http://www.metalblade.com/english/news.php The latest news from Metal Blade Records en-us Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:09:00 PDT Copyright Metal Blade Records, Inc. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/rss/mbrlogo.jpg http://www.metalblade.com/english/news.php 90 90 The latest news from Metal Blade Records http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-13-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-13-12-03.html FUSE TV has launched an exclusive interview with Metal Blade Records CEO, Brian Slagel, over at Fuse.tv. The in-depth interview, conducted at the Metal Blade offices, will give fans insights into Slagel's favorite bands, how the label has evolved, bands the label has missed out on and discovered throughout its three decades in business. Watch the video now HERE and subscribe to FUSE's youtube channel for more exclusive videos at youtube.com/fuse... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-13-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-13-12-02.html German thrash metal legends EXUMER have been confirmed to appear at the Ragnarokkr Metal Apocalypse Festival in Chicago, IL! The fest is scheduled to take place from May 3-4, 2013, and also includes Onslaught, Eldritch, Oz, Omen, and many more. Information and tickets can be found at ragnarokkrmetal.com and facebook.com/RagnarokkrMetal. This appearance will be part of EXUMER's first full U.S. tour in the band's 27 year long history, which is... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-13-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-13-12-01.html Whitechapel have announced that they will be embarking on a North American co-headlining tour with Emmure! The Brothers of Brutality Tour, presented by Revolver Magazine and Rockstar Energy Drink, will be one of the first tours of 2013. Dates, cities, and support acts will be announced shortly. Guitarist Alex Wade comments on the collaboration: "We are really excited to announce our co-headlining tour with Emmure. We have been friends with them for... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-12-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-12-12-01.html Today MetalSucks offers up an exclusive premiere of "The Glowing Hate," the latest single of iniquity from Swedish death metal unit, AEON. The track comes off the band's forthcoming new full-length, Aeons Black, scheduled to drop next week. Comments guitarist Daniel Dlimi of the tune: "My goal with 'The Glowing Hate' was to write a really diverse song containing all sorts of elements and influences. Personally, I think it turned out great and it's... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-12-02.html With the assistance of their booking agent and devoted fan-base, CATTLE DECAPITATION is starting a mini-tour throughout the Northeast dubbed the "By the Fans, For the Fans" tour, which begins tonight (11/08) in Lowell, MA. See below for dates and venues. The mini-tour will lead into the CATTLE DECAPITATION's dates joining Dying Fetus on "The Blood of Power Tour," which kicks off on November 23 in Springfield, VA at Empire. The show on 11/11 at Reverb... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-12-01.html System Divide regrets to announce that they have to cancel the rest of their North American appearances with Epica, Insomnium, and Alestorm. Vocalist Sven De Caluwé has posted a statement, which can be read below. "It is with great regret we have to announce that System Divide has to drop off our North American tour with EPICA. Miri [Milman] already had to leave earlier due to a health emergency within the family and things have complicated further... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:20:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-06-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-06-12-02.html Today, the second in a series of studio clips from AEON's blazing Aeons Black recording session has been posted to the band's Official Landing Page. Sneak a peek at drummer Arttu Mallki punishing his kit for what would become the gargantuan Aeons Black full-length. Already called "one of the best death metal albums of 2012" in a 4/5 review from Revolver Magazine, Aeons Black is set for release in North America on November 20, 2012 through Metal... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-06-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-06-12-01.html In preparation for the release of their new album on November 19th, Sweden's Troubled Horse have unveiled another new song from Step Inside. Decibel Magazine has partnered up with Metal Blade/Rise Above for the exclusive stream of Another Mans Name. Step Inside, as described by Terrorizer Magazine, "comprises elements of '60's soul and '70's rock, culminating in some seriously catchy songs". Listen to the upbeat, guitar-filled Another Mans... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-05-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-05-12-02.html Between The Buried And Me embark on their first North American tour since the release of The Parallax II: Future Sequence this February, joining Coheed and Cambria for a six-week tour that kicks off Feb. 4 in Washington, D.C. The North Carolina band released the enveloping concept album on Oct. 9 via Metal Blade records with the 12-song release becoming the band's highest-charting album (#22 on the Billboard Top 200) and also marking Between... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-05-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-05-12-01.html Knoxville, TN sextet WHITECHAPEL has launched their new music video for "Possibilities of an Impossible Existence" off their current, self-titled release, exclusively on Alternative Press's site today. Head over to AltPress.com to check out the new video, which was filmed by the Rockstar Media department with director Strati Hovartos while the band was out touring on 2012's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest. Guitarist Alex Wade comments; "Collectively... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-12-01.html Detroit, MI's BATTLECROSS have announced that they will embark on a short, headlining tour with label mates ABIOTIC this December. Two of this year's breakout Metal Blade bands will embark on The Growing Pains Tour, stopping at various cities throughout the Midwest/southern US, including Des Moines, IA, Richmond, VA, Peoria, IL, and more. The tour runs from December 8th through December 21th and will be one of your last chances to catch a... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-31-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-31-12-03.html Metal Blade Records is excited to announce the latest addition to the 30th anniversary show line up: Sacred Reich! On November 30th, at the House of Blues in Hollywood, CA, thrash legends Sacred Reich will perform a short set in between Gypsyhawk and Armored Saint. The set will serve as a brief preview of the full show Sacred Reich has recently announced for February 23rd, at the Key Club in Hollywood, which will be their first full show in... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-31-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-31-12-02.html France's GLORIOR BELLI has been added to the Maryland Deathfest 2013 line up. The band joins a wide range of international acts for what is being called 'America's biggest metal party of the year'. The fest is scheduled for May 23-26, 2013, with tickets on sale now at marylanddeathfest.com. Multi-day passes for the former Sonar compound are sold out, and single day tickets have been made available as of today. GLORIOR BELLI's latest album The... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-31-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-31-12-01.html Greek symphonic metallers NIGHTFALL have completed work for their new album, Cassiopeia, which is set for release in January 2013 through Metal Blade Records. The recordings took place in four different places, a fragment process that which NIGHTFALL is quite familiar with. Vocals and keys were recorded in Greece (Soundflakes studios and Cyberia) while the drums were tracked in Germany in the Soundlodge studios. Guitars and bass were... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-25-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-25-12-02.html Legendary heavy metal pioneers and doom metal innovators PENTAGRAM are auditioning new guitar players. As previously announced, the revered guitarist Victor Griffin is performing his farewell shows during the Oct/Nov European Relentless Tour. He'll be focusing on his solo career from this point on and the band and fans wish him all the best. Victor will forever be an important part of the "Ram Family." PENTAGRAM is now searching for the perfect... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:16:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-25-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-25-12-01.html JOB FOR A COWBOY has announced that they will be embarking on a short tour of the northeastern US, with select dates in Canada. Direct support on the tour will come from Cephalic Carnage with additional supporting acts I Declare War, label mates Allegaeon, as well as Legion. The tour will begin December 6th and wraps up on December 18th. Founding member and vocalist Jonny Davy adds: "Hey guys! We're very excited to announce our first headlining... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-23-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-23-12-02.html Phoenix, AZ's critically-acclaimed, socially conscious and political speed metal act, Sacred Reich, reunited for several Europeans festivals in 2007. One of those festival appearances happened to be at Germany's Wacken Open Air. The show was captured in spectacular fashion, in a multi-camera shoot which European festivals have become known for. The final product is finally being made available to purchase as a limited CD/DVD, simply titled... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:53:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-23-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-23-12-01.html Swedish Satanic death metal squadron, AEON, today reveal the opening track from their forthcoming new full-length, Aeons Black! Entitled "Still They Pray," the exclusive track premiere is brought to you by Metal Hammer Germany and is currently available for your maniacal listening pleasures at THIS LOCATION. Set to detonate in North America on November 20, 2012 via Metal Blade Records, the 15-track Aeons Black was recorded at Empire Studio... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-22-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-22-12-02.html In conjunction with today's release of Lovelessness, Pitchfork is giving fans a chance to preview one more track. Check out an exclusive stream of the song "Finally Asleep" HERE. BISON B.C. worked with acclaimed producer Sanford Parker at Soma and Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago to record Lovelessness. Parker is best known for his work with bands such as Yob, Pelican, Rwake, Yakuza, Nachtmystium, Zoroaster, Unearthly Trance, and more... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:06:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-22-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-22-12-01.html Metal Blade Records is proud to present the latest batch of Rise Above Records releases to hit North American shores. Rise Above has consistently been unearthing some of Europe's finest treasures (see: Ghost, Electric Wizard, Witchcraft) from the vibrant underground scenes spanning from London, to Stockholm, and more. This time around, progressive jazz/rock newcomers Diagonal, Swedish rock outfit Troubled Horse, and a re-issue of the Uncle Acid... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:18:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-18-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-18-12-01.html JOB FOR A COWBOY has announced that they will be embarking on a short tour of the northeastern US, with select dates in Canada. Direct support on the tour will come from Cephalic Carnage with additional supporting acts I Declare War and Legion, with one more TBA. The tour will begin December 6th and wraps up on December 18th. Founding member and vocalist Jonny Davy adds: "Hey guys! We're very excited to announce our first headlining run in... Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-12-01.html Between The Buried And Me's ambitious concept album, The Parallax II: Future Sequence, gave the North Carolina-based band their highest one week sales figure and Billboard chart position (17,102 and #22 respectively) since the band's inception in the early 2000's. The band, who are currently in Gothenburg, Sweden expressed their appreciation: "We are extremely grateful for everyone sticking with us all these years; through all the epic... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-16-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-16-12-01.html Metal Blade Records is proud to announce that Amon's Amarth's Johan Hegg, Ray Alder of Fates Warning/Redemption, as well as dUg Pinnick of King's X have been confirmed as the special guests for the 30 Anniversary show set for Friday, November 30 at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, CA. The guest musicians will join Armored Saint on stage throughout their set to perform a variety of cover songs. Also confirmed to attend the show and celebration... Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-06.html Surfacing from the heart of South Florida, Miami's ABIOITIC transcends high above the rest with a most preternatural sound. By interweaving well-cultivated musical dexterity and pronounced lyrical finesse, ABIOITIC epitomizes an unwonted entity of unmatched musicianship. In a short amount of time since the quintet's inception in 2010, this ghoulish coterie has made a paramount impact in the death metal scene and support from the masses... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-05.html Dutch death metal cult act AntropomorphiA have collaborated with Rock Hard magazine in Germany for the worldwide exclusive premiere of their first video clip Psuchagogia! Psuchagogia comes off the band's new album Evangelivm Nekromantia to be released this week Friday on CD and LP! Check out the stirring video clip at THIS location! The clip was directed by renowned video producer Maurice Swinkels and shot on location in Leipzig... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-04.html DOWNFALL OF GAIA have launched the first video clip in the history of the band. Surf over to HERE to check out the video for In The Rivers Bleak! Comments DOWNFALL OF GAIA on the video: "We are very proud to present our brand-new video for In The Rivers Bleak! This video is filmed by John Bradburn and Andy Paton on a rainy English night and delivers in a perfect way the mood we tried to capture on this record. It's completely filmed in... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-03.html The brand new album, AWAKENED, from San Diego, CA's devastating metal act AS I LAY DYING will be released on vinyl on November 19, with pre-orders live today at indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords. AWAKENED will be a gatefold release with coloured vinyl featuring a "half and half" split with half the album grey and the other half black (check out an example here). AS I LAY DYING continued to chart worldwide with AWAKENED coming in at #58 on... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-02.html In the great Canadian spirit of loss and heart ache, the downer foursome known as BISON B.C. have managed to scourge their rotting brains desperately puking out new psalms of suffering. Akin to a lunatic writing their opus on the bedroom wall with their own shit comes this strange noise from the west coast melting pot of shit and failure; in a country based on terrifying distance and lonesome, stoic suffering. Lovelessness does not portray... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:36:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-15-12-01.html Today, the first of a series of studio clips from AEON's smoldering Aeons Black recording session has been posted to the band's Official Album Page. Sit back and watch bassist Marcus Edvardsson and vocalist Tommy Dahlstom lay down the beginnings of what would become the gargantuan Aeons Black full-length. Set to devour North America on November 20, 2012 through Metal Blade Records, Aeons Black was recorded at Empire Studio in ostersund, Sweden... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-12-01.html In the great Canadian spirit of loss and heart ache, the downer foursome known as BISON B.C. have managed to scourge their rotting brains desperately puking out new psalms of suffering. Akin to a lunatic writing their opus on the bedroom wall with their own shit comes this strange noise from the west coast melting pot of shit and failure; in a country based on terrifying distance and lonesome, stoic suffering. Lovelessness does not portray... Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-09-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-09-12-01.html Between The Buried And Me's critically-lauded, 72-minute opus, The Parallax II: Future Sequence, is available today via Metal Blade Records. Between The Buried And Me's bus caught fire this morning in England. There are no injuries and no equipment was damaged. There is no effect on the band's tour. Tour manager Courtney Warner adds: "As of now, we are at a service area awaiting transportation to a hotel. A new bus is on its way. We shouldn't... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-08-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-08-12-04.html Extreme Metal formation SYSTEM DIVIDE (featuring members of Fear Factory, Aborted) recently recorded a new single entitled 'Ephemera' to be released online right before the band hits North America on their upcoming tour with Epica, Alestorm and Insomnium. Head over to Noisecreep.com to hear the new single 'Ephemera' and make sure to catch the band live to experience the raw emotion and devastating beauty that is SYSTEM DIVIDE. The single... Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-08-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-08-12-03.html DOWNFALL OF GAIA have launched a stream of their new album, Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes, in its entirety on the popular subculture destination, CvltNation.com. In addition to the stream, vocalist/guitarist Dominik Goncalves dos Reis has written descriptions for each song on the album, which should be of interest to fans as the entire album is sung in German. Suffocating In The Swarm of Cranes is a concept album about an individual's... Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-08-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-08-12-02.html Dutch death metal act AntropomorphiA have partnered with renowned metal blog, MetalSucks.net, to premiere their latest single, Fleisch. The song is taken from their forthcoming full length album, Evangelivm Nekromantia and can be heard exclusively HERE. Recently, AntropomorphiA shot a video for Psuchagogia in Leizpig, Germany. The clip was directed by renowned video producer Maurice Swinkels. The video is scheduled to launch... Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-08-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-08-12-01.html Surfacing from the heart of South Florida, Miami's ABIOITIC transcends high above the rest with a most preternatural sound. By interweaving well-cultivated musical dexterity and pronounced lyrical finesse, ABIOITIC epitomizes an unwonted entity of unmatched musicianship. In a short amount of time since the quintet's inception in 2010, this ghoulish coterie has made a paramount impact in the death metal scene and support from... Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-12-01.html The brand new album, AWAKENED, from San Diego, CA's devastating metal act AS I LAY DYING has debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #11, selling over 28,000 copies in it's first week in the US alone. This is quite an accomplishment for the metal group who was up against five superstar new releases that all landed in the top ten. Other Billboard debuts include a #1 entry on the Hard Music chart (The Powerless Rise debuted... Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:25:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-12-02.html King Diamond fans, rejoice! Metal Blade Records has teamed up with the infamous master of metal himself, KING DIAMOND, to unleash a brand new official website and line of official merchandise. KingDiamondCoven.com is the new go-to spot for all things KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE; there you will find all the latest news, videos, photos, tour dates, discography, and more! In the brand new official web store, items ranging from t-shirts... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-12-01.html With the release of Between The Buried And Me's critically-acclaimed new album, The Parallax II: Future Sequence (Oct. 9, Metal Blade Records), just days away, the North Carolinian band have released a collection of instructional videos for the new song "Telos." Loudwire is featuring clips of guitar players Dustie Waring and Paul Waggoner's performances of the song (HERE), Modern Drummer has Blake Richardson's drum clip (HERE)... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-01-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-01-12-02.html It was a little less than a year ago that the world was rocked by the passing of Flattus Maximus, back to the cosmos from whence he came. And since that day fans of GWAR have wondered how the mighty overlords of GWAR would deal with the void it left within the band. GWAR responded the only way they knew how—by soldiering on—and continued to play as a four-piece. But from the very beginning of that phase, the quest began to find the new... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-01-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-01-12-01.html Today, Swedish death metal squadron, AEON, are pleased to unveil the "Aeons Black" lyric video on their official landing page. The tune comes off the band's forthcoming new studio offering of the same name. Set to drop via Metal Blade Records on November 20, 2012, the mammoth 15-track Aeons Black was recorded at Empire Studio in ostersund, Sweden, engineered, mixed and mastered by Ronnie Bjornstrom (Garageland Studios) and features cover... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-26-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-26-12-01.html Between The Buried And Me unveil the first official video from the North Carolina band's epic new album, The Parallax II: Future Sequence (Oct. 9, Metal Blade Records), for "Astral Body" premiering today via Alternative Press' website. The visually stunning four-minute clip was directed by Wes Richardson and builds upon the story laid out in The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues (2011 EP) and the forthcoming, 12-track concept album The... Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-25-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-25-12-04.html Cattle Decapitation will return to the road throughout November and December with death metal legends Dying Fetus. The tour, which is being presented by Metal Sucks and Metal Injection, will begin on November 24th, with Cattle joining on November 27th. More dates are still to be announced. In other news, Cattle Decapitation recently shot a video for the track Forced Gender Reassignment from Monolith of Inhumanity. The video was directed... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-25-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-25-12-03.html Band headlines an Album release show/30th Anniversary of Metal Blade Records Party at Santos Party House in NYC. Livestream the performance at 8pm eastern! AWAKENED, the new release and 6th studio release from Grammy nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING, just hit streets today and is being heralded as the band's most powerful releases to date by both fans and press alike. Here's a taste of what press has had to say about AWAKENED so... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-25-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-25-12-02.html Pasadena, CA's Gypsyhawk recently completed a video for their song Hedgeking from Revelry and Resilience. The video was directed by Simon Chan of Artificial Army and features the acting talents of the Australian born actor and body builder Guy Grundy. A behind-the-scenes video for Hedgeking was recently released and can be seen now HERE. The finished product, which brings to life the story behind the song, shows the Hedgeking... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-25-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-25-12-01.html The final studio footage from Between The Buried And Me's The Parallax II: Future Sequence recording sessions is now available via Revolver Magazine's website HERE. The clip opens with singer Tommy Rogers working on keyboard parts with co-producer Jamie King and follows Rogers as he works on vocals, including playfully wielding a pocket knife during one of the clips, for the 12-track release which Metal Sucks has already deemed a... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-06.html New Orleans, LA's GOATWHORE will return to the road this Fall in support of High on Fire. The tour will run from November 15th through December 22nd with Primate (Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth, Bill Kelliher of Mastodon, and more) on select dates in November and Corrosion of Conformity on select dates in December. The entire list of confirmed dates can be seen below. Additionally, a brand new video for the song Death to the Architects... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-05.html Dutch Death Metal Kings AntropomorphiA have released the second song of their comeback album Evangelivm Nekromantia! Head over to our good friends at Rock Hard Germany who host the online stream exclusively! Click HERE to inhale the raw power of Anointment By Sin! Comments AntropomorphiA singer/guitarist Ferry Damen on the song: "When we were recording vocals we invited our good friend Eclipse (Verbum Verus, ex-Sauron) to add... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-04.html DOWNFALL OF GAIA have just released the second song from their new album, Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes! Please surf over to our good friends at Metal Hammer Germany who host the online stream exclusively! Click HERE to listen to Drowning By Wing Beats! Comments DOWNFALL OF GAIA: "The concept album "Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes" is telling a story about a person who falls victim to his thoughts and becomes consumed by... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-03.html In the great Canadian spirit of loss and heart ache, the downer foursome known as BISON B.C. have managed to scourge their rotting brains desperately puking out new psalms of suffering. Akin to a lunatic writing their opus on the bedroom wall with their own shit comes this strange noise from the west coast melting pot of shit and failure; in a country based on terrifying distance and lonesome, stoic suffering. Lovelessness does... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-02.html Swedish death metal overlords, AEON, are pleased to unveil the details of their fourth studio offering , Aeons Black. Set to drop via Metal Blade Records on November 20, 2012, the mammoth 15-track Aeons Black was recorded at Empire Studio in ostersund, Sweden, engineered, mixed and mastered by Ronnie Bjornstrom (Garageland Studios) and features cover art by Kristian "Necrolord" Wåhlin (Bathory, At The Gates, Dissection, Emperor et al)... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-12-01.html The Grammy-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING, who recently debuted their new single and video for "A Greater Foundation" to an overwhelming response by fans, have launched an exclusive full-album stream for AWAKENED on AOL Music. Fans can listen to the album now at www.music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/. AWAKENED will be available tomorrow in-stores and online! AS I LAY DYING will be performing a special private CD release... Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-18-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-18-12-02.html Between The Buried And Me have released additional behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for The Parallax II: Future Sequence, which is set for an Oct. 9 release via Metal Blade Records. The clip is available exclusively via Guitar World. The nine-minute video focuses on the guitar, bass and drum parts for the 12-song album Metal Sucks deemed a "masterpiece" and Revolver Magazine said The Parallax II "includes some... Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-18-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-18-12-01.html Monster Energy and Idol Roc Entertainment have announced the itinerary for the 2012 Monster Energy Outbreak Tour. AS I LAY DYING will be joining Asking Alexandria, Suicide Silence, Memphis May Fire and Attila on the North American that kicks off in Edmonton, Alberta on November 16, and wraps on December 16 in Tampa, Florida. The Grammy-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING, who debuted their new single and video for "A Greater... Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-12-04.html More guests are being lined up for a special jam to take place at Metal Blade's 30 Anniversary show set for Friday, November 30 at the House of Blues in label's hometown of Los Angeles, CA. Already announced are headliners and Los Angeles natives Armored Saint and Pasadena's Gypsyhawk, with special guests from bands like Fates Warning and more being confirmed now for the jam session. Also confirmed to attend the show and celebration is... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:56:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-12-03.html Metal Blade Records is proud to announce their latest signing, the Faroe Islands natives, Týr! The deal was signed in Hollywood, CA on Wednesday, September 12th at the Rainbow (pictured HERE). The band are currently on tour with Korpiklaani, Moonsorrow and more. The tour will wrap up this Sunday in Worcester, MA, after which the band will return home to Europe for several shows and to begin production on their next album. Additionally, a... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:38:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-12-02.html Dutch Death Metal Kings AntropomorphiA have just shot a video for the new song Psuchagogia last week in Leizpig, Germany. The clip was directed by renowned video producer Maurice Swinkels. Comments AntropomorphiA singer/guitarist Ferry Damen: "We talked about recording a video for 'Psuchagogia' a few months ago and decided to bring in Maurice Swinkels from Younique Film for the visual awakening of this track. I told Maurice some of the... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-12-01.html With its release barely more than a week away, today Terrorizer Magazine is streaming Galloping Blasphemy from blackened thrash legion SATAN'S WRATH in its entirety. The stream will run through the week. Celebrate the sacrilege at THIS LOCATION. Galloping Blasphemy will be release in North America through Metal Blade Records on September 25. Pre-order info available HERE. SATAN'S WRATH is in direct communication with thy Master through... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-12-01.html Legendary hardcore/metal innovators, Shai Hulud, have finished their fourth album (second for Metal Blade Records). This album will serve as the follow up to 2008's critically acclaimed Misanthropy Pure. Matt Fox, Matt Fletcher and co. have completed recording the new album, alongside former Hulud vocalist and current New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, the vocalist on Shai Hulud's debut full length album "Hearts Once Nourished With... Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-05.html Death metal legends SIX FEET UNDER will be embarking on on a headlining tour this Fall. The Chris-Barnes-named Autumn Apocalypse Tour will also feature label mates CATTLE DECAPITATION as well as death metal up-and-comers, WRETCHED. The tour will throughout the first half of November, with the full routing available below, and on SIX FEET UNDER's facebook page HERE. SIX FEET UNDER, led by the inimitable Chris Barnes, possessor of one of the... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-04.html Showbox and Infinite Productions announce today the combination of two great metal lineups to create one all-day metal festival taking place Saturday, November 10th at Showbox SODO. Napalm Death + Municipal Waste with Exhumed + Attitude Adjustment and Martha's Revenge previously scheduled at Neumos on Sat. Nov. 10th will join the Fate or Chaos Tour 2012 feat. GWAR with special guests DevilDriver, Cancer Bats, and Legacy of Disorder taking place... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-03.html Outspoken vocalist/guitarist for Poland's more heralded death metal export, Behemoth, has completed work on a new autobiography: Sacrum Profanum. The book, which will be released next month in Poland, will be promoted through a series of trailers that can be seen on Behemoth's youtube channel. The trailers will feature Nergal reading portions of the book, as well as acting out portions of stories, which Nergal describes as "some funny, some sad... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-02.html CANNIBAL CORPSE has announced that they will be embarking on their first US tour after having dominated stages as headliners of the Summer Slaughter Tour 2012. This headlining tour is scheduled to begin on November 16th and wrap up on December 7th. Dates and venues are listed below and can be found on the band's facebook page HERE. Supporting CANNIBAL CORPSE on this tour will be Misery Index and Hour of Penance. Tickets for the tour will be... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-11-12-01.html As the Grammy-nominated rock group AS I LAY DYING prepare to release AWAKENED September 25 on Metal Blade, the group has premiered their first single and video "A Greater Foundation" today (September 11) via RCRD LBL and PUREVOLUME. Meanwhile, AS I LAY DYING are set to headline a special album release show that's also in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Metal Blade Records Tuesday, September 25 at Santos Party House in New York City... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-10-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-10-12-04.html Detroit Michigan's melodic death metal outfit THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be hitting the road this fall marking the band's first full US tour since their spring headline run with Nile and Skeletonwitch. This time around THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be supporting Dethklok, the band from the Adult Swim Metalocalypse animated series, Machine Head, and All That Remains on the fall tour that sees the band hitting over 30 stops in the United... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-10-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-10-12-03.html In honor of their pact with the Dark Lord, today Metal Hammer Germany brings you the third track of irreverence from blackened thrash heathens SATAN'S WRATH. "Slaves Of The Inverted Cross" comes off the band's soon-to-be-unleashed Galloping Blasphemy full-length, set for North American release through Metal Blade Records on September 25. Savor the blasphemy HERE. SATAN'S WRATH recently launched their first single and pre-orders for Galloping... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-10-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-10-12-02.html Northern Irish Celtic-themed metal band DARKEST ERA will be joining Russian Pagan Metallers ARKONA for their European tour kicking off the 27th of September in Ostrava, Czech Republic. DARKEST ERA comments: "We are delighted and very grateful that Arkona have been good enough to take us out with them and we're looking forward to finally playing songs off the album for folk metal fans right across Europe!" The Last Caress of Light was recorded at Foel... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-10-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-10-12-01.html Vancouver metallers BISON B.C. have completed work on their new album Lovelessness. The album, which is the band's third release on Metal Blade Records, will be available on October 22nd. Today BISON B.C. have revealed the album artwork, tracklisting and released the first single from Lovelessness. The band worked with acclaimed producer Sanford Parker at Soma and Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago on Lovelessness. Parker is best known... Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-12-02.html UNEARTH has confirmed a co-headlining tour with technical metal comrades Born of Osiris! This will be UNEARTH's first full US tour since appearing on select All Stars Tour shows and their October tour in Southeast Asia. This tour is scheduled to begin on November 1st in Nashua, NH, with stops along the way in Bloomington, IL, Dayton, OH, Lake Worth, FL, etc. before ending up on the west coast as part of California Metalfest VI with Killswitch... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:26:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-12-01.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce another event has been set up in celebration of the record label's 30 Anniversary, which included a packed showcase at this year's SXSW in Austin, TX, the Metal Blade Scion A/V Club showcase in Pomona, CA on 9/15, and the recently announced Los Angeles Armored Saint show at the House of Blues on 11/30. For this next event Metal Blade has teamed up with Metal Wreckage and is moving things to the east coast... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-12-01.html Pasadena, CA's Gypsyhawk is excited to announce that they will be supporting The Sword on tour October through December. The 37 date U.S. tour is commencing October 29th in Corpus Christi, Texas and running through December 18th. Gypsyhawk will be support on the entire tour while Eagle Claw will appear through November 24th and American Sharks will appear December 2nd through December 18th. Gypsyhawk's Revelry and Resilience is available now in... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-04-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-04-12-03.html Between The Buried And Me take fans inside the pre-production sessions for what would become The Parallax II: Future Sequence in a video clip available now via Metal Sucks HERE. The footage shows the Charlotte, North Carolina band working on arrangements and song titles as they prepared to enter the studio to record the 12-track, conceptual album which is set for an Oct. 9 release via Metal Blade Records. Revolver Magazine described The Parallax... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-04-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-04-12-02.html Today Decibel Magazine brings you the second track of sacrificial torment from blackened thrash legion, SATAN'S WRATH. Entitled "One Thousand Goats In Sodom," the hymn comes off the band's forthcoming Galloping Blasphemy full-length, set for North American release through Metal Blade Records on September 25 (September 21/24 in Europe). Comments multi-instrumentalist Tas Danazoglou simply: "Death to posers." Witness pure sonic necromancy at... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-04-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-04-12-01.html Surfacing from the heart of South Florida, Miami's ABIOITIC transcends high above the rest with a most preternatural sound. By interweaving well-cultivated musical dexterity and pronounced lyrical finesse, ABIOITIC epitomizes an unwonted entity of unmatched musicianship. In a short amount of time since the quintet's inception in 2010, this ghoulish coterie has made a paramount impact in the death metal scene and support from the masses... Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-30-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-30-12-03.html Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER recently filmed a video for the track Werewolves on Blackstreet during the band's recent performance at this year's Sonisphere Festival in Madrid, Spain. Shot and edited by Jimmy Johansson, Werewolves on Blackstreet highlights the band's experience at the festival both on and off stage. Check it out HERE. "The trip to Madrid and Sonisphere Festival was an awesome experience. We definitely... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:27:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-30-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-30-12-02.html Colorado metal act, Allegaeon, recently performed at Bohemian Nights at New West Fest in Fort Collins, CO on August 11th. They stand as the first metal band to ever be asked to perform at the annual festival, a fact which was highlighted on the fest's website: bohemiannights.org. Allegaeon made the most of their day by filming a video for the song A Path Disclosed from their most recent album, Formshifter. The video, which includes behind-the... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:03:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-30-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-30-12-01.html Death metal icons, Cannibal Corpse, have confirmed that they will be spending most of the month of October this year in the eastern hemisphere. This will be the band's first time in many of these cities, which include Jakarta, Tokyo, Perth, Seoul, as well as a show in Hawaii on their way back into the western hemisphere. The entire confirmed schedule can be seen below. This tour, once complete, will leave few stones left unturned for... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:56:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-12-01.html Yesterday, Detroit, MI's BATTLECROSS finished their run with the TRESPASS AMERICA festival, also featuring Five Finger Death Punch with support from Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Emmure, Pop Evil, and God Forbid. Helping to cap such a defining summer in the band's already accelerating career, Sirius XM Liquid Metal will premiere the band's studio cover of the track "Hostile" (originally performed by Pantera) on Friday, August 31st. Afterward, the... Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:06:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-27-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-27-12-02.html German thrash legends EXUMER have premiered the video to the title track of their most recent album, Fire and Damnation. It's the band's first ever official video clip in their 27 year-long history and was entirely filmed and edited in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during EXUMER's South American Damnation tour earlier this summer. The footage combines the band's explosive live performance with the harsh conditions prevalent in some of Sao Paulo's less... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-27-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-27-12-01.html Dutch Death Metal Kings AntropomorphiA have just launched the landing page for their comeback album Evangelivm Nekromantia! Head over to HERE to stream the first single Psuchagogia, to check out the shocking artwork and the pre-order links. AntropomorphiA's Evangelivm Nekromantia will be released digitally on October 23rd, 2012. AntropomorphiA comments on Evangelivm Nekromantia: "We've been working on this conception for almost a year. Dedicated... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:18:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-12-03.html "Beyond our wildest dreams, and they can get pretty kinky, we were almost completely 100 % satisfied with this years GWAR-B-Q", said lead singer Oderus Urungus, reached at his Antarctic bungalo. "Everything went well, except that hottie from Attack of the Show didn't show up…but I suppose that is understandable. We did feed her to a worm last year!" From everything to the weather (which was an enjoyable 85 degrees), to the authorities (who seemed... Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-12-02.html New footage from JOB FOR A COWBOY's Demonocracy studio sessions is currently available at the band's official landing page. Witness Jon Rice demolish his kit during "Fearmonger" at THIS LOCATION. Additionally, Drum Magazine recently caught up with Rice to talk about his natural sounding approach to the critically-lauded record noting, "If you detect more of a feel-oriented style on JOB FOR A COWBOY's Demonocracy, credit Jon ‘The Charn'... Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-12-01.html Pasadena, CA's Gypsyhawk have released Galaxy Rise from their new album Revelry and Resilience as a free, limited time only download. Fans can listen to the song and access the download new at metalblade.com/galaxyrise. Additionally, Gypsyhawk have announced a headlining tour throughout the western United States this September. The dates include the band's appearance at the Metal Blade Records Scion AV Label Showcase at the Glasshouse in... Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-12-04.html Metal Blade Records has announced that a brand new, free app, has become available for download. The app is available in the iTunes store, as well as on the Google Play store. The app features news, tour dates, songs, and videos from over 70 artists. Metal Blade Records app users will be among the first to know when new music becomes available from a band on the roster. The Metal Blade Records app is completely FREE and available for download... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-12-03.html Metal Blade Records and Scion A/V have teamed up to bring fans a free showcase at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA on September 15 (matinee from 1p-6p). This event, which celebrates the label's 30th anniversary, will feature performances from Six Feet Under, Cattle Decapitation, Battlecross, Gypsyhawk, and Pilgrim. And to make the showcase that much more special, San Diego California's Cattle Decapitation will be performing their latest... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-12-02.html Legendary cult rock band, PENTAGRAM, is pleased to announce they will be playing a very special set for the first Power of the Riff - East on September 1st, 2011 in Brooklyn, NY. The band will play their Decibel Magazine "Hall of Fame" album, Relentless in its entirety for the first time since the early 1980's. PENTAGRAM will also be playing other beloved songs spanning the band's career including tracks from their most recent album... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-12-01.html King Diamond fans, rejoice! Metal Blade Records has teamed up with the infamous master of metal himself, KING DIAMOND, to unleash a brand new official website and line of official merchandise. KingDiamondCoven.com is the new go-to spot for all things KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE; there you will find all the latest news, videos, photos, tour dates, discography, and more! In the brand new official web store, items ranging from t-shirts... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-21-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-21-12-02.html Pasadena, CA's Gypsyhawk have announced a headlining tour throughout the western United States this September. The dates include the band's appearance at the Metal Blade Records Scion AV Label Showcase at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA on September 15th. The other dates will feature Gypsyhawk in their element: at your favorite local club playing rock music as loudly as possible. The tour begins September 7th. The full itinerary can be seen... Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:59:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-21-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-21-12-01.html SATAN'S WRATH have just launched the first single from their new album Galloping Blasphemy. Head over to www.metalblade.com/satanswrath to stream "Between Belial And Satan" now. Pre-orders are also available and include CD, LP, as well as CD/LP and t-shirt bundles. Formed in 2011 by multi-instrumentalist Tas Danazoglou (vocals, drums and bass) and Stamos K (guitars), SATAN'S WRATH deal in a style of heavy metal music which harks back to... Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-05.html Florida technical death metal newcomers, Abiotic, have announced plans to join forces with Sea of Treachery, Float Face Down, and The Burial for The Return to Chaos Tour. The tour begins next month on September 14th and runs all the way through October 14th. News regarding Abiotic's full length debut will be announced shortly, with the most up-to-date information available on metalblade.com as well as the band's facebook page HERE... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-04.html German Progressive Death Metallers OVER YOUR THRESHOLD have posted an album trailer featuring excerpts of all songs taken off Facticity! Head over HERE to check it out! Make also sure to check out the landing at www.metalblade.com/overyourthreshold and stream the first single Antic! Facticity will be released August 28th via Metal Blade Records in Europe and on August 28th in North America. OVER YOUR THRESHOLD comments on Facticity and... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-03.html Metal Blade Records and Scion A/V are excited to announce a label showcase at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA on September 15th. SIX FEET UNDER, CATTLE DECAPITATION, BATTLECROSS, GYPSYHAWK, and PILGRIM are set to perform and entry is free with RSVP – info on how to RSVP coming later this week... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-02.html DOWNFALL OF GAIA have just launched the first single and pre-orders for their new album Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes! Head over to www.metalblade.com/downfallofgaia to stream In The Rivers Bleak and check out the cover art for Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes! Make also sure to check out the pre-order links, which double gatefold vinyl, CD, and an exclusive T-Shirt! Comments DOWNFALL OF GAIA: "The... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:19:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-20-12-01.html The Grammy-nominated rock group AS I LAY DYING will release their sixth album, AWAKENED, September 25 on Metal Blade. Pre-orders are available today, August 20, via: http://www.metalblade.com/asilaydying. After wrapping a successful run as a main stage act on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival with Slipknot, Slayer and more, the group will headline a special album release show - more details coming soon! On October 15, they'll launch a European... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-17-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-17-12-01.html Comedian, actor, and metal aficionado Jim Florentine will release a new comedy album on September 4th, 2012. The album, Awful Jokes from my First Comedy Notebook, features just that: jokes from Jim's old comedy notebook. Florentine began telling some of those jokes on his popular podcast and fans, oddly enough, loved it! The album will be available digitally on iTunes, Amazon.com, and your favorite digital retailers. A limited... Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:27:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-12-03.html Between The Buried And Me have confirmed a fall tour spanning Japan, Australia and New Zealand with the kick-off date on Nov. 8 in Osaka, Japan. The announcement comes as the Charlotte, North Carolina band are in the midst of a North American tour, co-headlining Summer Slaughter with a handful of headlining dates later this month. Between The Buried And Me follow the U.S. dates with an extensive European tour, which begins on Oct. 1 in... Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:27:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-12-02.html Colorado metal act, Allegaeon, performed at Bohemian Nights at New West Fest in Fort Collins, CO on August 11th. They stand as the first metal band to ever be asked to perform at the annual festival, a fact which was highlighted on the fest's website: bohemiannights.org. Allegaeon made the most of their day by filming a video for the song A Path Disclosed from their most recent album, Formshifter. A teaser for the video, which also... Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-12-01.html Woodstock, NY's band with a number for a name, 3, will be returning to the road this September with their progressive brothers-in-arms, Coheed and Cambria, who are fresh off their supporting run with metal legends, Iron Maiden. These dates mark 3's first tour dates since their 2011 tours with Within Temptation, followed by, Cynic; both of which earned the band scores of new fans. Anyone who has seen 3 live can testify to the band's enthralling... Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-14-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-14-12-03.html 1981 Clothing has announced the follow-up to last year's first ever Bringin' It Back For The Kids Fest, brought together to celebrate all aspects of hardcore with an extra focus on overall good times and fun for all who attend, will feature roughly 30 bands as well as various games and contests, and is scheduled to take place on October 12th and 13th at Rocketown in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Catch one of Metal Blade Records' latest signings... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-14-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-14-12-02.html Sweden's Evocation, one of the most influential bands from the early 90s wave of Gothenburg-style death metal bands, is partnering with Metal Blade Records to release two albums from their catalog in North America. Tales from the Tomb, originally released in 2007, and 2008's Dead Calm Chaos will both be available on September 11th, 2012. Neither album has been previously available in North America. Both albums are highly regarded as a... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-14-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-14-12-01.html After having performed only a handful of shows, Trioscapes are finally taking their show on the road with fellow instrumental metal aficionados, Scale the Summit. The seven-day trek will begin on September 15th in Dayton, OH and wraps up in Greensboro, NC. This will be an event not to be missed as Dan Briggs finds time to gig with Trioscapes after Between the Buried and Me's appearance on The Summer Slaughter Tour and before BTBAM leaves... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-13-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-13-12-02.html Italy's The Foreshadowing are set to release their two most recent albums, Second World and Oionos in North America. The most recent of the two, Second World, which has been heralded as one of the best melodic doom releases of 2012, is now available for streaming in its entirety on AOL.com as part of their weekly 'full cd listening party' feature. Fans of metal in the vein of Swallow the Sun and Katatonia will want to give this album a... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-13-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-13-12-01.html Pasadena, CA's Gypsyhawk have partnered with Alternative Press to unveil a brand new song from their upcoming album, Revelry and Resilience. The Fields, which is the second track on the album, as described by Eric Harris and Andrew Packer in the band's track breakdown videos, is about a topic in which the band is very interested: quantum physics. The Fields is streaming now on AltPress.com HERE. In other news, Gypsyhawk will be celebrating... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:38:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-09-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-09-12-02.html Montreal, Canada's BARN BURNER are continuing their campaign in support of Bangers II: Scum of the Earth, which was released via Metal Blade Records in June of 2011. The band recently finished a North American tour with Skeletonwitch, but won't be home for long. They will be joining Gallows on their recently announce North American tour this November. The tour covers the northeast, Midwest, and northwest US, in addition to 10 dates... Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:19:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-09-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-09-12-01.html British rock act, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, will release their new album, Don't Hear It…Fear It, on August 28th in North America on Metal Blade Records. The band, which friends and fan affectionately dub, The Shovell, has a single entitled iDeath available for streaming now on metalblade.com/admiralsircloudesleyshovell. Also, you can 'like' the band on facebook HERE. Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell bio: The closest I can get to describing... Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-12-01.html Today, prime horror portal Bloody Disgusting are hosting the exclusive premiere of JOB FOR A COWBOY's "Tarnished Gluttony" video. The disturbing nine-and-a-half-minute clip was directed by Michael Panduro (Saint Vitus, Cephalic Carnage), and comes off the band's Demonocracy full-length, issued earlier this year through Metal Blade Records. Comments founding frontman Jonny Davy: "'Tarnished Gluttony' originally runs off the idea of blind... Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-07-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-07-12-03.html Nergal, the prolific front man of blackened death metal act, Behemoth, is proud to announce that he will be endorsing Demon Energy Drink. As in every project Nergal approaches, this will be on his own terms: a portion of the proceeds will benefit the DKMS foundation. The DKMS foundation raises awareness and funds to benefit those diagnoses with various forms of blood cancer. For more information, and to find out how to get involved... Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-07-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-07-12-02.html Swedish technical death metal band, AEON, is pleased to announce their January tour taking the band through the UK and Ireland. Dyscarnate and Ageless Oblivion will be supporting AEON on the tour that runs from January 16 through the 23, in conjunction with AEON's upcoming new full-length album due to come out on Metal Blade Records this fall. More info coming soon... Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-07-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-07-12-01.html Detroit, MI's BATTLECROSS and Bloody-Disgusting.com have just released a brand new, live music video for the track 'Kaleb', cut from the band's latest Metal Blade Records release, Pursuit of Honor. Fans can check out the video now at this location. The video happens to be directed and edited by Ryan Glisan of death metal band and label-mate Allegaeon. The live footage in the video was filmed at the July 13th kick off date of the... Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-06-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-06-12-02.html Unearth will continue their worldwide campaign in support of Darkness in the Light this October as they head to Southeast Asia. The tour will begin on October 11th with a guitar clinic and signing session at the Shanghai Music Expo. On October 20th, Unearth will support Soulfly as part of the Rockaway Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vocalist Trevor Phipps comments on the trip: "Touring the planet playing our music is a privilege... Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-06-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-06-12-01.html Pasadena, CA's Gypsyhawk have launched a brand new guitar and bass demonstration video exclusively via GuitarWorld.com. In the video, fans can see exactly how Eric Harris, Andrew Packer, and Erik "Ron Houser" Kluiber perform the song Hedgeking, which is the first single from their sophomore album, Revelry and Resilience. Each instrument is simultaneously visible throughout as Packer and Kluiber trade solos and Harris rips through... Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:17:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-31-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-31-12-02.html Rhode Island's doom-doers PILGRIM will kick off a short but punishing run of tour dates tonight with Calgary's metallic sludgesters Mares Of Thrace and Brooklyn metallic hardcore outfit Primitive Weapons. The festivities will commence in Boston and plunder its way through the Northeastern and Midwest US. Comments PILGRIM guitarist/vocalist The Wizard "Getting back out on the road excites us in ways no voluptuous wench or black grimoire of... Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:27:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-31-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-31-12-01.html Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are now ready to unleash their second album …to North. Recorded at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm …to North shows a band that has perfected their songwriting skills... Tue, 31 Jul 2012 06:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-27-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-27-12-02.html After having performed only a handful of shows, Trioscapes are finally taking their show on the road with fellow instrumental metal aficionados, Scale the Summit. The seven-day trek will begin on September 15th in Dayton, OH and wraps up in Greensboro, NC. This will be an event not to be missed as Dan Briggs finds time to gig with Trioscapes in short gaps in Between the Buried and Me's upcoming, and extensive, worldwide touring schedule... Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-27-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-27-12-01.html Influential doom legends, Pentagram, will be playing a few select dates in the US in September. To kick off the month, Pentagram will be headlining the Power of the Riff 2012 in Brooklyn, NY with support from Agnostic Front and many others. The full lineup, as well as tickets can be found on thepoweroftheriff.com. On September 26th and 30th, fans can catch Pentagram as they support Down for two shows on their latest tour. Sundance Selects... Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-25-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-25-12-01.html Intergalactic Mutant Overlords GWAR, are plotting their return to the road this fall. Taking a break from working on their new album as well as an extended arctic slumber, GWAR is back with an entirely new show. Your lords and masters will be wreaking havoc across North America, with support coming from DevilDriver, Cancer Bats and Legacy of Disorder. The tour is currently scheduled to kick off October 12th in Philadelphia, PA and... Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-23-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-23-12-03.html Metal Blade is proud to announce the signing of Holland's best kept secret over the past 24 years! AntropomorphiA is legion to Death Metal lunatics of the underground and will infect soon enough all worshippers of classical Death Metal and bands such as BOLT THROWER, GRAVE and AUTOPSY as well as newer high class acts as BLOODBATH or HAIL OF BULLETS. AntropomorphiA was created under the influence from bands such as Hellhammer/Celtic... Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-23-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-23-12-02.html German progressive death metallers OVER YOUR THRESHOLD have posted the second single taken off their debut album Facticity! Surf over to our exclusive partners from Metal Hammer Germany on this promotion at THIS location to stream Contextual Fluctuating! Make also sure to check out the landing at www.metalblade.com/overyourthreshold and stream the first single Antic! Pre-order links are also available there! Facticity will be released... Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:25:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-23-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-23-12-01.html Globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators Between the Buried and Me (BTBAM) recently announced that their new album, The Parallax II: Future Sequence, will be released via Metal Blade Records on October 9th, in North America, and October 5th/8th in Europe. As some fans are already aware via live bootlegs on youtube, the first single BTBAM is performing live and releasing is entitled Telos. The song can be heard... Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-19-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-19-12-04.html Tomorrow night American death metal icons CANNIBAL CORPSE will kick off their headlining spot on this year's Summer Slaughter tour at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles (now SOLD OUT)! The band will be joined by label mates Between The Buried and Me, Job For A Cowboy and Goatwhore as well as The Faceless, Periphery, Veil of Maya, and Cerebral Bore. In honor of the tour kick off, Metal Injection will be hosting a pre-game Summer Slaughter... Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:26:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-19-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-19-12-03.html Metal Blade recording artists, WHITECHAPEL, is teaming up with Turtle Beach for an exclusive giveaway. The contest, which kicks off today, gives fans a chance to win one of 16 prize packs, consisting of Turtle Beach gaming headsets, WHITECHAPEL Music (CD's + LP's), Metal Blade Records t-shirts, and more. A complete list of prizes and official contest rules can be found below. Phil Bozeman, vocalist of WHITECHAPEL, is not only a gamer, but is... Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-19-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-19-12-02.html Death metal titans HATE ETERNAL have announced a week-long tour that will take them through Central America and into South America. The band's first-ever trip to these countries begins with a September 1st show in Mexico City, Mexico as part of the UltraMetal festival and concludes with a Sept. 8 stop in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. HATE ETERNAL is touring in support of its latest full-length, the critically-acclaimed Phoenix Amongst the Ashes... Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-19-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-19-12-01.html 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 festival. The full schedule can be seen below. Vocalist Alan 'Nemtheanga' Averill elaborates: "Long and hard is the... Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:06:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-18-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-18-12-03.html Bassist Jeff Hughell and guitarist Steve Swanson of American death metal giants SIX FEET UNDER are pleased to announce their recent endorsement with Dean Markley strings! Comments Hughell: "Dean Markley are the only strings that can handle my finger domination! I've been using Dean Markley strings for almost 20 years and they are the only strings that have the brightness to cut through especially in metal!" Adds Swanson: "I would like... Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:36:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-18-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-18-12-02.html Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus of GWAR, will be writing and illustrating (with the help of fellow Slave Pit artist Matt Maguire) the tabletop RPG adventure Towers Two as part of a Crowd Funding campaign for the "Lamentations of the Flame Princess" Weird Fantasy Role-Playing game. The adventure will tell a story of insanity and dread: The mighty 'Towers Two' had stood as a symbol of stability and prosperity over a world that was increasingly... Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-18-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-18-12-01.html Formed in 2011 by multi-instrumentalist Tas Danazoglou (Vocals, Drums, Bass) and Stamos K (Guitars), Satan's Wrath deal in a style of heavy metal music which harks back to the times when the death, black and thrash genres were all considered one in the same, and only leather, spikes and bullets were real! The band's debut release Galloping Blasphemy contains nine tracks of unholy terror and is to be released on September 25th, 2012 in North America... Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-17-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-17-12-02.html Knoxville, TN sextet WHITECHAPEL are continuing they visual and aural assault on fans across the country this summer as on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The band is touring in support of their recently released self-titled album, which is available at the shows and has been selling like crazy alongside the band's merchandise. The guys are taking part in meet and greets daily with their fans at the Rockstar Energy Drink signing tent... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-17-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-17-12-01.html Eric Harris (vocals/bass) and Andrew Packer (guitars) of the Pasadena, Calif. rock band Gypsyhawk recently stopped by the Metal Blade offices to film a track-by-track breakdown of their upcoming full-length album, Revelry and Resilience, which Metal Hammer deemed as being "no fuss, no frills, just proper rock loud n' proud" (out August 28). The two-part video is currently available exclusively at Loudwire.com, one of the top destinations for... Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:20:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-12-04.html American Death Metal giants SIX FEET UNDER have added a bunch of shows to their European tour where the band will play some exclusive festival gigs as well as selected club shows. 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... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-12-03.html San Francisco, CA's Hammers of Misfortune have unveiled their new video, which is the title track from their latest album, 17th Street. The video was directed by Aaron Cobbett and filmed on location in San Francisco on the very street for which the song was named. Fans can watch the video exclusively on Vevo.com now HERE. With a newly-rejuvenated line-up and their signature sound intact, San Francisco's Hammers of Misfortune have returned with 17th... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:56:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-12-02.html Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are now ready to unleash their second album …to North. Recorded at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm …to North shows a band that has perfected it's songwriting skills. In collaboration... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:29:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-12-01.html Globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) has announced the name of the upcoming full-length album as The Parallax II: Future Sequence. The new album, which clocks in at approximately 72 minutes, will be released October 9 and features artwork from Charlotte, North Carolina artist and designer Chandler Owen (Underoath, Shai Hulud, and Hopesfall). The group - TOMMY ROGERS (vocals... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-13-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-13-12-01.html Detroit, MI's self-touted "blue collar thrashers" BATTLECROSS are hitting the road today with the TRESPASS AMERICA festival! The festival kicks off tonight in Broomfield, CO at the 1st Bank Center and features headliners Five Finger Death Punch, as well as the reunited original line-up of Killswitch Engage. The TRESPASS AMERICA Festival also features Trivium, Emmure, Pop Evil, and God Forbid. "Is this real? I was just watching Killswitch... Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-12-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-12-12-01.html JOB FOR A COWBOY are currently readying for their month-long Summer Slaughter trek, set to commence next week in Los Angeles. Bassist Nick Schendzielos will be forced to sit out part of the run due to a family emergency. The band will be joined temporarily by The Red Chord guitarist Mike "Gunface" McKenzie. Comments Schendzielos: "Hey friends: On June 28, immediately after landing in Boston to rehearse for Puerto Rico/Summer Slaughter, my girlfriend... Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:46:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-03-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-03-12-04.html Swedish Viking metal act KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are now ready to unleash their second album …to North. Recorded at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm …to North shows a band that has perfected their songwriting skills. In collaboration... Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:25:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-03-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-03-12-03.html Today, Ring Dog Rescue and Slave Pit Inc. released the final line-up for their annual summer slaughter-fest, THE GWAR-B-Q, as well as many other details about the event. With a musical bill that surpasses even the greatest line-ups of past GWAR-B-Q's, and the securing of the ultimate venue for the event, Hadad's Water Park, this GWAR-B-Q is shaping up to be the most awesome one in the history of the hallowed event! Doors open at 11:00 a.m. All... Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-03-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-03-12-02.html Knoxville, TN sextet WHITECHAPEL are on the road this summer as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The tour kicked off this past weekend with shows in San Bernardino, CA and Mountain View, CA. The first date saw the band playing before the festival's largest crowd to date of over twenty six thousand metalheads. The band is touring in support of their recently released self-titled album, which is available at the shows and has been... Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-03-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-03-12-01.html Pasadena, CA's Gypsyhawk will be celebrating the release of their second album, Reverly and Resilience, with an in-store performance at Vacation Vinyl in Los Angeles, CA. The album release party/performance is FREE and will be held on August 24th at 8:00pm. Additionally, 'The Great Food Truck Race'-winning Grill 'Em All truck will be serving their critically-acclaimed, metal-themed burgers before the show from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Gypsyhawk and Metal... Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-02-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-02-12-02.html This August, three contemporary extreme music luminaries -- PRIMITIVE WEAPONS, MARES OF THRACE and PILGRIM -- will hit the road on a three-way co-headlining tour of the Northeastern U.S. The diverse, ten-date excursion will commence in Boston on the last day of July and run counter-clockwise through Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio before the finale in Chicago. As all three acts have recently released new LPs, and all demand... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:25:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-02-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-02-12-01.html German blackened thrash act, DESASTER, in collaboration with Rock Hard magazine Germany, has launched the first official DESASTER music video! Head over to rockhard.de to check out Phantom Funeral, taken off the band's latest album The Arts Of Destruction! The Arts Of Destruction was released on February 28th and can be purchased at metalblade.com/desaster. DESASTER guitarist Infernal comments: "After 23 years of total DESASTER... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-12-01.html The Grammy-nominated rock group AS I LAY DYING have premiered a lyric video for their new song "Cauterize." This news comes as the San Diego based rock group is about to head on the road for the Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Fans can expect to see the band--renowned for delivering explosive live performances--all summer long on the Mayhem Festival alongside select U.S. solo dates (see full itinerary below). Watch the clip for "Cauterize" here... Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-12-03.html Today WHITECHAPEL has unleashed the video for the track "I, Dementia" which comes off of their new full-length self titled album, which was released last week via Metal Blade Records. The video is receiving its exclusive premiere today via The PRP and was shot by David Brodsky of MyGoodEye as part of the Scion AV Project. Get a first look at the video HERE. Scion A/V Metal works with the world's best and most vital metal bands, bringing them... Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-12-02.html Spain's Darkness By Oath will is set to finally release their latest album, Near Death Experience, in North America on August 14th. The Gothenburg-inspired metal act released the album in March on Cyclone Empire Records in Europe and shot a video for the track, In An Obscure Eternity. Fans can view the video and order the album now at metalblade.com/darknessbyoath. Darkness By Oath finished their third album Near Death Experience... Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:43:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-12-01.html Metal Blade Records will be releasing the two most recent albums from Italy's, The Foreshadowing, throughout North America on August 14th, 2012. The Italian band, originally founded in 2005 by Alessandro Pace, has released three full length albums, two of which were previously unavailable in North America. Fans can now preview, and order both Oionos and Second World at metalblade.com/theforeshadowing. Second World is loaded with... Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:29:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-12-01.html Last week saw the release of the highly anticipated new full-length album from Knoxville, Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL. Their self-titled fourth album has been met with critical acclaim and fans are clamoring to see the band perform the new material live. Whitechapel landed spots on five of Billboard's charts. The album debuted at #47 on the Top 200 Chart, #10 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, #3 on the Hard Music Albums Chart (Current)... Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:18:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-22-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-22-12-02.html The Grammy-nominated group AS I LAY DYING will premiere a new song "Cauterize" today (Friday, June 22) on Sirius Radio's "Liquid Metal" channel at 5:00pm ET. This Sunday, the song will debut on www.AsILayDying.com for free starting at midnight PST for 24 hours only. It will then be available for download on iTunes and online everywhere the next day. AS I LAY DYING are currently holed up in the Blasting Room with renowned rock producer... Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:41:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-22-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-22-12-01.html Take a personal journey with some of the biggest names from the hard rock and heavy metal movement as they relive their past, discuss the present, and enlighten us about their plans moving forward in the music industry. Tales from the Stage Volume 1, written by Michael Toney, consists of 15 in-depth interviews with some of the most influential names from the hard rock and heavy metal genre. Each interview starts with basic personal questions... Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:28:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-12-02.html Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel has been more active than usual in 2012, due in part to the label's 30th anniversary. Press has been conducting interviews with Slagel for the past few months, some of which can be read on publications such as about.com and noisecreep.com. In addition to these various interviews and features, Slagel will be appearing at the Met Club Q-and-A at Orion Fest this weekend. The Q-and-A will be held at the... Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:29:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-12-01.html Metal Blade Records is proud to announce that the label's entire digital catalog is now available on Google Play! Everything from As I Lay Dying and Armored Saint, to Whitechapel and Vomitory are all now available. In all, nearly 600 titles from over 200 different artists has been added to the vast amount of music, books, movies, apps, and games that can be purchased and synched across multiple Android and web-enabled devices... Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-06.html Death metal tyrants SIX FEET UNDER are currently midway through their long-anticipated 18 Nights Of Blood Tour. The trek kicked off in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month and has systematically leveled nine cities. This is the band's first live outing featuring newly recruited rhythm guitarist Ola Englund who takes the place of Rob Arnold as well as bassist Jeff Hughell [ex-Brain Drill, ex-Vile].Support is being provided by Dying... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-05.html Detroit, MI's self-touted "blue collar thrashers" BATTLECROSS are gearing up to lay waste to the states on this summer's TRESPASS AMERICA festival. The festival kicks off in one month on July 13, 2012 in Broomfield, CO and features headliners Five Finger Death Punch, as well as the reunited original line-up of Killswitch Engage. The TRESPASS AMERICA Festival also features Trivium, Emmure, Pop Evil, and God Forbid. The anticipation is... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-04.html German Progressive Death Metallers OVER YOUR THRESHOLD have posted the first single taken off their debut album Facticity! Check out the landing at www.metalblade.com/overyourthreshold and stream the sixth song off the album, Antic! Make also sure to check out the pre-order links! Facticity will be released August 24th/27th via Metal Blade Records in Europe and on August 28th in North America. OVER YOUR THRESHOLD comments on Facticity... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-03.html Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are now ready to unleash their second album …to North. Recorded at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm …to North shows a band that has perfected it's songwriting skills... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-02.html The wait is almost over. Tomorrow sees the release of the highly anticipated new album from Knoxville, Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL. The band's self-titled fourth album has been met with critical acclaim and fans are clamoring to see the band perform the new material live. Fans will have that chance this summer as WHITECHAPEL will be a part of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival which is set to kick off June 30th in San Bernardino... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-12-01.html Metal Blade Records will be releasing albums from Rise Above Record's storied catalog throughout this summer. Albums on the schedule so far include: Witchcraft's Witchcraft, Firewood, and The Alchemist, all to be released on July 17th. On July 31st, the self-titled first album from Gentleman's Pistols, and Firebird's album, Hot Wings will be released - both albums feature the legendary Bill Steer of Carcass/Napalm Death fame. Additionally... Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-15-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-15-12-01.html Progressive grind wizards CATTLE DECAPITATION are pleased to announce the launch of their newly revised homepage! A constant work in progress, http://www.cattledecapitation.com is now optimized to be viewed on and interact with any platform such as I-Phone/Android, tablets and desktop computers. CATTLE DECAPITATION continue to reap praise for their mammoth Monolith Of Inhumanity full-length released last month via Metal... Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-12-01.html German Thrashers EXUMER have been confirmed to appear at this year's Rock Hard Festival in Milan/Italy, on September 15, 2012. Also on the bill for the festival are Danish thrashers ARTILLERY, who have just come off the co-headlining "South American Damnation" tour with EXUMER through Argentina, Chile and Brazil. EXUMER's management is now working on on a European installment of the EXUMER/ARTILLERY package and are planning additional... Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-13-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-13-12-01.html Howard TV takes viewers on a heavy metal adventure with the airing of a new episode of the Behind The Scenes Show: The Making of Richard Christy's Music Video. Howard Stern Show on-air personality and segment Producer Richard Christy is also a well-known heavy metal speed drummer. Christy's band, Charred Walls of the Damned, chose his new song Zerospan to be the subject of the album's signature video. Fans will get a close-up look at... Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:41:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-12-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-12-12-03.html Lizzy Borden will appear at the following European summer festivals: Gods Of Metal, on June 23, 2012 in Rho, Italy, Hellfest Summer Open Air, on June 15, 2012 in Clisson, France (other acts announced for Gods of Metal/Hellfest are: Ozzy and Friends, Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue, Manowar, Slash, The Darkness and many more). Lizzy Borden is confirmed as the co-headliner at the Kavarna Rock Fest at Kaliakra Stadium in Bulgaria on July... Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:36:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-12-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-12-12-02.html Vancouver, Canada's Bison B.C. will be embarking on a short tour of western Canada at the end of June and beginning of July. The tour follows plans to record their third album for Metal Blade Records. Recording officially began on June 2nd with acclaimed producer Sanford Parker at Soma and Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago. Parker is best known for his work with bands suchs as Yob, Pelican, Rwake, Yakuza, Nachtmystium, Zoroaster, Unearthly... Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-12-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-12-12-01.html Behemoth has recently completed a series of shows and festivals throughout Europe. The shows were a massive success and featured some of the band's intense stage production to date. To sample what these shows were like, check out this bootleg of "Lucifer", live in Pratteln, Switzerland HERE. Behemoth front man Nergal adds the following: "We are back home recharging our batteries before striking back at Hellfest and Graspop! Things... Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:19:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-11-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-11-12-04.html After weeks of extensive auditions, occult rock legends PENTAGRAM have found a full-time drummer in Virginia Native Sean Saley. Sean's debut with the band begins during this summer's European Festival Circuit, which starts with Sweden Rock in Solvesborg, Sweden. Sean stated before flying to his debut at Sweden Rock, "I'm more than excited, honored and ready to rock as part of the essential heavy metal institution that is Pentagram. They're... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-11-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-11-12-03.html San Francisco's Hammers of Misfortune will be touring throughout the Midwest and east coast this July with doom purveyors The Gates of Slumber! The tour, which is being presented by the popular NYC-centric music blog, BrooklynVegan.com, will begin on July 18th in Chicago, IL and finish in Toronto, ON on July 27th. For Hammers of Misfortune, this tour follows up an extremely successful appearance at Holland's Roadburn Festival 2012 in April... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-11-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-11-12-02.html It's with great pleasure that Metal Blade announces the signing of Germany's DOWNFALL OF GAIA! DOWNFALL OF GAIA eschews clichés and delivers a monolithic, yet melodic, wall of sound. The band formed in 2008 in Hannover, Germany and has released a demo cd, a split tape, a split LP, and a full length album. Their split with In The Hearts of Emperors can be found on bandcamp HERE. DOWNFALL OF GAIA started out as a crust band, but quickly developed... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-11-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-11-12-01.html Grammy nominated San Diego metal act, AS I LAY DYING, have announced a tour with TRIVIUM this fall! Other bands on the bill include CALIBAN and UPON A BURNING BODY. Comments AS I LAY DYING singer Tim Lambesis: "It's not very often that a lineup like this works out for a club tour. I can't wait to get on stage knowing the crowds will be pumped getting a great show from start to finish. That coupled with being on the road with our friends... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-07-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-07-12-02.html Following an uber successful set at Denmark's Heavy Days In Doomtown Festival, Rhode Island-based doom conjurors PILGRIM are pleased to announce their headlining appearance on this year's edition of The Stoner Hands of Doom Fest. Set to take place August 30 through September 2 at El n Gee Club in New London, Connecticut, PILGRIM will appear alongside the likes of Earthride, Revelation, When The Deadbolt Breaks and more! Stoner Hands... Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-07-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-07-12-01.html With nationwide speculation that the zombie apocalypse is officially upon us, it would only seem appropriate for SIX FEET UNDER's 18 Nights Of Blood Tour to commence this Friday! The near three-week run of live rituals will begin in Atlanta, Georgia and cannibalize its way across the U.S. coming to a close on the band's home turf of Tampa, Florida. Blood shall be spilled, faces eaten and brains devoured! No one is safe. SIX FEET... Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-05-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-05-12-03.html Today sees the release of THE CORY SMOOT EXPERIMENT's When Worlds Collide which was recorded in 2010 at CORY's Karma Studios, where GWAR, Municipal Waste, and many others have laid down tracks. The songs were originally meant for a concept album called "Religion is Fiction". CORY was going to lay down all the tracks and then get some of his favorite singers from the internationally-acclaimed Richmond metal scene to do the vocals... Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:59:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-05-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-05-12-02.html Witchsorrow, the pure, no-frills doom trio from the UK, will release their new album, God Curse Us, on July 3rd in North America. A new track from the album, Aurora Atra, is streaming now over on DecibelMagazine.com HERE. Guitarist/vocalist Necroskul describes the song: "This is a song for when you begrudge the sun rising, the coming of another day. When you curse the sky and the sun hanging in it. It sets the tone for the album quite... Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-05-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-05-12-01.html With two weeks remaining before the highly anticipated release of WHITECHAPEL's self-titled new album, the excitement is continuing to build. Today singer Phil Bozeman and guitarist Alex Wade have provided an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of the new album on AbsolutePunk. Delve into the minds of two members of WHITECHAPEL as they give you the meanings and stories behind the new songs and check out the breakdown HERE. Whitechapel is... Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:18:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-05.html Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are now ready to unleash their second album …to North. Recorded at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm …to North shows a band that has perfected it´s songwriting skills. Today KING... Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:21:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-04.html Metal Blade Records is thrilled to announce the signing of German Progressive Death Metallers OVER YOUR THRESHOLD! Arising from Munich, Germany OVER YOUR THRESHOLD began playing live in 2007. After numerous gigs with renowned Death Metal acts like Obscura, Deadborn and Hokum, the band made a name for itself in the local metal-scene. OVER YOUR THRESHOLD is known for tight playing and an expressive performance at live-shows. The first record... Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-03.html CATTLE DECAPITATION will return to Europe in August to play some of the most monumental heavy metal festivals as well as a bunch of intimate club shows. Do not miss out! Out now all over Europe, the 11-track long player Monolith Of Inhumanity is an achievement that stands out as one of the most volatile, ambitious, and impossible-to-pigeonhole records of 2012. Commended by Stereokiller in an early review for being "their most focused and... Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-02.html American extreme metal giants WHITECHAPEL have announced a full European tour for October and November of 2012! The Tennessee outfit will be supporting AUGUST BURNS RED and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. WHITECHAPEL's guitarist Alex Wade adds: "We're really excited for this tour. It will be our first proper European club tour since Trivium in 2010. We're eager to get back and play some new songs off of our new self-titled record!" Having spent several... Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-12-01.html Pasadena, CA's Gypsyhawk have finally released the details for their forthcoming sophomore album, and Metal Blade Records debut, Revelry and Resilience. The band's distinct personality is splashed all over Revelry and Resilience. Whether it's the edgy and upbeat barroom swagger of "The Fields", the balls out stomp wielded by the serpentine grooves and blistering leads of "Hedgeking" (inspired by George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Fire and Ice series")... Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:57:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-01-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-01-12-01.html In Solitude, after having spent several weeks crisscrossing North America with Behemoth, Watain, and The Devil's Blood, are finally ready to unveil their first music video. To Her Darkness, the atmospheric new video directed by Johan Bååth, is streaming exclusively via Pitchfork's Show No Mercy feature. The track is the sixth cut from In Solitude's most recent album, The World.The Flesh.The Devil. In Solitude's vocalist, Hornper, elaborates... Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-31-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-31-12-01.html After months of paperwork, hoop-jumping, and making the appropriate sacrifices, today Slave Pit is pleased to announce that the GWAR-B-Q is 100% completely legal and confirmed, and set for Aug, 18th at Hadad's Lake, the location we had planned on using last year. As you may recall, last year's GWAR-B-Q was switched from Hadad's to the National Theater because of problems getting the correct permits. Even though the event was still completely... Thu, 31 May 2012 10:53:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-30-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-30-12-02.html 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, #14 Billboard Top Current Albums Chart and #183 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. In Canada, the record ranked in at #34 on the Hard Music Chart... Wed, 30 May 2012 14:41:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-30-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-30-12-01.html Ohio metal heathens SKELETONWITCH have announced plans to demolish North America this summer on a headlining tour, which will also feature classic rockers BARN BURNER (Metal Blade Records). The tour, which includes two weeks' worth of dates in Canada, commences July 17th in York, PA, soon after SKELETONWITCH returns from a European tour during which they will play festivals alongside the likes of Slayer, Megadeth, and Behemoth. Complete... Wed, 30 May 2012 09:26:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-05.html PRE SALE TICKETS MOVING FAST! SUPPORTS ANNOUNCED! After three long torturous years, death metals titanic kings, CANNIBAL CORPSE, return to Australia for a sarcophagic frenzy of sordid and demented proportions! Initial sales have been huge for this tour, so make sure you get yours from the below outlets as soon as possible: Soundworks Touring is excited to announce the following national supports for the forthcoming torture! DISENTOMB... Tue, 29 May 2012 11:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-04.html The UK's Witchsorrow will release their new doom-filled opus, God Curse Us, on July 3rd, 2012 in North America. The title track from the album can be heard now on metalblade.com/witchsorrow. Also, an in-depth interview with guitarist/vocalist Necroskull can be read on decibelmagazine.com. Witchsorrow are a prime example of a band that plays pure, epic, and non-pretentious doom metal straight from the heart. If their self-titled... Tue, 29 May 2012 10:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-03.html Metal Blade's latest signing, Swedish death metal masters ENTRAILS, are preparing for a devastating live offensive in the summer and fall. The live run includes prestigious appearances at renowned festivals such as Party.San and Summer Breeze as well as support slots for German death metal legends Morgoth and a gig at the Berlin cult festival Stromgitarrenfest. ENTRAILS comments: "After a busy half year filled with massive... Tue, 29 May 2012 10:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-02.html Australian metal commando ASSAULTER will embark on a European tour in July of 2012! Comments vocalist/bassist S. Berserker: "We will be conquering the ancient continent on our 'European Proselytism Tour' in July/August 2012 in support of our sophomore LP of toxic Speed/Death Metal, 'Boundless'! This will be ASSAULTER's first visit to European shores with our raw live show. You have been warned!" Check out the live video for Exalt The... Tue, 29 May 2012 09:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-29-12-01.html Today WHITECHAPEL has released the second single from their self-titled fourth album that is due out June 19th via Metal Blade Records. The song entitled "I, Dementia" is being exclusively premiere by Loud Wire. Get a first listen to HERE and be sure to pre-order the album HERE. WHITECHAPEL filmed a series of videos during the recording process of the new album. The first video in the series provides an in depth look at the drum tracking... Tue, 29 May 2012 08:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-23-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-23-12-01.html Today WHITECHAPEL has released the third and final video in a series of which was filmed during the recording process of their new self-titled release, which will be released June 19th on Metal Blade Records. This video focuses on the vocal tracking process. The video can be viewed HERE. The first video in the series provides an in depth look at the drum tracking process for the album and can be viewed HERE. The second installment... Wed, 23 May 2012 09:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-22-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-22-12-01.html Death metal ministers SIX FEET UNDER today announce the addition of rhythm guitarist Ola Englund to their legendary ranks. England, who will make his first official appearance with the band on the 18 Nights Of Blood Tour set to commence next month, takes the place of Rob Arnold. Comments founding vocalist Chris Barnes of the new recruit: "Ola is an amazing guitarist and was chosen for his superlative technique and style of playing... Tue, 22 May 2012 10:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-21-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-21-12-03.html THE CORY SMOOT EXPERIMENT was recorded in 2010 at CORY's Karma Studios, where GWAR, Municipal Waste, and many others have laid down tracks. The songs were originally meant for a concept album called "Religion is Fiction". CORY was going to lay down all the tracks and then get some of his favorite singers from the internationally-acclaimed Richmond metal scene to do the vocals, including GWAR lead singer Dave Brockie and Lamb of... Mon, 21 May 2012 14:19:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-21-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-21-12-02.html Metal Blade is proud to announce the signing of ENTRAILS, one of the best Death Metal bands ever to come out of Sweden! ENTRAILS formed in the 90s, but split up before they were able to release a demo or even an album. It took them until 2008 to come back when guitarist Jimmy Lundqvist rediscovered some old tapes. In a moment of nostalgia he decided that they deserved to be released as they should have been originally. With modern... