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Exit State made the following announcement on their official Facebook page today: – *****EXIT STATE CALL IT A DAY***** It is with the deepest amount of sadness and regret that we announce that we have unfortunately come to the end of our journey as Exit State. The band feels that …

Veteran thrashers Indestructible Noise Command (I.N.C.) have signed to Ferocious Records, who will release the Connecticut band’s new album, ‘Black Hearse Serenade’, in the autumn. Despite having formed back in 1985, this is only the band’s fourth full-length album, the last having been ‘Heaven Sent…Hellbound’, released via Rising Records in Europe, and Candlelight …

ELECTRIC RIVER just released a new music video for ‘Calling Out’ – after collaborating with director/animator – Robin Fuller (The Defiled, Feed The Rhino) on a bold and thought provoking project. You can see the video here: The Kent rockers have just been confirmed as support to platinum selling US …

Laguna Sunrise are a 6 piece Post Metalcore band from Derby, UK taking inspiration from a wide range of modern music. From crushing technical breakdowns layered with dual singing and screaming to full orchestral symphonic sections with guitars to hardcore two step riffage to anthemic sing-a-longs. Video for the single …

The newest members of the Roadrunner Records roster, KING 810 are set to release their ‘proem‘ EP in the UK on 9th June, just prior to their appearance at Download Festival.  ‘proem’ is currently streaming in its entirety on RoadrunnerRecords.com and you can download the track ‘Fat Around The Heart’ …

‘Underground‘, the brand new song from HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS, featuring Vinnie Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath), Don Airey (Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Michael Schenker),Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus), can be streamed below. The new album, ‘Big Trouble‘, to be released on 23th May via Mausoleum Records. Your favourite Classic Hard Rock artists together! …

Formed from the ashes of Irish extreme metal outfit Vistor Q; Vile Regression hit the scene in 2010 and released debut record ‘The Pattern Evolves’ in 2011 via Casket Music. Much to critics praise Vile Regression went on from the release to share stages with prolific heavyweights such as Dyscarnate, …

Minnesota’s Astral Blood are excited to announce that they will unleash their highly anticipated self-titled debut EP with Tridroid Records. Projected to be released in the summer of 2014 “Astral Blood” will feature 3 tracks of haunting atmospheric black metal.   Initially formed in early 2013 by Andrew Rasmussen (Also …

STP Records today announced: – It is not with a heavy heart, but with a sense of achievement, friendship, respect that we are announcing that STP Records will from 2015 be changing from a Label to a Distro only. All the bands we release for or have plans to release …

The Heavy Metal legends GRAVE DIGGER are set to release their long awaited brand new album ‘Return Of The Reaper’ on July 14th 2014 in the UK via Napalm Records. To get a first taste of the upcoming album, the band has now unveiled a snippet of the track Season …

Battlecross have launched three new live bootlegs! POV Recordings recently shot and edited live videos of “Flesh & Bone“, “Never Coming Back” and “Kaleb” from the band’s show at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC. The videos can be seen on the Metal Blade Records, Battlecross, and POV Recordings youtube …

Doom/psych alchemists OPIUM WARLORDS premiere the new track “The Self-Made Man” at Metal Hammer magazine’s website. The song hails from OPIUM WARLORDS’ forthcoming Taste My Sword of Understanding, set for international release May 30th via SVART RECORDS. Set to be released on CD and double-LP formats, Taste My Sword Of …

As the May 12th release for “The Human Hive” approaches, Melbourne’s BORIS THE BLADE are currently decimating the European mainland with label mates Martyr Defiled and US Brutalists I Declare War. Ahead of Monday’s street date, the album can now be streamed in full here “The Human Hive” is a …

The release of OPETH‘s hotly anticipated eleventh studio album, ‘Pale Communion‘ has been rescheduled for 25th August. The opus was previously set for a mid-June release via Roadrunner Records. Opeth mainman and visionary, Mikael Åkerfeldt explains; “Many of you have heard the rumours already and we can now confirm that …

Detroit party hounds, WILSON will finally have their ‘Full Blast Fuckery’ debut album physically available in the UK on 7th July.  After a frustrating wait for UK fans, our fearless five-piece from Michigan are looking forward to spreading their tunes to as many new British ears as they can muster. …

UNTIL DAWN is already recognized in their home country of Canada for their intense energy, intoxicating guitar riffs and their lively stage shows. Originating from the remote northern depths of Fort McMuarry, Alberta, UNTIL DAWN has been able to prove that their distant location will not slow them down, and …

Neo Thrashers HAMMERCULT from Israel have announced a couple of continental European Festival appearances this summer together with a new video (featuring reviews and quotes) for their controversial song “Satanic Lust” taken from their current album “Steelcrusher”.  The video can be viewed HERE:     Steelcrusher is out now as CD, …

Iberian extreme metallers Noctem present the new and second single extracted from their new album “Exilium”, entitled “Halo of Repugnance”. Listen Here   This new track chosen by the band shows another facet in their sound as it offer us different atmospheres shown in the previous single “Eidolon”.   In words of the band: …

After parting ways with their label and releasing a few playthrough videos independently last year, emergent progressive technical metal band SON OF AURELIUS seemed like they were about to take a long-deserved break. Rest assured, they are doing no such thing. In fact, SON OF AURELIUS is back with a …

Today, Ohio’s Gomorrah have teamed up with Ghost Cult Magazine to stream the entirety of their EP “To the Depths”.   Listen to “To the Depths” in full here: http://www.ghostcultmag.com/gomorrah-to-the-depths-full-ep-stream/   The band originally began in 2009 in Missouri under the name The Harrowing. Formed by  Colton Deem and brothers …