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We are proud to announce Stoner Rock/Metal trio Grim Comet  as the new member in the family of Art Gates Records. This combo from Madrid was born in January 2014. Grim Comet define themselves as a different band, their sound combines Stoner Rock influences from the 70’s, and classic Heavy Metal and Doom references. The trio absorbs in their music and incorporates elements …

FRIGHTWIG is touring the East coast in September! See FRIGHTWIG play with Jane Lee Hooker on this tour!   Mon 9/8 – Brooklyn, NY – The Knitting Factory Tues 9/9 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie Weds 9/10 – Long Branch, NJ – The Brighton Bar Fri 9/12 – …

The wait is over. “Back To The Front”, the highly anticipated album of ENTOMBED A.D., is out today in Europe.   “Back To The Front“ is available as Ltd. CD mediabook incl. a bonus track, standard CD jewel case and gatefold LP on 180gr vinyl + poster in the following …

Death-crust titans MUTILATED VETERANS premiere the new track “A Tank Full of Corpses” at heavily trafficked web-portal GunShyAssassin.com. The track hails from the band’s debut 12″ MLP, Necro Crust Warhead, set for release today via HELLS HEADBANGERS. Exactly what its title says, Necro Crust Warhead is a hulking, heaving mass of utter …

THE KING IS BLIND are streaming their debut EP, The Deficiencies of Man, ahead of their performance at Bloodstock Festival this weekend.   The four track EP – which will be released via Mordgrimm Records on September 1st – is available to stream in full, thanks to Terrorizer magazine. Click …

Some believe Industrial music is a dying genre, but those naysayers will be proven wrong if JUSTIN SYMBOL, the newest face of the NYC alternative club scene (and self-proclaimed “King of Negativity”), has anything to say about it.   New York City’s own JUSTIN SYMBOL is breathing new life into …

Voyager have announced their first ever London show, in light of their return to the UK/EU in September and October for Progpower Europe. There will be cupcakes and metal. Bring your friends.   http://mamacolive.com/thebarfly/listings/upcoming-events/10866/voyager-aeon-zen-agent/  

Shining is set to tour Europe with the great Devin Townsend this August and it all begins tomorrow, August 5th! In addition to club shows with Devin Townsend they will perform at the Brutal Assault festival and the Bloodstock Open Air.   The band’s latest album “One One One” received …

On September 15th Tribazik release the brilliant single ‘Tools Of Mass Creation’, from their dynamic, Data Warfare album.   Tools Of Mass Creation is accompanied by the thought-provoking video which features opposing imagery of nature’s extremes whether growth or destruction, beauty and decay, juxtaposed with on-the-fly footage of the band recording and writing the album. …

Political punk-steppers THE KARMA PARTY have premiered their forthcoming EP, ‘Illumination’, on Kerrang! this morning, ahead of its August 11th release.   Check it out here: Exclusive Stream Preview   Produced by and featuring James Routh (Sonic Boom Six) on guitar, The ‘Illumination EP’ is a caricature of the world and the …

The ‘Galactic Hunt’ begins!       Along with releasing the first look at their fabulous new artwork for the album, ‘Galactic Hunt’, Evil Scarecrow are now embarking on their Pledge campaign to get their 3rd album released, with CDs, Fan Packs and some fairly mad exclusives available.   Evil …

Alternative 4 have released a trailer for their 2nd album ‘The Obscurants‘ due out on September 12th   Pre-Order ‘The Obscurants’ here http://en.prophecy.de/shop/alternative-4-the-obscurants.html Alternative 4 Online http://www.alternative4.co.uk http://alt4.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/alternative4.band   See Alternative 4 with Anathema in Belfast and Dublin on 18th/19th September https://www.facebook.com/events/258679360977912 – Belfast https://www.facebook.com/events/248565408664975 – Dublin     …

Milton Keynes-based tech-metal-grime-rock hybrid HACKTIVIST have today released their brand new single, ‘FALSE IDOLS’, their first new release since 2013’s ‘ELEVATE’ (not counting their highly successful cover release of Jay-Z & Kanye’s ’N****as In Paris’ at end of last year).   Watch ‘False Idols’ here:     Recorded & mixed in the band’s …

London metallers SAVAGE MESSIAH have announced that fellow Brits and labelmates THE MORE I SEE will support them on select dates of their recently-announced UK tour, which kicks off on October 25th in Oxford.   SAVAGE MESSIAH frontman DAVE SILVER comments: “We’re really pleased to be bringing The More I …

London based five piece, FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS have released their first video from their forthcoming album, entitled ‘Neon In The Dance Halls’.   Watch the video here   The song features guest vocals and an appearance in the video from William Control who also recorded and produced the bands forthcoming album.   Click …

Wovenwar is streaming their debut self-titled album now on metalblade.com! The album, which Revolver Magazine heralded as “more multifaceted than anything by As I Lay Dying”, and Decibel Magazine added that “Wovenwar sounds confident, vital, and even liberated on this splendid debut, will released in the UK on Monday, August …

Award winning Australian powercore-metal pioneers, A BREACH OF SILENCE have just premiered a new documentary video through Digital Tour Bus. The video was filmed during the band’s performance headlining Never Silent festival while on tour in Auckland, New Zealand. The documentary contains candid interviews with each band member about tour …

1349, Norway´s masters of blackened sonic evil, are back with a new full-length album and pre-ordering starts today!   Four years after the release of the great “Demonoir” and 1349 return with a deadly vengeance. On the 29th of September “Massive Cauldron of Chaos” is set to be released through Indie …

Montreal’s THE AGONIST will release their new album “Eye of Providence” on November 10th in Europe and November 11th. “Eye of Providence” is the follow up to THE AGONIST’s 2012 album “Prisoners” and will be the debut of new vocalist Vicky Psarakis. The lead vocalist change happened in the early part of this year when previous singer …

Seattle, WA based death/grind newcomers, Theories, has signed with Metal Blade Records! The band, which features former members of Book of Black Earth, Skarp, and Samothrace, has been performing across the US since their inception in late 2010. They’ve earned slots on tours with Goatwhore, Fallujah, Toxic Holocaust, King Parrot, and …