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-21-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-21-12-01.html Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD have now finished recording their second album ...to North at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm. ...to North will be released July 27th/30th via Metal Blade... Mon, 21 May 2012 09:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-12-01.html Let Decibel magazine hurl your weekend into a sonic maelstrom of brutality with a full stream of Undead, the forthcoming new studio offering from death metal monarchs SIX FEET UNDER. Scheduled for North American release on May 22, 2012 through Metal Blade Records, Undead was produced by Mark Lewis (Deicide, Devildriver) and mixed by Jason Suecof (Whitechapel, Job For A Cowboy) at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida. The... Fri, 18 May 2012 08:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-12-01.html Monolith Of Inhumanity, the latest slab of sonic annihilation from California progressive grind tyrants CATTLE DECAPITATION, landed at #32 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart, #23 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums chart, #6 on the Billboard New Artist Chart and #177 Billboard Top Current Albums Chart upon its first week of release! In Canada the record ranked in at #41 on the Hard Music Chart as well as... Thu, 17 May 2012 09:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-12-02.html Allegaeon's second full-length album, Formshifter, has significantly out-performed its predecessor and reached #29 on the Billboard New Artist Chart and #99 on the Top Hard Music Albums! This is a huge achievement for the band as they continue to carve out their rightful place within the metal community. Formshifter has been incredibly well received by press worldwide; the UK's Kerrang Magazine raves in a 4/5 review: "It's not just... Wed, 16 May 2012 15:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-12-01.html Fans came out in droves to pick up the exciting new album by Trioscapes. On its day of release, Separate Realities, peaked at #2 on the iTunes Jazz Chart. After its first week of release, the album reached #80 on the Billboard New Artist chart. Awareness for the album was bolstered by a song premiere on Sputnikmusic.com, an incredible live performance video for the lead-single, Blast Off, an in-depth interview with bassist... Wed, 16 May 2012 13:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-15-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-15-12-01.html Today WHITECHAPEL has released the second in a series of videos filmed during the recording process of their new self-titled release, which will be released June 19th on Metal Blade Records. The second installment focuses on the recording of the guitar parts for the new album. View part two of the in-studio video series HERE. Look for additional in-studio videos to be released in the coming weeks. The first video provides an in... Tue, 15 May 2012 09:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-12-04.html Today CATTLE DECAPITATION wants to start you week with a kick in the teeth. Check out new in-studio video footage from the Monolith of Inhumanity sessions -- specifically adventures in vocal tracking and additional CATTLE-related fun -- at THIS LOCATION. Comments vocalist Travis Ryan: ""Kids always ask me how I do my vocals and here it is... the vocals studio report for our new album Monolith of Inhumanity. As you can... Mon, 14 May 2012 12:59:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-12-03.html Metal Blade Records announces the signing of epic Heavy Metallers RAVEN BLACK NIGHT from down under! RAVEN BLACK NIGHT formed in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia to start their campaign to bring their traditional metal sound to a worldwide audience. After numerous gigs throughout their home country they recorded and released their debut album Choose The Dark in 2005. Choose The Dark garnered praise throughout Australia and Europe... Mon, 14 May 2012 10:21:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-12-02.html In a continued effort to provide fans with the highest quality products, Metal Blade is happy to announce two more gatefold, double vinyl releases. Electric Wizard's 2007 release, Witchcult Today, and 2010's Black Masses, will be available on vinyl in North America on May 22nd, 2012. Each album will be issued as double LP gatefold with sleeves on 50/50 colored vinyl. Witchcult Today's two discs will be on silver/black and... Mon, 14 May 2012 09:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-12-01.html Amon Amarth is launching their very own interactive fan club, called Mobile Backstage, for smartphones, Facebook and for the Web. "This will allow us to have a more direct communication with our fans, and will speed up the information process for everything such as news and tour dates, as well as give our fans some special peeks behind the scenes of future tours and festivals," says Johan Hegg. "When we first thought of... Mon, 14 May 2012 09:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-05.html CANNIBAL CORPSE – undisputed godfathers of Death Metal – return to Europe in June for their first European tour in support of their latest album Torture. Comments bassist Alex Webster: "We are very excited to return to Europe for this tour, which is a combination of festival appearances and club dates. Let the Torture begin!" The latest studio album from American death metal icons, CANNIBAL CORPSE sold approximately 9,594... Mon, 07 May 2012 12:36:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-04.html The Gates of Slumber have added tour dates with Hail!Hornet following their US tour with Church of Misery. The full tour will begin on May 24th in Providence, RI and includes a June 1st performance at Chaos in Tejas. The Gates of Slumber and Hail!Hornet will play six shows from June 11th - June 16th throughout the Midwest. The complete routing is available below. Doom doyens The Gates Of Slumber released their fifth full... Mon, 07 May 2012 11:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-03.html Today WHITECHAPEL has released the first in a series of in-studio videos filmed during the recording process of their new self-titled release, which will be released June 19th on Metal Blade Records. The first video provides an in depth look at the drum tracking process for the album. Check out the video HERE. Look for new in-studio videos to be released in the coming weeks. Having spent several years lauded as one of the... Mon, 07 May 2012 11:16:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-02.html Allegaeon has completed a lyric video for Behold (God I Am) from their latest album, Formshifter. The video, which was animated by Josh Knoff, features elements from Formshifter's cover art. The cover art, which was created by Colin Marks, is the band's signature "A" symbol. Watch the video now HERE. In January 2012, Allegaeon traveled to Southern California and entered Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying... Mon, 07 May 2012 10:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-12-01.html Today Metal Hammer Germany is hosting an exclusive premiere of Frozen At the Moment of Death, the third official single, from death metal tyrants SIX FEET UNDER. The track comes off the band's soon-to-be released Undead full-length which is scheduled for a European release on May 18th/21st, 2012 through Metal Blade Records. Offering up 12 tracks of uncompromising, sonic brutality, the record was produced by Mark Lewis... Mon, 07 May 2012 10:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-04-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-04-12-02.html Today MetalSucks will help you kick off your weekend in veggie-gorging progressive grind style with an exclusive stream of CATTLE DECAPITATION's Monolith Of Inhumanity. Set for a North American release on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, the 11-track long player is an achievement that stands out as one of the most volatile, ambitious, and impossible-to-pigeonhole records of 2012. Produced by Dave Otero of Denver's... Fri, 04 May 2012 11:52:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-04-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-04-12-01.html Fresh off the latest six-week orgy of blood, booze, and missing children that was the second half of GWAR's "Return of the World Maggot/Farewell, Flattus Maximus" North American tour, the members of rock and roll's hardest working band have returned to the vastness of their Antarctica fortress to begin work on "a shitload of projects, all destined to rule…", said lead-singer Oderus Urungus. It all adds up to a summer of debauched... Fri, 04 May 2012 10:29:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-03-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-03-12-02.html Bolt Thrower's birthday bash, Boltfest, has succeeded in raising a considerable sum for Teenage Cancer Trust. The show held at the HMV Forum in London on April 7th, included an impressive line-up handpicked by Bolt Thrower: Autopsy, Discharge, Benediction, and Vallenfyre - all who, according to the band, helped 'contribute to great memories' throughout their 26 year career. All 2050 tickets sold out in just over 2 weeks... Thu, 03 May 2012 09:54:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-03-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-03-12-01.html Death metal ministers JOB FOR A COWBOY today unleash their lyric video to "Imperium Wolves." The tune comes off the band's latest studio recording, Demonocracy, released in North America on April 10 through Metal Blade Records. The maniacal, multifaceted Jason Suecof-produced masterwork tackles a host of political and economic themes and continues to raise the eyebrows of fans and media alike. OB FOR A COWBOY have a busy summer... Thu, 03 May 2012 09:40:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-12-01.html This summer, one of the most diversified metal tour packages will batter its way through North America! What will be a yearly event, the inaugural SHOCKWAVE FESTIVAL TOUR 2012 is coming for you! Established to give metal fans a lower cost festival option this season, the tour will commence on July 6 in Seattle, Washington, and feature an eclectic lineup of artists including futuristic metal conjurers FEAR FACTORY and sci-fi... Wed, 02 May 2012 10:44:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-01-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-01-12-01.html Popular metal destination, metalsucks.net, has teamed up with Allegaeon to debut Twelve, from the new album, Formshifter. The track, complete with an ambitious, classical, Greg Burgess-played, acoustic outro, can be heard in its entirety now HERE. In January 2012, Allegaeon traveled to Southern California and entered Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Impending Doom, Carnifex, Winds of Plague)... Tue, 01 May 2012 10:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-08.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-08.html In anticipation of the upcoming release of their forthcoming new studio offering Monolith Of Inhumanity, today CATTLE DECAPITATION unveils a new in-studio video clip. Check out the guitar tracking process and other CATTLE-related commentary at THIS LOCATION where you'll also get to hear "A Living, Breathing Piece of Defecating Meat." Monolith Of Inhumanity is set for a North American release on May 8, 2012. Commended by... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:31:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-07.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-07.html Death Metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN have just confirmed a German headlining tour for September under the banner The Coming Death Tour 2012! Support on all shows comes from DAMNATION DEFACED, DISCREATION and VOICE OF REVENGE! Support the underground and spread the word! LAY DOWN ROTTEN have also been confirmed to support CANNIBAL CORPSE on their upcoming European Torture Tour. Make also sure to check out the video clip LAY DOWN... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:57:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-06.html "Well kids, enough with all the secrets… it's about time we in The Black Dahlia Murder clue you fans in and tell all about our recent hush hush bassist situation… I'm sure some of you who have seen us on tour in the last months have grown curious as to who this mystery man bass extraordinaire could be and have wondered what long time bassist Ryan "Bart" Williams could be up to. After months of tip-toeing around it, we've... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:09:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-05.html Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD have now finished recording their second album …To North at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm. Comments bassist Jonas Albrektsson on the recording process... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:44:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-04.html FATES WARNING: a classic name not only on the Metal Blade roster but within the metal scene in general. In the course of our ongoing re-release series, the band's classic Inside Out is another must have item. FATES WARNING have always been one of the most influential bands within the metal scene. Being one of the founders of the progressive metal movement they have influenced the likes of QUEENSRYCHE or DREAM THEATER... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:13:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-03.html Today premier horror portal Bloody Disgusting hosts the latest "18 Days" lyric video from death metal merchants, SIX FEET UNDER. The apocalyptic hymn comes off the band's forthcoming new studio effort, Undead, set for North American release on May 22, 2012 through Metal Blade Records. Notorious for his elegiac themes of murder, death and the supernatural, on Undead vocalist and lyrical mastermind Chris Barnes revisits... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:37:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-02.html The title track from the debut offering from Trioscapes, Separate Realities, will be debuting today on highly popular music destination Sputnikmusic.com. Separate Realities is an eleven-and-a-half minute cut that highlights many of the elements the progressive trio has to offer. It also exemplifies how it's possible to sound "heavy" without the use of a customary electric guitar. Through bass guitar, saxophone, and drums... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-12-01.html Having spent several years lauded as one of the frontrunners in their genre, in 2012 WHITECHAPEL stand as a defining force in contemporary heavy music. Building dramatically on the trademarked bludgeon of their first three releases, with Whitechapel the Tennessean sextet have inarguably delivered their most intense, dynamic, and downright hostile record to date. Drenched in atmospheric darkness, the record is also rife... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:15:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-27-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-27-12-02.html Label-mates Between the Buried and Me (BTBAM) and Job for a Cowboy (JFAC) have confirmed that they will be a part of the 2012 Summer Slaughter Tour alongside fellow Metal Blade Records artists Cannibal Corpse, Goatwhore, and more. The full lineup is listed below. In addition to Summer Slaughter, BTBAM and JFAC will team up with Periphery for a handful of dates prior to the tour, as well as after the tour concludes. Dates... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:32:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-27-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-27-12-01.html The CANCER BATS are excited to announce that they will be performing on The True Defiance Tour! The tour headliner is none other than Demon Hunter, whose new album, True Defiance, was also released this month and debuted at #36 on the Billboard 200 chart. Dead Set On Living, the latest effort from CANCER BATS, is now available worldwide after being released on April 24th in the US via Metal Blade Records. The band is currently... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:44:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-25-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-25-12-03.html Today Metal Blade TV airs an exclusive interview with SIX FEET UNDER front man/death metal veteran Chris Barnes as conducted by Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel. The clip comes in anticipation of the band's forthcoming new full-length, Undead. With an updated lineup featuring Barnes alongside guitarist Rob Arnold (ex- Chimaira), longtime guitarist Steve Swanson (ex-Massacre), bassist Jeff Hughell (ex-Brain Drill, ex-Vile), and... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:23:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-25-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-25-12-02.html After three long torturous years, death metal titans, CANNIBAL CORPSE, return to Australia for a sarcophagic frenzy of sordid and demented proportions! Set to commence on October 4, the band will ravage five cities — Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth — in support of their latest and ceaselessly hostile full-length, Torture. Released through Metal Blade Records earlier this Spring, Torture proves that when it comes... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-25-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-25-12-01.html A statement from the festival organizers: "We are proud to announce that we have confirmed Colorado based ALLEGAEON as our Bay Area Metal Festival 2012 headliner. ALLEGAEON will be at the helm of a 17 band line up filled with bands from around the world. We are excited to bring such a talented act back to the Bay Area and couldn't think of a better way to finalize an already solid line up." Tickets for this year's Bay Area... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:20:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-24-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-24-12-01.html Introducing TRESPASS AMERICA, a newly minted music festival set on revitalizing the metal scene with some of the most current and credible bands in hard rock/metal. A co-production with Trespass America and Metal Hammer, the biggest metal magazine in the U.K., the tour kicks off July 13 at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, and will cover 31 cities in two months between July and August across the United States. Ticket... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:39:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-05.html Trioscapes started in the summer of 2011 when bassist Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) contacted Walter Fancourt (tenor saxophone/flute) and Matt Lynch (drums) about working up a rendition of the Mahavishnu Orchestra classic "Celestial Terrestrial Commuters". The group also messed around with a few original ideas with the intent of playing a one-off live show. Exclusive video of the group performing "Blast Off" can be seen... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:27:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-04.html The Black Dahlia Murder have been confirmed for Metallica's first-ever music festival. The fest is scheduled for June 23rd and June 24th at Baddon Field in Atlantic City, NJ. The Black Dahlia Murder will be performing on the "Damage Inc." stage, which features some of the 'heavier' acts billed for the festival, including: Sepultura, Suicidal Tendencies, Landmine Marathon, Torche, Thy Will Be Done, and more. The Black Dahlia... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:50:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-03.html Today premiere horror one-stop, Bloody Disgusting, hosts the exclusive premiere of "Kingdom of Tyrants" from CATTLE DECAPITATION's forthcoming Monolith Of Inhumanity studio offering. The disturbingly twisted 9-minute mini film was directed by Mitch Massie with live band footage shot in San Marcos, California by Tyson Montrucchio. Comments singer Travis Ryan: "We've kicked around the idea of doing a mini-film out of a song... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:32:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-02.html Dutch heavy metallers MARTYR will be celebrating their 30th anniversary with a special night in their hometown Utrecht. An exclusive show will be held on the 8th of September at Club Tivoli De Helling with fans, friends and special guests. Performances from the cult classic repertoire from the very first MARTYR demo tapes until the current Circle Of 8 album will be presented on stage by various artists including MARTYR... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-23-12-01.html THE CORY SMOOT EXPERIMENT was recorded in 2010 at CORY's Karma Studios, where GWAR, Municipal Waste, and many others have laid down tracks. The songs were originally meant for a concept album called "Religion is Fiction". CORY was going to lay down all the tracks and then get some of his favorite singers from the internationally-acclaimed Richmond metal scene to do the vocals, including GWAR lead singer Dave Brockie and... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:40:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-12-01.html METAL SUCKS presents "THE IRON WILL TOUR" featuring Kataklysm with special guest Origin, Fleshgod, Apocalypse and Metal Blades very own ROSE FUNERAL. The Iron Will Tour kicks off in Canada with all bands making an appearance at Heavy MTL and Heavy TO the weekend of August 11th and continues into Dallas, TX the first week of September with more dates being announced soon. Ryan Gardner (lead vocal and guitarist of ROSE FUNERAL... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:56:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-18-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-18-12-01.html Critically-acclaimed, Richard Christy-led metal act, Charred Walls of the Damned, has recently confirmed a slot on one of the biggest music festivals of 2012: Orion Music and More Fest. The fest, which will be held at Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ on June 23rd and 24th, will feature dozens of bands as well as a Billabong All Out Air Assault Surfing Expedition, Custom Car + Motorcycle Show, and much more. For more... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:53:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-17-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-17-12-02.html Unearth has launched a new lyric video for one of the most lyrically-inspiring and guitar-shred friendly cuts from their most recent album, Darkness in the Light. The new lyric video for Arise the War Cry can be seen now HERE. Unearth also recently launched a music video for Watch it Burn, which is available HERE. Unearth recently completed a full European tour in support of Heaven Shall Burn. The Massachusetts natives... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:59:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-17-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-17-12-01.html Death metal collective JOB FOR A COWBOY today announce four special headlining dates in Japan! Following their trek on the Metal Alliance tour, which is currently underway, the band will play two shows in Tokyo as well as Nagoya and Okinawa beginning on May 18. JOB FOR A COWBOY will be touring in support of their brand new studio recording, Demonocracy, released in North America last week through Metal Blade... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:48:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-06.html Kings of melodic Hardcore EVERGREEN TERRACE return to Europe for a summer tour. Support comes from STICK TO YOUR GUNS. Comments guitarist Josh James: "Going to Europe is like Christmas morning - you never know what's going to happen but you know it's going to be awesome and better than what you already have. It's refreshing to leave our own country and go to so many countries in Europe that really are dedicated to the... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:37:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-05.html Today Guitar World is hosting an exclusive premiere of "18 Days," the second official single, from death metal tyrants SIX FEET UNDER. The track comes off the band's soon-to-be disengaged Undead full-length which is scheduled for North American release on May 22, 2012 through Metal Blade Records. Offering up 12 tracks of uncompromising, sonic brutality, the record was produced by Mark Lewis (Deicide, Devildriver)... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:08:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-04.html In January 2012, Allegaeon traveled to Southern California and entered Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Impending Doom, Carnifex, Winds of Plague) to begin work on Formshifter. The latest album brings forward a sound that both plays off the band's previous releases mixed in with some new flavors that will be sure to enthrall old and new fans alike. A new song from the album, Twelve, is streaming... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-03.html Grammy nominated San Diego metal act, AS I LAY DYING, are proud to announce that Bill Stevenson has been enlisted to produce their next album this May! Bill Stevenson has played drums for both the Descendents and Black Flag and is one of the most highly renowned producers in rock. His production credits include work on records by Rise Against, NOFX, Propagandhi, The Casualties, Anti-Flag and many more. AS I LAY DYING... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:15:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-02.html Trioscapes started in the summer of 2011 when bassist Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) contacted Walter Fancourt (tenor saxophone/flute) and Matt Lynch (drums) about working up a rendition of the Mahavishnu Orchestra classic "Celestial Terrestrial Commuters". The group also messed around with a few original ideas with the intent of playing a one-off live show. Wazzlejazzlebof, the second single from the band's debut... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:09:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-16-12-01.html South Florida's Abiotic will be entering the studio on April 23rd following the Shredded To Pieces Tour, which kicked off yesterday in Orlando, FL. They will be recording at Sonica Assault Studios with producer Charles J and engineer Phil Pluskota. Art will done Daniel McBride. Abiotic stormed onto the underground metal scene with the release of their A Universal Plague EP in September of 2011. Since then, through word... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-11-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-11-12-01.html JOB FOR A COWBOY's long-anticipated new full-length Demonocracy is out TODAY through Metal Blade Records. Produced by Jason Suecof (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Trivium) at Audiohammer Studios, the complex death metal opus, tackles a host of political and economic themes and has already reaped the praise of fans and critics nationally. In a 4/5 rating, Alternative Press calls Demonocracy "an ass-kicking, skull-cracking... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:35:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-10-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-10-12-02.html Decibel Magazine's tour issue (May 2012) is available on newsstands now. The cover story features in-depth interviews with members of Behemoth, Watain, The Devil's Blood, and In Solitude. The interviews cover everything from playing shows in the US to twisted and amusing anecdotes from the bands' past tour experiences. The issue also features an Extreme MLB preview, Decibel Hall of Fame: the making of Megadeth's Rust... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:50:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-10-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-10-12-01.html Today California progressive grind conquerors CATTLE DECAPITATION release Lifestalker, the second single of their new album Monolith Of Inhumanity! Set for release on May, 8th, 2012, the record was produced by Dave Otero of Denver's Flatline Audio and sees the band exploring innovative new techniques in song writing without abandoning their signature formula of confrontational audio wreckage and self-loathing lyrical... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:25:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-09-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-09-12-04.html Legendary hardcore/metal innovators, Shai Hulud, are preparing to record their fourth album (second for Metal Blade Records) in April 2012. This album will serve as the follow up to 2008's critically acclaimed Misanthropy Pure. Matt Fox, Matt Fletcher and co. have completed writing the new album, and have confirmed that they've enlisted the production talents of original Hulud vocalist and current New Found Glory... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:05:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-09-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-09-12-03.html Metal Blade Records is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, marking 1982 as the official beginning with the release of the first Metal Massacre compilation. In a fitting tribute, writer Dan Slessor (Kerrang, Outburn, Alternative Press) has penned a new company history, which includes quotes, anecdotes, and praise from members of Metallica, Slayer, GWAR, and more. The new history can be read in its entirety below... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-09-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-09-12-02.html OSI have completed work on a video for the song entitled "For Nothing". The song comes from OSI's critically acclaimed fourth album Fire Make Thunder. The video was directed by Jimmy Ahlander. Today, Ultimate-Guitar.com is hosting an exclusive premiere of the video. Check out the video HERE. In its first week of release, Fire Make Thunder has charted on the Billboard New Artist Chart at #18. OSI also charted on the... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:09:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-09-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-09-12-01.html Legendary death metal legion SIX FEET UNDER today unveil the first single from forthcoming studio offering, Undead. Slated for North American release on May 22, 2012 through Metal Blade Records, the 12-track recording was produced by Mark Lewis (Deicide, Devildriver) and mixed by Jason Suecof (Whitechapel, Job For A Cowboy), at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida. Led by the inimitable Chris Barnes, possessor... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:41:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-12-03.html Highly respected Japanese doom metal band CHURCH OF MISERY has announced a U.S. headlining tour that will kick off on May 24 in Providence, RI. Presented by Brooklyn Vegan, the two week trek will showcase one of metal's most bizarre and exotic bands and one that Rolling Stone called "a dynamic articulated hell, like the Tokyo-Blue-Cheer crush of Boris but grounded in the British white-blues nightmares of early Seventies... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:38:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-12-02.html Exumer have partnered up with Stereokiller to provide a special, limited stream of their new album, Fire and Damnation. The album can be heard now HERE between Friday, April 6th and April 13th. Fire and Damnation will be released worldwide by Metal Blade Records - April 10th in North America and April 6th/10th in Europe/UK. Exumer have been confirmed to headline the "Metal on the Rocks" Festival in Mexico City on May... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:29:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-12-01.html Beginning today, Revolver Magazine will host a stream of JOB FOR A COWBOY's upcoming Demonocracy full-length in its entirety. Produced by Jason Suecof (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Trivium) at Audiohammer Studios, the intricate, thought-provoking and wholly pulverizing death metal opus will see its North American release on April 10, 2012 through Metal Blade Records. Crowned "an ass-kicking, skull-cracking... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:23:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-04-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-04-12-01.html Fire Make Thunder, the fourth undertaking for the collaborative duo known as OSI has charted on the Billboard New Artist Chart at #18. OSI also charted on the Top Hard Music Albums Chart at #46. International chart numbers include: #43 on the Hard Music chart in Canada and #139 on the charts in Benelux. The band has recently completed work on a video for the song "For Nothing". Look for it to debut early next week... Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:07:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-03-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-03-12-01.html The highly anticipated inaugural Decibel Magazine tour kicks off in a mere eight days in Columbus, OH. It wasn't too late, however, for the venue owners to prohibit the bands from appearing at The Brewmaster's Gate. Behemoth, Watain, The Devil's Blood, and In Solitude are being forbidden from playing at the venue because of religious conflicts with the venue owners. These bands are no strangers to this type of treatment... Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:38:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-02-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-02-12-03.html Miami, FL newcomers, Abiotic, have become the newest addition to Metal Blade's roster with a newly signed, worldwide, multi-album deal. Abiotic stormed onto the underground metal scene with the release of their A Universal Plague EP in September of 2011. Since then, through word-of-mouth on-line and steady gigging in the South East, Abiotic has become one of the top bands to watch. Their music video for Vermosapien... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:40:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-02-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-02-12-02.html Globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) will return to Europe in October 2012 in support of their new album, the details of which are forthcoming. Support comes from PERIPHERY and THE SAFETY FIRE. The Rave Live will be rebroadcasting the BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME concert from April 25, 2011 to celebrate the one year anniversary of the band's CD "The... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:21:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-02-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-02-12-01.html Today Guitarworld.com hosts an exclusive premiere of "Imperium Wolves," from technical death doers, JOB FOR A COWBOY. "Imperium Wolves," comes off the band's forthcoming studio offering, Demonocracy. Soaked in equal parts misanthropy and naked rage, the nine-track recording tackles a host of political and economic themes including media propaganda, the "war industry" and the staggering debts faced by America. Produced... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:58:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-29-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-29-12-01.html Today California progressive grind conquerors CATTLE DECAPITATION reveal the first of three in-studio video segments from their Monolith Of Inhumanity recording sessions. Set for North American release on May 8, 2012, the record was produced by Dave Otero of Denver's Flatline Audio and sees the band exploring innovative new techniques in song writing without abandoning their signature formula of confrontational... Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:06:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-28-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-28-12-01.html Demonical has confirmed that they will be performing several US shows leading up to their performance at this year's Maryland Death Fest. Demonical released their latest album, Death Infernal, on July 19th, 2011 on Metal Blade Records in North America. The Swedish death metal band DEMONICAL have issued the following statement: "It is with great enthusiasm we can hereby announce three additional shows on... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:22:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-27-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-27-12-01.html Death metal miscreants SIX FEET UNDER today announce a bout of U.S. live rituals this June. Dubbed the 18 Nights Of Blood Tour, the bestial invasion will begin in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8 and ravage its way across the country before coming to a close on June 29 in Tampa, Florida. Support will be provided by Dying Fetus and Revocation. The band will be touring in support of their upcoming ninth full... Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:17:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-06.html San Diego's Astra will be streaming their new album, The Black Chord, in its entirety via a full CD listening party on AOL's Spinner.com! The album will be available for fans to stream from now until April 2nd HERE. Spinner.com is one of the web's ultimate destinations for free MP3s, album streams, exclusive interviews and live performances from some of today's best acts in rock. The Black Chord has received... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:12:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-05.html Today sees the release of the long awaited and highly anticipated new album Fire Make Thunder, the fourth undertaking for the collaborative duo known as OSI. The physical CD is available today and the iTunes version will be available tomorrow Tuesday March 27th. Formed in 2002 by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch/Matheos) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, former Dream Theater keyboardist), OSI is... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:01:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-04.html Behemoth will be returning to North America for the first time since 2010 for the highly anticipated Decibel Magazine Tour this April and May. Along with live performance, it has now been confirmed that Behemoth will be holding three in-store appearances throughout the tour! Fans in Salt Lake City, UT, Charlotte, NC, and Philadelphia, PA will have the opportunity to meet the band, purchase albums... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:17:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-03.html Head over to Bloody-Disgusting.com to check out the worldwide premiere of the new music video for When Steel and Bone Meet, shot with David Brodsky of My Good Eye at the infamous house of horrors, the House of Shock in New Orleans, LA. Be sure to catch the New Orleans, LA natives when they hit the road this summer as a part of the Summer Slaughter tour with label-mates Cannibal Corpse, which goes down... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:49:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-02.html Exumer are unveiling the third single from Fire and Damnation on AOL's Noisecreep.com. The track can be heard now HERE. The Weakest Limb is the latest in a batch of singles to be heard from the album including: Vermin of the Sky on MetalHammer.de and Fire and Damnation on MetalBlade.com. Fire and Damnation will be released worldwide by Metal Blade Records - April 10th in North America and April... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:14:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-12-01.html SISTER has released a live video for "Spit On Me" from their debut album, HATED. The video was recorded during the course of the "HATED Over Europe Tour 2011". SISTER's touring schedule in 2011 saw them hit the road with metal legends UDO, as well play direct support for Chris Jericho's metal band, Fozzy. SISTER comments on the video: "This video is dedicated to our European fans, cheers to all of ya! Big... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:07:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-23-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-23-12-01.html The Black Dahlia Murder will renew their campaign across North America on May 11th in Madison, WI. The Canadian Ritual Tour will criss-cross Canada in its entirety before ending in their hometown of Detroit, MI on June 2nd. Support on the tour will come from Canada's own Fuck the Facts and Exhumed. The entire confirmed listing of dates can be seen below. The Black Dahlia Murder have already toured... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:08:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-22-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-22-12-01.html Torture, the latest studio album from American death metal icons, CANNIBAL CORPSE sold approximately 9,594 copies in the United States in its first week landing the band at #38 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, making it the highest debut in CANNIBAL CORPSE history! Torture landed at #7 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart, #4 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums chart and #32 Billboard Top Current... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:34:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-20-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-20-12-01.html Legendary German Thrashers EXUMER are all set for the release of their long anticipated comeback album Fire and Damnation, to be released April 6th/10th via Metal Blade Records in Europe, April, 10th in North America! Metal Hammer Germany is now exclusively premiering the second single Vermin Of The Sky. Surf over to Metal-Hammer.de to stream the song – HERE! Comments EXUMER singer Mem V. Stein: "Vermin of... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:45:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-19-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-19-12-02.html Fire Make Thunder marks the fourth undertaking for the collaborative duo known as OSI. Formed in 2002 by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch/Matheos) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, former Dream Theater keyboardist), OSI is a long distance partnership, both musicians typically writing and recording alone and sending song ideas back and forth for further elaboration. Written and recorded throughout most of... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:11:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-19-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-19-12-01.html Three years have lapsed since society has been spewed upon by a CATTLE DECAPITATION album. In those three years the band has toured the globe, gained a legion of new fans with said album (The Harvest Floor) and have now written their most palatable, yet abrasive record yet. Even with song titles like Projectile Ovulation, Forced Gender Re-Assignment and Gristle Licker, CATTLE DECAPITATION have managed... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:34:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-13-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-13-12-04.html In celebration of the their brand new full-length, Torture, released TODAY in North America through Metal Blade Records, death metal's most revered act, CANNIBAL CORPSE, are pleased to unveil the official new video for "Encased In Concrete." The video was directed by David Brodsky of MyGoodEye (Black Dahlia Murder, Goatwhore, Municipal Waste, Suffocation etc.) and is being hosted by prime horror portal... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:35:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-13-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-13-12-03.html After a long absence from the public eye, intergalactic front-thing Oderus Urungus of the mighty GWAR will once again grace the cable-waves with his unlordly presence, as our wanna-be sports commentator appears on the Dan Patrick Show next week! That's right, Oderus in all his fetid glory will enter the man-cave, meet the Danettes, and bask in the glow that is sure to emanate from the luminary figure that... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:58:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-13-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-13-12-02.html Fire Make Thunder marks the fourth undertaking for the collaborative duo known as OSI. Formed in 2002 by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch/Matheos) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, former Dream Theater keyboardist), OSI is a long distance partnership, both musicians typically writing and recording alone and sending song ideas back and forth for further elaboration. Written and recorded throughout most of... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:17:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-13-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-13-12-01.html JOB FOR A COWBOY today unleash the first of a series of instructional video posts featuring guitar wizard Tony Sannicandro. Dubbed "The Leads Are Weak," the mini clips offer playing tips and an up-close look at Sannicandro's astounding skills and technique. Clip #1 showcases the solo From "Signature Of Starving Power" off the band's Gloom EP. To view the clip, head to the official JOB FOR A COWBOY Landing... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:04:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-12-04.html German Death Metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN have teamed up with Rock Hard magazine, Germany, for the worldwide launch of the brand new video clip Hades Resurrected! Surf over HERE to check out the clip! Comments singer Jost Kleinert: "We are back with a new video for the song "Hades Resurrected". Witness the unholy ceremony as we celebrate Death Metal in praise of Hades. This is one of the killer tracks from our... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:16:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-12-03.html Mighty SIX FEET UNDER return with a blast and their brand new studio album Undead in May of 2012! In conjunction with the album release SIX FEET UNDER will return to Europe in August to play some exclusive festival gigs as well as selected club shows. Comments SIX FEET UNDER singer Chris Barnes: "SIX FEET UNDER IS NOT DEAD! WE ARE "UNDEAD"!!!!! With our return to the European festivals this Summer and... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-12-02.html Trioscapes started in the summer of 2011 when bassist Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) contacted Walter Fancourt (tenor saxophone/flute) and Matt Lynch (drums) about working up a rendition of the Mahavishnu Orchestra classic "Celestial Terrestrial Commuters". The group also messed around with a few original ideas with the intent of playing a one-off live show. However, after rehearsing the material... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:41:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-12-01.html Richard Christy of Charred Walls of the Damned has been hinting at a new video since November 2011, when the trailer was released. Zerospan was directed and edited by Mike Schiff (Charred Wall's previous 'Ghost Town' video) and Sean McEwen (Albino Farm) with special effects/make up by Brian Spears and Pete Gerner from G and S Effects (Stakeland). The lead actor in the video is Bryan Haeffele. Richard Christy... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:03:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-07-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-07-12-02.html Arizona death metal legion JOB FOR A COWBOY will kick off a five-and-a-half week stretch of North American dates on this year's Metal Alliance Tour next week. The live rituals will commence on March 15 in Austin, Texas as part of South By Southwest 2012 and consume 35 more cities through April 21. The band will be joined by headliners Devildriver,The Faceless, Dying Fetus, 3 Inches Of Blood... Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-07-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-07-12-01.html Death metal monarchs CANNIBAL CORPSE grace the cover of the April 2012 edition of Decibel Magazine: The Zombie Issue! Their third time on the cover of one of metal's most extreme and revered publications finds bloodied growl-merchant George "Corpsgrinder" Fisher at war with the undead. Inside, author Chris Dick unearths a thoroughly absorbing 'CORPSEdissertation that includes collective discussions... Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-06-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-06-12-01.html ROSE FUNERAL will be emerging from winter this Spring with a month's worth of tour dates. The band will be joining Pathology and The World We Knew throughout April and May in venues nationwide. The Spring Slasher Tour kicks off April 6th in Richmond, VA with all three bands and ends on April 21st in Chicago. From April 22nd - April 29th, both ROSE FUNERAL and The World We Knew embark on The Spring Fling... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:50:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-12-03.html Death metal progenitors CANNIBAL CORPSE unearth their third single today, "Encased In Concrete," via Decibel Magazine. "Encased In Concrete" is the fourth track off the band's crushing new studio offering, Torture. To check it out, point your ear holes HERE. Produced by Hate Eternal's Erik Rutan, Torture is an undeniable creation of pile-driving brilliance and another testament to the band's lifelong... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:52:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-12-02.html Metal Blade Records has teamed up with Musicians Institute Annex (formerly Emo's Annex) and co-sponsors 'stache media to bring you one of the heaviest day parties devastating the streets of Austin this March, featuring Job for a Cowboy, Cancer Bats, Battlecross, Pilgrim, Gypsyhawk, Early Graves, and MI band Truceline. The bands will be hitting the infamous 6th Street location for 6 hours of metal and... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:44:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-12-01.html Fire Make Thunder marks the fourth undertaking for the collaborative duo known as OSI. Formed in 2002 by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch/Matheos) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, former Dream Theater keyboardist), OSI is a long distance partnership, both musicians typically writing and recording alone and sending song ideas back and forth for further elaboration. Written and recorded throughout most... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:12:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-12-01.html Rhode Island doom bringers PILGRIM will appear live on East Village Radio's Metal Inquisition Show this Tuesday, February 28 from 10:00PM – 12:00AM EST. For the first half of the show, the band will be spinning tunes from their own playlist. During the second half, PILGRIM's latest full-length, Misery Wizard will be played in its entirety. To hear the show, go to THIS LOCATION. PILGRIM will be leveling... Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:48:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-27-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-27-12-02.html Death metal goliaths JOB FOR A COWBOY will unleash their brand new studio recording entitled Demonocracy this Spring. Set for North American release on April 10, 2012 via Metal Blade Records, the nine-track Demonocracy was produced by Jason Seucof (Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Trivium), who recorded the band's blistering Ruination full-length, at Audiohammer Studios and features another strikingly... