Before we will indulge in our favourite thing to do, that is announcing bands for our 25th anniversary, first let’s get to some technical stuff many of you have been asking about since the first day after the fest. In the upcoming couple days we are going to update the…
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STATIC-X Wisconsin Death Trip 20th Anniversary tour + Wednesday 13 + Dope, August 2019
Just one month to go until evil disco heavyweights original Wisconsin Death Trip line-up reunite to honour late frontman Wayne Static, performing Wisconsin Death Trip in full. “Our intention is to pay ultimate respect to Wayne and celebrate the music that’s been in all of our hearts for more than…
CATTLE DECAPITATION To Play Summer Slaughter 2019 Tour; Video Message From The Studio Posted
Summer Slaughter 2019 will see the tour’s first-ever triple co-headlining bill, featuring CATTLE DECAPITATION, Carnifex, and The Faceless all sharing the spotlight of the main event and performing full sets. The trek will commence July 20th in Denver, Colorado and run though August 14th in Los Angeles, California. Support will be provided…
Brutal Assault 2019 : Brutal Assault offers discounted passes for the disabled and for the upcoming generation of headbangers
Brutal Assault is not just about music and art. There are some cases of superstructures we are building, for example our project “BA SOBĚ”, that brings the volunteers from the ranks of our fans and from the local community together to help with reconstruction works on the fortress in their…
Brutal Assault : more bands booked
This update of the festival line-up is made not just of your meat and potatoes bands you would generally expect from established metal festival as we were focusing on bringing in more exotic flavours that are not usually consumed by large crowds of metalheads. However we know that BA fans…
Brutal Assault 2018 : BANDS UPDATE WITH CANNIBAL CORPSE, MYRKUR, HELMET OR PALLBEARER
This time Brutal Assault goes deeper into the underground with another load of bands for the 2018 edition. Death metal fans can rejoice as we confirm Cannibal Corpse bringing their king size portion of guts, blood and death classics to BA once again. Also, we will welcome British progressive…
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Decapitated’ band members charged with rape in Spokane County
All four members of the death metal band Decapitated have been formally charged with rape in Spokane County. The four had already been charged with kidnapping in the first degree. The rape charges vary between the four, from second degree for Rafal Piotrowski and Waclaw Kieltika, to third degree for…
DECAPITATED EXTRADITED TO SPOKANE COUNTY TO FACE CHARGES OF RAPE AND KIDNAPPING
Two members of the Polish death metal band Decapitated are on their way to Spokane County to face accusations of kidnap and rape after a concert in Spokane. Michal Lysejko, 27, the band’s drummer, and Waclaw Kieltyka, 35, the guitarist, began the extradition process Monday night when they were transported…
20 years of Brutal Assault Festival in hardcover
On the occasion of 20th anniversary edition of Brutal Assault, organizers published a truly unique book that summarizes the entire history of the festival from the very beginning in 1996 to the present. The publication simply entitled “Brutal Assault: 20 years (1996-2015)” describes in detail a growing festival from a…
BRUTAL ASSAULT CONFIRMS NEUROSIS, DYING FETUS, STICK TO YOUR GUNS, VENOM INC. and more!
The immensely brutal power trio of Maryland DYING FETUS will Reign Supreme at Brutal Assault 2016, alongside their labelmates OBSCURA, who will premiere songs from their brand new album Akróasis. From the swamps of Lousiana GOATWHORE will present the incarnation of the old school soul of extreme metal. The influental…
THE OCEAN launch pre-order and trailer “Collective Oblivion” triple-disc DVD
On the heels of three long months of touring (North America, Asia, Russia) in support of their latest album, “Pelagial,” The Ocean have unveiled the trailer and pre-order for their highly anticipated DVD! “Collective Oblivion” is something the band has been teasing for quite a while. Fans saw a glimpse…
OCEANO REVEAL ‘INCISIONS’ ALBUM ARTWORK
Chicago’s OCEANO have revealed the artwork for their upcoming new album, INCISIONS, which is due to be released later this year on Earache Records in Europe, and via Century Media/Earache Records in the USA. INCISIONS is the band’s third album, and was recorded at Electrowerks Studio in Downers Grove, Illinois. …
WHITECHAPEL unleashes video update exclusively on the band’s YouTube channel
Head over to WHITECHAPEL’s YouTube channel to check out a brand new video update from the Knoxville, Tennessee sextet that offers a personal look into the band’s lives on the road during the Asking Alexandria tour and stay tuned to the band’s website for an announcement coming soon. Fans can also…
THE OCEAN Unveils New Track From Pelagial
Pre-Orders + Studio Footage Available at metalblade.com/theocean Today THE OCEAN is pleased to unveil “Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams” from their forthcoming new studio offering, Pelagial. Possibly their deepest and most profoundly sophisticated work to date, Pelagial is a progressive musical journey written, recorded, mixed and to-be-performed-live as one…