The Dome at Tufnell park in London on Tuesday 18th November, as …

Australian metalcore band Capture the Crown will release their new album, ‘Reign of Terror’ on August 5th via Artery Recordings.   In anticipation the band have launched another new track. ‘Make War, Not Love’ is now online, check it out here:     And on Monday the BBC Radio 1 Rock …

New Jersey natives Dads are embarking on their first full North America headline tour this fall in support of their upcoming sophomore full-length, I’ll Be The Tornado out October 14, 2014 on 6131 Records. The band will be bringing fellow riff masters Tiny Moving Parts, Nai Harvest, and Choir Vandals …

If Rock’n’Roll is personified by the Stones and Pop music by the Beatles, then Stoner was born with Kyuss. From the heavy, suffocating, arid Coachella Valley and the mystic Californian Desert around, came this legendary band 25 years ago – reaching definitive cult status they do deserve worldwide ever since …

IRON REAGAN’s Relapse debut The Tyranny Of Will is a 24 song wrecking ball of hardcore- punk/thrash fury.  The album was recorded with guitarist Phil Hall at Blaze of Torment Studios in Richmond, VA and self-produced plus it was mixed by Converge’s Kurt Ballou.  The album will be released September 16th …

Swedish hard rockers NUBIAN ROSE have inked a deal with UK label Livewire/Cargo Records. Their sophomore album, ‘Mental Revolution‘, is scheduled for a November release. The new album is armed with even heavier riffs, deeper melodies and a more mature production. Sweden’s master producer and studio wizard, Tobias Lindell, who has produced albums such as ‘Tear The …

Nashville may never be the same! Last week, progressive heavy metal band MINDCAGE delivered a powerful performance at Nashville’s famed and iconic music venue, The Rutledge LMV, as part of 2014 Summer NAMM. The show also featured rising star rocker triplets “More Like Me” and fierce female-fronted rockers “Rearview Ghost”. …