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:30:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-27-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-27-12-01.html More video footage from CANNIBAL CORPSE's Torture studio sessions is currently viewable at their official landing page. The near-ten minute long segment documents some of the guitar solo and vocal tracking and includes a candid glimpse of vocalist Corpsegrinder's method for loosening his vocal cords during the lengthy recording sessions at Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida. The band's... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:44:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-24-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-24-12-02.html New Orleans, LA natives, GOATWHORE, are continuing their worldwide campaign in support of their latest effort, Blood for the Master, this May with a tour across Europe. They'll be joining forces with 3 Inches of Blood, Angelus Apatrida and Havok. The tour begins in May and all dates can be seen below. All of GOATWHORE's current tour dates are available on the band's facebook page HERE. In other news... Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:08:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-24-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-24-12-01.html Detroit thrashers BATTLECROSS will be hitting the road as a part of the Occupation Domination 2012 Tour featuring heavyweights Origin, Cattle Decapitation, Decrepit Birth, Aborted, and Rings of Saturn. The Occupation Domination 2012 Tour kicks off at Sonar in Baltimore, MD on April 20 and wraps up May 18 in Lawrence, KS at the Granada Theater. The Occupation Domination 2012 Tour marks BATTLECROSS' first... Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:41:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-23-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-23-12-02.html German thrashers EXUMER have been confirmed to play a series of live shows in South America in June, 2012! The trek will take the band through Argentina Chile and Brazil. EXUMER's Danish thrash masters ARTILLERY are joining them on the whole tour. This is EXUMER's first appearance in South American in 24 years, where the band last played in Brazil in 1988. Vocalist Mem V. Stein comments: "We have been... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:19:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-23-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-23-12-01.html Behemoth is twelve shows into their European tour now alongside with Cannibal Corpse, Legion Of The Damned, Misery Index, Suicide Silence and Nexus Inferi. Nergal has just sent us his thoughts on shows Behemoth have played so far..."We are in the middle of this tour and on behalf of the band I must state that's probably the best European run we've done ever! And it's not just courtesy but a fact. Never seen... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:44:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-12-04.html New Orleans, Louisiana's sons of blackened death n' roll, GOATWHORE, broke Billboard Magazine's Top 200 Current Albums chart coming in at #171 with their latest release Blood for the Master, which sold over 3,100 copies in its first week. Blood for the Master, which just hit streets on February 14, also debuted on the following Billboard charts: #4 on the Heatseeker (New Artist) chart, #12 on the Current Hard... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:30:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-12-03.html Cattle Decapitation wrapped up recording their new album last week and have returned home for a couple weeks before heading out for their European tour with Suffocation! The album was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Dave Otero of Denver's Flatline Audio. The humans of earth can expect a much more updated production, complete with some surprising guest appearances and the kind of musical exploration... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:23:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-12-02.html In January 2012, Allegaeon traveled to Southern California and entered Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Impending Doom, Carnifex, Winds of Plague) to begin work on Formshifter. The latest album brings forward a sound that both plays off the band's previous releases mixed in with some new flavors that will be sure to enthrall old and new fans alike. Guitarist Greg Burgess had this to... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:47:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-12-01.html LA's Armored Saint are excited to announce that they'll be heading to Europe in July. At Sonisphere in France, the Saint will be playing on the same day as Ghost, Evanescence, Wolfmother, Soulfly, Lacuna Coil, and more. Band Your Head's list of confirmed band's includes Arch Enemy, Exodus, Thin Lizzy, Primordial, and more. Dong Open Air also features Napalm Death, Sepultura, and many others. Along... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:13:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-21-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-21-12-01.html As I Lay Dying ended 2011, the year of their tenth anniversary as a band, with an extremely successful headlining tour. The Decade of Destruction Tour ran November-December through the US. While on the tour, the band captured live footage from several shows. The footage was edited by the band's own Nick Hipa into what has become the band's next video: Paralyzed. The video encapsulates As I... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-05.html Legendary British metal act, Angel Witch, are proud to unveil their new album, As Above, So Below. The Jaime Gomez Arellano (Ghost/The Gates Of Slumber) produced album unites newly-penned yet timeless-sounding material such as 'Geburah', 'The Horla', 'Brainwashed' and 'Upon This Cord' with four long-lost tracks from the classic-era. 'Dead Sea Scrolls' and 'Witching Hour' both date back to 1983/'84... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:21:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-04.html Legendary German Thrashers EXUMER are all set for the release of their long anticipated comeback album Fire & Damnation, to be released April 6th/10th via Metal Blade Records in Europe, April, 10th in North America! Metal Blade has now launched a landing page that includes pre-order links as well as the brand new song Fire & Damnation! Surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/exumer to check it out! Comments... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:04:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-03.html German Death Metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN will release its new album Mask Of Malice February, 24th in G/A/S, 27th in the rest of Europe and the UK, and 28th in North America! Right now LAY DOWN ROTTEN is in post-production process for the first videoclip in the bands career. Surf over HERE to check out video teaser for Hades Resurrected. The video clip will be premiered early March. Stay tuned. Make... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:40:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-02.html Dead Set On Living, the new album from Cancer Bats, is now available for pre-order worldwide. The US pre-order will be available via Metal Blade Records at metalblade.com/cancerbats, where fans can also view the band's new video for Old Blood! A pre-order only t-shirt bundle is available until the album is released on April 24th. The Cancer Bats will be performing at several SXSW showcases... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:11:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-20-12-01.html The Black Dahlia Murder's long-awaited video for Moonlight Equilibrium is now live on BloodyDisgusting.com, your #1 source for horror! The video is a David Brodsky-directed nod to old-school horror films with a much more graphic approach. The video's content aptly fits the lycanthropic lyric concept set against a bawdy Victorian back drop. The result: a chilling and entertaining slice of... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:33:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-12-01.html Metal Blade Records is proud to announce that vinyl for three of the label's most popular releases from the last year will be released on March 27th! Gatefold, double LPs for Behemoth's Evangelia Heretika live album, The Devil's Blood's The Thousandfold Epicentre, and In Solitude's The World.The Flesh.The Devil are available for pre-order now via metalblade.com/decibelmagazinetour. Behemoth's LP is on... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:01:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-12-03.html Blood for the Master: the brand new studio album from New Orleans Louisiana's sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll, GOATWHORE, hits physical and digital shelves via Metal Blade Records today. Recorded in St. Petersburg, FL at Mana Studios, GOATWHORE once again joined forces with producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse, Agnostic Front, The Mountain Goats) to lay down... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:45:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-12-02.html Within days of announcing the departure of Matt DeVries, SIX FEET UNDER has locked in the latest addition to the bands already heavy and extremely talented lineup. Seven-string bassist Jeff Hughell, formally of the Santa Cruz California technical death metal band Brain Drill and Concord California death metal band Vile, will be joining the ranks as the new SIX FEET UNDER bassist. Check out a video... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:29:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-12-01.html The Black Dahlia Murder's video for Moonlight Equilibrium has been finished and will launched on-line next week. Until then, fans can whet their appetites for the Dave Brodsky directed video with the teaser over on metalblade.com/bdm. The Black Dahlia Murder continues their tour of the globe as part of the Soundwave Festival in Australia at the end of February through the beginning of March. Before... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-05.html Unearth's new video for Watch It Burn from Darkness in the Light is now streaming EXCLUSIVELY on metalinjection.net! The video, which was directed by Scott Hansen (A Day To Remember, I Wrestled A Bear Once, Maylene and The Sons of Disaster), is a dark and disturbing video to match the equally bleak lyrics of the song. The video can be seen now HERE. Vocalist Trevor Phipps elaborates on the video: "This video... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:06:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-04.html German Death Metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN will release its new album Mask Of Malice February, 24thin G/A/S, 27th in the rest of Europe and the UK, and 28th in North America! In collaboration with Metal Hammer magazine, Germany, the second single The Devil Grins just went online. Surf over HERE to check it out! Make also sure to surf over to the LAY DOWN ROTTEN landing page that includes pre-order links... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:47:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-03.html German Black/Thrash commando DESASTER will release its new album The Arts Of Destruction in 28th in North America! In collaboration with Rock Hard magazine, Germany, the second single Troops Of Heathens – Graves Of Saints just went online. Surf over HERE to check it out! Make also sure to surf over to the DESASTER landing page that includes pre-order links as well as the brand new song Queens Of Sodomy! Surf... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:29:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-02.html A new video clip from CANNIBAL CORPSE's Torture sessions is currently viewable at their official landing page. The band will unleash their twelfth offering of audio devastation to North American fans on March 13, 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Listed among Decibel's "Top 25 Most Anticipated Extreme Records Of 2012," and crowned "pure death metal mastery from one of the best bands the genre has ever produced... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:11:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-13-12-01.html Fire Make Thunder marks the fourth undertaking for the collaborative duo known as OSI. Formed in 2002 by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch/Matheos) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, former Dream Theater keyboardist), OSI is a long distance partnership, both musicians typically writing and recording alone and sending song ideas back and forth for further elaboration. Written and recorded throughout most... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:38:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-12-03.html The new track from The Black Chord, Quake Meat, can be heard now over at metalblade.com/astra. The Black Chord will be available in North American on March 27th. Astra will be hosting an album release show in San Diego on March 16th. The show will be at The Casbah with Dead Meadow, The Loons and Joy. The show will also feature visuals by Operation: Mindblown. For more info, check out astratheband.com. About... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:31:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-12-02.html Legendary technical metal act, Believer, are currently in the process of writing their fifth album. It's their third for Metal Blade Records and the follow up to 2011's Transhuman, which was heavily spun on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal and received stellar reviews in print and online. Believer also performed at last year's New England Metal and Hardcore fest. Since then, the band has been writing new material... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:12:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-12-01.html Today legendary death metal legion CANNIBAL CORPSE are pleased to announce their U.S. headlining tour! Brought to you by Metal Blade Records, Good Fight Entertainment and dB Drum Shoes, the U.S. Torture Tour 2012 will commence on April 5 in Jacksonville, Florida and level 23 stages before coming to a close on May 3 in Gainesville, Florida. Support on the near month-long trek will be provided by Exhumed, Abysmal... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:51:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-06-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-06-12-02.html Blood for the Master: the brand new studio album from New Orleans Louisiana's sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll, GOATWHORE, is set for release in North America on February 14th 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Recorded in St. Petersburg, FL at Mana Studios, GOATWHORE once again joined forces with producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse, Agnostic Front, The Mountain Goats)... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:37:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-06-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-06-12-01.html Today, Revolvermag.com hosts the exclusive premiere of "Scourge of Iron," the third track off CANNIBAL CORPSE's forthcoming slab of brutality, Torture, slated for North American release through Metal Blade Records on March 13, 2012. Comments bassist Alex Webster of the new tune: "'Scourge of Iron' helps to show the song writing diversity on Torture. [First album single] 'Demented Aggression' is blazing fast and... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-30-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-30-12-03.html Today BrooklynVegan premieres "Quest," the latest single from Rhode Island doom dooers PILGRIM. "Quest" is the third track off the band's forthcoming debut full-length, Misery Wizard, set for North American release on February 14, 2012. Commented the band in a collective statement: "'Quest' was one of our first songs. It has a special place in our hearts. It tells the tale of a man's grueling journey through a... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:31:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-30-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-30-12-02.html Ireland's Darkest Era has partnered up with BloodyDisgusting.com to debut their new video for An Ancient Fire Burns. The song comes from their debut album, The Last Caress of Light, which was highlighted in Decibel's Top 40 Extreme Albums of 2011. The video features a grim story with a surprise ending and is as melancholy and emotional as the band's music and was directed by Kieran Majury with Fastville... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:25:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-30-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-30-12-01.html Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH will celebrate their 20th anniversary with five special shows which will take place this August in Germany, Poland and Holland. The band states, "We will perform two whole sets containing songs from our entire career and we will also arrange a meet-and-greet on all shows." Released in March 2011 via Metal Blade Records, Surtur Rising is AMON AMARTH's eighth studio offering in... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:19:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-26-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-26-12-01.html Two-time JUNO-nominated CANCER BATS will release their fourth full-length album Dead Set On Living, on April 24, 2012 via Metal Blade Records in North America. Once again utilizing the legendary Vespa Studios and producers Eric Ratz and Kenny Luong, Dead Set On Living brings yet another dimension to the Bats' menacing style of thrash-tinged hardcore rock. The brand new video for the first single, Old Blood... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:19:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-25-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-25-12-03.html WHITECHAPEL are proud to announce that they will spend their summer as part of the fifth annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world's largest touring heavy music festival. The main stage will be the strongest ever with the headlining slot occupied by multi-platinum Iowa legends SLIPKNOT. Next up will be legendary thrash metal kings SLAYER and then a major special guest will be playing in the third... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:56:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-25-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-25-12-02.html AS I LAY DYING are proud to announce that they will spend their summer as part of the fifth annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world's largest touring heavy music festival. The main stage will be the strongest ever with the headlining slot occupied by multi-platinum Iowa legends SLIPKNOT. Next up will be legendary thrash metal kings SLAYER and then a major special guest will be playing in the third... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-25-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-25-12-01.html After a brief arctic slumber your Lords and Masters GWAR will be returning to the road this Spring on the second leg of their "Return of the World Maggot Tour". The tour kicks off with a special tribute show for fallen band mate and friend Cory Smoot, AKA Flattus Maximus, in Richmond, VA, at The National Theater on Friday March 16th. All proceeds from the Richmond show will benefit the "Smoot Family Fund" which has... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:56:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-24-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-24-12-03.html The inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour, announced late last week, will feature the long-awaited stateside return of Polish blackened death metal overlords Behemoth, as well as support from Swedish black metal provocateurs Watain, Dutch prog mystics The Devil's Blood and Swedish old-school occultists In Solitude. And now, the dates are in! The near month-long run, presented by Metal Blade Records, IndieMerchStore.com... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:21:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-24-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-24-12-02.html King Diamond has confirmed that the band will be performing their first shows this Summer. King himself has posted on update that can be found below…"Hail to all of you. FINALLY. We can now officially announce King Diamond's return to the stage. We will be headlining the Rock Stage at Sweden Rock Festival on Saturday, June 9, 2012. Please check out the links below for more info. We will also be headlining the... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:14:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-24-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-24-12-01.html DAWN OF ASHES have completed a new digital EP that is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes for $5.99! The EP features three new tracks, Farewell to the Flesh, Torture Device Part 2, and Blood-Shed With the 3rd Eye (Instrumental). The other songs are remixes of songs from the band's previous album Genocide Chapters. The band has launched an album preview video on their youtube channel HERE. Warning: this video... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:06:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-05.html Blood for the Master: the brand new studio album from New Orleans Louisiana's sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll, GOATWHORE, is set for release in North America on February 14th 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Recorded in St. Petersburg, FL at Mana Studios, GOATWHORE once again joined forces with producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse, Agnostic Front, The Mountain Goats) to... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:31:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-04.html PILGRIM will be launching the title track from their debut album, Misery Wizard, today on the popular music destination, Pitchfork.com. Fans can preview the 10 minute plus doom epic HERE. Rhode Island's PILGRIM are the latest addition to the Metal Blade roster via Alan Nemtheanga's imprint, Poison Tongue Records. The doom trio consists of: Krolg Splinterfist, Slayer of Men on drums, Count Elric the Soothsayer... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:08:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-03.html Fire Make Thunder marks the fourth undertaking for the collaborative duo known as OSI. Formed in 2002 by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch/Matheos) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, former Dream Theater keyboardist), OSI is a long distance partnership, both musicians typically writing and recording alone and sending song ideas back and forth for further elaboration. Written and recorded throughout most of 2011... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-02.html Legendary German thrashers EXUMER have just launched a video trailer for their long anticipated comeback album Fire and Damnation, to be released April 6th/10th via Metal Blade Records in Europe and on April 10th in North America. Surf over to Metal Blade TV HERE to check out the trailer that features music of Fire and Damnation as well as the stunning front cover. The art direction and production of the clip... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:50:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-01.html RAM will stream the whole of their new album Death, to be released January 30, 2012 via Metal Blade Records in the UK! It'll be online at TERRORIZER from 10:00am GMT, a week before release, on Monday January 23, 2012. Check it out HERE. Make also sure to surf over to the landing page at www.metalblade.com/ram where you will find the pre-order options and the new song Defiant! Death will be available on CD and on... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:40:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-12-03.html Shai Hulud will kick off 2012 with a co-headlining tour alongside A Plea For Purging. Support on the tour comes from Counterparts and Dead Icons. The tour begins on February 23th in Danbury, CT and wraps up March 18th in Evansville, IN. Additionally, Shai Hulud, will be playing four headlining shows in Mexico from March 8th-11th. Shai Hulud is currently writing the follow-up to their latest album, Misanthropy... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-12-02.html Fans that have seen Unearth live on their recent trips to Alaska, Japan and on their US and Canadian tour with Chimaira, may have noticed a new face on stage. The guy behind the kit has been none other than up-and-coming drummer, Nick Pierce. Nick Pierce is a self taught drummer who's been playing since age 10. He grew up playing for local bands in the Seattle/Tacoma area (Culling the Weak, Eterna Nocturna, Embalmed... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:46:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-12-01.html Blackened clouds are gathering overhead, and it's all our fault. North America's premier heavy metal magazine is launching the maiden edition of its annual earth-scorching tour this April. The inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour will feature not just the long-awaited stateside return of Polish blackened death metal overlords Behemoth, but support from Swedish black metal provocateurs Watain, Dutch prog... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:27:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-18-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-18-12-01x.html The Thousandfold Epicentre, the long awaited new full-length from Dutch occult rockers THE DEVIL'S BLOOD, is out NOW in North America! Featuring 11 tracks produced with the help of Pieter Kloos at Void Studios (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), The Thousandfold Epicentre has reaped critical acclaim among critics nationwide. Crowned this week's Album Of The Week, MSN Headbang noted: "...this daring, mysterious album... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-17-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-17-12-02.html It has just been confirmed that King Diamond has joined forces with Nick Storch at ICM and Paul Ryan at The Agency Group. Nick Storch will be in charge of booking King Diamond concerts in North and South America, and Paul Ryan will be in charge of booking King Diamond concerts in Europe and rest of world. "It is great to be in the top professional hands of Nick and Paul. They both come highly recommended by... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:25:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-17-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-17-12-01.html Detroit Michigan's melodic death metal outfit THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be hitting the road this March marking the band's first headline run of 2012. Joining THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be Nile, Skeletonwitch, and Hour of Penance. The tour kicks off on March 24 in Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection and wraps up on April 20 in Worcester Mass at the New England Metal and Hardcore festival. Tickets for... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:13:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-16-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-16-12-04.html Cattle Decapitation entered Denver, CO's FLATLINE AUDIO on January 7th to record the highly anticipated follow-up to their critically-acclaimed album The Harvest Floor (2009 on Metal Blade Records). Front man Travis Ryan has this to say: "We spent the first two days mapping out tempos and getting things situated, drums mic'd all that stuff. Just started tracking drums today and everything is sounding great... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-16-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-16-12-03.html On February 19th, mighty POWERWOLF will perform a special show metal mass at the Garage club in Saarbrücken, Germany. A special set list, pyro madness and extended lightning mayhem included, so don't miss this unholy night. As a special souvenir, every visitor will get this free exclusive Din A1 Art-Poster designed by Matthew Greywolf. POWERWOLF will embark on a headlining tour in spring 2012 to celebrate... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:22:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-16-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-16-12-02.html German Death Metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN have finished the recordings for their upcoming new album Mask Of Malice to be released February, 24th in G/A/S, 27th in the rest of Europe and the UK, and 28th in North America! Metal Blade has now launched a landing page that includes pre-order links as well as the brand new song Deathchain! Head over to HERE to check it out! Comments the band:"After three years we are... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:45:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-16-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-16-12-01.html America's reigning kings of brutality, CANNIBAL CORPSE, will unleash their twelfth studio offering this March via Metal Blade Records. Aptly titled Torture, the follow-up to 2009's Evisceration Plague offers up 12 tracks of maniacally precise, soul-searing death metal. Torture was again produced by Hate Eternal's Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as Sonic... Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:15:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-11-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-11-12-01.html Metal Blade recording artists and That Metal Show hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson will be hitting the road at the end of February. They'll be performing their comedy routines on a short string of dates as the openers for the legendary Andrew Dice Clay. The tour begins February 26th at Comedy Zone in Charlotte, NC. The list of dates is below, along with links to each club's website for more info... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:28:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-10-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-10-12-02.html With just one week away from its North American release, Decibel Magazine is currently streaming "Die The Death" from The Thousandfold Epicentre, the forthcoming new full-length from occult rock conjurers, THE DEVIL'S BLOOD. "Die The Death" is the third track off a record Decibel calls "a rollicking adventure somewhere between early '80s heavy metal and '70s Canterbury scene." Noted founder/band leader SL... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:03:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-10-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-10-12-01.html On Saturday night, January 7th, 2012, the metal community took another step in dealing with the tragic death of long-time GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot by holding the first of two events in a three-show schedule of shows designed to support the Smoot Family Foundation and honor the life of this prolific artist, who died of a heart attack this past November at the age of only 34. Cory had played the role of Flattus... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:50:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-05.html Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi'mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are fully busy in writing the follow-up album! The writing process is in its finishing stages even though there is more to be done and more to be polished. The recording will once again be held at... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:16:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-04.html DARKEST ERA have been added to ALESTORM's Useless Drunken Bastards UK and Ireland tour in February 2012! Guitarist Ade Mulgrew comments: "We are really looking forward to hitting the road around the UK with Alestorm on what should be a crazy couple of weeks. It's our first proper tour so a really big deal for us. Most of the cities involved are ones we've never been to before so it's going to be cool seeing new... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:04:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-03.html Ireland's PRIMORDIAL will be co-headlining the Paganfest tour 2012, which is kicking off in Oberhausen, Germany the 16th of March 2012! PRIMORDIAL singer A.A. Nemtheanga comments: "Never say never right? So we announce our participation in next March's Paganfest festival tour across Central Europe. Anyone who has read any of my various ramblings and musings over the last year or two will know my feelings about the... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:54:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-02.html German Black/Thrash group DESASTER has finished the recordings for their upcoming new album The Arts Of Destruction to be released February, 24th in G/A/S, 27th in the rest of Europe and the UK, and 28th in North America! Metal Blade has now launched a landing page that includes pre-order links as well as the brand new song Queens Of Sodomy! Surf over to HERE to check it out! Comments the band: "'The Arts Of... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:18:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-09-12-01.html Blood for the Master: the brand new studio album from New Orleans Louisiana's sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll, GOATWHORE, is set for release in North America on February 14th 2012 via Metal Blade Records. Recorded in St. Petersburg, FL at Mana Studios, GOATWHORE once again joined forces with producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse, Agnostic Front, The Mountain Goats) to... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-04-12-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-04-12-02.html Today, online music destination mxdwn.com will be hosting the premiere of Truth Be Told (Exhale) from AUTUMN's new album, Cold Comfort. The song is the 8th track on the record and contains some of the albums most poignant and moving melodies. The track can be heard now HERE. Terrorizer Magazine describes Cold Comfort as "Haunting, lush gothic metal the Netherlands that drips with melody." This is one that fans of... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:24:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-04-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-04-12-01.html Goatwhore is preparing to announce the details of their new album, however Decibel Magazine readers will get a sneak preview in the February 2012 issue, on newsstands now. Goatwhore is featured on the cover in a story that discusses the new album, Goatwhore's numerous career hurdles and their recent successes. The article features conversations with both guitarist Sammy Duet and vocalist Louis Benjamin Falgoust... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:11:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-03-12-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-03-12-01.html Label mates Goatwhore and Hate Eternal will be hitting the road on February 18th for a several week co-headlining tour. The supporting bands on the tour will be Fallujah and Cerebral Bore. The tour will take the bands from New Orleans to Brooklyn, with stops along the way in Hollywood, the Pacific Northwest and Canada. All tour dates can be seen now on the bands' facebook pages. Phoenix Amongst the Ashes was released... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:06:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-20-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-20-11-02.html The European leg of GWAR's "Return of the World Maggot" tour, scheduled to kick off in January 2012 has been cancelled after several promoters pulled the plug on shows for a variety of reasons that are as yet unclear. GWAR spokesman Dave Brockie commented on the tour's cancellation: "Several of the promoters were alarmed by the seemingly low ticket sales. Instead of sticking it out and getting huge walk up crowds... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:25:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-20-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-20-11-01.html Last month, French black metal enigmas GLORIOR BELLI made their first ever North American appearance at Montreal’s Messe des Morts festival. The ceremony took place at Coop Katacombes on November 25 and 26 and included live rituals from some of black metal's most esteemed creators. Commented vocalist/guitarist Julien of the experience: "Thanks to [fest organizer] Martin [Marcotte; Sepulchral Productions] and... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:14:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-16-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-16-11-02.html Bolt Thrower offers the following update: "Pay No More than £5.99!" Obviously you can't charge people to come to your own birthday party, so as soon as we came up with the idea for Boltfest, we decided we should pay all the costs for the event ourselves. We also wanted to use Boltfest as an opportunity to do some good, and turn it into something more than just another show. So we've decided to ask everyone to... Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:17:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-16-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-16-11-01.html Dutch occult rockers THE DEVIL'S BLOOD this week offer up a new video clip from The Thousandfold Epicentre teaser series. "Die The Death" is the third track from the band's forthcoming full-length. Scheduled for North American release on January 17, 2012 via Metal Blade Records, The Thousandfold Epicentre features 11 tracks produced with the help of Pieter Kloos at Void Studios (Eindhoven, The Netherlands). Comments... Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:20:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-05.html POWERWOLF will embark on a headlining tour in spring 2012 to celebrate the metal mass at full length. The Wolfsnächte tour 2012 will be completed by MYSTIC PROPHECY and STORMWARRIOR. Opening up will be the French fellow pack of LONEWOLF. Be prepared for unholy nights full of metal madness. The tour EP features previously unreleased and rare songs from all the bands of the tour lineup. There are rare Japanese bonus... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:34:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-04.html Recently, Pitchfork.com premiered "Fire Burning," the eighth track from The Thousandfold Epicentre, the upcoming full-length from Dutch occult rockers THE DEVIL'S BLOOD. Set for North American release on January 17, 2012 via Metal Blade Records, the offering is already earning critical acclaim. Decibel Magazine called it "an 11-track opus of maximum cosmic significance," Terrorizer dubbed it "dynamic and luminous," while... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:11:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-03.html American metal maniacs UNEARTH have secured the direct support slot on the March 2012 tour of HEAVEN SHALL BURN! Darkness In The Light, the latest studio album from Massachusetts metal heavyweights, UNEARTH, landed at #72 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #14 on the Billboard Top Independent Album chart, and #7 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums chart. In addition, Darkness In The Light came in at #42 on... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:49:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-02.html Just four more shows and that's it for GOD DETHRONED. Guitarist Danny Tunker gives us a look inside the heart and soul of GOD DETHRONED! "God Dethroned, the final year. 2011. When the decision was made to do it this way Michiel, Henk and I supported Henri's decision, of course, but it would be a lie to say we were happy about it. His reasons for doing it are -of course- his own and he looks to other horizons after... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:22:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-12-11-01.html THE RECORRUPTOUR, Whitechapel's next headlining tour will hit cities across North America in March and May of 2012. The tour is presented by ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK and ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE. Playing right before Whitechapel each night will be Miss May I along with After The Burial, The Plot In You, Within The Ruins (5/3-5/17) and Struc/tures (3/10-3/30) opening the show. The tour reaches a lot of cities... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-08-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-08-11-01.html The latest addition to the Metal Blade roster via Alan Nemtheanga's imprint, Poison Tongue Records, is Rhode Island's Pilgrim. The doom trio, which consists of: Krolg Splinterfist, Slayer of Men on drums, Count Elric the Soothsayer on bass guitar and The Wizard on guitar and vocals, will be performing their first ever headlining show next week in New York. The show will be at the Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn with Salo... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:25:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-07-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-07-11-02.html Today occult rock collective THE DEVIL'S BLOOD unveil a new video teaser from their forthcoming full-length, The Thousandfold Epicentre. The video is the second in a series of teasers leading up to the record's North American release on January 17, 2012. Each week a new video will be viewable via the band's official Metal Blade landing page. Check out the clip for "Fire Burning" at THIS LOCATION. THE DEVIL'S BLOOD is a... Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:03:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-07-11-01.html The Smoot family and Slave Pit Inc. released a statement regarding the official cause of death of guitarist Cory Smoot. Cory had played the character of Flattus Maximus for over ten years, and was discovered dead on the band's tour bus on Nov. 3rd of this year. He was 34. Stated North Dakota coroner William Masselo, MD: "We have finalized the autopsy report and death certificate. I have determined that Cory died from a coronary... Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:44:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-05-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-05-11-02.html 'Fire and Damnation' announced as title for brand new album to be released in spring 2012! The deal is done! Legendary German Thrashers EXUMER have signed a worldwide recording deal with Metal Blade Records! Comments singer Mem V. Stein: "We are extremely happy and proud to have found a home with Metal Blade Records, a label that has the "know-how", integrity and appreciation for what EXUMER is about and stands for... Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-05-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-05-11-01.html 'Death' to be released January 31st, 2012! Swedish Heavy Metal tyrants RAM make a return with their third album Death, to be released January, 27th/30th, 2012 via Metal Blade Records in Europe!In collaboration with Rock Hard Germany RAM have now launched a video clip for the brand new song Flame Of The Tyrants! Surf over HERE to check out the clip and song! Comments RAM: "Filming the video for Flame of the tyrants was a very... Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:42:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-30-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-30-11-01.html Occult rock legion THE DEVIL'S BLOOD will be releasing a series of video teasers leading up to the release of their upcoming full-length, The Thousandfold Epicentre. Each week a new teaser will be viewable via the band's official Metal Blade landing page. To start, check out the art teaser clip for the title track at THIS LOCATION. Metal Blade Records recently announced its union with the eclectic rock ensemble and will... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:27:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-28-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-28-11-03.html That Metal Show's Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson will be performing stand up live and in person at On the Rox, the upstairs room at The Roxy, on Thursday, December 15th in Hollywood, CA. This is a small, intimate room and tickets WILL sell out. The guys will be performing live stand up as heard on their Metal Blade Records comedy albums, which were both released earlier this year, from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Official Don Jamieson and Jim... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:24:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-28-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-28-11-02.html Evergreen Terrace has recently announced that they will be playing a string of dates across Florida with several other Florida-based bands in tow. Florida is passed over by a lot of tours, so the band decided to play shows specifically for their home state fans! Guitarist Josh James explains further: "It's strange to think that even though we tour 9 months out of the year we rarely get to play Florida. This state has a great scene... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:14:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-28-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-28-11-01.html AS I LAY DYING will kick off their headline run on the A Decade of Destruction Tour on November 30th with special guests Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis (see dates below.) As a special treat for the fans in each city, the band has posted a series of videos to youtube where they recall previous trips to each city. Click the links in the tour dates below to see the video for that city... Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:43:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-23-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-23-11-01.html Richard Christy's Charred Walls of the Damned recently filmed a video for Zerospan. The track is one of the most popular songs from Cold Winds On Timeless Days, the most recent album from the super group. A trailer for the video has been made available HERE. Richard Christy talks about the concept behind the video: "What we're crafting with the "Zerospan" video is a five minute technological horror film set to blistering... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:42:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-21-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-21-11-04.html After blazing through the U.S. and Canada on the "Summer of Blood Tour", LIZZY BORDEN have announced the "Death Takes a Holiday Tour" 2011. LIZZY BORDEN will kick off the European part of the tour in the Netherlands (Eindhoven) on November 23rd, then on to Germany for the Christmas Metal Festival with Hammerfall, Lordi and Saxon in Lichtenfels, Germany on Nov 25th. A much anticipated performance at this year's Hard Rock Hell... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:13:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-21-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-21-11-03.html Almighty PILGRIM, a three-piece doom metal band from Rhode Island, USA! With a mix of destruction, misery and beauty, these young disciples of doom blend a surprisingly original sword and sorcery feel with the classic chest-caving heaviness of the masters, Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Reverend Bizarre and Pentagram. Their thick walls of majestically darkened guitar, massive booming bass, and dangerously powerful yet calculated drumming... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-21-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-21-11-02.html Beginning today, Metal-Hammer.de will be hosting the premiere of the brand new video clip The Scarecrow from AUTUMN's new album, Cold Comfort. Surf over HERE to check out the clip! The band comments the video clip as follows: "The Scarecrow is the opening track of our new album Cold Comfort. It’s probably our most doomy and melancholic song ever. Pretty heavy as well. The lyrics are about negligence, guilt and death. The musical... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:48:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-21-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-21-11-01.html Grammy-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING is premiering a new music video for their take on the Judas Priest classic "Electric Eye" on www.Ulitmate-Guitar.com. The song appears on the recently released EP, Decas, which marks the band's 10 year anniversary. The clip was shot with director Paul Brown (My Chemical Romance, Staind, Stone Sour) at El Mirage Lake, a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:31:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-18-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-18-11-01.html AS I LAY DYING's latest release, the Decas EP, is a collection of new tracks, covers, remixes and more, which reached #2 on the iTunes Rock chart and landed at #61 on Billboard's Top 200 in its debut week. iTunes also offered a free track ("Paralyzed"), which was downloaded by a staggering 125,000 people in one week. Meant to tide fans over until the release of the band's hotly anticipated new studio LP (due for release next year)... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:21:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-05.html As previously announced BOLT THROWER celebrate twenty-five years in action next year and will be throwing one hell of a birthday party. They have just announced where and when. "Well, after meeting a lot of people and looking for suitable clubs, we've finally found a great venue along with some like-minded people to host the Bolty Birthday Bash – BOLTFEST. It will be held at the prestigious HMV Forum in London, on Saturday 7th April... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:59:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-04.html CATTLE DECAPITATION vocalist TRAVIS RYAN has recently recorded vocals for the new SOULFLY album due early 2012 on ROADRUNNER RECORDS. Travis recorded his portion of the vocals at Frick'in Studios in San Marcos, CA with engineer Dan Frick and the result was extremely positive. Travis Ryan adds, "It's an honor to receive a call from someone you had pictures of on your wall as a kid asking you to be on a new album of theirs. I... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:48:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-03.html Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER have just released their second music video off their brand new album HATED for the track Bullshit and Backstabbing! Watch the brand new clip now at our good friends at Metal-Hammer.de who premiere this clip as a worldwide exclusive! Click HERE to dive into the action of Bullshit and Backstabbing! Here's what the band had to say about their new video: "The video for "Bullshit and... