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San Francisco’s veteran thrashers EXODUS have entered a studio in Northern California with producer Andy Sneap to record their eleventh studio album. Guitarist and songwriter Gary Holt has issued the following update: “We are well into drum tracks; everything is going super smooth and Tom [Hunting] is just killing it! …

@Planetmosh @UKAfterlife @FormanDave This new E.P. ‘Masters Of Reality’ follows on from the excellent December 2013 debut album release ‘Omega’. Made up of only four tracks, but the guys of Afterlife have packed into this CD a brilliant showcase of the differing styles of rock they are the masters of (really)! The …

Renowned Scottish underground metallers Achren are set to release a new EP, entitled ‘The White Death‘ on the 7th April 2014 as a limited, numbered run of 250 digipack CDs. Featuring three brand new tracks and clocking in at over 15 minutes it’s the band’s first new release since their …

Texas Melodic Metal newcomers SHATTERED SUN are the first signing from Breaking Bands LLC and are currently working on their upcoming, currently untitled album. Meanwhile, the band wants to give fans a taste of what they can look forward to. Today, exclusively via Loudwire, SHATTERED SUN is releasing a brand …

Returning with the fifth full-length of their decimating career, there is no stopping the juggernaut that is WHITECHAPEL. Our Endless War is the culmination of everything the Knoxville, Tennessee sextet have worked toward since their inception. A ruthlessly honed album that refuses to compromise on brutality, it is also by …

Iconic British Independent Record Label ‘Wall of Sound’ announce their 20th Anniversary with a series of ‘Off the Wall’ projects to celebrate their musical heritage. Wall of Sound was first started 20 years ago by maverick ‘Mark Jones’ who brought Big Beat to prominence in the early 90s and followed …

Northern Ireland’s DARKEST ERA have revealed the cover artwork and track listing for their forthcoming album ‘Severance‘ which is due for release June 13th in the UK via Cruz Del Sur. The album was recorded at Data Recording Studios in Ballyheigue, Ireland and produced by Chris Fielding and Darkest Era. …

Against Me! has extended their Spring headlining tour to include additional U.S. dates throughout May. Touring behind the release of the critically acclaimed Transgender Dysphoria Blues, an album that entered the Billboard Top 200 at #23, the band’s highest charting position in its 15+ year history. Against Me! will be …

Metal Blade Records is excited to announce that Nonpoint will join its global roster of artists! Metal Blade will serve as the label home for the band worldwide, in addition to the band’s label partner in North America. Since their debut album, “Statement,” Nonpoint has done nothing but prove, record …

Photos of Dynazty during their set at HRH AOR 2 in Pwllheli, Wales.

NEW VREDEHAMMER SINGLE AND HOMEMADE VIDEO! New album “Vinteroffer“, a solid contribution to Norwegian Black Metal, to be released in April The first single “Cthulhu” is already out on all digital services, and today is the release of the second single “We Are The Sacrifice”! It is now available on …

Photos of Logan during their set at HRH AOR 2 in Pwllheli, Wales.

British progressive metal act THRESHOLD have just revealed the title of their upcoming new record,set for release at the end of September via Nuclear Blast Records. The album will be entitled ‘For The Journey’ and is the successor to their hugely succesful 2012 output ‘March Of Progress’. The album is …

Dutch power metallers LORD VOLTURE to be confirmed for the 17th edition of Rock In Schroth Festival, which takes place in Gondsroth, Germany, on 5/6 September 2014. Other bands confirmed include WIZARD, ODIUM, DIMELESS and ACID DEATH, headliners to be announced soon. LORD VOLTURE is a heavy metal band hailing …

BROTHER FIRETRIBE – the melodic rock maestros from Finland featuring Nightwish guitarist Emppu Vuorinen – have made their brand new single, ‘For Better Or For Worse’ available to stream via Soundcloud for a limited time. The song is taken from their third studio album, ‘Diamond In The Firepit’; this 12-track …

As rock bands go, they don’t come much more hospitable than Black Stone Cherry. These four young men are the humble torch bearers for Southern rock today and have been taken to the hearts of the UK rock fraternity. All 6,144 tickets for the four special shows sold out within …

@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews ‘Origin’ by @HarlottOfficial If you feel like you’re missing some new/old groove thrash metal, I have something to recommend for you. With their very first full-length album ‘Origin’, four-piece Australian band Harlott confidently step up to the plate and introduce themselves to the metal scene. Formed not so …

Hard Rock Hell, Europe’s leading residential rock festival, is pleased to announce Blue Oyster Cult, Krokus & Vardis added to its 8th cycle. It’s with extreme pleasure, that HRH announce the arrival of New York Rockers, Blue Oyster Cult to lead the Saturday night at this year’s Hard Rock Hell. …

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL will release their new album, ‘White Devil Armory‘, on 21st July via Nuclear Blast. The effort was tracked at Gear Recording and will be mixed by Greg Reely, who also worked on 2012’s ‘The Electric Age’. The track listing of ‘White Devil Armory’ reads …

Byron Bay metal / hardcore outfit In Hearts Wake will release their second album, ‘Earthwalker‘, via UNFD on the 5th May 2014. In an effort to counteract the effect global warming is having on Australia’s natural flora and fauna, In Hearts Wake have joined forces with Carbon Neutral – a …