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German based rockers in MEGAHERZ have announced their signing to the Austrian Powerhouse label Napalm Records! Following their highly lauded break through album Kopfschuss and subsequent critically acclaimed releases, the band is currently working on a new album, to be released this fall on Napalm Records. Alexander Wohnhaas & Christian …

San Diego, CA’s finest purveyors of extreme metal, Cattle Decapitation, are planning a series of limited edition vinyl releases for 2014 under the banner “Decade of Decapitation“, to celebrate 10 years of releases on Metal Blade Records. The band’s entire Metal Blade discography: “To Serve Man” (2002), “Humanure” (2004), “Karma.Bloody.Karma” …

AHAB are working on their long awaited follow up to 2012’s ‘The Giant’ album and they want you to get involved. AHAB – “As you might know, we’re just about to write a new album and we want YOU to participate this time! So if you’re into audiovisual art in …

On the 19th of May this year, Swedish Heavy Metal band SABATON will release their brand new, seventh studio album titled Heroes. In anticipation of the new album, the band have released the first in a series of trailers about the making of the new album. Watch the trailer here: …

FOREVER PLAGUED RECORDS sets April 7th as the release date for SEPTUAGINT’s debut MCD, Negative Void Trinity. Another prospective band from the fertile Greek black metal scene, SEPTUAGINT play a fast black metal style that knows when to pace itself – not much different from some bands under the moniker …

2013 was truly an eventful year for DEW-SCENTED! The band released the special anniversary compilation “Insurgent“, toured Europe with Testament in April, played several outstanding festival events including the inaugural Full Metal Cruise as well as Wacken Open Air and then finished off by touring Europe 10 countries again with …

The artwork for New Southern, the upcoming debut album by Oklahoma natives and saviors of southern-infused hard rock ANTI-MORTEM, has been revealed.  Album artwork was created by Brent Elliott White (DEATH ANGEL, JOB FOR A COWBOY, TRIVIUM). New Southern will be released in physical and digital formats on April 15th …

It’s all going on for fast rising Kent rockers ELECTRIC RIVER, fresh from a packed show on Saturday at London’s Garage, yesterday they drop this lyric video for new single  ‘In Your Name‘ out March 31st on Cadiz music, taken from their forthcoming new album. Meanwhile singer/bass player Sponge is …

Indie Recordings are proud to announce the signing of black metallers PATRIA! Hailing from Brazil, PATRIA is one of the most imminent Black Metal bands in South America today! They have 4 releases behind them, and will release “Individualism” via Indie Recordings on the 24th of April in the UK …

DIABULUS IN MUSICA premiere the new video for “Inner Force” from their highly anticipated news album ‘Argia’ with Zero Tolerance. See it here. Get ready for Symphonic Metal filled with emotion and magic from the Spanish masters! Tracklisting: 1. Et Resurrexit (Libera Me) 2. From the Embers 3. Inner Force …

Melodic Thrash Metaller/Metalcorer ENFEEBLE have release their second full-length-album “Encapsulate This Moment” today, Friday 7th March 2014. Check out one of their new song  “False Faith” http://youtu.be/hC8vuYLYn4E Tracklist: 01. Opening 02. Shock Me 03. Personage Collapse 04. Flashedever 05. Cavity Door 06. Cries 07. The Last Night Before 08. Reality …

DEVIL YOU KNOW, the creative union of Howard Jones (ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE), Francesco Artusato (ALL SHALL PERISH) and John Sankey (DEVOLVED), have released the first single from their upcoming debut! Check out the song ‘Seven Years Alone‘ here: http://youtu.be/44Zxg4A-s1Q The track will also be released as a digital single on the …

BLEEDING FIST premiere the new track “Brotherhood of Chaos and Death” at CvltNation.com. The track hails from BLEEDING FIST’s  new compilation, Death’s Old Stench, released yesterday by MORIBUND RECORDS. Subtitled “The Deathcult Sessions,” with Death’s Old Stench, the Slovenian chaos black metallers open up their crypt to reveal an arsenal …

DELAIN premiere the lyric video to “Your Body Is A Battleground”, the second single from their highly anticipated new album ‘THE HUMAN CONTRADICTION’ with Metal Hammer. See it here: DELAIN will not only enthrall Symphonic Metal Fans with their fourth album “The Human Contradiction”, but also listeners new to the …

Swedish metal band Crucified Barbara have signed a recording and publishing deal with Despotz Records. “The signing of Crucified Barbara fits perfectly in line with our strategy and goal to be a choice for Sweden’s biggest rock bands, where they can work closely with a local Stockholm-based music company on …

AFM are proud to announce that German classic rock mega-band U.D.O. (featuring singer Udo Dirkschneider) have re-signed to the company for a further long-term deal, which is expected to include 3 albums and 3 DVD’s. Speaking about the deal, singer Dirkschneider (pictured with AFM Chief Executive Jochen Richert) revealed: “We …

SONATA ARCTICA are set to release their new album Pariah’s Child on the 31st of March, which will be the band’s eighth studio album and follow up to their last release in 2012, Stones Grow Her Name. The band recently released a single from the new album titled ‘Wolves Die Young’ and now fans can hear …

Three years after the release of Khaos Legions and their most successful world tour to-date, extreme metal icons ARCH ENEMY have started mixing their 9th studio album with Jens Bogren (OPETH, PARADISE LOST, KREATOR) at Fascination Street in Sweden.   Michael Amott (guitar) comments: “We’ve been producing ourselves, as we did on ‘Khaos Legions’. …

Following a successful UK tour with The Word Alive and I See Stars and the release of their debut self titled album in the tail end of last year, Calfornia’s Dayshell have announced they will be returning to the UK as main support for Halestorm this April.   Dayshell are …

Irish hardcore death metal punks Coldwar have unveiled the cover art (right) for their fifth album, ‘Pantheist’, which will be released via Candlelight Records on April 28th. Coldwar guitarist Paul Nash explained the concept behind the Sean Fitzpatrick-designed cover:  “The artwork has a symbolic meaning to the subject matter throughout the …