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:24:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-02.html Lock Up, the UK death metal group featuring genre veterans, Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates, Disfear), Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Venomous Concept), Nicolas Barker (ex-Cradle Of Filth, ex-Dimmu Borgir) and Anton Reisenegger (Criminal, Pentagram), has announced its first ever North American tour, a headlining run with Goatwhore and Strong Intention, set to kick off in February. Goatwhore vocalist Ben Falgoust adds, "We know... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:11:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-17-11-01.html AUTUMN are streaming their new album Cold Comfort in its entirety for a week online at Zero Tolerance. Cold Comfort is the band's fifth full-length effort and their third for Metal Blade Records. It offers a collection of striking songs blended into a diverse and yet surprisingly compact album, one that AUTUMN considers to be their most personal and meaningful to date. While AUTUMN's roots remain firmly planted in heavy rock... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-16-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-16-11-02.html THQ Inc. and Volition, Inc. announced that Saints Row: The Third, the biggest, most over-the-top guilty pleasure in gaming, is available now on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The official launch trailer has been posted to the official youtube channel for the game HERE. Saints Row: The Third gives you control of the Saints at the height of their power, and you live the life to show for it. Now Steelport is ripe for the taking, and... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:31:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-16-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-16-11-01.html The one and only Austrian Death Machine spent some time in the studio recently, mostly to lift weights, but also to record a few new songs. The songs are based on the ultimate holiday movie, Jingle All the Way, which stars Ahhnold, of course! The songs are a regaling tale of the pursuit of a one "Turbo Man" doll, sung by Tim Lambesis and Ahhnold. The digital version of Jingle All the Way will be available for download wherever downloads... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:09:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-11-03.html James Murphy, former guitarist of both Death and Testament, As well as founding member of the death metal band Disincarnate, has had a relapse of the brain tumor that sidelined him back in 2001. Murphy stated that the tumor had returned but that it was a non malignant and that it was being treated pharmacologically. Unfortunately, those medications have serious side effects that have left him unable to work. The option for different... Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:18:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-11-02.html System Divide will return to the US once again for Killfest 2, supporting the mighty Overkill! Also on the tour are Belphegor, Aborted, Blackguard and Diamond Plate. Most recently, System Divide was part of the hottest chicks in hard rock tour with In This Moment. After the Overkill dates finish on May 12th, System Divide will journey north of the border to Canada for a string of dates. More details on those shows will be made... Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-11-01.html Directed by David Brodsky of MyGoodEye (The Devin Townsend Project, Amon Amarth, Kylesa, Helmet, etc.) "Midnight Serenade" marks the first music video off of the Arch / Matheos release Sympathetic Resonance, which was just released on September 13th via Metal Blade Records. Check the video premiere out exclusively on Ultimate-Guitar.com HERE. Arch / Matheos' Sympathetic Resonance debuted at #13 on the Billboard New Artist Chart and... Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:48:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-14-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-14-11-02.html After their successful gigs at this year's Bang Your Head Festival and Headbangers Open Air, Swedish Heavy Metal killers PORTRAIT return to mainland Europe to support English Thrashers EVILE on their 'Five Serpents Tour 2012'! DR. LIVING DEAD complete the line-up of all killers but no fillers! The relentless, Swedish heavy metal monster known as PORTRAIT spawned in the year 2006 with the intention to bring back the dark energy... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:25:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-14-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-14-11-01.html Swedish Heavy Metal tyrants RAM make a return with their fourth album Death, to be released January, 27th/30th, 2012 via Metal Blade Records in Europe! Surf over to the landing page at http://www.metalblade.com/ram where you will find the pre-order options and the new song Defiant! Death will be available on CD and on vinyl in Europe! A shirt bundle is also available. RAM vocalist Oscar Carlquist comments: ""Death" is some sort... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:47:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-10-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-10-11-02.html Arrangements have been finalized for the memorial service for Cory Smoot AKA Flattus Maximus. The service will take place this Friday November 11th at the Bennett Funeral Home Chesterfield Chapel, located at 14301 Ashbrook Parkway in Chesterfield, VA. The private service begins at 4:00 PM. In lieu of flowers the family is asking that contributions be made to the "Smoot Family Fund". Contact Smootfamilyfund@gmail.com... Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:19:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-10-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-10-11-01.html Battlecross will be hitting the road in November alongside Rose Funeral, Diamond Plate in support of hardcore vets Full Blown Chaos. In a new video on their official youtube channel, the band talks about the upcoming tour as well their recent performance at the CMJ Metalsucks/Thousand Knives showcase with Kvelertak, Skeletownwitch and more. That video can be seen now HERE. For fans that haven't yet seen Battlecross... Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:05:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-11-01.html Rose Funeral released Gates of Punishment on September 27th and has thus far been heralded as the band's best effort to date. Fans that have seen Rose Funeral live in the past know that the band puts on an intense show. This tour will be no different with guitarist Ryan Gardner now handling vocal duties. Rose Funeral will be joining the tour on November 15th in Spartanburg, SC. Recently, Rose Funeral shot a video... Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:20:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-07.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-07.html Holland's music video portal, FaceCulture.com, recently launched a mini-documentary centered around THE DEVIL'S BLOOD mastermind, SL. The subtitled video takes place in SL's home in Eindhoven and at Speedfest, and focuses on writing music, live, death, vice struggles and more. Check it out HERE. Metal Blade Records recently announced its union with the eclectic cult rockers and will be unleashing the band's upcoming... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:50:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-06.html Dutch heavy metallers MARTYR have launched the third single D.I. of their new album Circle Of 8! Please surf over to http://www.martyronline.nl to check it out! Make also sure to surf over to the landing page at www.metalblade.com/martyr to listen to the title track Circle Of 8 and to check out the pre-order options! MARTYR is a pure Heavy Metal force from the Netherlands. During the five years that MARTYR was... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:17:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-05.html In November 2010, Cattle Decapitation returned home from headlining The California Blood Tour and decided to take the next year off and immediately began writing the follow up to their critically-acclaimed 2009 release The Harvest Floor. The band has been holed up in the confines of their rehearsal studio in National City, California ever since and are preparing to unleash a new slab of human-dissecting carnage... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:56:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-04.html Barn Burner has had a busy 2011, having completed a European headlining tour, west coast and east coast US tours and most recently, they performed at the Metal Sucks/Metal Injection/1000 Knives CMJ showcase. During their US tour with Ramming Speed back in August, Barn Burner took a day off to shoot a video for the title track from their latest album. The video, directed by Angela Boatwright, embodies... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:33:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-03.html Beginning today, YellMagazine.com will be home to the premiere of Retrospect from AUTUMN's new album, Cold Comfort. Retrospect is a prime example of the heaps of melody and groove on Cold Comfort. Terrorizer Magazine describes the sound as "Haunting, lush gothic metal the Netherlands that drips with melody." This is one that fans of Katatonia, Leaves' Eyes, etc. will not want to miss! Listen to Retrospect now... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:47:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-02.html Back in early September NOLA's sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll, GOATWHORE, entered The Riff Room (New Orleans) with Stephen Berrigan to record a cover of Motorhead's (Don't Need)Religion for Decibel Magazine's Flexi Series – only available to subscribers. If you don't have a subscription, you can head over to Decibel Magazine's site HERE as there will be a few copies of the issue in... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:32:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-07-11-01.html GHOST is pleased to announce their return to the States for their "13 Dates of Doom" tour featuring direct support from Toronto, Ontario witch rockers Blood Ceremony with Austin TX death rockers Ancient VVisdom opening the tour. The "13 Dates of Doom" tour marks the Ghouls' first return to the States since their now infamous stops at Maryland Death Fest and The Studio at Webster Hall in NYC after some last... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:12:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-04-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-04-11-01.html After a restless night spent hurtling through the desolate Canadian wilderness, I crawled from my bunk on the tour bus to face reality, grudgingly aware that the the dark dream that gripped us would not fade with the day. We have lost a brother, a husband, a son, and one of the most talented musicians that ever slung an ax. Cory Smoot, longtime lead guitar player for the band GWAR, has passed at the age of 34... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:36:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-03-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-03-11-01.html CANNIBAL CORPSE will be performing at the sixth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX this weekend. Their performance is slated for 6:10pm on Sunday, November 6th. The band will follow up their performance with a signing at the Waterloo Music Tent on the festival ground at 7:15pm. CANNIBAL CORPSE will be performing on the same night as Brian Posehn, Slayer, Henry Rollins, Trash Talk and many more. About Fun Fun.... Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-02-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-02-11-01.html Jim Florentine's brand new live comedy CD/DVD has cracked the top 5 on the Billboard Current Comedy Chart! Cringe 'n' Purge, Florentine's latest live comedy offering, was recorded live in Orlando, FL and released on October 25th on Metal Blade Records. Between the album and filming for season 9 of VH1's That Metal Show, it's been an incredibly busy and exciting Fall for the comedian/actor. Jim Florentine adds... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-11-03.html Grammy-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING, are gearing up for the release of Decas and their upcoming headline trek dubbed the "A Decade of Destruction Tour", both coinciding with the band's 10-year anniversary. Decas celebrates the band's accomplishments by offering three brand new songs, cover songs that pay homage to just a few of the bands that have influenced AS I LAY DYING, and remixes by INNERPARTYSYSTEM... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:59:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-11-02.html Ventura, CA's Cirith Ungol, one of the most underrated bands from the early 80s metal scene, released four albums between 1980 and 1991. Cirith Ungol's catalogue is being celebrated through the release of a collection of rare and live tracks on the 2 CD/1 DVD album, Servants of Chaos. Servants was originally released exclusively in Europe back in 2001 and has finally been pressed in North America and a... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-11-01.html On Janaury 17th, 2012, Metal Blade will re-issue the three BOLT THROWER albums Mercenary, Honour Valour Pride and Those Once Loyal on vinyl. All three albums are Gatefold LPs! Make sure to pre-order your copies ASAP since orders are going fast: HERE. Metal Blade Records Europe released their versions on October 21st/24th, and can be ordered now! BOLT THROWER comments on their 25th... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-28-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-28-11-01.html Check out the brand new trailer HERE with footage from The Ocean's recent tour in China and Hongkong, which was completed just before this North American run with The Devin Townsend Project. The Ocean has been on tour with The Devin Townsend Project since the beginning of the month and, so far, the crowds have been very receptive. Because The Ocean's original touring plans had them ending on the east... Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-27-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-27-11-01.html Intergalactic Mutant Overlords GWAR, will contain their media onslaught today with two high profile appearances. Your lords and masters are making their triumphant return to 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'. Oderus will also be making a special appearance today at 5 PM EST on Sirius-XM's Liquid Metal. The warty front man will be playing some of his favorite GWAR tracks, talking about the current tour... Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-26-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-26-11-01.html With a newly-rejuvenated line-up and their signature sound intact, San Francisco's HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE have returned with 17th Street, a brash and heartfelt song cycle, blending the best elements of NWOBHM, Thrash, Doom, and American Folk music while somehow sounding unlike any of these. It's no secret that the band has undergone several lineup changes throughout the years. Noisecreep inquired... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:43:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-24-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-24-11-02.html San Francisco's HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE will be hitting the road this December for a string of dates in the North West with support coming from Relapse Records' Christian Mistress. HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE will be playing with their newly-rejuvenated line-up in support of their upcoming album 17th Street, a brash and heartfelt song cycle, blending the best elements of NWOBHM, thrash, doom metal, and American... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:43:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-24-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-24-11-01.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce its union with THE DEVIL'S BLOOD, a hard rock band inspired by vintage metal and underground psychedelic rock of the days of yore. Metal Blade will be releasing the upcoming full-length album, The Thousandfold Epicentre, set for release in North America on January 17, 2012. The new album from THE DEVIL'S BLOOD features 11 tracks, which were produced with the help... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-19-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-19-11-02.html Allegaeon is preparing to enter the studio to record their second album for Metal Blade, and the follow up to the highly rated Fragments of Form and Function. This time around, the guys will be heading to San Diego to record with immensely talented up-and-coming producer, Daniel Castleman at Lambesis Studios. The band plans to record this December. Guitarist Ryan Glisan discusses recording and their drummer... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:47:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-19-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-19-11-01.html The latest album from Charred Walls of the Damned, Cold Winds On Timeless Days, has debuted on the Billboard charts! The record reached #53 on the Billboard Hard Music Charts and #14 on the Billboard New Artist (Heatseekers) Chart. On iTunes, the CD peaked at #43 on the rock charts. Additionally, the album reached #89 on the Hard Music Charts on Soundscan in Canada. Richard Christy, Tim "Ripper" Owens... Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-18-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-18-11-01.html Behemoth performed in Katowice and Wroclaw on October 15th and 16th, respectively. The band expected it would take some time to return to form, but so far, they are ahead of schedule. Nergal offers the following update: "Things are goin’ better than expected. I was really thinking it’d take more time for us to adjust to live circumstances after such a long break. Surprisingly, we are catching up real... Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-11-04.html In collaboration with stormbringer.at, Dutch heavy metallers MARTYR present the second single Insensible Scream of their upcoming new album Circle Of 8 to you! Please surf over to www.stormbringer.at to check out the song! Make also sure to surf over to the landing page at www.metalblade.com/martyr to listen to the title track Circle Of 8 and to check out the pre-order options! MARTYR is a pure Heavy... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-11-03.html AUTUMN launch second single "Black Stars In A Blue Sky" of upcoming new album "Cold Comfort" exclusively via Metal Hammer Germany! Dutch heavy rock collective AUTUMN make a return to the front line with their new album, Cold Comfort, to be released November 4th/7th via Metal Blade Records in Europe! Please surf over to the website of Metal Hammer Germany to check out the second single Black Stars In A... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-11-02.html Both CANNIBAL CORPSE and WHITECHAPEL have been confirmed for the brand new festival series Extreme Fest 2012! Besides CANNIBAL CORPSE and WHITECHAPEL bands like Exodus, Arkona, Eisregen, Origin, Hellish Crossfire, Eis, Inquisition and Rompeprop have been confirmed. All in all 70 bands will be playing on 2 stages. CANNIBAL CORPSE has begun recording their twelfth studio album at Sonic Ranch studios in Texas... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-17-11-01.html Starting today, NPR.org will be streaming San Francisco, CA HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE's brand new album, 17th Street, in its entirety. Check out the album HERE and if you like what you hear, find copies of 17th Street available on CD and 180 gram double LP gatefold vinyl HERE. With a newly-rejuvenated line-up and their signature sound intact, San Francisco's HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE have returned with 17th... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-13-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-13-11-02.html Fans attending the NYC Comic Con this week can swing by the MetalSucks.net and Vertebrae 33 booth to meet Charred Walls of the Damned main man and The Howard Stern show's own Richard Christy. The appearance is schedule for Friday, October 14th between 5:00pm and 7:00pm. The booth is #2625 on your Comic Con floor plan, which can be found over at http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/. At the booth Christy will... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-13-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-13-11-01.html In conjunction with Rise Above Records, Metal Blade will be releasing the double-disc live album Anniversary from UK mainstays and international cult act CATHEDRAL. Set for release on Monday, November 21st in North America, Anniversary captures CATHEDRAL in all their raw and live glory and marks the first official live album to be ever released by the doom metal legends. Recorded live in London, 2010, Disc... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-11-03.html Formed in 2001, Spanish troop Noctem was borne out of the kind of frustration that makes for great extreme metal songwriting. It's founders cradled by the ideals of violence exaltation, misanthropy and antithesis to the totality of the absurd religions created this most excellent machine of War, which advances by leaps and bounds among the ranks of a putrid and poor social values infested civilization... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:19:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-11-02.html Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING is pleased to announce the details of their upcoming release Decas and the "A Decade of Destruction" tour; both coinciding with the band's 10-year anniversary. With over 1,000,000 units sold in the U.S. in just less than 10 years, San Diego metal act AS I LAY DYING will celebrate this milestone with the very special release Decas, available November 8 in North... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:29:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-11-01.html Woodstock, New York's 3 have been confirmed to play the second night of the inaugural Metal Suckfest, on Saturday November 5th in New York, NY at the Gramercy Theater. More information on the Metal Suckfest can be found HERE. MetalSucks co-founder Axl Rosenberg had the following to say about 3 being added to the Suckfest lineup: "3 is one of the best progressive rock acts out there right now -- they... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:16:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-11-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-11-11-01.html Poland's kings of blackened death metal, BEHEMOTH, recently performed the first of a handful of dates leading up to the Metal Hammer Full of Hate Tour that kicks off Hamburg Germany February 9th. BEHEMOTH frontman Nergal had this to say about the sold out shows: "Magick is back, my friends! We have our first 'rebirth' shows under our belt, moreover, both Poznan and Danzig were totally sold out... Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-10-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-10-11-04.html Tomorrow October 11th sees the long awaited release of the highly anticipate new album from Woodstock, New York’s 3. The album is available for pre-order and purchase at http://www.metalblade.com/3/. The Ghost You Gave to Me is currently streaming in its entirety courtesy of AOL Music at HERE. Get your first listen today before you pick up the album tomorrow. 3 has completed work on their new album, The... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:07:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-10-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-10-11-03.html The German Death Metal unit LAY DOWN ROTTEN is busy recording their new longplayer at the Desert Inn studios. Their sixth longplayer (third for Metal Blade) will be entitled Mask Of Malice and is scheduled for a February 2012 release via Metal Blade Records. Song titles include "Deathchain", "…And Out Come The Wolves", "Hades Resurrected" and "Swallow The Bitterness". Comments the band: "We are almost... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-10-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-10-11-02.html With a newly-rejuvenated line-up and their signature sound intact, San Francisco's HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE have returned with 17th Street, a brash and heartfelt song cycle, blending the best elements of NWOBHM, Thrash, Doom, and American Folk music while somehow sounding unlike any of these. Fans can now check out the title track off The Day the City Died exclusively on Noisecreep.com. Along with... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-10-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-10-11-01.html Job for a Cowboy's drummer, the exceptionally talented Job "Charn" Rice, was recently by Modern Drummer Magazine. The interview covers a variety of subjects, from Charn's early influences to his current techniques, gear and practices. Being recognized by Modern Drummer is one of the greatest honors any drummer can receive and this article cements Charn as one of the premiere drummers in modern... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:07:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-07-11-01.html Fans in New York City can hear the brand new CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED album Cold Winds on Timeless Days in its entirety this Tuesday, October 11th at the Knitting Factory where THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will be headlining with support coming from All Shall Perish and Cannabis Corpse. Not only will Richard Christy and TBDM will be hanging out and doing signings at the venue from 5-7pm, but there will... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-11-02.html Saturday September 17th is a day that will go down in history as the 2nd Annual GWAR-B-Q became the first ever inside GWAR-B-Q. If you weren't there you missed a hell of a time, but luckily enough for you Bohabs, G4's "Attack of the Show" was there to document it all. Host Candace Bailey was there to check out all the bands, spend some quality time with her lords and masters GWAR and even got fed to The... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-11-01.html The music video for the track Lucifer off BEHEMOTH’s 2009 release Evangelion can now be seen HERE. Lucifer is the final track on Evangelion, clocks in at over eight minutes long, and is one of the most atmospheric and foreboding songs in BEHEMOTH’s vast catalogue. The video was shot in Wroclaw, Poland and stars the song's guest vocalist, Maciej Malenczuk. Metallers can also check out the making-of video... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-07.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-07.html German Black Thrashing metalheads DESASTER have announced to enter the Toxomusic studios in Koblenz, Germany the 20th of October with Wally Walldorf at the helm. The fourpiece has revealed "The Arts Of Destruction" as the title of their seventh studio album to be released in February of 2012. The album will feature nine new songs of the magical DESASTER insanity, intro and outro on top! "The Arts Of... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-06.html 2011 is the year of the 25th anniversary in the history of BOLT THROWER. It´s about time for an update from the band: "Anniversaries are kind of easy to achieve. For a band, just don't split up and you'll reach one, whether it's 10, 20 or 35 years. And this year we've reached '25 years of not splitting up'! We managed to stop others from making a big fuss about it, and didn't give in to the numerous offers... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-05.html CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED is teaming up with Rock Hard Germany for the streaming of the entire new album Cold Winds on Timeless Days! Please surf over to Rock Hard magazine at THIS location to listen to the album! The album stream is live from October 3rd to October 10th! Richard Christy, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Jason Suecof and Steve DiGiorgio once again joined forces to bring to life Christy's latest body... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:17:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-04.html Starting today, Metal Hammer Germany is streaming Rat King (out October 11th), the second album of Swedish extreme death metallers AS YOU DROWN, in it´s entirety via their website! The album stream is live from October 3rd to October 10th! Surf over to Metal Hammer at THIS location to check out the album! Also make sure to check out the pre-order options for Rat King at the following location... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-03.html Yes, it´s true! After securing highly attractive support slots for FOZZY and U.D.O., Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER have now been confirmed as support act for the European tour of the mighty GWAR, starting January 11th, 2012! Comments the band: "When the rumours of a tour supporting GWAR first started circulating the whole band got excited right away! They are a band that really stands... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-02.html Knoxville, TN metallers WHITECHAPEL have released the details of their forthcoming EP Recorrupted, which features a brand new track titled Section 8, a cover of Pantera’s Strength Beyond Strength, an acoustic version of End of Flesh, and remixes of Breeding Violence by Big Chocolate and This Is Exile by Ben Weinman from The Dillinger Escape Plan. Section 8 and Strength Beyond Strength are also the... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-03-11-01.html Starting today fans can head over to AOL's Noisecreep to check out the track Electric Eye (Judas Priest Cover) off AS I LAY DYING's upcoming release Decas. The band recently shot a music video for the same track out at El Mirage (Dry Lake Bed) in the Mojave Desert with director Paul Brown. Photos giving a sneak peak of what's to come can be seen HERE. Decas, which contains 12 tracks, celebrates the band's... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-28-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-28-11-01.html Richard Christy has partnered up with Modern Drummer Magazine to premiere his studio performance video for the song Admire The Heroes. Richard filmed his drum takes while recording Cold Winds On Timeless Days at the Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, FL earlier this year. Those takes from two different cameras were edited into the video you can see on ModernDrummer.com HERE. Christy's approach to this record... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-27-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-27-11-03.html With a newly-rejuvenated line-up and their signature sound intact, San Francisco's HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE have returned with 17th Street, a brash and heartfelt song cycle, blending the best elements of NWOBHM, Thrash, Doom, and American Folk music while somehow sounding unlike any of these. Fans can now check out the title track off 17th Street exclusively on Pitchfork.com. The first single The Grain... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-27-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-27-11-02.html HighTimes.com the internet home of High Times Magazine, has teamed up with Metal Blade Records to premiere a brand new track from 3's new album The Ghost You Gave to Me. In fact High Times Magazine may have found themselves their very own theme song. Check out 3's new track "High Times" HERE. Metal Sucks is also streaming a track from The Ghost You Gave to Me, entitled "React" Listen to it at HERE. 3 has... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:51:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-27-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-27-11-01.html From MetalSucks.net: That’s right, kids! For the second year in a row, MetalSucks is proud to be teaming up with our friends at Metal Injection and 1000 Knives for a totally kick-ass CMJ Music Marathon showcase at the always-fun Club Europa in Brooklyn. This year’s edition will take place on Friday, October 21, and will be co-headlined by the unfuckwithable one-two punch of Kvelertak and Skeletonwitch... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-26-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-26-11-02.html After blazing through the U.S. and Canada on the "Summer of Blood Tour", LIZZY BORDEN have announced the "Death Takes a Holiday Tour" 2011. LIZZY BORDEN will kick off the European part of the tour in the Netherlands (Eindhoven) on November 23rd, then on to Germany for the Christmas Metal Festival with Hammerfall, Lordi and Saxon in Lichtenfels, Germany on Nov 25th. A much anticipated performance at... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-26-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-26-11-01.html Charred Walls of the Damned is teaming up the decade-old metal web destination, MetalUnderground.com, to premiere the third single from Cold Winds on Timeless Days, Admire the Heroes. The track can be heard now HERE. Richard Christy, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Jason Suecof and Steve DiGiorgio once again joined forces to bring to life Christy's latest body of work, Cold Winds on Timeless Days. The writing... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-22-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-22-11-01.html Charred Walls of the Damned's Richard Christy is well known for his antics on The Howard Stern Show and as a drummer in Death, Iced Earth, Control Denied, etc. This time, however, Metal Blade Records, MetalSucks.net and Richard Christy are inviting YOU, the fan, to make an ass out of our favorite ginger drummer. The most creative, funny, disgusting, etc. photos will be chosen to win a killer... Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-11-04.html The new progressive rock band, ARCH / MATHEOS featuring Jim Matheos (current member of the progressive rock powerhouse Fates Warning and OSI) and John Arch (former vocalist of Fates Warning) released their highly anticipated debut album Sympathetic Resonance September 13th on Metal Blade Records. The album debuted and #13 on the Billboard New Artist Chart and at #36 on the Billboard Hard Music Chart... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-11-03.html Since the band's genre defining release The Oncoming Storm, UNEARTH has continuously crisscrossed the globe, becoming one of the hardest – and most consistent – touring bands in all of hard rock. With Darkness In the Light, their fifth full-length, the quintet have delivered their most honest, powerful, and compelling statement to date, driving a fist into the collective gut of every image-obsessed wannabe... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-11-02.html LA's Armored Saint has been listening to east coast fans clamber for a Saint show for years, and finally they are prepared to answer the call! The band will be returning to New York for the first time in twenty years along with two other shows in Amityville, NY and Allentown, PA. Armored Saint will be playing songs from their latest album, La Raza, as well as a set full of songs from throughout their deep... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:27:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-11-01.html Fans will be able to hear Ashes Falling Upon Us from Charred Walls of the Damned's new album, Cold Winds on Timeless Days, starting today on metalblade.com/cwotd. Richard Christy, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Jason Suecof and Steve DiGiorgio once again joined forces to bring to life Christy's latest body of work, Cold Winds on Timeless Days. The writing process for the new album actually began while the band... Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-20-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-20-11-04.html Swedish Black Metallers VALKYRJA will team up with Gorgoroth and Vader for a full European tour in November this year. Comments the band: “After last year's crusade under the banner of Massive Music alongside Marduk and Ragnarok, we feel yet again honored to collaborate with Massive Music on this year's "Under the Sign of Hell Tour" to contaminate Europe in even greater extent, this time with... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-20-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-20-11-03.html Dutch old school metallers MARTYR have posted the first song of their upcoming new album Circle Of 8! Surf over to the landing page at www.metalblade.com/martyr to listen to the title track Circle Of 8 and to check out the pre-order options! MARTYR is a pure Heavy Metal force from the Netherlands. During the five years that MARTYR was alive and kicking (1982-1987), the band released two albums that are... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-20-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-20-11-02.html Actor, comedian and now Metal Blade Records recording artist, Jim Florentine, recently sat down with Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel to talk metal, the comedy business and, of course, the new CD/DVD. The entire interview can be seen now over on Metal Blade TV HERE. Jim Florentine's latest live comedy CD/DVD, and Metal Blade Records debut, Cringe 'n' Purge, is now available for pre-order at metalblade.com... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-20-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-20-11-01.html Beginning today, Decibelmagazine.com will stream GLORIOR BELLI's upcoming new full-length, The Great Southern Darkness, in its entirety! The stream will run for one week (September 19 - September 26) before it's official North American release through Metal Blade Records on September 27, 2011. Check the record out in full HERE. Their fourth full-length in a catalog of blackened enormity, The Great... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-19-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-19-11-03.html Dutch heavy rock collective AUTUMN make a return to the front line with their new album, Cold Comfort, to be released November 8th via Metal Blade Records! This is the band's fifth full-length effort, their third for Metal Blade Records. It offers a collection of striking songs blended into a diverse and yet surprisingly compact album, one that AUTUMN considers to be their most personal and meaningful... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:17:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-19-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-19-11-02.html Metal Sucks is hosting an exclusive premiere of 3’s latest single "React". The track is taken from 3’s new album The Ghost You Gave to Me which will be released October 11th via Metal Blade Records. Head over to Metal Sucks and get a first listen to "React" at MetalSucks.net. 3 has completed work on their new album, The Ghost You Gave to Me. The album was recorded at Applehead Studios (Coheed and... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:28:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-19-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-19-11-01.html Starting today, Lambgoat.com is hosting the exclusive web premiere of the song Grotesque Indulgence from Gates of Punishment, the new full-length album from Cincinnati, OH metal act Rose Funeral. Click HERE to listen. Gates of Punishment is a fitting progression of the band's dark and foreboding sound. Guest vocal appearances from Kate Alexander and Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel) add to the dark atmosphere... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-16-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-16-11-01.html Jim Florentine's latest live comedy CD/DVD, and Metal Blade Records debut, Cringe 'n' Purge, is now available for pre-order at metalblade.com/jimflorentine. As a special treat for fans that see Florentine live, a special, limited edition, Cringe 'n' Purge tour laminate will be sold by Jim himself at each show. Each laminate contains a unique code which fans can redeem to have a copy of the Cringe.... Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-15-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-15-11-02.html In the past year BISON B.C. have been on the road with Helmet, Weedeater and Saviours to name a few. On October 19th, they will start their 12 day Canadian tour in Ottawa, right off the heels of their Weedeater tour, which is happening now (check out live photos on brooklynvegan.com). Toronto will be a very special show as it will be C'mon's final show. The bill for Toronto also includes... Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:38:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-15-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-15-11-01.html Fans will be able to hear Ashes Falling Upon Us from Charred Walls of the Damned's new album, Cold Winds on Timeless Days, on Full Metal Jackie's syndicated metal radio show this weekend. Full Metal Jackie Radio is two hours of fist pounding metal, hosted by renowned metal radio personality Full Metal Jackie (FMQB Metal Host of the Year, four time winner!), featuring regular interviews... Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-14-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-14-11-02.html Metal Blade Records is set to release Spanish black metal outfit NOCTEM's current release Oblivion in North America. Oblivion, which KERRANG Magazine (KKKK) dubbed as "authentic hymns for the lovers of the most extreme music" has been available only as an import until now. Oblivion is the second part to NOCTEM's previous release Divinity (check out the studio video HERE). A teaser video... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:29:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-14-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-14-11-01.html In a stunning display of cat-like agility, Slave Pit today announced a last - second venue change to their highly anticipated "GWAR-B-Q", switching the venue from Hadad's Water Park to Richmond's beautiful National Theater. Henrico County would not issue the proper licenses for the event to run legally despite Slave Pit's intense efforts to placate the authorities. Slave Pit's Dave... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-11-04.html Across The Sun's resident shredder, Sam Hafer, recently shot a video guitar lesson for the band's cover of Journey's classic hit, 'Separate Ways'. The song includes the catchy leads present in the original version, as well as some flashy solos and heavy metal-ized versions of different parts of the song. To see how Sam pulls it all off, head to Ultimate-Guitar.tv to watch the lesson... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-11-03.html The Ocean, who previously reported that their North American tour plans were scrapped, have announced that they will be supporting fellow progressive act The Devin Townsend Project. The tour heads out on October 8th and promises to be one of the best progressive tours of the Fall. Those who have been wanting for longer sets from both acts, who often serve to support other bands on... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-11-02.html Grammy-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING is pleased to announce the details of their upcoming release Decas and the 'A Decade of Destruction' tour; both coinciding with the band's 10-year anniversary. With over 1,000,000 units sold in the U.S. in just less than 10 years, San Diego metal act AS I LAY DYING will celebrate this milestone with the very special release Decas, available... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-11-01.html Behemoth front man Nergal continues to garner huge amounts of press in his homeland of Poland. This time, he's been interviewed by Poland's Newsweek magazine and is featured on the cover. The article spans six entire pages and is titled 'God, Horror and Country'. In other news, Behemoth took home an award from Metal Hammer Germany in the 'maximum metal' category. All the categories... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-12-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-12-11-04.html Today French black metal legion, GLORIOR BELLI, premiere the title track off their upcoming new full-length, The Great Southern Darkness, through Pitchfork. Check it out at THIS LOCATION. The Great Southern Darkness is scheduled for a North America release on September 27, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. Formed in the suburbs of Paris during the close of 2002, what began as a noxious duo... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-12-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-12-11-03.html Starting today, Stereokiller is hosting the exclusive premiere of the title track off Gates of Punishment, the new full-length album from Cincinnati, OH metal act Rose Funeral. Check out the track HERE. Gates of Punishment is a fitting progression of the band's dark and foreboding sound. Guest vocal appearances from Kate Alexander and Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel) add to the dark atmosphere... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-12-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-12-11-02.html Athenian Symphonic Death Metallers NIGHTFALL have released the video clip for the title track of their latest album Astron Black! Surf over to Metal Blade TV HERE to check out Astron Black! Comments director Achilleas Gatsopoulos: "We decided not to go safe and continue with the shadow puppet approach for the second video too, even though there is still a lot of space for experimentation... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-12-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-12-11-01.html Starting today, GunShyAssassin.com is premiering the track Your Loyal Betrayer from Swedish extreme death metallers AS YOU DROWN’s forthcoming album Rat King (out 10/11 in North America). Check out Your Loyal Betrayer HERE. The successor to the bands 2009 debut Reflection, Rat King was recorded at the bands own AYD Studio in Borås and was mixed and mastered by Plec (WATAIN, SCAR SYMMETRY... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-11-04.html Due to some last minute complications with the Ghouls' visas, Swedish heavy rock band GHOST will not be able perform on the upcoming tour with Enslaved and Alcest. GHOST will do their best to make it back to the states to perform a full US tour as soon as they can. A statement from the band can be found at http://ghost-official.com/ and http://www.facebook.com/thebandghost... Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-11-03.html Phil Bozeman, Whitechapel's imposing front man, recently posted the meanings behind every song on each of the band's three albums: The Somatic Defilement, This Is Exile and A New Era of Corruption. The posts originally appeared on Bozeman's official facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/therealphilbozeman - and were re-posted in an easier to read and organized format on the music blog killthemusic.net... Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-11-02.html The new progressive rock band, ARCH / MATHEOS featuring Jim Matheos (current member of the progressive rock powerhouse Fates Warning and OSI) and John Arch (former vocalist of Fates Warning) are readying the release of their highly anticipated debut album Sympathetic Resonance September 13th on Metal Blade Records. The album is available for pre-order now at ARCHMATHEOS.com. All existing ARCH / MATHEOS... Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-11-01.html Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER have just released their first music video off their brand new album HATED for the track The Unlucky Minority. Hosting the worldwide premiere of The Unlucky Minority, which was shot and edited by Jimmy Johansson of Super Lino Puro Productions, is BlankTV. Check it out HERE. Here's what the band had to say about their new video: "We filmed this... Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-11-01.html Fans will be able to hear the title track from Rose Funeral's new album, Gates of Punishment, this weekend on Full Metal Jackie's syndicated metal radio show this weekend. Full Metal Jackie Radio is two hours of fist pounding metal, hosted by renowned metal radio personality Full Metal Jackie (FMQB Metal Host of the Year, four time winner!), featuring regular interviews with many of metal’s biggest... Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:47:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-11-02.html Jim Florentine's latest live comedy CD/DVD, and Metal Blade Records debut, Cringe 'n' Purge, is now available for pre-order at metalblade.com/jimflorentine. As a special treat for fans that see Florentine live, a special, limited edition, Cringe 'n' Purge tour laminate will be sold by Jim himself at each show. Each laminate contains a unique code which fans can redeem at metalblade.com/cringenpurge to... Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:41:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-11-01.html With a newly-rejuvenated line-up and their signature sound intact, San Francisco's HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE have returned with 17th Street, a brash and heartfelt song cycle, blending the best elements of NWOBHM, Thrash, Doom, and American Folk music while somehow sounding unlike any of these. 17th Street takes the band's inimitable sound to a new level, creating an emotional gravity that only further... Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-06.html Metal Blade is proud to announce the signing of one of the leading forces in Swedish Heavy Metal, RAM! Comments RAM: “We are very pleased and proud to sign with a metal label that has done so much for Heavy Metal and has such an amazing legacy. We are also very pleased to become labelmates with our good friends and fellow Swedish old school headbangers Portrait and In Solitude. Now with the Blade... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-05.html In support of their upcoming release The Ghost You Gave to Me, Woodstock New York's 3 will be hitting the road tomorrow with Dutch Symphonic Metallers Within Temptation. The mini-tour will start in Toronto, Ontario at The Sound Academy and run through September 13th in Philadelphia, PA at The Electric Factory. Vocalist and guitarist Joey Eppard had the following to say about the upcoming tour: "We're supe... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-04.html The new progressive rock band, ARCH / MATHEOS featuring Jim Matheos (current member of the progressive rock powerhouse Fates Warning and OSI) and John Arch (former vocalist of Fates Warning) are readying the release of their highly anticipated debut album Sympathetic Resonance September 13th on Metal Blade Records. The album is available for pre-order now at ARCHMATHEOS.com. All existing ARCH / MATHEOS... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:34:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-03.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of GYPSYHAWK, a band who hails from Pasadena, CA and is part of the Modern Wave of Classic Heavy Metal. Combining the sound of Thin Lizzy, Hawkwind and Deep Purple with contemporaries like The Hellacopters, somehow just a few average dudes -- with a penchant for riffs -- have set out to return music to the people that really appreciate it. GYPSYHAWK... