The first video from M.E.’s performance at the Artmore Hotel in Atlanta, GA during PROGPOWER USA XII weekend is now posted. This show took place September 16th, 2011. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBFAL7y24pw[/youtube] He is performing the song BLINDER by Gary Moore as part of his unique “One Man Show”, accompanied by sequenced backing…
WITCHES MARK Streaming ‘Bringers Of Heavy Metal Death’
Austin, Texas based metallers WITCHES MARK have uploaded the track ‘Bringers Of Heavy Metal Death’ taken from the forthcoming new album Witching Metal Ritual due for a fall release through Heaven and Hell Records. Check it out below: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxmZF7NU3_I[/youtube] The band’s new album was recorded and engineered by Stuart Laurence…
FEAR FACTORY Announce August Headlining Dates
Legendary metal manipulators FEAR FACTORY are pleased to announce a U.S. headlining tour next month. Set to commence on August 1 in Fresno, California, the next segment of the The World Industrialist Tour 2012 will pummel its way across the country and includes a stop at this year’s Juggalo Gathering…
PRIMORDIAL confirm appearance at ProgPower USA XIII; announce tour dates with While Heaven Wept, Cormorant
Ireland’s finest metal export, Primordial, will once again be returning to North American shores this September. A short run of dates, beginning September 7th, will culminate in the band’s performance at ProgPower USA XIII. Primordial welcomes While Heaven Wept and Cormorant as support for the tour dates leading up to…
THE FORSAKEN: Swedish Death Unit’s Fourth Album Nears North American Release
Landskrona, Sweden-based THE FORSAKEN are preparing to drop their fourth full-length assault Beyond Redemption in North America. Beyond Redemption surges with forty minutes of the band’s modern black/thrash-infused death metal culminating here into some of the most devastating sequences from THE FORSAKEN to date. The album was recorded by the…
NACHTMYSTIUM launches part 2 of the making of ‘Silencing Machine’
On July 30th in Europe and July 31st in North America, the Chicago-based black metal outfit NACHTMYSTIUM is set to release Silencing Machine, their 6th full length album and next celebrated chapter in the band’s storied career. To give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Silencing Machine, NACHTMYSTIUM…
ENSLAVED: RIITIIR TRACK LISTING REVEALED
Norwegian progressive extreme metal band ENSLAVED have unveiled the track listing to their twelfth studio album, RIITIIR, on their official Facebook page. “It has been only two years since we last released an album [2010’s award-winning Axioma Ethica Odini], and we’ve been touring Europe and North America several times…
ALL SHALL PERISH: Nuclear Blast Comments on File Sharing Case
Nuclear Blast Records has issued the following statement regarding Oakland California based extreme metal band, ALL SHALL PERISH, and the labels current lawsuit with BitTorrent network: “Nuclear Blast and SKP Enforcement UG, who are experienced in tracking illegal downloads and the file sharing of music, recently decided to cooperate with…
WINTERSUN: Third “In-Studio” Video Posted!
The Finnish legends WINTERSUN have posted the third studio trailer for their upcoming epic melodic metal milestone Time I. Check it out here: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-71I1dn9i0[/youtube] The first parts can be seen at the links below: Part I youtu.be/OoAUK5KOwRs Part II youtu.be/rnUxQrw0ToM The new album Time I will be released October 12…
TANKARD to Participate in Live Web Chat!
Legendary German alcoholic thrash metal act, TANKARD, will hold a live chat next Thursday, July 26 at Noon PST / 3 pm EST / 9pm CET. Fans can participate in the event by visiting media.nuclearblast.de/bands/nuclearblaststreamingroom at the before mentioned times. TANKARD, whose 30-year-anniversary album, A Girl Called Cerveza, will be…
EMPIRES OF EDEN unleashes the all star version of the track “Hammer down”
Released worldwide on June first to global critical accliam, Empires of Eden’s third album Channelling the Infinite showcases 11 of the worlds greatest voice in metal. The video can be viewed here: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHofqWdFnjo[/youtube] Featuring Udo Dirkschneider, Rob Rock, Steve Grimmett, Sean Peck, Ronny Munroe and many more. From Avantasia to Ayreon and beyond, collaborations in metal typically prove to be more than the…
SCAR SYMMETRY Interview – Per Nilsson and Henrik Ohlsson
Scar Symmetry Interview with Per Nilsson (guitars and keyboards) and Henrik Ohlsson (drums and lyrics) 9th May 2012 at O2 Islington Academy, London, UK Interview by Wolf Shankland Photography by Jo Blackened First formed in 2004 by drummer and lyricist Henrik Ohlsson, and guitarist Per Nilsson and Jonas Kjellgren during…
WORMROT Interview
Wormrot Interview with vocalist Arif, guitarist Rasyid, and drummer Fit 9th June 2012 at The Unicorn, London, UK Interview by Ashlinn Nash www.facebook.com/wormrot Wormrot are a prestigious band know for their fast shows, energetic performances and I managed to catch up with the guys for a quick interview with Vocalist…
THE SAFETY FIRE – Guitarist Derya ‘Dez’ Nagle
The Safety Fire interview with guitarist Derya ‘Dez’ Nagle 27th June 2012 at O2 Islington Academy, London, UK Interview by Ashlinn Nash www.facebook.com/thesafetyfire With a latest album “Grind the ocean” released on InsideOut Records, The safety fire are a five piece British band who have been going since 2006, with…
MARK STANWAY (MAGNUM) Interview at Belfast
Mark Stanway (Magnum) Interview at Belfast Interview by Mark Dean www.markstanway.com