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CANNIBAL CORPSE Announces Full European Tour With REVOCATION and AEON

April 24, 2014 0

CANNIBAL CORPSE have announced a full European tour for the fall with label mates REVOCATION and AEON! American Godfathers of Death Metal Cannibal Corpse have announced a full European tour for the fall. This will be their first European tour in support of their new, yet untitled album due for release later this year via Metal Blade Records. New label mates Revocation have been confirmed as direct support while Swedish Death Metal heroes Aeon – also signed to Metal Blade Records […]

Full Album Stream of Reissue of ‘Leprosy’ by DEATH

April 22, 2014 0

The fifth installment in Relapse’s exhaustive reissue campaign of DEATH’s immensely influential catalog is Leprosy, the band’s titanic second album. Originally released in 1988 Leprosy was a pioneering album, building upon the thrash sounds of Metallica and Slayer but adding a previously unheard level of raw extremity. These songs are the roots of an entire genre: death metal. While this was only the second record DEATH released, it immediately cemented them as heavy metal icons. The entire album, as well […]

RAGNAROK Part Ways With Frontman Hans Fyrste

April 22, 2014 0

Norwegian Black Metallers RAGNAROK have announced an amicable parting of the ways with their frontman Hans Fyrste. Fyrste, who has been with the band since 2005 and performed vocals on two of their seven full-length albums – 2010′s Collectors of the King and the latest release Malediction – is cutting back on his musical activities due to other personal and job-related commitments, which had already affected his ability to tour with Ragnarok at the end of last year. His last […]

NOTHING Releases Cover of LOW’s “In Metal”

April 21, 2014 0

LISTEN: “In Metal” – https://wearenothing.bandcamp.com/album/in-metal Philadelphia-based NOTHING are excited to share a cover of Low’s “In Metal”. The track is available for download over on their Bandcamp page. Their debut album Guilty of Everything is out now via Relapse Records, and the band is headed out on tour, starting in May. Dates are below. NOTHING recently released their official music video for the track “Bent Nail,” directed by Don Argott (The Art of the Steal, As The Palaces Burn) and […]

SVIATIBOR Release New Album Online

April 21, 2014 0

Pagan Black Metal band SVIATIBOR from France has released their second full length titled L’Oeuvre De Rod (Click link to be taken to their bandcamp page). The album is available as a “Name Your Price” release so for those who are interested, check it out. I suggest donating a few dollars since this release is well worth it as any fan of pagan black metal would agree.

DAEMONHEIM New Album Preorders Online / Album Preview

April 21, 2014 0

DAEMONHEIM, black metal from Germany, are set to release their new full length titled Tidian later this year on Naturmacht Productions. Below is a new song from the full length which can be preordered here.

Johan Edlund Of TIAMAT Calls It Quits

April 19, 2014 0

A little late but still a sad day in metal music. On April 9, 2014, the founder and creator of the famous Swedish band TIAMAT Johan Edlund said of his decision to leave the group and posted on his Facebook page the following message : Quote (Johan Edlund) I decided to leave the Tiamat. My health and other … Continue way. I say “leave” because it is about me and not about the band. If the rest of the guys decide to […]

SEDUCED Post Preview Of New Album

April 19, 2014 0

The Austrian Blackened Death Metal group SEDUCED have posted a preview of their new, at the moment untitled, album. From the sounds of it, it will be very brutal, heavy and chaotic! Here’s a preview of it below:

FROWNING Post New Song From Upcoming Album

April 15, 2014 0

Germany’s Funeral Doom Metal outfit FROWNING have announced the new album Funeral Impressions will be released on October 25th so here’s a preview of this anticipated release! Previous releases can be found here.

INTERNAL BLEEDING Signs With Unique Leader Records

April 8, 2014 0

Unique Leader Records has announced the signing of New York-based death metal giants INTERNAL BLEEDING to the label’s expanding roster of audio assault. Unique Leader comments: “For over twenty years, Internal Bleeding has been at the forefront of the underground death metal scene, boasting a relentless DIY work ethic, consistently intense live performances and a commitment to composing some of the heaviest music possible, their breakdown-laden approach directly responsible for the establishment of an entire subgenre of death metal, aptly titled ‘slam’ […]