April 2015 – METAL PURGATORY MEDIA

ABORTED Ready for North American Tour With FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY

April 30, 2015 0

Belgian Death Metal mainstays, ABORTED, will return to the U.S. for a full co-headlining tour with FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY starting next week! The band is out supporting their latest album, NECROTIC MANIFESTO, which was released in 2014. Support will be from Archspire, Entheos & Dark Sermon. Lead singer/front man, SVEN DE CALUWÉ, had this to say about the tour: “We coudln’t be more excited to get back over to north america since our last run with Kataklysm in 2014. […]

ABIOTIC Enter the Billboard Charts With New Album

April 29, 2015 0

ABIOTIC released their sophomore album Casuistry last week on Metal Blade Records. The critically acclaimed album cracked two of the Billboard Charts this week. Casuistry clocked in at #50 on the Billboard Current Hard Music Album Chart and #68 on the Billboard New Artist Chart. Casuistry is available for purchase at http://www.metalblade.com/abiotic. While there be sure to check out the stream of “Cast into the Depths”, featuring Dying Fetus front man John Gallagher on guest vocals. In support of the […]

BLAZE OF PERDITION Stream New Track “Into The Void Again”

April 27, 2015 0

Polish enigmatic Black Metal force, BLAZE OF PERDITION, have unveiled a new track, “Into The Void Again” from their forthcoming, retrospective album “Near Death Revelations”. The long-awaited brand new opus is scheduled to land on June 26th worldwide via Agonia Records. Listen to “Into The Void Again” here: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/near-death-revelations As of today, the new record “Near Death Revelations” is available for digital and physical pre-orders, through the following links: Bandcamp (digital pre-order including instant doownload of pre-released songs) Agonia Records […]

VATTNET VISKAR Unveils the Cover Artwork for ‘Settler’

April 23, 2015 0

Today, New Hampshire’s post-black metal band, VATTNET VISKAR, has unveiled the cover for their upcoming album, Settler. The artwork was created by multimedia artist, Josh Graham (ex-NEUROSIS, SOUNDGARDEN), who also created the video for “Breath of the Almighty”, from the band’s Sky Swallower album. Settler track-listing 1. Dawnlands 2. Colony 3. Yearn 4. Impact 5. Glory 6. Heirs 7. Settler 8. Coldwar Settler will be out June 16th in North America (June 29th in Europe) via Century Media Records. Recorded […]

UNEARTHLY TRANCE Announces Reformation and Live Performances

April 22, 2015 0

Like a phoenix undead, Brooklyn based black/doom/sludge trio Unearthly Trance has returned! After putting the band on ice in 2012, Darren Verni, Ryan Lipynsky and Jay Newman have decided to resurrect and start playing together once again. The band is already currently writing new music for what will be their sixth full-length album and fourth for Relapse Records. 2015 has shown sparks of life already for the band with the 2xCD release of Ouroboros; a compilation of hard to find […]

FORGOTTEN TOMB and NOCTURNAL DEPRESSION Team Up for European Tour

April 21, 2015 0

FORGOTTEN TOMB, Italy’s finest purveyors of Black/Doom Metal, will embark on an headlining European tour in late October/early November 2015, supporting their latest record “Hurt Yourself And The Ones You Love”, released by Agonia Records in April 2015. The band will perform a brand-new set of songs, including material from all their discography that hasn’t been played in a while (or never before). Hailing from France, NOCTURNAL DEPRESSION will team up as support for the whole tour, promoting their new […]

PARADISE LOST Launches New Track Online

April 20, 2015 0

Returning with opus number fourteen, The Plague Within (due out June 1st in Europe, June 2nd in North America), PARADISE LOST is once again refining the chemical equation to their sonic alchemy with the kind of creative invincibility few can afford. It’s a collection of songs that will surprise even the most seasoned of fans in its ambition: a monochrome miasma of morbidly uplifting anthems and heart-aching melancholia. In anticipation of this release, the band has now teamed up with […]

ORPHEUS BLADE Joins Pitch Black Records

April 19, 2015 0

Pitch Black Records announces the addition of Israeli progressive metal act ORPHEUS BLADE to its artist roster and the release of the band’s debut album “Wolf’s Cry.” Progressive and heavy metal, film music and musicals, a concept fantasy that is really an allegory to real life endeavors – these are just some of the cornerstones of ORPHEUS BLADE, a project led by talented singer/songwriter Adi Bitran. Armed with an attitude of “all or nothing” that has made her almost bleed […]

GORGUTS Reissue “Obscura” and “From Wisdom To Hate” Out Now

April 17, 2015 0

Century Media Records have recently reissued the groundbreaking technical death metal albums “Obscura” and “From Wisdom To Hate” by long-running Canadian legend GORGUTS! These 2015 editions were created in close cooperation with Luc Lemay, who reveals the entire history of these ambitious masterpieces in the accompanying liner notes and both are dedicated to the memory of former members Steeve Hurdle (R.I.P. 2012) and Steve MacDonald (R.I.P. 2002). In case you’re not familiar with these twisted pieces of death metal art, […]

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL Announces Official 2015 Artist Line-Up

April 13, 2015 0

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL Announces Official 2015 Artist Line-Up SLAYER, King Diamond, HELLYEAH, The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel, Thy Art Is Murder, Jungle Rot, Sister Sin, Sworn In, Shattered Sun, Feed Her To The Sharks, Code Orange, Kissing Candice Tickets On Sale Beginning Friday April 17, 2015 at 10:00am Local Time General Admission Festival and Lawn Tickets are only $19.99 including all fees For the first 72 Hours of Onsale (while supplies last) Check Out the Exclusive Lineup […]