Album Announcements

No Bragging Rights has announced they have signed to Pure Noise Records. The band will be entering the studio next month with Will Putney (The Amity Affliction, Like Moths to Flames, Texas In July) to record their follow up to Cycles (2012), their most successful album to date. No Bragging …

AMARANTHE the modern metal sextet from Gothenburg, Sweden, have confirmed an autumn 2014 release date for their new studio album via Spinefarm Records; as yet untitled, this latest outing will be the follow-up to ‘Amaranthe’ (2011, now gold in Sweden) and ‘The Nexus’ (2013). These two releases, which defined the …

New Orleans’ infamous EYEHATEGOD will release their first studio full length album in over 13 years through a partnership with Century Media Records for the world outside of North American and Japan. Housecore Records will be releasing the album in North America while Daymare Recordings will handle it in Japan.The …

The release date of the AXEWORK album “Axework” on CD is April 18th, 2014. The preorder phase will start on the 4th April 2014 from the Pure Steel webshop. AXEWORK – “I think that not many Hard Rock- and Heavy Metal-Fans will recognize this band. The self-titled album of this …

Since the release of the latest album Black Waltz, Avatar have had massive success all over the world. The singles Smells Like a Freakshow and Let it Burn peaked on #26 on US commercial rock radio charts, where they also stayed for several weeks well ahead of more established bands …

THE FATEFUL DARK, the highly-anticipated new album from London metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH, is out now in Europe.  The album will be released on March 18th in the USA and April 7th in the UK. The follow-up to 2012’s PLAGUE OF CONSCIENCE was recorded at Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, England with …

Today, ritualistic death metallers SHROUD OF THE HERETIC stream the entirety of Revelations in Alchemy at heavily trafficked web-portal GunShyAssassin.com. The band’s debut album, Revelations in Alchemy is being released today on vinyl by BLOOD HARVEST RECORDS. A churning, cavernous rumble of occult Metal of Death, SHROUD OF THE HERETIC’s Revelations in Alchemy …

Afterlife are pleased to announce the release of their new E.P. “Masters Of Reality” on 31st March 2014, via Off Yer Rocka Recordings.   Afterlife are a Hard Rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in early 2011 the band came together during down time from other projects and the drive …

La Dispute premiered the full album stream of their upcoming full-length Rooms of the House via Noisey today.  The heavily anticipated third album from the Michigan band has already received early praise from taste maker outlets such as Pitchfork, AV Club, Stereogum, and BrooklynVegan and now Noisey voices their approval …

Today, cult black metallers ENTARTUNG stream the entirety of their new album, Peccata Mortalia – released last week by W.T.C. PRODUCTIONS internationally – on Decibel magazine’s website. ENTARTUNG’s Krypteia debut displayed a young black metal band with an old soul, breathing deep the spirit of ancient darkness. But with Peccata Mortalia, ENTARTUNG exhale …

Norwegian rock ‘n’ roll thrashers NOCTURNAL BREED have teamed up with Metal Hammer UK to launch an advance stream of their new album Napalm Nights (out March 11th in Europe and April the 1st in North America). Including present and past members of Satyricon, Aeternus and Gehenna and featuring a guest appearance …

Swedish Heavy Metallers PORTRAIT announce the release of their new album ‘Crossroads‘ for April, 25th. The band is finally prepared to unveil the album title, art, and release the first single from the record. “In Time” is streaming now on www.metalblade.com/portrait, where fans can also pre-order copies of ‘Crossroads’ on …

Minnesota’s Noble Beast will finally be releasing their debut self-titled album on Tridroid Records. Now available for pre-order here, the album will be released on March 22 2014. The band will be holding a CD release concert on the day of release at Cause Minneapolis. Full details on the show …

Edinburgh doom act OF SPIRE & THRONE will release new EP Toll of the Wound on May 13, 2014 in collaboration with New York label Broken Limbs Recordings. The highly anticipated followup to 2012’s standalone Vagary, Toll of the Wound will be available on vinyl (300 copies), CD, and cassette. The …

“Young” band created by old French coyotes from Marseille, France, The Coyotes Dessert is an alternative/desert-rock/grunge  project influenced by the 90’s scene and bands like Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, RHCP or Faith No More.   After releasing a first EP, “Welcome” in 2011, and spending time to spread its vibes for some gigs in …

Burgeoning Hermosa Beach independent record label Hardline Entertainment has announced the release of their semi-annual music sampler called Hardline Entertainment Music Comp 3, which is available for FREE download now! Hardline has teamed up with Girl Skateboards and Chocolate Skateboards to share the comp with the masses.   Download Hardline …

The release date of the new ZENO MORF album “Kingdom Of Ice” is March 28th, 2014. The first two studio albums of the Norwegian Band ZENO MORF were already released in 2009 and 2010 by Pure Steel Records  sublabel Karthago Records. Now, three years later, they release “Kingdom Of Ice”, …

In two weeks, London’s hottest stoner outfit Steak will hit the California desert to record their first full-length, due out this fall on Napalm Records. Turn on the generators…! STEAK’s riffmaker in chief Reece: “With the help from some  desert rock legends, this album is going to be bigger and …

A Breach of Silence have been in the studio working on the follow-up to their 2013 debut album Dead or Alive at Acolyte Studios in Brisbane, Australia. Once again, they brought veteran Swedish producers Fredrik Nordstrom and Henrik Udd (Bring Me The Horizon, In Flames, Opeth) to sit at the …

Metal Tank Records are set to re-released the long-time sold out album from one of the major Slovenian thrash metal acts; PANIKK, entitled “Unbearable Conditions”. The second edition features alternative packaging and advanced track-listing. Mastermind “Gapa Flere” comments: “Expect nothing but sick untamed bay area thrash metal in the vein …