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-02.html Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER have announced four more Europan shows for 2011, supporting FOZZY! SISTER will also be playing headlining shows throughout Europe in September! Supports will be local. Lock your daughters and hide your wives, SISTER take no prisoners once they have passed the borders to your countries! Comments the band: "Finally after a spring/summer of recording... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-06-11-01.html Cannibal Corpse has begun recording their twelfth studio album at Sonic Ranch studios in Texas with producer Erik Rutan. The band has spent months writing the album and has recorded at Sonic Ranch in the past, but never with Rutan at the helm. More details on the album, including art, songs, title and more will be revealed in the months to follow. For now, the band is hard at work forging their next... Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-01-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-01-11-02.html 3 has completed work on their new album, The Ghost You Gave to Me. The album was recorded at Applehead Studios (Coheed and Cambria, Morningwood, Straylight Run) in Woodstock, NY. This is the band's sixth studio album since 1999 and is a massive step forward for the group. The 3 trademarks are intact - many musical peaks and valleys, bright and uplifting chorus's alongside dark and heavy passages... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:25:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-01-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-01-11-01.html GWAR front man and lead throat thing Oderus Urungus has just been confirmed to be a featured cast member on FEARnet's first original series "Holliston". Oderus Urungus joins Twisted Sister's Dee Snider as well as stars Adam Green and Joe Lynch on the offbeat multi-camera buddy comedy series created by Green. Described as The Big Bang Theory meets Evil Dead II, the show is set in the town of Holliston... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-11-04.html Today French black metal heathens, GLORIOR BELLI, premiere the second single off their upcoming new full-length, The Great Southern Darkness, exclusively through Metalnews.de. Click HERE to check out "Negative Incarnate." In related news, Revolvermag.com -- who posted The Great Southern Darkness video teaser early last week -- is currently hosting the band's brand new "They Call Me Black Devil"... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-11-03.html All survivors of Neckbreaker’s Ball and Hatefest will finally get a new chance to crush their heads: FULL OF HATE, presented by tour-promoter Rock The Nation, is a spectacular upcoming festival-tour throughout Europe, successfully started in 2009 and coming up now with a new package of bestial hordes out of the international death- and thrash-metal-elite. FULL OF HATE grants to be a pure killer... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-11-02.html Swedish extreme death metallers AS YOU DROWN have announced Rat King as the title of their upcoming sophomore album to be released October 7/10 worldwide via Metal Blade Records. The successor to the bands 2009 debut Reflection, Rat King was recorded at the bands own AYD Studio in Borås and was mixed and mastered by Plec (WATAIN, SCAR SYMMETRY, MISERATION) at Panic Room Studio in Skovde in July... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-29-11-01.html The new progressive rock band, ARCH / MATHEOS featuring Jim Matheos (current member of the progressive rock powerhouse Fates Warning and OSI) and John Arch (former vocalist of Fates Warning) are readying the release of their highly anticipated debut album Sympathetic Resonance September 13th on Metal Blade Records. The album is available for pre-order now at ARCHMATHEOS.com All existing ARCH / MATHEOS... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:36:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-26-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-26-11-01.html Revolvermag.com, who posted a video teaser for GLORIOR BELLI's upcoming The Great Southern Darkness full-length earlier this week, is currently hosting the band's brand new "They Call Me Black Devil" video. Commented vocalist/guitarist Julien: "'They Call Me Black Devil' might strike one as a modest video clip and it is in fact very humble in accordance to the very essence of blues music. Yet it was... Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-25-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-25-11-02.html The new progressive rock band, ARCH / MATHEOS featuring Jim Matheos (current member of the progressive rock powerhouse Fates Warning and OSI) and John Arch (former vocalist of Fates Warning)are readying the release of their highly anticipated debut album Sympathetic Resonance September 13th on Metal Blade Records. The album is available for pre-order now at ARCHMATHEOS.com. All existing ARCH / MATHEOS... Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-25-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-25-11-01.html In news sure to titillate all of the surface-dwellers that contributed to Slave Pit's first venture into the world of "Kickstarter" crowd-funding, Slave Pit today announced the completion of the "Blood Vomits—A Very Good Man", and scheduled the animated short to debut on GWAR lead singer's Oderus' upcoming Crack-a-Thon, his annual web-based fund-losing drive, which is slated to occur September... Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:36:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-11-03.html Charred Walls of the Damned returns with the follow up to their critically acclaimed self-titled debut! Richard Christy, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Jason Suecof and Steve DiGiorgio once again join forces to bring to life Christy's latest body of work, Cold Winds on Timeless Days. The writing process for the new album actually began while the band was mixing their 2010 debut. Richard Christy used his... Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-11-02.html 3 has completed work on their new album, The Ghost You Gave to Me. The album was recorded at Applehead Studios (Coheed and Cambria, Morningwood, Straylight Run) in Woodstock, NY. This is the band's sixth studio album since 1999 and is a massive step forward for the group. The 3 trademarks are intact - many musical peaks and valleys, bright and uplifting chorus's alongside dark and heavy passages... Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-11-01.html Behemoth and Grupa 13's latest creative vision will be for the song, Lucifer. The song is the final track on Evangelion and clocks in at over eight minutes long and is one of the most atmospheric and foreboding songs in Behemoth's vast catalogue. The video was shot in Wroclaw, Poland and stars the song's guest vocalist, Maciej Malenczuk. The video is currently being edited and will see a worldwide... Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-22-11-01.html The new progressive rock band, ARCH/MATHEOS featuring Jim Matheos (current member of the progressive rock powerhouse Fates Warning and OSI) and John Arch (former vocalist of Fates Warning) are readying the release of their highly anticipated debut album Sympathetic Resonance September 13th on Metal Blade Records. The album is available for pre-order now at ARCHMATHEOS.com GuitarWorld.com... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:38:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-16-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-16-11-01.html The sickest party ever just got even sicker as Slave Pit Inc. and Metal Blade Records announced new details of the upcoming GWAR-B-Q. Joining the festivities will be none other than Metal Blade recording artist and VH1 "That Metal Show" co-host, comedian Don Jamieson, who will be performing a stand-up set on the main stage of the event. Jamieson will also be joining the star-speckled judges of... Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:56:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-05.html Multinational Heavy Metallers POWERWOLF have entered the official German album charts on a spectacular position 23! "This is incredible, we're overwhelmed", comments POWERWOLF guitarist Matthew Greywolf. "This is a fantastic triumph for the wolves, but as well a triumph for you, our fans! You made this happen, you made it possible that the wolves set an example in the name of metal among all those... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-04.html Metal Blade is happy to announce the release of the long-anticipated new MARTYR album 'Circle Of 8'! MARTYR is a pure Heavy Metal force from the Netherlands. During the five years that MARTYR was alive and kicking (1982-1987), the band released two albums that are considered cult in the Metal scene of today! 'For The Universe' (1985) and 'Darkness At Time's Edge' (1986) are classic Metal, a delight for... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-03.html Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of Swedish occult rockers NOCTUM! NOCTUM was formed in September 2009 by bassist Tobias Rosén, David Indelof (Vocals/Guitar) and Gustaf Heinemann (Drums) during the growing of the globally well-known classic rock scene inspired by the late 60's and 70's. After a short while Per Wikstrom (Guitar) came along. In October of 2009 they recorded... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-02.html The new progressive rock band, ARCH/MATHEOS featuring Jim Matheos (current member of the progressive rock powerhouse Fates Warning and OSI) and John Arch (former vocalist of Fates Warning) are readying the release of their highly anticipated debut album Sympathetic Resonance September 13th on Metal Blade Records. Recently Jim Matheos and John Arch recently took some time to discuss Sympathetic... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:41:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-15-11-01.html Metal Blade Records is proud to release the first ever PENTAGRAM DVD in the 40 year history of the band! When The Screams Come features a full PENTAGRAM show, recorded on May 30th, 2010 at the tail end of the Liebling / Griffin reunion dates at Sonar in Baltimore Maryland during Maryland Deathfest VIII! There is also exclusive interview footage with vocalist Bobby Liebling! The latest clip from... Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-12-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-12-11-01.html Not content with staging the coolest party in history (the GWAR-B-Q), or playing on the most awesome tour of the fall (The Return of the World Maggot Tour), GWAR and Slave Pit Inc. have announced the return of last year's most ridiculous event, The Crack-a-Thon, and have posted an online teaser of their Kickstarter-funded animation project, "The Blood Vomits". Last year's Crack-a-Thon was an... Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-10-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-10-11-03.html Detroit's melodic death metal outfit THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, who are currently headlining the Summer Slaughter Tour in support of their new album Ritual, will be back on the road this fall on a headline run that sees the band hitting cities not reached on their current tour. Support on the fall tour comes from Oakland, California's All Shall Perish-currently on The Rockstar Energy Drink... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-10-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-10-11-02.html AS I LAY DYING have once again been recognized by their hometown of San Diego. AS I LAY DYING has taken home the "best hard rock" award at the 2011 San Diego Music Awards. The awards show will took place on August 8th at Humphreys By The Bay in San Diego, CA. AS I LAY DYING has been honored at the awards in the past, having taken home the "artist of the year" award on three separate... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-10-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-10-11-01.html Metal Blade Records is proud to release the first ever PENTAGRAM DVD in the 40 year history of the band! When The Screams Come features a full PENTAGRAM show, recorded on May 30th, 2010 at the tail end of the Liebling / Griffin reunion dates at Sonar in Baltimore Maryland during Maryland Deathfest VIII! There is also exclusive interview footage with vocalist Bobby Liebling! When The Screams Come... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-09-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-09-11-01.html GOATWHORE has posted their first video update from the studio on MetalBlade.tv HERE. The video was shot and edited by the band and is the first in a series of videos that will chronicle the recording of the new album. The band is making quick progress and drums have already been completed. Drummer Zack Simmons added the following: "Tracking for the new record went very smoothly with the help... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-05.html After successfully decimating Europe this Summer with multiple festival appearances and headlining shows, your lords and masters the almighty GWAR have awoken from their arctic slumber to once again create utter devastation in North America this Fall. The tour kicks off October 18th at in Charlotte, NC and will cross North America wrapping up November 27th in New Haven, CT. Providing direct... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-04.html Just last week Rose Funeral launched the first single, Beyond the Entombed, from their forthcoming album Gates of Punishment. Now fans can preorder the album at metalblade.com/rosefuneral. Gates of Punishment is a fitting progression of the band's dark and foreboding sound. Guest vocal appearances from Kate Alexander and Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel) add to the dark atmosphere that is created... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:03:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-03.html ANTERIOR will launch their third and final single "To Live Not Remain" from their upcoming second album ECHOES OF THE FALLEN exclusively on Thrashhits.com on Monday August 8, 2011. Check it out HERE. Set for release in Europe on August 26, the UK August 29 and North America on September 13 via Metal Blade Records, the 10-track long player was recorded at Grindstone Studios through 2011 with... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-02.html BEHEMOTH finishes video for "Lucifer"; photos available online Behemoth and Grupa 13's latest creative vision will be for the song, Lucifer. The song is the final track on Evangelion and clocks in at over eight minutes long and is one of the most atmospheric and foreboding songs in Behemoth's vast... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-08-11-01.html DOWN officially announces a September jam with the fans in the cities they missed during their spring 2011 tour. The NOLA super group goes over, under and across America in an effort to execute an intimate night of shared hard rocking, metallic celebration! Hand-picked by the brotherhood to be taken under their burned black wings will be Swedish occult metallers IN SOLITUDE (Metal Blade), and... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-11-02.html Massachusetts metal behemoths, UNEARTH, are currently slaying the masses at this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. To commemorate the summer-long festivities, the band will be posting a series of video clips throughout the tour. Commented vocalist Trevor Phipps: "Thanks to all who've come out to support UNEARTH during this year's Rockstar Mayhem Fest! We'll be... Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-11-01.html Nergal will be gracing the cover Terrorizer Magazine this Summer. For more info, head to the magazine's site at http://truecultheavymetal.com/. Nergal comments: "I'm honored to be once again featured on the cover of most elite extreme metal magazine! It's a very well written, in depth story I couldn't be more proud of. Read and enjoy!"... Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-02-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-02-11-01.html Globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) has announced a fall North American headlining tour in support of its new LP The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues. The award winning band will headline the 2011 "Saints and Sinners" Tour and launch the six week trek on 10/27 in Charlotte, NC. Support on the BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME tour will... Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-01-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-01-11-04.html French black metal collective, GLORIOR BELLI, are pleased to unveil the first single, "Secret Ride To Rebellion," off their upcoming new full-length, The Great Southern Darkness. Scheduled for a North America release on September 27, 2011 via Metal Blade Records, the record finds the band at their most ravaging. Comments vocalist/guitarist Julien of the tune: "'Secret Ride To Rebellion' begins furiously... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:57:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-01-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-01-11-03.html AS I LAY DYING recently performed at several festivals in the Midwest including KRROFEST in Sioux Falls, SD KQRC Rockfest in Kansas City, KS. While travelling, the guys shot some behind the scenes footage to discuss the logistics of flying out to play shows. Watch the video to see if six guys can pile into a minivan with ALL of their gear! Watch the video on band's youtube channel HERE. AS I LAY DYING... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:51:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-01-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-01-11-02.html Rose Funeral have launched the first track from their forthcoming album, Gates of Punishment. Beyond the Entombed can be heard now at metalblade.com/rosefuneral. The album can also be pre-ordered at iTunes. The physical pre-order with an exclusive t-shirt will be available shortly. Gates of Punishment is a fitting progression of the band's dark and foreboding sound. Guest vocal appearances from... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-01-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-01-11-01.html Starting today, Metal Injection is hosting the worldwide premiere of the debut music video from Detroit, MI's BATTLECROSS for the track Push Pull Destroy -the first single off of their debut album Pursuit of Honor out August 2. Check it out HERE. The video for Push Pull Destroy was shot by Roy Warner Creative and Videography on location at the Yankee Air Museum, located on the grounds of the historic... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:43:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-29-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-29-11-02.html Goatwhore is hard at work on the follow up to their most successful album to date, Carving Out The Eyes Of God. Once they wrap up recording with Erik Rutan at Mana Studios, they will immediately hit the road for headlining shows starting in Tampa, FL. From there, they will join the Exhumed tour presented by Hails and Horns, MetalSucks and MetalInjection. Support on the tour comes from Cephalic... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-29-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-29-11-01.html Detroit, MI's Battlecross commissioned artist Josh Schroeder to draw the art for Pursuit of Honor. The art was done entirely by hand in ink and then colored in photoshop. The entire process can be seen exclusively on MetalInjection.net HERE. The video gives fans a glimpse of the pain-staking detail behind creating a piece of original art for the cover. BATTLECROSS's first music video for the track... Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-28-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-28-11-01.html Metal Blade Records and Slave Pit Inc. are once again teaming up to put on the wildest party of this or any other summer - the 2011 GWAR B-Q is on for Sep. 17th at Hadad's Water Park, featuring two full stages of rock before the final, climactic performance from the mighty GWAR. And this will be no ordinary GWAR set (if such a thing could exist…) as original GWAR bass player Mike Bishop (the first... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:56:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-26-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-26-11-01.html ANTERIOR will launch their second single Blood In The Throne Room from their upcoming second album Echoes of the Fallen exclusively on AltSounds.com on Tuesday July 26, 2011. Check it out HERE. Set for release in Europe on August 26, the UK August 29 and North America on September 13 via Metal Blade Records, the 10-track long player was recorded at Grindstone Studios through 2011 with Scott Atkins... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:26:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-25-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-25-11-02.html AS I LAY DYING fans! This is YOUR chance to have your work featured on an upcoming AS I LAY DYING release! The band wants to hear YOUR re-mix of their song Upside Down Kingdom from The Powerless Rise. The song stems are available in the deluxe version of The Powerless Rise, which is available HERE. Once you have the song stems, get to re-mixing and submit your entry at thepowerlessrise.com/remix... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:16:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-25-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-25-11-01.html Today, Revolver Magazine hosts a worldwide premiere of BATTLECROSS's upcoming full-length debut Pursuit of Honor, scheduled to hit North American record shelves on August 2nd. Pursuit of Honor contains 11 tracks (10 songs plus intro) that Metal Assault says are "bristling with fist-pumping, face-melting heavy metal at its finest." While Metal Sucks notes "Guitarists Tony Asta and Hiran... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:38:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-21-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-21-11-02.html One of Metal Blade Record's original bands, Bitch, is back with a special CD/DVD re-issue. The band's classic album, Be My Slave, which could be seen in the hands of Tipper Gore as she campaigned to save our children throughout the 80s, has been repackaged with the Damnation Alley EP and a live DVD. The DVD includes Bitch's performance at the Keep It True Festival in Germany in April of 2011... Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-21-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-21-11-01.html BISON b.c. are finally heading back out on the road this fall! The Vancouver, BC based riff-machine will be joining Weedeater, Saviours and Fight Amp from September 2nd in Lawrence, KS through October 14th in Savannah, GA. The tour will be BISON b.c.'s first full tour with new drummer Matt Wood. James, Dan, Masa and Matt will be delivering songs from 2010's Dark Ages, an album that Revolver... Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-20-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-20-11-02.html Bloody Disgusting is currently hosting the worldwide premiere of the new single Man of Stone from Detroit Michigan's BATTLECROSS. The track comes from the band's full-length debut Pursuit of Honor, out August 2nd in North America via Metal Blade Records. Listen to the track HERE and if you like what you hear be sure to spread the word to your friends. "Guitarists Tony Asta and Hiran... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-20-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-20-11-01.html Metal Blade Records recording artists Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine are back in Los Angeles to tape season 8 of VH1 Classic's That Metal Show. Guests for this season include Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) and many more. This season, which will be 10 one hour episodes, appears to be the most... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-18-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-18-11-01.html French black metallers GLORIOR BELLI have revealed the cover art and track listing for their new album The Great Southern Darkness to be released in North America on September 27, 2011. Commented the band on the new release: "The Great Southern Darkness has been recorded over a few months period and is comprised of 11 tracks that magnify all the best elements of GLORIOR BELLI in a twisted... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-14-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-14-11-02.html In late May, Erik Rutan and co. shot their first music video for a track off the band's latest album Phoenix Amongst the Ashes in Tampa, FL with director David Brodsky of MyGoodEye (The Black Dahlia Murder, The Devin Townsend Project, Amon Amarth, Suicide Silence, Municipal Waste, Whitechapel, etc). The video, for the song Lake Ablaze, was funded by Scion A/V who has pledged its continued... Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-14-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-14-11-01.html Darkness in the Light, the latest studio album from Massachusetts metal heavyweights, UNEARTH, landed at #72 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #14 on the Billboard Top Independent Album chart, and #7 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums chart. In addition, Darkness in the Light came in at #42 on Canada's Top 200 chart, #5 on the Hard chart and #44 on the Digital Albums chart. Chart entries... Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-11-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-11-11-04.html Starting today Metal Injection is hosting the worldwide premiere of By the Roses Grave from Swedish folk metallers FALCONER. By the Roses Grave (Vid Rosornas Grav) is taken off the bands brand new studio album Armod, which features 11 songs sung completely in Swedish and was released earlier this month via Metal Blade Records. Check out the video HERE! Comments FALCONER guitarist Stefan... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-11-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-11-11-03.html Woodstock, NY's 3 has been working on their new album throughout 2011. They are finally emerging from Applehead Studios (Coheed and Cambria, Morningwood, Straylight Run) to do some east coast and Canadian tour dates. On July 14th, 3 will be playing one of the biggest shows of their career as part of Festival d'été de Québec where they will be direct support to Voivod and Avenged Sevenfold in... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-11-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-11-11-02.html MALEFICE have released the third single 'Minutes' off their upcoming new album ‘Awaken The Tides'. Check it out exclusively HERE: http://hangout.altsounds.com/. Make also sure to surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/malefice to check out the title track off ‘Awaken The Tides' and the pre-order options! Set for release in G/A/S on July 15, the rest of Europe on July 18 and North American... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-11-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-11-11-01.html The new progressive rock band, ARCH/ MATHEOS, has released the first single off the group's upcoming full-length debut Sympathetic Resonance. The new track, a 5 minute clip of the song Stained Glass Sky that clocks in at just less than 14 minutes, can be heard HERE. Cover art for Sympathetic Resonance was fashioned using an image created by light painting photographer Dennis Calvert, who has... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-07-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-07-11-02.html Today, Metal Blade is launching a behind-the-scenes studio video from INTENSUS. Check out the video now on MetalBlade.tv HERE. INTENSUS' debut self-titled full-length available worldwide now. The project, helmed by multi-talented musician/producer Eli Litwin, consists of a myriad of guest musicians from the underground metal world. The first single, I Gave Up, featuring Robert Meadows... Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:41:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-07-11-01.html Barn Burner recently completed a Canadian tour with 3 Inches of Blood and Cancer Bats and a headlining tour through the west coast of the US. Of course, seeing as the band loves to party on the road, they're heading right back out in July and August with Ramming Speed. The tour gives east coasters a killer opportunity to catch two of the best up-and-coming rock/thrash bands in intimate... Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:37:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-06-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-06-11-03.html Metal Sucks is currently hosting the worldwide premiere of the new single Breaking You from Detroit Michigan's BATTLECROSS. The track comes from the band's full-length debut Pursuit of Honor, out August 2nd in North America via Metal Blade Records. Listen to the track that Metal Sucks states "is one of the fastest, leanest, thrashiest cuts of meat this album has to offer and represents... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:47:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-06-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-06-11-02.html ANTERIOR are currently readying to unveil Echoes of the Fallen, the long awaited second full-length from one of the most exciting modern metal acts to come out of the U.K. Set for release in Europe on August 26, the UK August 29 and North American on September 13 via Metal Blade Records, the 10-track long player was recorded at Grindstone Studios through 2011 with Scott Atkins producing... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:03:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-06-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-06-11-01.html English metal stalwarts MALEFICE are proud to announce that BloodyDisgusting.com is hosting the exclusive premiere for their new video; the title track from Awaken The Tides! The video is live now at BloodyDisgusting.com HERE. The music video was shot at the Hack Green Nuclear Bunker in Cheshire, UK, which played a pivotal role in the defence of Britain for over 60 years. The video was... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:21:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-30-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-30-11-01.html Starting today, Brooklyn Vegan is hosting a premiere for the track "This Alone" off of 40 Watt Sun's debut album, The Inside Room, which will be released on July 19 in North America. Go HERE to check it out and if you like what you hear be sure to spread the word to your friends. Dot to Dot management will be bringing the UK trio to the states this September for the band's first ever US... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:51:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-11-04.html Today, Nergal of Poland's notorious blackened death metal kings BEHEMOTH went to court again. The charges against Nergal for tearing apart a bible on stage are still on and the trial is back on track. A video and photos from the occasion can be accessed via the below listed links. Nergal comments: "I spent 5 hours in the court in Gdynia today. The case is back on track and there's still... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-11-03.html Ritual, the latest studio album from the Detroit deathsters, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER has landed at the #29 spot on the Billboard Top 200, #6 on the Billboard Top Independent Album, #4 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums and #9 on the Billboard Rock Albums Chart. The record entered the UK's Rock and Metal Chart at #20 and #38 in the Indie Chart making Ritual the band's strongest... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-11-02.html AS I LAY DYING and CATTLE DECAPITATION have once again been recognized by their hometown of San Diego. Both bands have been nominated in the "best hard rock" category for the 2011 San Diego Music Awards. The awards show will take place on August 8th at Humphreys By The Bay in San Diego, CA. Tickets to the show are available through the San Diego Music Foundation HERE... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-11-01.html Metal Blade Records has teamed up with Blue Calypso to say thanks to UNEARTH's fans through a loyalty program via Calyp, Blue Calypso's free loyalty and rewards program available online, iTunes and Android Market. UNEARTH fans who are interested can join Calyp by downloading the free App and "endorse" the band by sharing UNEARTH's campaigns with friends through personal texts, posts... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-11-03.html Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH have scheduled a special in-store autograph signing in Lubbock, Texas next month. The signing will take place at Hastings Books Music and Videos on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, the same day the band's long awaited new full-length, Darkness In The Light, drops in North America. The band will kick off a near two-month stretch of tour dates, including a spot on... Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-11-02.html Behemoth hasn't rehearsed as a band since Nergal was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2010. Since then, Nergal has undergone chemo therapy and a bone marrow transplant. Now, for the first time in over a year, Behemoth is back in the rehearsal space working on old and new songs. Vocalist/guitarist Nergal has issued the following update: "Sooo, first rehearsals after the transplant are... Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:34:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-28-11-01.html Recently, Detroit, MI's BATTLECROSS were shooting a video for Push Pull Destroy -the first single off of their debut album Pursuit of Honor- shot by Roy Warner Creative and Videography on location at the Yankee Air Museum, located on the grounds of the historic Willow Run Airport. It was at Willow Run where Henry Ford mobilized his manufacturing base to contribute to the war efforts by... Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-05.html Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. are set to hit the road on the band's first headlining tour with the band taking on local support at each stop. The No Prisoners No Mercy Tour takes the band through NYC, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Baltimore, and more on this 14 date run kicking off in Rochester, NY on July 22. The band's July 24th stop in Montreal at the Heavy MTL Festival... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-04.html Multinational Heavy Metal warlords POWERWOLF recently finished shooting a video clip for the song We Drink Your Blood from their upcoming album Blood Of The Saints! According to their sacral image and the concept of Blood Of The Saints, POWERWOLF shot the video in an ancient monastery church. "Shooting the video in such a special and atmospheric place was incredible", comments... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-03.html English metal stalwarts MALEFICE have released the second single off their upcoming new album Awaken The Tides exclusively via the website of Metal Hammer Germany. Click HERE to check out Delirium! Make also sure to surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/malefice to check out the title track off Awaken The Tides and the pre-order options! Set for release in G/A/S on July 15... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-02.html Sweden's Demonical have confirmed an exclusive premiere for a track from their new album, Death Infernal, with Hails and Horns Magazine! The song, Black Inferno, is the third track on the album, which features nine cuts of top-notch Swedish melodic death metal. Head to hailsandhorns.com now to listen! Death Infernal was recorded at Necromorbus Studios in Stockholm... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-27-11-01.html Starting today, fans can check out the new AMON AMARTH music video for the track Destroyer of the Universe off the band's latest release Surtur Rising. The live video, which is premiering exclusively on BlankTV, was shot on the band's May 6th stop in Philadelphia, PA at the Theatre Of Living Arts by director David Brodsky of MyGoodEye (The Black Dahlia Murder, The Devin... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-21-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-21-11-01.html House of Blues Entertainment, Decibel Magazine, Metal Blade Records, IndieMerch and RED/'stache Media have joined forces to present the first ever Metal, Arise! Tour for developing metal artists, it was announced by Kelly Kapp, vice president, House of Blues Entertainment. The debut tour will feature Metal Blade Recording Artists Allegaeon, Earache Recording Artists The Browning and... Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-04.html As previously announced, Jim Matheos (current member of the progressive rock powerhouse Fates Warning and OSI) and John Arch (former vocalist of Fates Warning) have teamed up to form the new progressive rock band, ARCH/ MATHEOS. The band -accompanied by Joey Vera on bass, Bobby Jarzombek on drums, and Frank Aresti on additional lead guitar - began tracking the drums on January... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-03.html Swedish folk metallers FALCONER are about to premiere their brand new video for 'Vid Rosornas Grav' exclusively via the website of Metal Hammer Germany! 'Vid Rosornas Grav' is taken off the bands brand new studio album Armod that has been released earlier this month via Metal Blade Records! Please surf over to METAL HAMMER to check out the fascinating video for 'Vid Rosornas Grav'... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:47:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-02.html Multinational Heavy Metal warlords POWERWOLF recently finished shooting a video clip for the song We Drink Your Blood from their upcoming album Blood Of The Saints! According to their sacral image and the concept of Blood Of The Saints, POWERWOLF shot the video in an ancient monastery church. "Shooting the video in such a special and atmospheric place was incredible", comments... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:36:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-01.html Today, Alternative Press hosts a worldwide album premiere of UNEARTH's upcoming Darkness In The Light full-length, scheduled to hit North American record shelves on July 5, 2011, via Metal Blade Records. The 11-track long player was recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts with producer (and Killswitch Engage guitarist) Adam Dutkiewicz and mixed at Audiohammer... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-17-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-17-11-01.html In our continued partnership with European underground label, Cyclone Empire Records, Metal Blade will have the pleasure of releasing both the 40 Watt Sun and Demonical albums in North America on July 19th. Both albums are available for pre-order now from Metal Blade's store on Indiemerchstore.com. 40 Watt Sun is the new music project of singer/guitarist/songwriter... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-15-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-15-11-03.html Erik Rutan and co. will be joining fellow death metal legends Origin for a North American tour throughout June and July. The tour kicks off TODAY in Austin, TX at Emo's and wraps up on July 14th in Orlando, FL at Firestone Live. This tour will be the first in Hate Eternal's North American campaign in support of their latest album, Phoenix Amongst the Ashes. The tour is... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-15-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-15-11-02.html PRIMORDIAL were voted Best Underground Band at Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards 2011, which were held at The O2 on Monday night. Nemtheanga was there to pick up the award and wants to thank everyone who voted for the band: First things first we have to thank all the Primordial fans out there who voted for us in the Golden Gods awards, the fact that it was not an... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:20:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-15-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-15-11-01.html Adam "Nergal" Darski of Poland's Behemoth received the "Metal As Fuck" award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in London this past weekend. Below is a statement from Nergal about his experience at the awards. "Shit, I'm stoked! I couldn't be more proud of any other award…METAL AS FUCK. What a combination of words! I love everything about Metal and I love... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-11-02.html Today, MetalSucks.net hosts the exclusive worldwide premiere of Outlast Robinsum from extreme metal act INTENSUS featuring vocals from Tommy Rogers of BTBAM. Check out the track HERE -INTENSUS' debut self-titled full-length available in North America on July 5th, 2011. INTENSUS mastermind Eli Litwin talks about the track Outlast Robinsum: "This is one of the 2... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-11-01.html The Black Dahlia Murder has invited MSN.com to take part in revealing their new album, Ritual, to the world. The global exclusive premiere of Ritual will take place on Tuesday, June 14th at music.msn.com. The full album, alongside previously released tracks Moonlight Equilibrium, Conspiring With the Damned, and Malenchanments of the Necrosphere, will be... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-13-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-13-11-01.html Detroit Michigan's BATTLECROSS has just released the artwork and tracklisting for the band's full-length debut Pursuit of Honor, out August 2nd in North America. A band that incorporates many elements of extreme thrash, death and tech metal, creating a precise blend of fist pumping brutality, intensity, and drive, BATTLECROSS satisfies both the technical metal... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:19:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-09-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-09-11-01.html The mighty Cannibal Corpse will once again be returning to Latin America! This time, they'll be bringing along label mates The Black Dahlia Murder as well as fellow underground heavyweights Suicide Silence to Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela in December. The tour will begin on December 3rd in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will wrap... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:43:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-08-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-08-11-01.html Today, Ultimate-Guitar.tv is hosting an exclusive guitar lesson with UNEARTH's Buz McGrath. Check out McGrath as he demonstrates the sweeping and tapping guitar intro to "Arise The War Cry" from the band's upcoming new full-length Darkness In The Light HERE. Darkness In The Light is UNEARTH's fifth full-length. Scheduled for release in North America on July 5 via... Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-07-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-07-11-02.html Be sure to head over to MSN.com as the site hosts the worldwide premiere of SISTER's upcoming album HATED, streaming in its entirety! A note from the band to metalheads about the new album: "With this album we really captured the raw essence of Sister. We consider ourselves to be a live band and we think that it comes forward on these songs. For example the... Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-07-11-01.html Mysterious Swedish buzz band GHOST has announced that it will embark on its first ever North American tour this fall following the group's crowd-pleasing U.S. live promotional performances last week in Baltimore at the Maryland Deathfest and NYC. GHOST cult leader "The Ghoul with No Name" (who takes the stage in the form of "a satanic pope") and his anonymous... Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:28:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-06-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-06-11-03.html oday, Lambgoat.com hosts the exclusive worldwide premiere of "Watch It Burn," the anthemesque opening track off UNEARTH's forthcoming Darkness In The Light full-length. Blisteringly heavy both musically and thematically, vocalist Trevor Phipps comments: "'Watch It Burn' is the lead track from Darkness In The Light because we felt it captured the aggression... Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-06-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-06-11-02.html MALEFICE have launched a landing page where you can check into pre-order options as well as listening to the brand new song "Awaken The Tides", the title track off their upcoming third longplayer Awaken The Tides! Surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/malefice to check it out! Set for release in Europe on July 15, the UK July 18 and North American... Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:53:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-06-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-06-11-01.html Montreal's Barn Burner have partnered up with AOL's Noisecreep to stream their new album in its entirety during the week of the record's release. Starting today, June 6th, the album will be streaming HERE. In addition, an interview with the band can be read on Noisecreep.com HERE. Barn Burner recently completed a Canadian tour with 3 Inches of... Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:29:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-03-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-03-11-01.html With the volume, technicality and intensity that embodies heavy metal and the overarching catchiness and longevity of stoner and classic rock, Barn Burner capture a signature sound that cannot be easily placed or categorized. Cultivating the principles of partying and the everlasting might of the riff, Barn Burner creates a live atmosphere that... Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:56:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-05.html Lizzy Borden and his band of Abnormals: Joey Scott, Marten Andersson, Dario Lorina and AC Alexander have confirmed they will be touring the USA this summer on the Lizzy Borden Summer of Blood Tour (USA) 2011. The summer tour will feature songs from the latest release Appointment With Death. And with the back catalogue well represented with songs... Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:18:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-04.html Swedish Metal Kings AMON AMARTH have just finished their extremely successful first European tour (with support from THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) and are about to return to North America in August for their second headline tour in support of Surtur Rising, the biggest album in the rich history of the Norsemen! No rest for the wicked, AMON AMARTH just... Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-03.html The all star doom duo of Bobby Liebling / Victor Griffin, along with band-mates Greg Turley and new drummer Albert Born, will be hitting the road for the band's first official US headline tour in support of their acclaimed new album, Last Rites! The recently released Last Rites marks the first album in 17 years from one of the most influential... Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-02.html The face-melting Detroit quintet, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER (TBDM), captured footage while recording their latest album, Ritual, with producers Mark Lewis and Jason Suecof. Fans will see tracks being laid down by all members, as well as the band's infamous brand of humor a la their acclaimed Majesty DVD. The 12 minute behind-the-scenes video... Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-02-11-01.html Detroit deathsters, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, are featured in this month's installment of the Decibel Magazine Flexi Series. TBDM contributed a cover of Carcass's classic This Mortal Coil with a guest vocal spot from Carcass frontman Jeff Walker himself! Anyone with a subscription to Decibel Magazine will get a copy of the Flexi featuring... Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-01-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-01-11-01.html Fast-rising UK rock band GENTLEMAN'S PISTOLS will release their sophomore LP At Her Majesty's Pleasure on June 21 via Rise Above Records / Metal Blade. The follow up to the group's self-titled debut, At Her Majesty's Pleasure was produced by singer/guitarist James Atkinson at Mutiny studios in Bradford and promises to be "a record full of... Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-31-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-31-11-03.html Multinational Heavy Metallers POWERWOLF have launched a landing page where you can check into several pre-order options as well as listening to the brand new song Sanctified With Dynamite taken off their upcoming fourth longplayer 'Blood Of The Saints'! Surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/powerwolf/ to check it out!'Blood Of The Saints'... Tue, 31 May 2011 16:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-31-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-31-11-02.html Swedish Heavy Metallers PORTRAIT are streaming all of their sensational new album Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae! Hear it all here at Zero Tolerance: http://v02.ztmag.com/exclusive.html Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae is an album transcending the most glorious moments of 80s Heavy Metal. PORTRAIT are turning something great into something... Tue, 31 May 2011 15:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-31-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-31-11-01.html The face-melting Detroit quintet, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER (TBDM), has just released the final single from Ritual, the band's fifth full-length album hitting streets June 21st in North America and June 17/20 in Europe. Hosting the exclusive worldwide premiere of the track Malenchanments of the Necrosphere is none other than Alternative Press... Tue, 31 May 2011 13:24:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-27-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-27-11-01.html Fresh from successfully securing a production budget using the Kickstarter crowd-funding website, Slave Pit Inc., the production company behind intergalactic shock-rockers GWAR, have begun work on the new episode of their original animated puppet-comedy show, "The Blood Vomits". Shooting is expected to wrap before GWAR leaves for Europe on the... Fri, 27 May 2011 12:51:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-26-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-26-11-01.html The face-melting Detroit quintet, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER (TBDM), is set to premiere the third single from the band's fifth full-length album hitting streets June 21st in North America and June 17/20 in Europe. Hosting the premiere of the track, Malenchanments of the Necrosphere, is Full Metal Jackie. Full Metal Jackie is the ONLY syndicated... Thu, 26 May 2011 10:41:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-25-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-25-11-02.html Starting today, the popular metal portal MetalSucks is hosting the worldwide exclusive premiere of the upcoming JOB FOR A COWBOY (JFAC) EP Gloom. The Gloom EP will be available digitally and physically via mail-order only on June 7th. Fans wanting a physical copy of the Gloom EP should act quickly, though, as it is a limited edition run of only... Wed, 25 May 2011 11:47:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-25-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-25-11-01.html LA's Armored Saint will be performing their first, and possibly only, shows for 2011 this summer! On July 9th, the band will once again be hitting the Sunset Strip in Hollywood for a show at the Key Club with Hirax. In August, the Saint plans to head overseas for several European appearances including their first ever Norwegian appearance at the... Wed, 25 May 2011 11:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-24-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-24-11-02.html Today popular metal portal MetalSucks hosts the worldwide premiere of UNEARTH's "Ruination Of The Lost," the explosive second track off the band's upcoming Darkness In The Light full-length. Commented vocalist Trevor Phipps: "'Ruination Of The Lost' is a pummeling front end album song that showcases our mix of both American and European metallic... Tue, 24 May 2011 10:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-24-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-24-11-01.html MALEFICE, are currently readying to unveil Awaken The Tides, the third full-length from one of the most exciting modern metal acts to come out of the U.K. Set for release in Europe on July 15, the UK July 18 and North American on August 2 via Metal Blade Records, the 10-track long player was recorded at The Face studios in Reading with drums laid... Tue, 24 May 2011 10:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-23-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-23-11-01.html Swedish folk metallers FALCONER have launched their second single 'O, tysta ensamhet' taken off their brand new studio album Armod via German Metal Hammer. Please surf over to METAL HAMMER to check out 'O, tysta ensamhet'! FALCONER will release their seventh studio album Armod on June 7th via Metal Blade Records in North America! Comments FALCONER... Mon, 23 May 2011 16:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-20-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-20-11-01.html Colorado's Allegaeon has recently confirmed a string of tour dates in support of their album Fragments Of Form And Function. The tour will begin June 3rd in their home town of Fort Collins, CO and will take them as far west as Las Vegas, NV and Escondido, CA before wrapping up June 19th in Wyoming. Fans can get a preview of what Allegaeon is like... Fri, 20 May 2011 10:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-19-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-19-11-02.html Full Metal Jackie will be premiering a track from Job for a Cowboy's new Gloom EP this weekend. Fans nationwide can tune in to one of over 45 rock stations that broadcast Full Metal Jackie to hear the song and the interview. To find a station near you, head to fullmetaljackieradio.com. Job for a Cowboy performed Signature of Starving Power live on... Thu, 19 May 2011 10:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-19-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-19-11-01.html Today, Liquid Metal (SiriusXM 40) will host the exclusive premiere of UNEARTH's "Shadows In The Light," the third track off the band's upcoming and eagerly-anticipated Darkness In The Light full-length! Said vocalist Trevor Phipps: "'Shadows In The Light' is a tune that showcases everything UNEARTH has ever brought to the table from the aggressive... Thu, 19 May 2011 10:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-11-01.html Following up a hugely successful U.S. headlining tour that found the band touring without support and instead performing two separate sets each night, melodic death metal legends AMON AMARTH will return to North America for the second leg of the "An Evening With AMON AMARTH" tour. Scheduled to kick off in Vancouver on August 4, the trek will ravage... Wed, 18 May 2011 13:07:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-11-02.html The almighty GWAR have awakened from their brief arctic slumber and are ready to devastate Europe this summer. Your mutant overlords are bringing the "Bloody Tour of Horror" overseas with numerous festival dates including appearances at Sweden Rock, The Download Festival (UK), Copenhell (Denmark) Sonisphere (Switzerland), and Graspop Metal Meeting... Wed, 18 May 2011 12:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-11-03.html Bizarre Swedish metal band GHOST, who recently released its debut album Opus Eponymous in North America via Rise Above Records / Metal Blade, are the cover stars of the June, 2011 issue of Decibel, which is on newsstands now. The cover feature - "Haunting the Chapel" - explains just why "it's so easy to identify why the Underground's gaga" for the... Tue, 17 May 2011 14:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-11-01.html The face-melting Detroit quintet, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER (TBDM), has just released the second single from RITUAL, the band's fifth full-length album hitting streets June 21st in North America and June 17/20 in Europe. Hosting the exclusive worldwide premiere of the track Conspiring with the Damned is none other than Lambgoat.com. Check out the track... Tue, 17 May 2011 10:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-11-02.html Doom lords THE GATES OF SLUMBER unleashed their fifth full-length album The Wretch on May 10 via Rise Above Records / Metal Blade. Featuring eight slabs of punishing metal, The Wretch boils doom down to its purest form, resulting in the Indianapolis trio's finest work to date. As a special treat for metal fans, the band has contributed the song "The... Tue, 17 May 2011 09:53:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-11-02.html Head over to Revolver Magazine's MetalKult HERE to check out the first half of The World. The Flesh. The Devil, from Uppsala Sweden's IN SOLITUDE. Check out the first 4 tracks and be sure to spread the word and leave a comment. The second half of the album will be going live on Thursday May 19th so be sure to head back over to MetalKult to check it out... Mon, 16 May 2011 11:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-11-01.html Extreme metal act, Intensus, has launched the first single and pre-order for their self-titled debut album, which will be available on July 5th, 2011. The project, helmed by multi-talented musician/producer Eli Litwin, consists of a myriad of guest musicians from the underground metal world. A resident of Philadelphia for many years, Litwin has been active... Mon, 16 May 2011 10:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-16-11-03.html It's common knowledge that actions speak louder than words and MMA superstar Josh Barnett is truly a man of action as he has spearheaded a relief fund to help the victims of the recent travesty that hit Japan. Barnett is very open about his love of heavy metal and he knew it made perfect sense to put together a show that featured some of the metal's best acts... Mon, 16 May 2011 08:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-12-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-12-11-01.html The all star doom duo of Bobby Liebling / Victor Griffin, along with band-mates Greg Turley and new drummer Albert Born, will be hitting the road for the band's first official US headline tour in support of their acclaimed new album, Last Rites! The recently released Last Rites marks the first album in 17 years from one of the most influential duos in doom... Thu, 12 May 2011 09:56:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-11-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-11-11-01.html Pit-churning, melodic metal pioneers, UNEARTH, are currently readying to unveil Darkness In The Light, their fifth full-length in a discography that's placed the band among the most prolific and plainly ravaging modern metal acts to come out of the U.S.. Set for North American release on July 5 via Metal Blade Records, the 11-track long player -- their most... Wed, 11 May 2011 12:47:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-10-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-10-11-02.html The New Haven, CT based blasphemers IPSISSIMUS have just released the band's latest single for the track The First Secret of Fatima off the band's Metal Blade debut, The Way of Descent out May 24. The track can be heard exclusively on Gun Shy Assassin's site HERE. Be sure to check out the track, leave your comment, and spread the word. Specially priced preorder... Tue, 10 May 2011 12:27:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-10-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-10-11-01.html Head over to StereoGum.com to check out the exclusive premiere of the final single and title track off The World. The Flesh. The Devil, from Uppsala Sweden's IN SOLITUDE. Check out the track HERE and be sure to spread the word and leave a comment. Fans still have time to pick up specially priced preorders for IN SOLITUDE's The World. The Flesh. The Devil... Tue, 10 May 2011 11:46:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-09-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-09-11-02.html Swedish Death Metal veterans VOMITORY have premiered a video clip for 'Regorge In The Morgue', the opening track off their eighth studio album Opus Mortis VIII! Comments the band: "So we have finally released our first video after 22 years! It was shot one brutal day in March together with the boys from Some Kind Of Bear Media in the most violent surroundings... Mon, 09 May 2011 13:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-09-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-09-11-01.html GLORIOR BELLI swamped out from the temperamental suburbs of Paris in December 2002. What started as a notorious duo soon became a remarkable beast, acting as a beacon for everyone looking to free themselves of the influence of the Demiurge. A symbolic demo - Evil Archaic Order - was released in June 2004, followed by their first full-length album Ô Lavdate... Mon, 09 May 2011 13:07:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-06-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-06-11-02.html HATE ETERNAL's upcoming album Phoenix Amongst the Ashes (out May 10) is currently streaming in its entirety on Metal Sucks HERE. Be sure to check out the album while you can (comes down Monday May 9) and leave a comment. Founder, vocalist and guitarist Erik Rutan comments; "Phoenix Amongst The Ashes is an album that we did everything possible to create a death... Fri, 06 May 2011 11:06:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-06-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-06-11-01.html The new EP from Job for a Cowboy, the Gloom EP, will be available digitally and physically via mail-order only on June 7th. The EP features four new tracks of fine-tuned, visceral death metal featuring the re-invigorated lineup of Jonny Davy, Jon "Charn" Rice, Al Glassman and new guitarist Tony Sannicandro. The line-up can be seen now as they tour with label... Fri, 06 May 2011 10:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-11-03.html Don Jamieson's Live and Hilarious has debuted at #9 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart! The album is among good company in the top 10 alongside established comedians such as Louis C.K., Mike Birbiglia, Daniel Tosh and more! The album also charted as high as #17 on the iTunes comedy charts. Don Jamieson comments, "The continued support for my cd is MINDBLOWING... Thu, 05 May 2011 12:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-11-02.html Be sure to head over to Revolver Magazine as the site premieres the second single, Bullshit and Backstabbing, off Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER's upcoming album HATED (out June 7th in North America). The magazine is also premiering the latest teaser video for SISTER that features clips of all tracks off the upcoming release to give... Thu, 05 May 2011 09:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-11-01.html Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING are pleased to release the following live music video for the track Beyond Our Suffering off the band's latest album The Powerless Rise. Filmed during the band's stop in Orlando, FL on July 14, 2010 as a part of the Cool Tour, Beyond Our Suffering was filmed by friend of the band Joe Hamming (www.scenerycreative.com).... Thu, 05 May 2011 09:24:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-09.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-09.html The final single and title track of HATE ETERNAL's upcoming album Phoenix Amongst the Ashes (out May 10) is live and currently streaming on Metal Underground HERE. HATE ETERNAL recorded their fifth studio album, Phoenix Amongst the Ashes, at frontman Erik Rutan's own Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, FL with mastering handled by Alan Douches of... Mon, 02 May 2011 17:26:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-08.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-08.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the latest addition to its roster; Detroit Michigan's very own BATTLECROSS. Incorporating many elements of extreme thrash, death and tech metal, creating a precise blend of fist pumping brutality, intensity, and drive, BATTLECROSS satisfies both the technical metal snob and the knuckle-dragging metal jock alike... Mon, 02 May 2011 16:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-07.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-07.html Metal Injection is currently hosting a video for "The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots and Locusts," from German progressive metal/post hardcore enigmas, THE OCEAN. The song comes off the band's Anthropocentric full-length, released via Metal Blade last November. Anthropocentric is the sequel to Heliocentric (released in April of 2010). Together the records serve as a... Mon, 02 May 2011 15:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-06.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-06.html New Orleans natives, Goatwhore, have been declared the Best Hard Rock/Metal Artist at The Big Easy Awards sponsored by Gambit Magazine and held on April 25th, 2011 at Harrah's. Goatwhore was nominated among metal peers and Housecore recording artists Arson Anthem and Haarp. The Big Easy Awards in 2011 honors winners based on their work and performances in 2010... Mon, 02 May 2011 12:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-05.html Don Jamieson will be on air on SiriusXM tonight! Tune in to hear Don on Raw Dog's Getting Late talk show, which airs at 11pm ET. He'll also swing by The Scott Ferrall Show on Howard 101 at 8:30pm ET and just might also appear on fellow That Metal Show co-host Eddie Trunk's show on The Boneyard. This is a great opportunity to catch Don at his uncensored best while... Mon, 02 May 2011 11:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-04.html Swedish metal acts In Solitude and Ghost will finally be making their debut appearances on North American soil at Maryland Death Fest IX. The fest dates this year are May 26-29 at Club Sonar in Baltimore, MD. Both bands have exploded onto the underground metal scene and are among many peers in the category of "must-see" bands at this year's fest. To buy tickets... Mon, 02 May 2011 11:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-01.html Head over to MetalUnderground.com to check out the exclusive premiere of the second single To Her Darkness offthe Metal Blade debut, The World.The Flesh.The Devil, from Uppsala Sweden's IN SOLITUDE. IN SOLITUDE has also been confirmed to play this year's Maryland Death Fest marking the band's first US appearance. The band will be playing on Saturday, May 28th. Fans... Mon, 02 May 2011 08:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-02.html With only days left before the Kickstarter drive ends to raise funds for Slave Pit's new animated comedy series, "The Blood Vomits", GWAR guitarist Balsac The Jaws of Death AKA Mike Derks has put out a list minute plea for donations: Dear Adoring Public, In a last ditch attempt to reach our ridiculously low goal of $5000, we have added a new backer level. For $200... Mon, 02 May 2011 06:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-02-11-03.html Doom lords THE GATES OF SLUMBER will unleash their hotly anticipated fifth full-length album The Wretch on May 10, 2011 via Rise Above Records / Metal Blade. Featuring eight slabs of punishing metal, The Wretch boils doom down to its purest form, resulting in the Indianapolis trio's finest work to date. Today, Stereogum gives metal fans an advance listen of THE... Mon, 02 May 2011 06:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-29-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-29-11-01.html Detroit deathsters The Black Dahlia Murder (TBDM) are pleased to unleash details of the group's 5th full-length album, Ritual (out June 21st 2011), a collection of 12 tracks that see the band staying true to their sound and style while progressing in both writing and musicianship. Guitarist Ryan Knight has delivered truly searing leads that will without a doubt... Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-26-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-26-11-01.html With the volume, technicality and intensity that embodies heavy metal and the overarching catchiness and longevity of stoner and classic rock, Barn Burner capture a signature sound that cannot be easily placed or categorized. Cultivating the principles of partying and the everlasting might of the riff, Barn Burner creates a live atmosphere that render an audience... Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-22-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-22-11-01.html As the "cream" of the metal world began to awake from the orgy of booze and drugs that followed last night's Golden Gods Awards, GWAR fans everywhere rejoiced as the two-time Grammy losing shock rock masters did not lose to Sevendust. Lead Singer's Oderus Urungus' promise to have sex with anybody who voted for GWAR (who were up against Rammstein, Sevendust, Iron... Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-21-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-21-11-03.html Swedish Death Metal veterans VOMITORY have released the second song off their long-anticipated eighth studio album Opus Mortis VIII! Metal Blade Records presents you Shrouded In Darkness! Head over to http://www.metalnews.de to play the song! You can still listen to the first single Regorge In The Morgue on the bands landing page. There´s also pre-order options... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-21-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-21-11-02.html The latest single Lake Ablaze off the upcoming death metal grand opus, Phoenix Amongst the Ashes (out May 10) is live and currently streaming on Decibel Magazine's site HERE. "Lake Ablaze is a song that starts with a traditional kind of HATE ETERNAL vibe to it, but travels down a much heavier and darker path. With its sinister dynamics and truly creepy aura... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-21-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-21-11-01.html The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues, the brand new album, from globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM), soars to #54 on the Billboard Top 200 chart while landing the #5 spot on the Hard Music chart, and #8 on the Independent Albums chart in its first week of release. The Parallax: Hypersleep... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-11-01.html The second clip in a series of six HATE ETERNAL "In The Studio" video clips is currently live on Metal Injection; one of metal's premier destinations for video interviews with bands, live performance footage, and coverage of everything metal. Check out the latest "In The Studio" clip featuring footage of Erik Rutan and co. as they recorded their upcoming opus... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-18-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-18-11-03.html California black metal legion LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH are pleased to join the upcoming 7 Days Of Plague Tour, a West Coast tour that celebrates paint-huffing and paint-peeling volume! The 7 Days Of Plague is a tour that sports an abundance of Y-chromosomes, a wealth of quality riffage and so many fucking scene points, we won't even include orthodoxies such as... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-18-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-18-11-02.html Uppsala Sweden's IN SOLITUDE have set the track Serpents Are Rising as the group's first single off their upcoming debut full-length The World.The Flesh.The Devil, in stores everywhere May 24. Decibel Magazine is hosting the exclusive premier on their website HERE so be sure to check it out and leave a comment on the track. Vocalist Hornper comments on the behalf... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-18-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-18-11-01.html The New Haven, CT based blasphemers IPSISSIMUS have selected the track The Third Secret of Fatima as the band's first single off the band's Metal Blade debut, The Way of Descent (out May 24). The track can be heard exclusively on Stereo Gum's metal column Haunting the Chapel HERE. Be sure to check out the track and leave your comment. Drummer Haimatokharmes comments... Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-14-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-14-11-01.html The masters of blackened death metal BEHEMOTH have set Abyssus Abyssum Invocat as the title to the band's expanded repackaging of their early 2000's EP's Conjuration and Slaves Shall Serve. Set for release in the US on June 7, Abyssus Abyssum Invocat features both EP's re-mastered and includes bonus tracks, new artwork, and new liner notes from BEHEMOTH frontman... Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-13-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-13-11-01.html The World.The Flesh.The Devil is set as the title of the Metal Blade debut from Uppsala Sweden's IN SOLITUDE. Cover art for The World.The Flesh.The Devil, out May 24, consists of a shadowy portrait chosen from a collection of images by artists Jesse Peper. "At first, we had a very hard time trying to make our world and our material visual as an album cover. A few... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:16:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-12-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-12-11-03.html Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER have just released the artwork and tracklisting for the Metal Blade Records debut HATED, due out June 7. The first single also happens to be the title track of the album, HATED, which the band recently released a teaser video for that can be seen HERE. The band talks about the first single HATED: "The first single... Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-12-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-12-11-02.html The first of six HATE ETERNAL video clips is currently live on Metal Injection; one of metal's premier destinations for video interviews with bands, live performance footage, and coverage of everything metal. Check out footage of Erik Rutan and co. in the studio as they work on recording Phoenix Amongst the Ashes and stay tuned to Metal Injection over the coming weeks... Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-12-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-12-11-01.html Hard partying (and harder rocking) Finnish band CHILDREN OF BODOM (or COB) has announced a North American headlining tour in support of their just released new album Relentless Reckless Forever which landed at #41 on the Billboard Top 200 in its first week of release. Brought to you by Guitar World and Revolver, the month long summer tour will kick off in Los Angeles... Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-11-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-11-11-03.html Irish pagan metal masters PRIMORDIAL have posted the second single taken off their upcoming new album Redemption At The Puritan's Hand due April 23/26 via Metal Blade Records in Europe, April 26 in North America! In collaboration with Metal Hammer Germany, PRIMORDIAL and Metal Blade Records are happy to offer you the streaming off the album opener No Grave Deep Enough... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-11-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-11-11-02.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to welcome comedian and fellow metalhead JIM FLORENTINE to its roster. JIM FLORENTINE is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, comedian, voice artist, and performer, who is currently co-hosting VH1 Classic's hit heavy metal talk show series "That Metal Show" alongside Eddie Trunk and now label-mate Don Jamieson. JIM FLORENTINE is best... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:03:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-11-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-11-11-01.html Allegaeon is proud to announce they are releasing their brand new video for the song Biomech from their album Fragments of Form and Function on the massive horror destination BloodyDisgusting.com! The video can be seen now HERE. While you're there, enter to win a killer prize package, including: an ammo box, "Fragments" t-shirt, Fragments of Form and Function CD... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-07-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-07-11-02.html Lazarus A.D. have just returned to the U.S. from their very first European tour! Although they were unfortunately robbed in the UK, they still managed to continue the tour and slay fans with their trademark high energy live show across Europe. Their fans flooded the internet with live bootlegs in the last few weeks, and several can be seen HERE, HERE and HERE... Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-07-11-01.html UNEARTH have just announced three headline dates that will lead into the band's run as a part of this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. UNEARTH has also announced co-headline dates with Suicide Silence, that will take place during off dates of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. In other UNEARTH touring news; the band will be playing Alaska... Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-11-02.html BELIEVER have just released the final single, Ego Machine, off their upcoming concept album Transhuman due out April 12! Check out Ego Machine, the track that is inspired by the work of Dr. Thomas Metzinger and his book "The Ego Tunnel," HERE. Fans can pre-order their copy of Transhuman at the same location where the album is available on its own or bundled... Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-06-11-01.html Surtur Rising, the latest studio album from Swedish death metal tyrants, AMON AMARTH sold approximately 15,000 copies in the United States landing the band the #34 spot on the Billboard Top 200, #6 on the Billboard Top Independent Album, #1 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums and #10 on the Indy/Small Chain Core Store Chart. The record entered Austria's... Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-11-03.html Swedish Heavy Metallers PORTRAIT have launched a landing page for their sensational new album Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae! Head over to http://www.metalblade.com/portrait/ to check out the pre-order options (CD and 2-Gatefold-LP) for Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae and stream the opening track Beast Of Fire! Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae! is an album... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:47:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-11-02.html Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER has just released the following teaser video for the group's upcoming Metal Blade debut HATED – out June 7th. The teaser offers a sneak preview of the first single "HATED" off the album of the same name. More videos of SISTER can be viewed HERE and tracks from the band's previous release can be found HERE... Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-11-01.html In anticipation of the upcoming release of Live and Hilarious, donjamieson.com has been given a complete redesign and has been re-launched. At donjamieson.com, fans will find video clips from That Metal Show, the latest news and tour dates, live audio, photos, and a store where Live and Hilarious can be purchased! Head on over to donjamieson.com to check out... Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-04-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-04-11-02.html Metal Blade Records heavyweights THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, and SIX FEET UNDER are all confirmed to head out on the 5th annual Summer Slaughter Tour, presented by ESP Guitars and Indie Merch Store, which runs from July 21st through August 21st. Headlining the tour this summer is none other than Detroit MI's THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER with Knoxville... Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-04-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-04-11-01.html Globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) will release their new LP The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues on April 12 via Metal Blade Records. The three-song strong, 30 minute tour de force was recorded at Canada's Metalworks Studios and Rattlebox Studios and produced / engineered by the Grammy... Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-30-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-30-11-03.html THE HUMAN ABSTRACT have announced a headlining run this spring entitled ALTERNATIVE PRESS PRESENTS THE 'PULL ME FROM THE GALLOWS TOUR.' Support duties will hail from SCALE THE SUMMIT, THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE, LETLIVE, NO BRAGGING RIGHTS and ACROSS THE SUN. Co-sponsors include: Bleeding Star Clothing, Skelanimals and Ernie Ball Guitars and Strings. VIP Ticket... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-30-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-30-11-02.html Oderus Urungus has taken the unprecedented step of pledging sex with anyone who votes for GWAR to win the 2011 Revolver Golden Gods award for Best Live Performance. GWAR is up against industry mega-weights like Rammstein, Iron Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, Megadeth and Sevendust. "Our show is reality - we don't know what you mean by live performance - we get... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-30-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-30-11-01.html Cannibal Corpse guitarist Pat O'Brien will fill in for Exodus' Gary Holt when Holt leaves the Slayer European tour to play with his own band Exodus at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on April 4. Holt has been filling in for Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman since the tour kicked off February 26 in Australia. Holt's last show with Slayer will be... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-29-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-29-11-01.html The moment death metal fans from around the world have been waiting for is finally here. HATE ETERNAL are back and ready to destroy death metallers with Phoenix Amongst the Ashes, the follow up to their 2008 behemoth Fury and Flames. Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine declares that Phoenix Amongst the Ashes is "the best death metal record I've heard... Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:56:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-28-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-28-11-02.html BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) will release its new album The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues on April 12, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The three-song strong, 30 minute tour de force was recorded at Canada's Metalworks Studios and Rattlebox Studios and produced / engineered by the Grammy award-winning David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, King Crimson... Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-28-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-28-11-01.html Check out this video message with Jeff Paulick, bassist and vocalist of the up-and-coming metal act LAZARUS AD, made in Spain while the band is currently touring Europe with Bonded by Blood. LAZARUS AD were recently victims of a van robbery in the UK having both money and personal items stolen from them. The incident took place the night of Tuesday... Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:47:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-11-02.html Today, popular horror site Bloody Disgusting streams AMON AMARTH's long-anticipated full-length, Surtur Rising, in its entirety! Scheduled for North American release via Metal Blade on March 29, 2011, the record, which was voted among Decibel Magazine's most anticipated albums of 2011, marks the eighth studio offering from the melodic death metal tyrants... Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-11-01.html Doom lords THE GATES OF SLUMBER will unleash their hotly-anticipated fifth full-length album The Wretch on May 10, 2011 via Rise Above Records / Metal Blade. Featuring eight slabs of punishing metal, The Wretch boils doom down to its purest form, resulting in the Indianapolis trio's finest work to date. Recorded during the cold British winter of 2010... Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-24-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-24-11-03.html Florida's kings of death metal, CANNIBAL CORPSE, have landed the #17 spot on the Billboard Music Video Charts in the US and #5 on the Music Video Chart in Canada with their latest DVD release Global Evisceration, which came out March 15 via Metal Blade Records. Global Evisceration was shot and edited by director Denise Korycki (Wild Wind Productions) who... Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:16:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-24-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-24-11-02.html Missing-in-action FOX Interplanetary Correspondent, Crack-a-Thon host and GWAR lead singer Oderus Urungus has just landed himself yet another gig—this time as a weekly contributor to the biggest nationally syndicated metal show in the US – FULL METAL JACKIE! That's right kids, every week from now until the end of time (or at least until he gets kicked off)... Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-24-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-24-11-01.html PENTAGRAM - the band that has been churning out widely admired hard rock/doom metal for over four decades featuring the talents of Bobby Liebling, Victor Griffin, Greg Turley, and new drummer Albert Born - are gearing up to release their highly anticipated release Last Rites via Metal Blade Records on April 12. Fans will hear the latest single "8" on Full... Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-22-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-22-11-01.html The final and one of the most dynamic tracks on Transhuman, entitled Mindsteps, is now up on metalblade.com/believer. Fans can pre-order their copy of Transhuman HERE where the album is available on its own or bundled with a t-shirt. Also available on the band's pre-order page is a video that shows how the cover art came to be. The band adds, "Kevin Leaman... Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:43:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-18-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-18-11-01.html Comedian Don Jamieson is set to release his debut album, Live and Hilarious, on April 26th, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded at Bar Anticipation (or "Bar A", as we've been told it's referred to as over in Jersey) on January 30th, 2011 in front of a room packed full of comedy and metal fans. The show was a resounding success and will set... Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:47:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-16-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-16-11-01.html LAZARUS A.D. is the most recent casualty in a slew of unfortunate band robberies to claim theft of their personal items and money from their touring van. The incident took place last night in Southampton, UK. After breaking a window to enter the band's van, the burglars stole roughly $1,500 in cash, all of the bands personal items including Social Security... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-14-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-14-11-02.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of INTENSUS, an exciting and unique recording project masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Eli Litwin, drummer of Knife the Glitter, Burden, Normal Love and others. A resident of Philadelphia for many years, Litwin has been active in the local metal and underground rock scenes, as well as the avant-garde... Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:13:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-14-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-14-11-01.html PENTAGRAM - the band that has been churning out widely admired hard rock/doom metal for over four decades featuring the talents of Bobby Liebling, Victor Griffin, Greg Turley, and new drummer Albert Born - are gearing up to release their highly anticipated new album, Last Rites, via Metal Blade Records on April 12. Fans can now check out the latest single "Treat... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:27:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-11-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-11-11-01.html METAL BLADE RECORDS CEO Brian Slagel has teamed up with NHL.COM's Shawn Roarke for the new radio show Metal Misconduct, available via HardRadio.com then as a podcast via iTunes. Brian Slagel and Shawn Roarke co-host the show that will feature interviews with musicians and athletes and includes music selected by Brian Slagel himself. The first show premiers... Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-10-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-10-11-02.html Across The Sun will be releasing a brand new behind-the-scenes video of the recording process for their new album, Before the Night Takes Us. Watch the video to see funny studio antics, short interviews and some of the recording process, including Sam Hafer laying down guitar tracks, Shawn "The Brain" Murray tracking keys, Alan Ashcraft recording drum... Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:34:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-10-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-10-11-01.html Today Metal Hammer Germany premieres For Victory Or Death, the seventh track off AMON AMARTH's eagerly anticipated new full-length Surtur Rising. Scheduled for European release via Metal Blade on March 25/28, 2011, the record marks the eighth studio offering from the kings of epic, melodic death metal. To hear For Victory Or Death surf over to METAL... Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:33:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-08-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-08-11-02.html Erik Rutan and co. will be heading out this summer in support of their new album for Metal Blade Records, which is currently in the final stages of being completed. The tour is being presented by Decibel Magazine and MetalInjection.net in association with SickDrummer.com, Scion, Laboga, and Choosing Death. Hate Eternal's new album promises to be one... Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:46:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-08-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-08-11-01.html Across The Sun are proud to announce that they'll be releasing the title track from Before the Night Takes Us on StereoKiller.com. The song will be featured on the band's new profile on the site HERE. StereoKiller.com has been bringing music to fans via their DIY web community since 1997 (original started as pahardcore.com). StereoKiller.com caters... Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:26:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-07-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-07-11-02.html Legendary Heavy Metal outfit BELIEVER has released their first single for their, brand new concept album Transhuman due April 12th! Fans can listen and pre-order their copy of Transhuman HERE where the album is available on its own or bundled with a t-shirt. Also available on the band's pre-order page is a video that shows how the cover art came... Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:33:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-07-11-01.html PENTAGRAM, the band that has been churning out widely admired hard rock/doom metal for over four decades, has just released their first single "Call the Man" off the album Last Rites. The exclusive premier being hosted by Decibel Magazine can be heard on the magazine's site HERE. Check it out and be sure to head over to the band's landing page... Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:25:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-11-04.html We would like to announce and welcome the addition of guitarist Rob Arnold (Chimaira) to the SIX FEET UNDER family! Just wanted to give you a SIX FEET UNDER band update and let you all know that we would like to announce our good friend Rob Arnold will be joining SFU as 2nd rhythm guitarist for upcoming touring duties, as well as collaborating on... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-11-03.html Legendary Heavy Metal outfit BELIEVER have revealed the cover artwork and tracklisting for their upcoming, brand new concept album Transhuman due April 12! Fans can pre-order their copy of Transhuman HERE where the album is available on its own or bundled with a t-shirt. Also available on the band's pre-order page is a video that shows how the... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:24:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-11-02.html Globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) will release its new album The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues on April 12, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The three-song strong, 30 minute tour de force was recorded at Canada's Metalworks Studios and Rattlebox Studios and produced / engineered... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-28-11-01.html In conjunction with the release of CANNIBAL CORPSE's 4th DVD Global Evisceration on March 15, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with AUX.TV to debut the final teaser clip featuring the band in Malta. Check it out HERE. Global Evisceration was shot and edited by director Denise Korycki (Wild Wind Productions) who also shot and directed Centuries of... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:45:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-25-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-25-11-01.html Celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) will release its new album The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues on April 12, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The three-song strong, 30 minute tour de force was recorded at Canada's Metalworks Studios and Rattlebox Studios and produced / engineered by the... Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:24:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-24-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-24-11-01.html Across The Sun are proud to announce that they'll be teaming up with Full Metal Jackie's syndicated metal show to premiere a new song from Before The Night Takes Us, called Descent and Discovery. The song can be heard this weekend (2/25-2/27) on over 30 rock stations nationwide. To find a rock station near you carrying the show, go to... Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:47:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-23-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-23-11-01.html Metal Blade Records will be invading Austin Texas this March as a part of the SXSW festival, with bands playing at various showcases. Fans will also have the chance to catch the world premier of the PENTAGRAM film Last Days Here on three separate days! Metal Blade Records artists playing SXSW this year include PENTAGRAM, WHITECHAPEL, THE RED CHORD... Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:12:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-11-01.html In conjunction with the release of CANNIBAL CORPSE's 4th DVD Global Evisceration on March 15, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with BraveWords.com to debut the next teaser clip featuring part of a live performance of the track Scalding Hail. Check it out HERE. Global Evisceration was shot and edited by director Denise Korycki (Wild Wind... Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:27:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-22-11-02.html New South Wales, Australia's ASSAULTER are an embodiment of true metal, with the guard of S. Berserker on vocals and guitars, T. Hellfinder armed with the ripping of strings on lead guitar and the out-and-out power and precision of P. Hunt (Razor of Occam) on the battering of the skins. ASSAULTER, who recently completed their devastating... Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:09:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-21-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-21-11-01.html Celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal band BETWEEN THE BURIED AN ME (also BTBAM) has inked a worldwide recording deal with Metal Blade Records. The award-winning North Carolina quintet will kick off the partnership with the April release of its new album The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues. "We are delighted in the opportunity... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:30:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-21-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-21-11-02.html "Was It Worth It?", the new music video from hard rocking Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM is now available for viewing via Xbox Live/Microsoft Zune (at this location). "Was It Worth It?" is the first single from COB's new album "Relentless Reckless Forever", which will be released on March 8 via Spinefarm Records / Universal Music... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:32:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-17-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-17-11-02.html TOMMY ROGERS, lead vocalist, keyboardist and founding member of the award-winning North Carolina progressive rock band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (also BTBAM) has announced special U.S. tour dates in support of his just-released solo album, Pulse. The versatile front man / multi-instrumentalist who uses the pseudonym THOMAS GILES... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:36:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-17-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-17-11-01.html Intergalactic heavy-metal warlords GWAR and fellow all-caps organization PETA2 have announced (or, actually, are announcing right now) yet another alliance aimed at the furtherance of animal rights, namely an animal's right as a superior species to not have his skin ripped of him to make clothing for inferior humans, unless... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:22:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-11-04.html Might Dutch Death Metal warriors GOD DETHRONED have announced to call it quits by the end of this year. Read the statement of GOD DETHRONED mainman Henri Sattler: "For a Nihilist, nothing is at least something. 2011 is GOD DETHRONED's final year in existence. We could have spent another year in a tour bus because the amount of... Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:45:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-11-02.html In conjunction with the release of CANNIBAL CORPSE's 4th DVD, Global Evisceration, on March 15, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with BlankTV to debut the next teaser clip featuring part of a live performance of the track Stripped, Raped, and Strangled. Check it out HERE. Global Evisceration was shot and edited by director... Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:10:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-11-01.html Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. and MetalInjection.net have just posted the sixth and final video blog in their series detailing "The Making of Black Rivers Flow". Check out the new installment at this link. The behind the scenes footage for the series was filmed by the band and produced/edited by Clay Cook at Dirty... Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:09:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-11-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-11-04.html PENTAGRAM, the band that has been churning out widely admired hard rock/doom metal for over four decades, has just revealed the track listing and artwork to the band's highly anticipated full-length album Last Rites. Last Rites, out on April 12th via Metal Blade Records, contains 11 new tracks of behemoth tunes that fans... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:15:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-11-03.html Irish pagan metal masters PRIMORDIAL have just released the reissue of their classic Storm Before Calm album in Europe. The album is available in a remastered version as a double digipak with new artwork. The package also contains the bonus-DVD Live at Summer Breeze 2004! Head over to the MetalBlade.com and check the order... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:45:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-11-02.html Full Blown Chaos who released their new self titled album last week debuted at #94 at Billboard Heat Seeker Chart (the band's highest debut). This is the band's first new album in four years and their first for Ironclad Recordings (run by Trevor Phipps of Unearth). The band is starting a month long U.S. tour with Malevolent... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:34:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-14-11-01.html Today, Decibel Magazine's mighty Deciblog premieres "Slaves Of Fear," the fourth track off AMON AMARTH's eagerly anticipated new full-length Surtur Rising. Scheduled for North American release via Metal Blade on March 29, 2011, the record marks the eighth studio offering from the kings of epic, melodic death metal. To hear "Slaves... