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South Florida’s ABIOTIC emerged in 2010 with a flourish of riffs, solos, and technical breakdowns that culminated in the release of their debut EP in 2011. “A Universal Plague” set the stage for the band’s first few years of existence. What was immediately apparent: guitarists John Matos and Matt Mendez …

Two weeks after their album announcement, Krysantemia has premiered their new album “Finis Dierum” now at MetalUnderground. The album will be released on February 24th via Memorial Records. Fans can pre-order the record now at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/finis-dierum/id960670240. “Finis Dierum” was recorded at New Sin Studio and produced by Luigi Stefanini (previously …

NATIVE CONSTRUCT is the product of collaboration between several students that began in 2011 at the storied Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Guitarist and composer Myles Yang’s passion for innovation, coupled with his extensive academic study of arranging and compositional techniques, makes NATIVE CONSTRUCT a truly distinctive up-and-coming …

Hot on the heels of announcing that they will be taking part in the upcoming North American COAL CHAMBER tour, Minneapolis, Minnesota’s AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE has inked a new deal with Austrian metal label Napalm Records.   The band commented about signing with Napalm Records: “AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE are extremely …

36 CRAZYFISTS will release their new album Time and Trauma via Spinefarm Records on Tuesday, February 17th. There is a swell of activity surrounding the Alaskan band around release date. The band will be participating in a Reddit AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) session today, Monday, February 16, from 1PM to …

On March 3rd, UDR Music will release Immortal Randy Rhoads – The Ultimate Tribute, a tribute album of brilliant cover tracks recorded to memorialize Randy Rhoads, lead guitarist for legendary hard rock and metal bands Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. The digipack version of the album will also include an …

Reactivated Los Angeles, California’s COAL CHAMBER have confirmed a May 19th North America release date for their new album Rivals.  This is the band’s first new album in over thirteen years.  With producer Mark Lewis at the helm, Rivals makes it seem as if COAL CHAMBER never took a break …

New Zealand band LIKE A STORM have made huge waves in the US scene, labeled “one of the hottest buzz bands out there right now,” by National Rock Review. With a brand new album out through Century Media / Another Century, this year the storm spreads to Europe and the rest of …

Generation of Vipers is available for pre-order HERE and will be released tomorrow February 3rd.  Purchases of the album via bandcamp will also receive a physical copy of the album and the download is mastered for digital play.  The album’s amazing artwork was done by Vance Kelly (Huntress, Down, Prong) …

NIGHTWISH’s forthcoming album ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’ will be the band’s first studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen and is set for release on 30th March 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The band has been rolling out a series of trailers covering the new recording and today sees the release of the 10th trailer, titled ‘Ready!’. Watch …

One thing keeps me interested in UFO, and that is Phil Mogg, the singer of UFO (and joint founding member along with Pete Way) since the band formed in 1969, I was 4 then. Phil’s vocals are still solid; if slightly lacking in power since the hay day of UFO …

Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of Swedish epic doom metal legends, SORCERER! SORCERER will release their Metal Blade debut In The Shadow Of The Inverted CrossMarch 24th on CD, vinyl, and digitally. Pre-orders for the album are available now, along with the brand new video for …

Controversial cult-phenoms TWIZTID have finally unleashed their highly-anticipated new album and independent label debut, The Darkness. Out today via Majik Ninja Entertainment, the album can be ordered worldwide via www.Twiztid-Shop.com.   In celebration, High Times is hosting an exclusive first listen of The Darkness, featuring samples of each track as …

Akron, Ohio post-rock outfit IF THESE TREES COULD TALK was properly formed in 2005 and has grown tremendously since their humble origins in Zack Kelly’s basement as an instrumental project in college. They released their first EP in 2006 and their first full-length, “Above the Earth, Below the Sky,” in …

Wormholedeath is proud to announce the signing of a worldwide distribution and marketing deal with Norwegian Death / Thrash Metal Band Dienamic. Their album “Afterlife” will be distributed worldwide by Aural Music / The Orchard / Wormholedeath Japan. Release dates will be annouced soon.   The band is ready to …

Memorial Records in collaboration with K2Music Management is pleased to announce the addition of death / thrash metallers Krysantemia to its roster. The band will release their new album “Finis Dierum” on February 24th, available in all digital store and physical version through Memorial Records Store. Pre-order on iTunes available starting from February 17th. Recorded …

Groove/Thrash Metal combo from Albacete (Spain) Toxovibora are now immersed in the recording process of their new and second LP (no title yet). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp0-8UCUHvo   In the words of the band: “This second album is for us an advance in technique and a very important creative leap which translates into more powerful …

Speed metal merchants Ranger will release their Spinefarm debut Where Evil Dwells on March 17. True to old school form, the album is an analogue recording, featuring the glorious sound of melting Marshall amps. Where Evil Dwells will be out in CD, LP, cassette and digital formats.   Get a taste of RANGER …

Portland, Oregon’s LORD DYING will release their new album entitled Poisoned Altars, January 27, 2015 (1/26 for UK/World and 1/24 for Germany/Benelux/Finland) via Relapse Records.  Poisoned Altars is available in CD/LP/Digital and a Special Silver Colored LP for Relapse Records 25th Anniversary.  Pre-order Poisoned Altars HERE.  The iTunes pre-order is available HERE. …

What began has a side project in 2012, VISE VERSA has become a full-fledged original hard rock band as they release their debut album Living a Lie along with a music video for the single “Killing Me”. THREAT SIGNAL vocalist, Jon Howard, previously worked with guitarist Eddy Chaumulot on another …