THE OCEAN have announced a run of UK and Irish dates in the lead up to their UK Tech-Fest 2014 appearance. A handful of shows have been confirmed for July. Those dates can be seen below.   ROBIN STAPS is eager to get back: “We only hit London and Damnation Fest …

“The Crowded Room”, the new videoclip of modern thrash metal act Sawthis is finally available in worldwide premiere on BlankTV! Check the clip here:   “The human mind is a huge universe where anything can be created and everything can be destroyed. There are cases where in one mind, one …

In anticipation of their forthcoming EP “The Undivided”, Portugal’s Annihilation have teamed up with Terrorizer for an exclusive stream of their new song “The Great Cycle”.   Band founder Fabio Da Silva had the following to say about the song: “The song describes the way that human beings are connected/linked with the …

Ah, the days of pure, raucous, outspoken, and aggressive rock n’ roll often seem to have passed. But while this sound has almost entirely evaded the mainstream, at least one up and coming band in Los Angeles is poised to bring it back, while proving that truly honest and outstanding …

Last week, Clifton, New Jersey-based melodic metal outfit JULIUS SEIZURE released their new single ‘Sixth and Falling’ along with a B-side, ‘Second Coming’, via MetalInsider.net. The tracks are cut from their August 2013 release, Trials. Today, the band has teamed up with Shakefire to unleash the official music video for …

Today, SVART RECORDS sets May 30th as the release date for OPIUM WARLORDS’ Taste My Sword Of Understanding. Set to be release on CD and double-LP formats, Taste My Sword Of Understanding is the third offering of OPIUM WARLORDS, the final project of Sami Albert Hynninen (REVEREND BIZARRE, THE PURITAN, …

Montreal, QC’s MIRE performed on Global TV Montreal’s Morning Show on April 7th. Watch the video below of their interview and acoustic song performance of ‘Limitless Pt. 2’. Metal Monday – http://globalnews.ca/video/1254567/metal-monday   MIRE officially released their new album ‘Inward/Outward’ on March 18th to follow up their 2010 self titled …

2014 has seen UK death/thrash outfit Flayed Disciple back in the studio recording a new EP and follow up to the 2012 debut album ‘Death Hammer’. Chuck Creese, who produced the ‘Ejaculate While Killing’ EP in 2010, was back at the helm recording the new record. Guitarist Jon Whitfield comments, …

British madcap thrashers LAWNMOWER DETH have launched a Kickstarter campaign to re-press their 1990 debut album, “OOH CRIKEY IT’S… LAWNMOWER DETH”, after recently being confirmed to play at this year’s Download Festival on Saturday, June 14th.   Having been unavailable for nearly twenty years, repeated demands from hardcore fans has …

Two bands well-known for their relentless and energetic live-performances are coming back for a tour that will let every single one of you walk home drenched in sweat: Los Angeles hardcore legends TERROR are teaming up with Melbourne/New York party kings DEEZ NUTS for a series of shows including stops …

Following the release of the brand new studio from ANATHEMA ‘distant satellites’ the band have confirmed they’ll be playing an extensive European tour – dates below  distant satellites is the highly anticipated follow up to 2012’s Weather Systems, recorded at Cederberg Studios in Oslo, with producer Christer-André Cederberg – the release dates are confirmed as   Germany & …

With 4 full-length albums under their belt and shows throughout North America, Europe and Asia with the likes of DEVIN TOWNSEND, CHILDREN OF BODOM, SOILWORK, NIGHTWISH, EPICA and ORPHANED LAND, the five-piece from Oceania is now firmly entrenched in its international repute as “the band who doesn’t sound like anyone …

New York hardcore titans Cerebral Ballzy have announced a string of autumn EU dates in support of punk legends OFF!   The shows, which kick off in Bristol at The Exchange on October 2, see recent NME cover star Honor Titus and co taking in dates across the continent, including …

BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL’s new record ‘Suspension Of Consciousness’ is streaming in full ahead of its release on the 7th April via Siege Of Amida/Century Media Records. Listen to the new album here https://soundcloud.com/siegeofamidarecords/sets/brutality-will-prevail-suspension/s-uY2QZ   In other news, the band has released a new video for their 2nd single from the eagerly …

As a spiritual son of Tom Waits, The One Armed Man, has no name: just a nickname. In waiting for the release of its debut full-length album, “Black hills”, planned for the April 22nd through Flying Cow Prod, The One Armed Man has just unveiled an official music video, available on YouTube, for …

On May 25, 2014, Swedish Heavy Metal band SABATON will release their new full-length album, Heroes, via Nuclear Blast Records. Today marks the release of the band’s first new single from Heroes,entitled ‘To Hell And Back’, which is available for purchase at these online location:   iTunes:                        http://smarturl.it/Sabaton-Hell-iTunes NB …

UK prog-metallers DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE call on fans to help them record their new album by launching Pledgemusic campaign and raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust along the way.   As the follow up to the critically acclaimed debut ‘The King and the Bishop’, the new record is hotly tipped to …

In March of 1974, Rush released their self-titled debut through the band’s own indie label, Moon Records in Canada, and quickly sold out of the initial 3500 copies originally pressed. Moon Records would soon become Anthem Records, which launched in 1977, and continues to serve as the band’s only Canadian …

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated hard rockers SALIVA are thrilled to reveal the brand new, vengeful, action-packed music video for their new album’s title track, ‘Rise Up’! The music video can be watched exclusively via Loudwire.com today. Take a look at the brand new music video via Loudwire.com here, and afterward, make sure …

If you haven’t heard of the Nashville metal underground’s best kept secret VOODOO PROPHET yet, get ready. The five-piece metal act hailing from Music City, USA is set to begin tracking drums and bass for its sophomore EP, tentatively titled The Flood, this June with legendary Zing Recording Studios in …