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“Aggressive and in-your-face and the fastest album we’ve ever done.  I was able to concentrate on leads and I played some of the best stuff I ever have.” This is how guitarist & songwriter Gary Holt of Bay Area thrashers EXODUS describes his work on the band’s tenth studio album, …

Set to unleash their new album ‘Cynosure’ on Tuesday, October 7th, Calgary, AB progressive power metal quartet VIATHYN has teamed up with Bravewords.com to exclusively premiere their latest track ‘The Coachman’ off the upcoming release at the following link: http://bravewords.com/exclusives/audios/player “The Coachman is a fun mid-tempo track to bang your head to and sing along with. …

Electro-industrial metal titans ABORYM have announced the addition of guitarist Giulio Moschini (Hour of Penance) to the group’s ranks. Giulio brings a wealth of experience to Fabban’s band, having performed with ABORYM during their last live shows and after a very long career with Hour of Penance.   At the …

Here comes the hottest crossover band of today! KONTRUST are back with a brand new album and have just revealed the title, artwork, track listing & release dates! Explositive will make the muscles twitch and your nerve pathways explode!   With rapid rhythms, catchy hooks, brutal guitars and angular riffs KONTRUST present …

Aggressive modern metal band INCITE, fronted by Richie Cavalera, released their new album Up In Hell last week via Minus HEAD Records. Today, the band has unveiled a brand new music video for their track ‘Fallen’, directed by Emmy Award-winning and critically acclaimed director, Robert Sexton (Hellyeah, The Devil Wears …

Slack metallers Slowcoaches are set to release an exclusive six track split EP ‘Tourists’ with melodic drone-poppers Feature, before hitting the road on a joint UK tour on Monday (September 15th), playing Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and Brighton. The EP features two new tracks from each band plus a Wire cover. Slowcoaches’ track are a long-awaited follow-up to …

French electro-metal wizard Remi Gallego (aka THE ALGORITHM) is pleased to announce exclusive Autumn shows including appearances in both Paris and London. Be sure to catch him as he performs new album ‘OCTOPUS4’, 12 new tracks plunging even further into the unexpected, unthinkable, and unbelievable.   You can catch one of …

Taking a page from heroes Metallica and Guns N’ Roses, Los Angeles breakthrough metal act, BUTCHER BABIES, has recorded an EP of cover tunes that will surely please fans of the band, as well as fans of the artists that performed them originally. Titled “Uncovered”, this EP will be released …

@louelladeville_ @planetmosh @silentjack .@thevigilmusic Silent Jack And The Vigil Going On Road To Ruin UK Tour Silent Jack (Birmingham)  have joined forced with The Vigil (Bristol) to embark upon a UK tour which will rock the nation! After releasing the Snakebite EP late last year, and then running a string …

Get ready to mosh in the privacy of your own home, because multiple Grammy-nominated thrash masters ANTHRAX have announced the release of ‘Chile On Hell’, a live-in-concert DVD that is due out October 20th. ‘Chile On Hell’ was filmed at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile on May 10, 2013 and features ANTHRAX performing an extended set that …

Formed in 2006 after a drinking competition, UK extreme metallers Aghast! have finally scheduled the release of their debut album. *Applause* Entitled ‘All The Rage’, the album will see the light of day on 1st October 2014 and in their own words expect “Fast. Heavy. Catchy.” Since their formation Aghast! …

Crossover legends SENSER changed the alternative music landscape forever in 1994 with the release of Stacked UP; an album of unprecedented cross pollination and pure inventiveness that resulted in a sound that influenced a generation. Fusing metal, electronica, hip-hop and everything in between, Stacked Up sold over 200k records in …

The final dates have been added to HARK’s upcoming European tour, which kicks off this month. The hard rock three piece will be hitting the road from September 25th, co-headlining alongside their Season of Mist label-mates KEN Mode.   HARK’s guitarist/vocalist, Jimbob Isaac, commented: “Hark are excited to be heading …

German Heavy Metal Legend ACCEPT will kick off their “BLIND RAGE WORLD TOUR 2014” today in US before they come over to Europe, Asia and Australia.   ACCEPT release a live video of “PANDEMIC” from their recent performance at the 2014 WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL in Poland. The festival broke all records …

Think back – what did you do with your father when you were a teenager? Perhaps you went on fishing trips, learned how to change the oil in your first car, or even enjoyed a ballgame together from time to time? Such is not the case for impressive 17-year-old drummer …

Formed in 2011, Asbury Music Award-nominees LORDS OF MERCY hark back to the early days of thrash metal, hailing from the hub of the East Coast heavy music scene. In addition, LORDS OF MERCY are connected to the notable New Jersey musical grassroots organization Old Bridge Metal Militia, which paved …

Iberian extreme metallers Noctem present their new single through Prosthetic Records, entitled “Tiamat’s Crown”,extracted from the latest album of the band, which receives the title of “Exilium”. Scheduled for release next week in the U.S. and Australia, “Exilium” is “a must-have for any fan of the genre” (Metal-Temple)! Produced by Anathema’s Daniel Cardoso (Angelus Apatrida, Ava Inferi), “Exilium” Special Edition features 12 addictive songs including two previously …

2013 saw the release of MONSTER MAGNET’s latest album Last Patrol.  Now comes Milking the Stars a reimagining of Last Patrol.Met with critical acclaim and supported by a world tour, Last Patrol has become a staple in the MONSTER MAGNET discography.   Today the artwork, track listing and first song …

Award Winning Atlanta, Georgia Progressive Metallers released their latest album Conquer last month.  This is their 4th album and it hit the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #41 the week of release.  Conquer will be released on September 19 in Europe and the Rest Of World via Massacre Records.   Recently …

AMARANTHE have debuted the song “Drop Dead Cynical” from their new album MASSIVE ADDICTIVE, out October 21 on Spinefarm Records. The track premiered via Loudwire today, September 9. It is the first worldwide taste of the Gothenburg band’s upcoming opus.   Have a listen to the song in all its …