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Eighteen years. Twelve albums. Two Gold Records. Thirty-plus transatlantic treks. Fifteen Top 40 singles. Arena tours across 11 countries with Guns N Roses. A video trilogy starring Elijah Wood and Ralph Macchio. A feature- length documentary. An oral-history biography. Personal invites from Lemmy to join Motörhead on the road (and …

“A band from Manchester stole my heart over the last weekend. You may well have seen them, outside the “Grote Markt” between Vindicat and the Grand Theatre? This band grabbed my attention when I was unable to enter the festival due to the crowds. The band is called Shoshin and …

SYLOSIS are set to release their fourth studio album Dormant Heart on the 12th of January 2015 and in anticipation of the release, frontman Josh Middleton decided to give fans an insight into the band’s new offering by recording a teaser clip. The clip includes music, lyrics, studio footage and more info about the recording of the new …

Toronto, ON alternative metal band BLIND RACE have posted a new lyric video for ‘Truth or Dare’. The track, which was also a Revolver Mag song of the day last week, is off their upcoming EP ‘Come And Get It’ due out on November 18, 2014. The EP was produced by Mike Langford whom has worked with upcoming and established artists …

Australian black metal cult Pestilential Shadows stream the entirety of their new album, Ephemeral – out now on Seance Records – at Zero Tolerance magazine’s website. One of Australian black metal’s longest-running and most revered forces in the underground, Ephemeral retains Pestilential Shadows’ signature poetic heaviness and melody but twists the dagger deeper into the soul. …

Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection who recently released a brand new music video for ‘Death, Desolation and Despair’ (watch below) have released another single from their latest album ‘The Demon King’.   Listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/demonicresurrection/the-promise-of-never   The album was released worldwide on July 15th on Candlelight Records and Universal …

Contemporary Extreme Metal trio Forsaken World presents now the first single extracted from their new LP “Fragments”.The elected track is entitled “Our Own Society” and has been chosen by the band to represent the album.   Listen to “Our Own Society” below: https://soundcloud.com/artgatesrecords/forsaken-world-our-own-society    In words of Forsaken World: “It’s a powerful song, single sized, …

From their musical birth as metalcore teenagers in Sheffield to gaining a global fanbase, Bring Me The Horizon have never been a predictable entity. Their recent collaboration with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe on the re-score of Drive and their upcoming sell out headline show at Wembley Arena on December …

Milton Keynes-based tech-metal-grime-rock hybrid HACKTIVIST have released their brand new single and video, ‘DECEIVE & DEFY’. Check out the video here:   Released as a download on their own Wake To Reality label, ‘Deceive & Defy’ follows the ‘False Idols’ single released this summer to coincide with their main stage …

UK rockers Heaven’s Basement have revealed a brand new video for ‘The Long Goodbye’.  Check out the video here:   This video drops shortly before the band hit the road as main support with The Pretty Reckless.  Full dates are below. “We can’t wait to get out there and tear …

NIGHTWISH’s yet-untitled record will be the band’s first studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen and is set for release in Spring 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The band has been rolling out a series of trailers covering the new recording and today sees the release of the 7th trailer, titled ‘Almost There!’. Watch as the band recaps their summer …

The psychedelic progressive rock group Mabel Greer’s Toyshop, which sprouted the first shoots of YES, have reunited and announced a new album entitled New Way Of Life, which will be released on 9th March through RSK Entertainment. The opening track Electric Funeral premieres on YouTube today.  New Way Of Life …

Worldwide horrorcore phenoms TWIZTID recently announced that their new album, The Darkness, will hit stores on January 27, 2015 via their new label, Majik Ninja Entertainment. Starting this Black Friday (November 28th), The Darkness will be available for pre-order at www.Twiztid-Shop.com along with brand new merchandise. In addition, fans who …

Three years after the release of their first album “Any fear calms down”, French metallers Khynn will be back very soon with a brand new full-length effort called “Supersymmetry”. The album is expected for early 2015 with two music videos and bonus stuff.   KHYNN was created in 2004. The band, based …

Seminal rock band Project 86 has released their long-awaited 9th studio album, Knives To The Future, today. The record is currently available for purchase at iTunes and from the band at http://project86.gobigwin.com/.   Additionally, fans can stream the new album in its entirety now at AltPress.com: http://bit.ly/1tWEWco   Project 86’s …

Alternative rock band Magnets and Ghosts has released their new EP titled be born, today. The record is currently available for purchase at iTunes and is streaming now at Spotify.   Hailing from Los Angeles, by way of Atlanta, Magnets and Ghosts is a duo consisting of writing and production …

OPETH are set to celebrate their landmark 25th Anniversary as a band next year with a very special event at the legendary London Palladium on 18th October 2015.  After being the heaviest band to play the Royal Albert Hall (in 2010), they will no doubt be the heaviest band to …

St Albans’ quartet Enter Shikari have release the highly anticipated video for their current single ‘The Last Garrison’. Watch the new video here: ‘The Last Garrison’ is an uplifting call for simply pausing and taking a breath to appreciate life. Vocalist / lyricist Rou Reynolds had this to say on …

Throne of Vengeance, Calgary’s favourite sons of rocking metal are proud to announce November Alberta dates with The Outer on November 14th in Innisfail, AB plus supporting Unleash The Archers during their APOCALYPTOUR stop in Calgary on November 27th at Dicken’s. November 14 – Innisfail, AB – The Zoo w/ …

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of Italian progressive instrumentalists GOBLIN REBIRTH.  A new incarnation, inspired by the legendary Goblin, the 1970’s horror-synth / film score icons responsible for such soundtracks as Suspiria, Zombi and Tenebre, GOBLIN REBIRTH came together after a short-lived reformation of the original …