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EAST ASIA’s premier Metallers, CHTHONIC, return to the Wacken Open Air festival on Friday, August 1st, and this time they’re not coming alone… For their third appearance at Germany’s premier metal event, CHTHONIC – based in Taiwan – will celebrate their first-ever main-stage appearance (the ‘Black Stage’) by combining their …

Hitting the road for three weeks this coming August for their ‘The Blood, Guts, and Sprinkles Tour’ w/ One Eyed Doll and Wild Throne, Psychostick are proud to announce prior to the tour, they will performing once again at this year’s Dirt Fest in Birch Run, MI on August 9th alongside …

Were you to choose a banner song for the Esben and the Witch that we’ve come to know in 2014, it’d surely be ‘Dig Your Fingers In’. It oozes grit, determination and belly fire: qualities present with abundance in the Brighton trio, who find themselves a fully functioning micro-industry as …

Award Winning Atlanta, Georgia Progressive Metallers HALCYON WAY will release their new album Conquer, on August 19th in North America via Nightmare Records, and on August 23rd in Europe/Rest Of World via Massacre Records.   Today RevolverMag.com the online home of Revolver Magazine is hosting an exclusive premiere of the …

Nuclear Blast are pleased to announce the signing of Pennsylvanian based band Crobot for the territory of Europe.   Frontman Brandon Yeagley has stated his excitement to sign with the prestigious rock label: “We’re honoured to have Nuclear Blast as the international wind beneath our beards.  With bands like Graveyard, Scorpion Child, Orchid, & Kadavar on …

Chicagoland’s melodic death metallers, STARKILL, have announced the release for their sophomore album “Virus of the Mind” on the following dates: USA, Canada: October 14th, 2914 Europe, Australia/NZ: October 20th, 2014   Once again enlisting the services of engineer and producer Chuck Macak (Oceano, letlive.), “Virus of the Mind” will …

JOHN GARCIA is set to release his solo album John Garcia on August 4th in the UK on Napalm Records!   Today the track “Her Bullets Energy” is receiving its exclusive premiere courtesy of Classic Rock.   Check it out here: http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2014-07-21/john-garcia-featuring-robbie-krieger   With VISTA CHINO, GARCIA makes music very …

After the successful release of  The Human Contradiction in April and a grand tour with Within Temptation throughout Europe, DELAIN were able to convince completely fans and critics with their great live show, Charlotte’s power voice and bombastic symphonic metal anthems. Now the sympathetic Dutch are confirmed as special guest …

Revered punk-rock four-piece Four Year Strong has debuted a video for their new song and title track “Go Down In History”.  The video which premiered at AltPres.com can be viewed HERE.     The track is featured on the band’s new EP, Go Down In History, which is out today …

AMBUSH REALITY has existed as a record label since 2006 solely as an outlet for the recorded works of ENTER SHIKARI. “Solely” more by accident than design, though, with time constraints and ‘nothing really jumping out and grabbing anyone’ being the main factors in the label’s singular approach to releasing …

The second trailer for (r)Evolution, the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metallers HAMMERFALL, is now available for viewing on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel:     Watch the guys describe how they achieved the ‘old HAMMERFALL sound’ to make this album ‘smell a little bit like the old days’ …

NYHC legends Madball have just announced a UK-wide Tour kicking off at Birmingham’s The Oobleck Friday September 26th.   The band will be bringing new tracks from their recently released album ‘Hardcore Lives’ with shows across England as well as Glasgow’s ‘Ivory Blacks’ and ending the tour with two dates in Ireland, playing both …

THE BRIDESMAID is a brand new musical endeavour that draws inspiration from post-rock, shoegaze, post-metal, grunge and black metal.   Those behind the project have chosen to remain anonymous and currently have no plans to play live. This is less to do with creating hype or mystique, and more to …

AEONS OF ASHES – “We are excited and proud to have signed with Noiseheadrecords, a label of international reputation and home of great bands like Darkfall, Before The Fall or GodHateCode. We are totally looking forward to this cooperation which we’re sure will be successful for both parts. For us, …

Platinum selling rockers American Hi-Fi are back and have announced plans to release ‘Blood & Lemonade’, their first album in 5 years, this September via Rude Records. ‘Golden State’ is the second single to come from the album and closely follows the single ‘Allison’ which kicked things off earlier this …

Emerging from the darkness of Scandinavia comes one­woman black metal project, MYRKUR. Combining the rawness of second wave black metal bands like Ulver and Darkthrone with a natural sonic, ethereal beauty, MYRKUR has created a wholly unique perspective on the genre. Hailing from Denmark, MYRKUR signed to Relapse Records earlier this year and will release …

Darkest Hour are set to release their brand new self titled album through Sumerian Records on August 4th in the UK, August 5th in the US.   Set to be their most accomplished and innovative offering of their already storied career, the much-anticipated new album showcases each individual pushing themselves outside of their comfort …

Phil Campbell has been the lead guitarist in Motorhead for 30 years. He has toured the world, sold millions of albums and headlined the biggest festivals. Phil has a passion for music and it is this passion that has led to the formation of Phil Campbell’s All Starr band. The …

The release date of the new OVERDRIVE album “The Final Nightmare” on CD is August 22nd, 2014. The preorder phase will start on August 8th, 2014 in the webshop. The British NWOBHM cult band OVERDRIVE from Grantham (not to be confused with the Swedish Obscure-Metal band) are a misunderstood gem for …

Berlin’s EARTHSHIP are back with their third album, Withered, released via Pelagic Records in September.   With this album, EARTHSHIP have matured even more towards their own idiosyncratic take on contemporary metal, sludge and stoner rock. There is the occasional hint at an old school Swedish death metal vibe, but …