LOS ANGELES, CA – May 31, 2012 — Fans in Canada and select cities in the northern part of the U.S. will finally have a chance to see what reviewers have called “The Best Metal Tour of the Year,” when co-headliners Anthrax and Testament, joined by Death Angel, kick off…
Statement From Drummer Mark “Bam Bam” McConnell’s Family
Gainesville, FL (May 29, 2012) – On May 24th, we all lost an amazing, incredibly talented and dedicated musician, Mark “Bam Bam” McConnell. Mark’s passing came as a complete shock to us all. The past few days have been intensely overwhelming in every respect. As his family, our focus has…
SCAR SYMMETRY @ 02 Islington Academy II
Scar Symmetry Ft: Xerath, Betraeus and Deals Death @ 02 Islington Academy II Wed 9th May 2012 Review by: Wolf Shankland Photography: Jo Blackened
BAHT INTERVIEW
Baht Interview by Kirsty Birkett-Stubbs Vocalist/Guitarist Bilgehan Engin www.bahtband.com As to the meaning behind the word Baht the best Google could come up with was ‘the basic currency unit of Thailand’ – which is very interesting, but as a band from Turkey isn’t giving much away. It’s down to vocalist…
FURYON INTERVIEW
Furyon Interview by Mark Dean www.furyon.net Interview with Matt Mitchell – Lead Vocals Lee Farmery – Drummer Gravitas the bands new album is out there as Furyon have the chops, and also the musicianship. Put in a blender Iron Maiden, Alice in chains and Alter bridge, shake them up, add…
IRON MASK “God Punishes, I Kill” video clip!
IRON MASK have just released a video clip for their song „God Punishes, I Kill“, taken from their latest album „Black As Death”. The videos can also be seen below. After extensive filming and a quite time-consuming post-production, the clip is available now here. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3872eYI1AaQ&hd=1[/youtube]
FEAR FACTORY: new song “New Messiah” available for streaming
After the first single „Recharger“, U.S. Industrial Metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY now unveil “New Messiah”, the second new track off the band’s upcoming album “The Industrialist”, which will be released this Friday (June 1st) in Europe. „The Industrialist“ will be available as CD, ltd. digipak, ltd. vinyl, ltd. special edition…
WINO: Track From Townes Van Zandt Tribute Released Via The Obelisk
As previously announced, this June Neurot Recordings will issue a special three-way split CD in tribute to late American folk music hero Townes Van Zandt in North America, the homage bearing contributions from SCOTT KELLY (Neurosis, Shrinebuilder, Tribes of Neurot, etc.), STEVE VON TILL (Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Harvestman, etc.)…
KATATONIA TO RETURN THIS SUMMER WITH “DEAD END KINGS”; 9th studio album out August 28th on Peaceville Records
SWEDEN – Katatonia, the Swedish purveyor of dark rock/metal, has announced that its ninth studio album, due August 28th on Peaceville Records, will be entitled Dead End Kings. A continuation of 2009’s inspired and acclaimed, Night is the New Day, as well as a leap forward into the unknown, Dead…
Pure Steel Records Releasing Power Theory’s An Axe to Grind on June 29th
Germany’s Pure Steel Records will release An Axe to Grind on June 29, 2012, the day the Philadelphia band performs at WARRIORS OF METAL FEST V OPEN AIR at the Frontier Ranch in Pataskala, OH. The masterfully composed follow-up to (the originally self-titled) Out of The Ashes, Into The Fire……
ABSU Forced To Cancel Chaos In Tejas Performance; Proscriptor Goes Under The Blade Just Hours After MDF Set
Mythological occult metal artisans ABSU regretfully announce the cancellation of their set at this weekend’s Chaos In Tejas festivities, where they were confirmed to headline the show at Red 7 this Saturday with support from Terrorism, Loss, Morbosidad, Ares Kingdom and Black Witchery. Immediately following their bludgeoning performance at the…
EPHEL DUATH – premiers a new song from upcoming EP, On Death and Cosmos
Premiere track from EPHEL DUATH’s upcoming EP, On Death and Cosmos,is streaming exclusively at Lambgoat.com! The track is available for listening at this location: lambgoat.com/features/27/Ephel-Duath-Black-Prism-song-premiere After fulfilling their contract with Earache Records in 2009, Italian progressive metal band EPHEL DUATH disappeared for a bit. In 2011, songwriter and guitarist Davide…
GRAND MAGUS: “The Hunt” Album Preview and Track-By-Track Commentary
Swedish riff gods GRAND MAGUS have released an album preview of the of their new masterpiece The Hunt. Check it out here: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAx8tiOplBc&hd=1[/youtube] The band also released this Track-by-Track-Commentary: — Starlight Slaughter We wanted to expand our songwriting on this album, and this song is different from anything we’ve done…
SIX FEET UNDER: First Week Chart Numbers Revealed; 18 Nights Of Blood Tour To Commence Next Week
Undead, the latest installment of audio brutality from death metal deviants SIX FEET UNDER, entered the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #5 upon its first week of release! In addition, Undead landed at at #30 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart, #22 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums Chart,…
Scorpions ready to begin North American tour in June!
Tour dates: 06/08 – Reno, NV – Reno Events Center 06/09 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater 06/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre 06/12 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre 06/14 – Albuquerque, NM – Hard Rock Pavilion 06/15 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre…