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New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT are set to release their new album The American Dream Died one week from today in North America on Nuclear Blast.   During the recording process the band filmed a webisode series documenting the production process and the background for the new album The American Dream …

SoCal experimental metal group CHRYSALIS have unleashed their brand new lyric video for the track “Thoughts Behind” today! The lyric video is featured exclusively via Metal Insider. Watch it here: http://www.metalinsider.net/video/video-premiere-chrysalis-thoughts-behind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTfxa1fFTPU   In the mood for more CHRYSALIS vids? Check out the band’s music video for “My Forsaken”, which …

Symphonic Metal Masters KAMELOT have returned after two years of touring the globe and twelve months of intense writing and recording. The new album titled Haven will make KAMELOT history as it will be released worldwide (excl. Asia) on Napalm Records/Universal and Napalm Records/ADA/Warner as an exclusive licensing deal through …

This May, buzzing heavy metal group INCITE will perform as support for UK-based extreme metal duo ANAAL NATHRAKH on their 12-date North American tour. INCITE will perform with the tour from May 11th in Sacramento, CA through May 22nd in Trenton, NJ (INCITE will not perform at Maryland Deathfest). The …

ANTI-FLAG will release American Spring, their Spinefarm Records’ debut, on May 26. They’ve fired the opening salvo from the album in the form of the lyric video for the anthemic, “Fabled World,” which premiered on Absolute Punk.   Watch, listen, and most importantly, pay attention HERE.   Of “Fabled World,” the …

Swedish Heavy Metal foursome ENFORCER will release their new album From Beyond this coming Tuesday Nuclear Blast.  The fourth ENFORCER record consists of ten new tracks; all produced, mixed and mastered by the band themselves.   Today the band has teamed up with Decibel Magazine’s “Deciblog” for an exclusive premiere …

With less than a month before releasing their anticipated debut Hope Within Hatred, Texas metal outfit SHATTERED SUN have partnered with Loudwire to unleash “The Ultimatum”, giving fans a taste of what to expect when the album is released April 21st.     Watch “The Ultimatum” via Loudwire   “’The …

Following the release of the title track from The Tangent’s forthcoming new album ‘A Spark In The Aether – The Music That Died Alone Volume Two’, due out on 20th April 2015 in Europe and 21st April 2015 in the US, the band are now pleased to reveal a lyric …

SLAYER are set to unveil their first new track in nearly a year by way of Record Store Day on 18th April. ‘When The Stillness Comes’, plus a 2014 live recording from Wacken Open Air of ‘Black Magic’ (from the band’s 1983 album, ‘Show No Mercy’) will be available as …

The wait is over! Rock music’s newest and most popular awards show, the Journeys Alternative Press Music Awards, fueled by Monster Energy Drink, is pleased to announce this year’s headliners, award categories and nominees, as well as voting information, ticketing, broadcast details, sponsor partnerships and more. The APMAs take place …

Florida southern hard rockers FALL TO JUNE have unleashed their thought-provoking new music video for “Delta Breakdown” via VEVO. “Delta Breakdown” conveys an inspiring and personal story of healing, growth, and dismissal of demons through self-reflection, told by FTJ vocalist and lead songwriter Ben Badger.   Watch the video via …

Los Angeles-based trio FAILURE will release The Heart Is A Monster, the band’s follow-up to 1996’s Fantastic Planet, on June 30 via INgrooves Music Group’s artist services division, INresidence. “Trying to follow up Fantastic Planet was a bit daunting,” said Ken Andrews, who mixed the 18-song collection with the band …

Not ones to rest on their laurels and fresh off the announcement of the 2015 GWAR B-Q, the intergalactic overlords GWAR have confirmed they will be taking part in the annual Record Store Day Festivities on Saturday April 18th.   “I used to like Chinese food, now I don’t give …

Bristolian alt-rockers Turbowolf have made their bombastically explosive second album, ‘Two Hands’, available to stream right now in full from their website – www.turbowolf.co.uk. The band have also announced two intimate in-store live performances and signings at the dates below. 06/04/15 – Bristol – Rise Records 07/04/15 – Kingston – Banquet …

Anti-Flag reveal evocative ‘American Spring’ album artwork plus full tracklist Spinefarm Records Debut Releases May 25th Historically, Pittsburgh-based punk stalwarts Anti-Flag have always had important, socially conscious messages to convey and musical statements they’ve been driven to make, and that ethos remains intact with new album, American Spring – their Spinefarm Records debut, due out May 25th. …

Seminal British heavy metal trio Raven, who last year celebrated their 40th anniversary, have confirmed the release their first new studio album for five years ‘ExtermiNation’ will be issued on Steamhammer / SPV on April 27.  It will be available as a 14-track CD, a digipak (with bonus track), a …

Latvian blackened pagans Skyforger release their new album, ‘Senprūsija’, on April 6 via Thunderforge Records. Frontman Peter said of the new album, the title of which translates into English as ‘Old Prussia’: “[It] is dedicated to the Prussians, the now extinct third Baltic nation. For us Latvians and Lithuanians, the …

German Heavy Metallers Wizard To Reissue Four Studio Albums  German True Heavy Metallers Wizard will reissue their four studio albums in 2015, via Limb Music. New editions of: ‘Bound By Metal’ (1999), ‘Head Of The Deceiver’ (2001), ‘Odin’ (2003) and ‘Magic Circle’ (2005), have been remastered by Markus Teske (Vanden …

Gabriel Management presents the new Evil Spell Records release: Erazor “Dust Monuments” “Dust Monuments”, the brand new, second studio album of the German Black/Thrash Metal act Erazor, is out now via Evil Spell Records / Undercover Records, and is available as CD and limited edition LP format (tape version will follow). …

Alter Bridge’s Mark Tremonti has confirmed his second solo release with his band TREMONTI, following the worldwide success of the 2012 debut ‘All I Was’. New album ‘Cauterize’ will be released on June 8 via Fret 12 Records. The record features Mark Tremonti on vocals/guitars, Eric Friedman on guitars, Wolfgang Van …