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-10-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-10-11-01.html Ireland's Darkest Era is set to release their new album, The Last Caress of Light, on February 15th, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The band has once again teamed up with InvisibleOranges.com to debut a new song from the album, An Ancient Fire Burns. Along with hearing the new song, fans can also check out a new video studio... Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:06:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-10-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-10-11-02.html Canadian stoner metallers BISON b.c., who were scheduled to play a special one-off show at Seattle's El Corazon this past weekend with NOLA sludge heathens Eyehategod, were unable to cross the border and thus, did not play the gig. Comments guitarist/vocalist James Farwell of the ordeal: "Due to our vicious plot to undermine... Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:07:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-09-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-09-11-01.html Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. and MetalInjection.net have just posted the fifth of six video blogs detailing "The Making of Black Rivers Flow". Check out the new installment at this link. The behind the scenes footage for the series was filmed by the band and produced/edited by Clay Cook at Dirty Cheese Design and... Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:49:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-08-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-08-11-01.html Florida-based extreme metallers HATE ETERNAL have just confirmed a European tour in support of their forthcoming release on Metal Blade Records. The tour kicks off April 29th in Wurzburg, Germany and will run through May 20th ending in Leipzig, Germany. Support on the tour will come from: Obscura, Beneath the Massacre and Defiled... Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:07:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-11-03.html On December 17, 2010, Grammy-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING shot a new music video for the track Anodyne Sea off the band's latest album The Powerless Rise. Directed by McFarland and Pecci of Killswitch Productions and shot in the band's hometown of San Diego, California, Anodyne Sea was shot from the POV perspective of drummer... Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:39:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-11-02.html Knoxville, TN's WHITECHAPEL have given Blank TV the exclusive premier of their new live music video Breeding Violence, which was shot in Nashville, TN on January 8th with director Scott Hansen (Ill Nino, Willie Nelson, A Day to Remember, DWP, Bless the Fall, We Came As Romans). Fans can watch the new video HERE. And don't forget to catch... Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:45:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-07-11-01.html Florida's kings of death metal, CANNIBAL CORPSE, are set to release the group's 4th DVD titled Global Evisceration on March 15 via Metal Blade Records. Global Evisceration was shot and edited by director Denise Korycki (Wild Wind Productions) who also shot and directed Centuries of Torment – The First 20 Years (entered the Billboard Music... Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:37:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-04-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-04-11-01.html Hard partying (and harder rocking) Finnish band CHILDREN OF BODOM will drop the new song "Ugly" this weekend via the syndicated radio program "Full Metal Jackie". "Ugly" will appear on CHILDREN OF BODOM's new album Relentless Reckless Forever which is set for a March 8th release via Spinefarm / Universal Music. To view a full list of rock... Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:11:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-03-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-03-11-01.html We're pleased to announce that mixing and mastering for the upcoming album is complete. We decided early on in project that we wanted an outside person to mix the record so we could spend more time writing and recording. Kevin Leaman (BELIEVER guitarist) recommended Kevin Gutierrez from Assembly Line Studios for mixing this record. Leaman... Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:30:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-02-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-02-11-01.html ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, the heralded hard rock and metal event of the summer, is swiftly becoming the heavy music fans' summertime rite of passage. Today, the 4th annual summertime juggernaut announces the 2011 line-up withDISTURBED, GODSMACK and MEGADETH, joined by MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, and many more of today's... Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:31:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-01-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-01-11-03.html The ghoulish immortals that comprise the extreme horror metal outfit known as DAWN OF ASHES (DoA) have launched a contest giving fans the chance to design the band's new font or create their next music video. Think you have what it takes to create the best new font or new music video for the band? Then submit your ideas to info@dawnofashes.com... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:38:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-01-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-01-11-02.html The king of Death Metal, CHRIS BARNES, has just released the following statement to SIX FEET UNDER fans in regard to the recent lineup changes in the band: To the loyal fans of Six Feet Under - Our long time friends and band mates, Terry Butler (bass) and Greg Gall (drums), have decided to move on and depart from SFU. Steve Swanson (guitar) and... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:24:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-01-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-01-11-01.html Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. and MetalInjection.net have just posted the fourth of six video blogs detailing "The Making of Black Rivers Flow". Check out the new installment at this link. The behind the scenes footage for the series was filmed by the band and produced/edited by Clay Cook at Dirty Cheese Design and Development. Stay... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-31-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-31-11-01.html Today, Swedish death metal legends AMON AMARTH, who earlier this month revealed the track listing and cover art of their upcoming Surtur Rising full-length, unveil the official album landing page. The new website, dedicated exclusively to Surtur Rising, will include album pre-orders for North America and Europe as well as up-to-the-minute news... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-28-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-28-11-01.html Portland, Oregon's Across The Sun is set to release their Metal Blade Records debut album, Before the Night Takes Us on March 15th, 2011. In support of the release, Across The Sun will be joining Atticus Clothing's The Young and Restless Tour presented by Dungeons. The tour features some of the best up and coming acts in metal; Our Last Night... Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-27-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-27-11-01.html Johan Hegg, leader of Viking-inspired death metal collective AMON AMARTH, will premier "War Of The Gods" on Full Metal Jackie's syndicated metal radio show this coming weekend (January 28 - January 30). "War Of The Gods" is the opening track off the band's anticipated Surtur Rising full-length, scheduled for North American release via Metal Blade... Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:27:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-26-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-26-11-03.html TOMMY ROGERS, lead vocalist, keyboardist and founding member of the award-winning North Carolina progressive rock band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (also BTBAM) will release a solo album titled Pulse on February 1 via Metal Blade Records. The versatile front man and multi-instrumentalist, who not only self-produced the record, but also arranged... Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:18:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-26-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-26-11-02.html Shai Hulud is currently working on their follow up to 2008's Misanthropy Pure, but in the mean time, have scheduled a short run of headlining dates along the east coast and Midwest. Along for the ride are Close Your Eyes, Monsters, I The Breather, and Counterparts. Shai Hulud's Matt Fox comments, "As always, we are grateful and humbled to be... Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:01:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-26-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-26-11-01.html Canadian stoner metallers BISON b.c. will play a special one-off show in Seattle, Washington at El Corazon this February with NOLA sludge heathens Eyehategod. The performance will coincide with the club's six-year anniversary. Comments guitarist/vocalist James Farwell: "It is a fucking honor to be sharing the stage with Eyehategod. Seattle... Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:27:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-25-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-25-11-01.html Montreal, QC natives, Barn Burner, are getting ready to head to the studio to record their follow up to Bangers, their criticially acclaimed Metal Blade Records debut. The band has been touring and working on new tunes for upwards of two years now, and are hungry to lay down the new tracks. Vocalist/guitarist Kevin Keegan has offered up the... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:49:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-24-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-24-11-01.html Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. and MetalUnderground.com have just posted an exclusive full-album stream of the band's upcoming release, Black Rivers Flow. You can hear the album it its entirety at this link. The album was recorded in July and August 2010 at Belle City Sound with Chris Djuricic and was mixed and mastered by James Murphy at... Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:59:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-11-02.html Portland, Oregon's Across The Sun recorded their Metal Blade Records debut album, Before The Night Takes Us, with producer Daniel Castleman at Lambesis Studios in San Diego, CA. The album is the culmination of seven years of recording, touring and polishing their sound. Daniel Castleman held each member to a high standard in the studio; "It was an... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:56:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-20-11-01.html Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. and Decibel Magazine's Deciblog are pleased to announce the release of the third and final single, 'Casting Forward', cut from the band's upcoming release, Black Rivers Flow. You can listen to the track at this link. You can hear the band's second single, 'Black Rivers Flow', at AOL's Noisecreep.com, and the... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-19-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-19-11-03.html We are happy and relieved to inform you, that Nergal left the hematology division of Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne (UCK) in Gdansk on Monday, January 17th, four weeks after he underwent a bone marrow transplant procedure. Below you can find his comment: "Hey! What's up! At last – one could say. After almost half a year of treatment in various... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:10:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-19-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-19-11-02.html Jim Matheos (current member of the progressive rock powerhouse Fates Warning and OSI) and John Arch (former vocalist of Fates Warning) are currently working together on a new full-length album that will be released in late spring/early summer via Metal Blade Records. The band, called ARCH / MATHEOS, began tracking the drums on January 12... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-19-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-19-11-01.html Head over to AS I LAY DYING's Facebook page HERE and "Like" the band to view the new music video for the track Anodyne Sea off the band's latest album The Powerless Rise. Directed by McFarland and Pecci of Killswitch Productions and shot in the band's hometown of San Diego, California, Anodyne Sea was shot from the POV perspective of drummer... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:26:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-18-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-18-11-02.html On December 17, 2010, Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING shot a new music video for the track Anodyne Sea off the band's latest album The Powerless Rise. Directed by McFarland and Pecci of Killswitch Productions and shot in the band's hometown of San Diego, California, Anodyne Sea was shot from the POV perspective of drummer Jordan... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-18-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-18-11-01.html Sweden's AMON AMARTH are currently gearing up to unleash, Surtur Rising, the eighth studio offering in their critically revered pantheon of Viking-inspired death metal. Named in tribute to Surtur, leader of the fire giants of Muspelheim ("flame land") and the oldest being in the nine worlds of Norse mythology, the record, which was listed among... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:32:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-17-11-05.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-17-11-05.html Everyone's favorite foul-mouthed, crack-smoking and baby-eating alien is making his return to New York City. That's right, Oderus Urungus, lead singer of GWAR, will be in the Big Apple not only to appear on a bevy of T.V. and radio shows, but actually mingle with the human race in the more social setting of a East Village bar. "My interaction... Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:40:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-17-11-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-17-11-03.html Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. and MetalInjection.net have just released the third of six exclusive episodes chronicling "The Making of Black Rivers Flow". Check out the new installment at this link. The behind the scenes footage for the series was filmed by the band and produced/edited by Clay Cook at Dirty Cheese Design and Development... Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:58:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-14-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-14-11-02.html The Morrigan, the first single, and opening track from Darkest Era's Metal Blade debut album, The Last Caress Of Light, is now available for streaming on the metal blog, InvisibleOranges.com. Darkest Era's Ade Mulgrew notes why the song was chosen to be the first song released from the album; "The Morrigan is the opening track to the album. It's... Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:47:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-14-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-14-11-01.html Evergreen Terrace continues their campaign in support of their latest release, Almost Home, with a huge North American run as part of The Reckless And Relentless Tour (presented by MerchNow, Guitar World and Revolver Magazine). Joining them on this tour are headliners Asking Alexandria with Emmure, Chiodos, Miss May I, and Lower Than Atlantis as... Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:12:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-13-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-13-11-02.html The New Haven, CT based black metal band IPSISSIMUS are currently putting the finishing touches on the band's Metal Blade debut, The Way of Descent, which will be released in the spring. Drummer Haimatokharmes has just issued the following update, " IPSISSIMUS' debut album with Metal Blade will be entitled The Way of Descent - the title aims to... Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:31:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-13-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-13-11-01.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to welcome comedian and metalhead DON JAMIESON to its roster. DON JAMIESON, who is currently co-hosting VH1 Classic's hit heavy metal talk show series "That Metal Show," will be filming his performance at Bar Anticipation in Lake Como, NJ on January 30 for his upcoming Metal Blade Records debut titled Live and Hilarious... Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:26:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-12-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-12-11-02.html After a brief return home to their hulking Antarctic stronghold, intergalactic murder-machines GWAR are returning to the U.S. for one final spurt of touring before doing whatever the hell they are up to after that. The Lords and Masters of this world apparently tired of abusing penguins and are ready to return to the surface world and begin the... Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:21:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-12-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-12-11-01.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of Swedish sleaze and punk influenced metal band SISTER. "We feel honored to have signed with legendary Metal Blade Records. This is the kind of label we've been waiting for and together we know we will make big things happen!" comments the band. SISTERM, who hails from Stockholm/Jonkoping Sweden... Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:10:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-11-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-11-11-01.html Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. and MetalInjection.net have just released the second of six exclusive episodes chronicling "The Making of Black Rivers Flow". Check out the new installment at this link. The behind the scenes footage for the series was filmed by the band and produced/edited by Clay Cook at Dirty Cheese Design and Development... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:09:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-10-11-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-10-11-02.html Recently Knoxville, TN's WHITECHAPEL and drummer Kevin Lane mutually decided to go their own ways and the internet is already abuzz with rumors as to the reasons behind the split. Kevin offered the following statement to answer fans questions as to why the drummer and the band parted ways: "Over the past years I've had the experience of a lifetime... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:15:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-10-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-10-11-01.html AS I LAY DYING returned from their European tour at the tail end of 2010 and began work on their new video for Anodyne Sea from The Powerless Rise. In the video linked below, you'll see some EXCLUSIVE footage shot by Tim Lambesis while in Europe with Suicide Silence and Heaven Shall Burn. Also, Josh Gilbert updates fans on what the band has been... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:22:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-07-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-07-11-01.html World-class British doom metal band ELECTRIC WIZARD will release its long-awaited new album Black Masses in North America on January 18 via Metal Blade Records/Rise Above Records. The legendary group's seventh studio album, Black Masses was recorded with Grammy Award-winning British recording engineer Liam Watson (The White Stripes) in London's... Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:41:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-06-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-06-11-01.html Unearth has entered Zing Studios with producer Adam D. of Killswitch Engage fame. This album will be the follow up to 2009's The March, and will be followed by an intense touring schedule with a new, yet to be decided, full-time drummer in the lineup. Vocalist Trevor Phipps has posted the following update: "We wanted to let everyone know that... Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:49:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-05-11-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-05-11-01.html Wisconsin thrash metallers LAZARUS A.D. and AOL's Noisecreep.com are pleased to debut the new title track 'Black Rivers Flow', cut from LAZARUS A.D.'s upcoming full-length release of the same name. The track is available for streaming now at this link. The band's recently released first single, 'The Ultimate Sacrifice' can be heard now on... Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:52:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-14-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-14-10-03.html Knoxville, TN's WHITECHAPEL has selected Rocketown in Nashville, TN as the location for the new music video for the track Breeding Violence, off the band's latest release A New Era of Corruption. The video is being shot on Saturday, January 8th with director Scott Hansen (Ill Nino, Willie Nelson, A Day to Remember, DWP, Bless the Fall, We Came As Romans... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:28:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-14-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-14-10-02.html Midwest thrashers LAZARUS A.D. have released their first single, The Ultimate Sacrifice, via myspace and youtube after having premiered exclusively this past week on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal. The highly anticipated album, Black Rivers Flow, was recorded in July and August 2010 at Belle City Sound with Chris Djuricic and was mixed and mastered by James Murphy... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:22:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-14-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-14-10-01.html San Diego, CA's AS I LAY DYING will hit the ground running in 2011 with a full US tour. The dates start on February 12th at the Aggie Theater in Ft. Collins, CO and wrap up March 18th in Sacramento, CA. The tour will hit cities that the band hasn't been to in years and cities the band has yet to visit, including: Green Bay, WI, Pensacola, FL, Burlington... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-13-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-13-10-01.html King Diamond was recently hospitalized and underwent open heart surgery. He is currently recuperating at his home and is expected to make a full recovery. King's wife, Livia, made the following post on the official King Diamond website, covenworldwide.org: "Let me catch you all up on the past couple of weeks' happenings, because it affects many things... Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:07:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-10-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-10-10-01.html CHILDREN OF BODOM (also COB), the hard partying Finnish Heavy Metal band that features frontman and modern day guitar hero Alexi Laiho will release its new album Relentless Reckless Forever on March 8, 2011 via Universal Music. Today, COB reveals the album's cover art, which can be viewed now at this location. Recorded in Finland's Petrax Studios with)... Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-09-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-09-10-01.html It's the holidays—time for family, gift giving and stories of Zombie Santa. Wait, what? REELZCHANNEL—TV About Movies® today announced "Richard Christy's Holiday Horror Fest" special, hosted by actor, comedian and heavy metal drummer Richard Christy. New and classic scary movies, a Zombie Santa in action and a visit to a real-life ghost town where horror... Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:47:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-08-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-08-10-02.html Knoxville, TN's WHITECHAPEL are pleased to announce the Welcome to Hell Tour that kicks off in the band's hometown on February 10 and finishes up in Memphis, TN on March 25. Joining WHITECHAPEL on the band's headline run are The Acacia Strain, Veil of Maya, Chelsea Grin, and I declare war. Guitarist and founding member Alex Wade comments; "We are very... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:38:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-08-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-08-10-01.html Believer has just finished tracking their second release for Metal Blade Records. The recording will be mixed by Kevin Gutierrez at Assembly Line Studios and produced by Trauma Team Productions. The band is once again pursuing new musical territory. "We decided to bring back some of the orchestral feel of Dimensions by utilizing more layered guitars... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:54:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-07-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-07-10-01.html Midwest thrashers LAZARUS A.D. are pleased to announce Black Rivers Flow as the title to their second full-length album due out February 1st via Metal Blade Records. The highly anticipated release was recorded in July and August 2010 at Belle City Sound with Chris Wisco and was mixed and mastered by James Murphy at Safehouse Production. Track listing... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:51:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-02-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-02-10-01.html GWAR have always made this world a better place by killing off celebrities and politicians on stage during their legendary live show. Blood thirsty GWAR fans crave and expect this, and yes, your Lords and Masters make good on it nightly. The "Bloody Tour of Horror" is no exception to this as it features warty front thing Oderus Urungus and the rest... Thu, 03 Dec 2010 14:21:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-01-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/12-01-10-01.html World-class British doom metal band ELECTRIC WIZARD will release its long-awaited new album Black Masses in North America on January 18, 2011 via Rise Above Records. The legendary group's seventh studio album and first since 2007's Witchcult Today, Black Masses was recorded with Grammy Award-winning British recording engineer Liam Watson (The White... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:25:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-30-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-30-10-01.html Kings of Swedish death metal AMON AMARTH have just announced the title of the band's forthcoming album as Surtur Rising. Due out in the spring of 2011, Surtur Rising marks the group's 8th full-length studio release and undoubtedly one of 2011's most anticipated releases by fans and critics alike. Surtur Rising is the follow up to the highly acclaimed... Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:09:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-29-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-29-10-01.html TOMMY ROGERS, lead vocalist, keyboardist and founding member of the award-winning North Carolina progressive rock band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (also BTBAM) will release his debut solo album Pulse on February 1, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The versatile front man and multi-instrumentalist, who not only self-produced the record, but also arranged... Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-23-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-23-10-01.html Still riding high on the release of their sickest and hardest record to date, "Bloody Pit of Horror" intergalactic space rockers GWAR show no signs of slowing down and are continuing their non-stop global media domination. The next stop for your overlords will be tonight on Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit". Lead singer and self-proclaimed "Asshole" Oderus... Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:04:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-22-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-22-10-01.html Goatwhore's Apocalyptic Havoc has been confirmed for the soundtrack for upcoming Xbox 360® and PlayStation® 3 game, SPLATTERHOUSE (Rated "M" for Mature by the ESRB and releasing November 23, 2010). The entire soundtrack consists of some of the best metal that's out today and fits perfectly with the game's over-the-top violent imagery. Fans can check... Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:45:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-18-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-18-10-01.html System Divide will finally be hitting the road in the US in early 2011. The tour begins on February 1st in Philadelphia, PA and wraps up in Atlanta, GA on February 26th. This tour is in support of their Metal Blade Records debut album, The Conscious Sedation, which hit streets in September 2010. The album can be ordered and fans can see the video... Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:06:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-16-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-16-10-01.html Glendale, AZ heavy metal powerhouse JOB FOR A COWBOY (JFAC) has announced a fall U.S. headlining tour, set to launch on December 5 in San Antonio, TX. Today, JFAC adds New Hampshire's Trap Them to the tour's stellar lineup of supporting acts which already includes Skeletonwitch and Misery Index. The official admat of the JFAC tour can be viewed now... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:06:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-10-02.html In conjunction with the upcoming ninth full-length studio release from Holland's GOD DETHRONED, Under the Sign of the Iron Cross, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with Metal Underground.com to premier the death metal act's album in its entirety. Check out Under the Sign of the Iron Cross HERE. The stream will only be running for one week so be sure... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:27:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-15-10-01.html Mutant metal-masters GWAR will continue their media domination with yet another TV appearance later this evening. The band that has taken over NBC and Fox News are now taking over MTV2. Tonight your Lords and Masters will be hosting Headbangers Ball at 3 AM (Early Tuesday morning). Lead singer Oderus Urungus and bass player Beefcake the Mighty will... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:57:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-11-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-11-10-02.html Listen up human filth! You could have the chance to battle metal masters, GWAR, in a live, online game in Tap Tap Revenge 3! Just download and play "Zombie's March!" in TTR3 between now and Sunday night. The top 30 scorers will be invited to a private, LIVE, TTR3 fight to the death with a member of GWAR!! You better start practicing... Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:36:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-11-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-11-10-01.html DARKEST ERA, the heavy metal band based in Northern Ireland and one of Metal Blade's newest additions to its artist roster, have recently completed work on their forthcoming album titled The Last Caress of Light and have issued the following update: "It is with great pleasure that we announce we have finished work on our debut album; to be titled The... Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:26:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-10-03.html Today Metal Blade Records unleashes Anthropocentric, the latest full-length from German atmospheric metal titans THE OCEAN, to North American shores. Anthropocentric serves as part two of the concept explored on the band's well-received Heliocentric long player, released this past spring. Anthropocentric's focus is on man and his place in the universe... Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:17:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-10-02.html GWAR's remorseless 25th Anniversary rolls towards it's bitter conclusion as perhaps its most significant milestone is reached--the release of the band's self-proclaimed "heaviest yet" album, GWAR's "Bloody Pit of Horror", out today on Metal Blade records. After a full on media onslaught for the past four months, and now in the midst of a three-month... Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-09-10-01.html Behemoth is proud to announce that their brand new DVD, Evangelia Heretika, has already gone platinum in their home country of Poland! The DVD was released in Europe on Friday, November 5th, and is available TODAY, November 9th in North America! Fans can order NOW at the following locations: metalblade.com/behemoth, Amazon.com, iTunes.com (live audio... Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:48:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-08-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-08-10-03.html Behemoth frontman, Nergal, reports in from the hospital to give us an update on his Leukemia treatments thus far. "Hello, everyone! I'm still in the hospital but in quite a good shape so I write to let you know about my health and the further stages of treatment. I've been through four planned chemotherapies and have stayed in hospital for over 3 months... Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:39:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-08-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-08-10-02.html Mighty Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED have announced that Bravewords.com will be premiering the second track from Under the Sign of the Iron Cross, Storm Of Steel! The song perpetuates Henri Sattler's lyrical WWI theme and describes what it was like to go over the trench and be a part of a charge in the war of attrition style warfare for which WWI was... Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:40:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-08-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-08-10-01.html Hate Eternal is working on their fifth studio album (second for Metal Blade Records) and follow up to Fury and Flames once again at Erik Rutan's own Mana Recording Studios. JJ Hrubovcak has been added as the band's bassist and the devastating combo of Erik Rutan on guitar and Jade Simonetto on drums is at work once again. The album promises to be one of the... Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:53:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-04-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-04-10-03.html Head over to the premier horror movie site Bloody Disgusting to check out DAWN OF ASHES' first production video for the track Transformation Within Fictional Mutation off the band's Metal Blade debut, Genocide Chapters. View and comment on Transformation Within Fictional Mutation HERE. DoA shot the video just weeks ago with director by David H. Greathouse... Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:09:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-04-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-04-10-02.html Fans have been asking Cannibal Corpse how they play their songs for years. Finally, musicians and fans alike will now be able to see exactly how some of the most intense death metal is played in a new tab book from Cannibal Corpse! The new tab book, published by Hal Leonard, transcribes thirteen Cannibal Corpse fan favorites, including: Devoured by Vermin... Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-04-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-04-10-01.html The third and final teaser for Evangelia Heretika, the forthcoming DVD from Behemoth, can be viewed now on MetalBlade.tv HERE. The DVD includes 3 discs featuring: 2 full shows (live in Paris 2008 and Live in Warsaw 2009), every BEHEMOTH music video ever made, Evangelion tour documentary featuring band interviews plus tons of backstage footage; a total of over... Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:57:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-03-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-03-10-02.html Lazarus A.D. is happy to announce the winner of their "Blow Up Our Video" contest, where fans were invited to create their own videos for the song Last Breath. The song has been a fan favorite at shows since 2005 and is one of the songs that appeared on the original 3 song demo that Lazarus A.D. released. The band has chosen youtube user "oldestofsouls" as the... Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-03-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-03-10-01.html Only six days remain until GWAR unleashes their new album "Bloody Pit of Horror" to the masses. Your Lords and Masters have deemed it necessary to let the human scum hear another track before the album is released, so they have allowed Revolver Magazine to premiere a new track from "Bloody Pit of Horror". Starting today you can be one of the first to hear the... Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/11-01-10-01.html Today MetalSucks.com will begin streaming Anthropocentric, the upcoming full-length from German progressive/atmospheric metal enigmas THE OCEAN, in its entirety. The stream will remain active until November 8, the day before the official North American release date. Anthropocentric is the sequel to the band's Heliocentric long player, released earlier this year... Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:36:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-29-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-29-10-01.html Less than two weeks remain until GWAR unleashes their new album "Bloody Pit of Horror" to the masses. In celebration of this monumental occasion, the GWAR global media takeover is now in full effect. Last night the band took to the stage on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The band performed their new single "Zombies, March". Check out the performance for.. Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-28-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-28-10-01.html The day many thought would never come is finally upon us. Your lords and masters the one and only GWAR will be performing live - (well, taped they may have to censor some stuff out before the masses can view what the band has in store for them) tonight on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. GWAR has made numerous TV appearances throughout their 25 plus year history... Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-27-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-27-10-01.html Today FANGORIA.com will premiere the brand new video from Intergalactic Shock Rockers GWAR. The video is for the song "Zombies, March!" which comes off of GWAR's new album "Bloody Pit of Horror" which is slated for a November 9th release on Metal Blade Records. The video was shot on location at The National in Richmond, VA by acclaimed Fangoria Director... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-26-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-26-10-01.html The Wichita Thunder sported some killer Metal Blade hockey jerseys during preseason play over the weekend of October 9th. Metal Blade Records, besides being staffed by metal connoisseurs, is also staffed by hockey fans. Metal Blade Records sponsors the CHL's Wichita Thunder as well as the AHL's San Antonio Rampage. For more information on the CHL, to find... Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:31:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-25-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-25-10-02.html On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 THE OCEAN, who are currently on tour supporting The Dillinger Escape Plan in Europe, were robbed on a highway near Madrid. Said the band in a statement: "Two guys in a black BMW pulled us over with fake police IDs. They asked for our van papers and IDs and wanted to know if we had any money to declare. We were not skeptical... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-25-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-25-10-01.html "After three plus years of touring the world together and playing on our latest album "The March", we have parted ways with drummer Derek Kerswill. The most notable reason for the split are the creative differences. The time has come for Unearth to write a new album and creating music with a tight unit is the only way we can assure the best collection... Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:43:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-20-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-20-10-03.html Full Metal Jackie will be premiering new music from THE OCEAN. Listen in this weekend (10/22-10/24.) To find a radio station near you airing the show, go to fullmetaljackieradio.com. Fans can hear Full Metal Jackie's show on over 30 rock radio stations across the US! "Heaven TV," the ninth track from Anthropocentric, the upcoming full-length from German... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-20-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-20-10-02.html The ghoulish immortals that comprise the extreme horror metal outfit known as DAWN OF ASHES (DoA) recently completed shooting the group's first video off their Metal Blade debut, Genocide Chapters, which was just unleashed upon the masses on September 14. The video for Transformation Within Fictional Mutation was produced by Robert Kurtzman's (KNB EFX... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-20-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-20-10-01.html Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING will perform "Anodyne Sea" and "Vacancy" off their latest release The Powerless Rise (Metal Blade) on Wednesday, October 20 on FUEL TV's "The Daily Habit" at 9:30pm ET/PT. The cast of "Jackass 3-D" will also be appearing on the episode. "The Daily Habit" encompasses the world of the action sports enthusiast... Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-14-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-14-10-01.html The two year 25th Anniversary Slay-A-Bration is showing no signs of slowing down, as your lords and masters GWAR are set to receive yet another accolade glossing their infinite greatness, this time in the form of a stunning endorsement from the academic community. GWAR is finally being recognized by The Ivy League colleges, and is now set to receive the... Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-13-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-13-10-01.html Evangelia Heretika landing page contains pre-orders, bundle offers and first sneak peak at the DVD! Another teaser for Evangelia Heretika, the forthcoming DVD from BEHEMOTH, can be viewed HERE (scroll down to second item in player: Behemoth "Evangelia Heretika" Trailer 2). Evangelia Heretika will include 3 Discs featuring 2 full shows (live in Paris 2008... Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-10-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-10-04.html Glendale, AZ heavy metal powerhouse JOB FOR A COWBOY (JFAC) has announced a fall U.S. headlining tour. The trek will launch on December 5 in San Antonio, TX and feature support from Skeletonwitch and Misery Index. The official admat of the JFAC tour can be viewed now at this location. JOB FOR A COWBOY continues to tour in support of its latest release... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-10-03.html Today Stereogum premieres "The Grand Inquisitor II – Roots and Locusts," the fifth track from Anthropocentric, the upcoming full-length from German progressive/atmospheric metal enigmas THE OCEAN. Set for a North American release on November 9th via Metal Blade Records, Anthropocentric serves as part two of the concept explored on the band's well-received... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-10-02.html Every year on Halloween, GWAR takes to the stage to put on a spectacle that only certain fans in certain cities have gotten to witness. But this year, GWAR is giving human scum across the globe the chance to watch their Halloween show streaming live from The Rave/Eagle's Club in Milwaukee. The event will be a Pay Per View extravaganza and is scheduled to... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-12-10-01.html Mighty Dutch Death Metallers GOD DETHRONED have launched a landing page for their upcoming new album 0'Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross'! Make sure to surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/goddethroned/ to stream the title track off the new album and to find out about the various pre-order deals! Comments singer/guitarist Henri Sattler on the title track... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 07:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-07-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-07-10-03.html THE OCEAN have finished their upcoming album Anthropocentric at Studio Mecanique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the same place where Heliocentric was recorded and mixed. Musically, the album feels somehow heavier than Heliocentric. "The sound is more dense and maybe a tad more raw, which suits the songs perfectly", comments guitar player Jonathan Nido... Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:46:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-07-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-07-10-02.html German Extreme Metal champs NEAERA have pimped their Myspace and relaunched their homepage. Both sites are featuring a new design based on their new album 'Forging The Eclipse'! "To celebrate our new album which will see the light of day on October 22nd we have completely reworked our online channels. Many thanks to Marek from Imperialarts (imperialarts.org)... Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-07-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-07-10-01.html Mighty Dutch Death Metallers GOD DETHRONED have revealed the front art and track listing for their upcoming new album 'Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross'! The bands 9th album has been recorded at the Soundlodge Studios in Leer, Germany. Comments singer/guitarist Henri Sattler: "Just like with our two previous albums we've been recording at the Soundlodge... Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-06-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-06-10-01.html Oderus Urungus, chief scumdog of marauding mutant metal impresarios GWAR, will be dropping by Trinity Bellwoods Park on Saturday Oct. 23rd, 2010 to be given the newly minted title of Honorary Grand Marshal. Oderus will start the zombie walk by making an opening announcement to the ravenous undead hordes before sending them forth with the new tradition... Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-05-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-05-10-01.html Head down to Dark Realm Records in Downey, CA on October 17th to learn how you can help in the war against Leukemia. This drive is another opportunity to find matches for Nergal and other Leukemia patients currently suffering from the disease. This drive is supported by Be The Match, a non-profit organization that specializes in Bone Marrow donors... Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-10-02.html Interplanetary Shock Rockers GWAR have just hit the road on The "Bloody Tour of Horror" in support of their upcoming release "Bloody Pit of Horror" which is in stores November 9th on Metal Blade Records. In celebration of the release, your space mutant overlords have announced two in-store appearances where you, the human scum will have the chance... Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-04-10-01.html In conjunction with the upcoming second full-length release from HAIL OF BULLETS, ON DIVINE WINDS, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with Metal Underground.com to premier the extreme modern metal act's album ON DIVINE WINDS in its entirety. Be sure to head over to MetalUnderground.com, a metal site that provides fans with comprehensive metal... Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:43:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-01-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-01-10-02.html Knoxville, Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL have just released another track on their MySpace page for fans to stream. The track is Reprogrammed to Hate and features guest vocals by Chino Moreno of the Deftones. Head over to the band's MySpace page HERE to check out the track now. Guitarist and founding member Alex Wade comments; "Reprogrammed to Hate is... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-01-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/10-01-10-01.html Mutant overlords GWAR have finally made the leap from blood-soaked battlefields and wrecked concert halls to a realm every bit as violent and cutthroat - the realm of late night network TV. Yes, that's right, your favorite group of fanatic furballs is set to appear on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on October 28th, playing "Zombie's March!", the first... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-30-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-30-10-01.html In preparation for the release of BEHEMOTH's second-ever DVD; titled Evangelia Heretika out on November 9th, 2010, Metal Blade Records has created a landing page for fans of the king's of blackened death metal. The landing page for the Evangelia Heretika DVD is host to a pre-order for the release, bundle offers including the limited edition pressing... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-30-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-30-10-02.html GWAR's crack addicted leader and warty front thing Oderus Urungus is ready to take to the streets of New York once again. In addition to his ongoing search for Earth's best crack Oderus will be stopping at various media outlets in New York City to promote GWAR's new record "Bloody Pit of Horror" which is out November 9th on Metal Blade Records. The... Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-29-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-29-10-01.html In conjunction with WHITECHAPEL's upcoming headline tour, the band has taken over metal site SMNnews.com for the day. Members of WHITECHAPEL have written blogs giving readers insight into the band's latest release A New Era of Corruption with a track by track breakdown by guitarist Ben Savage, a gear breakdown by guitarist Zach Householder, and a... Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:18:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-28-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-28-10-01.html Doom metal just refuses to die. Despite being at odds with literally every other five-minute trend that has come in and out of fashion over the years, the sincerity and passion Doom cannot be squandered by bogus scenesters and lame fads. According to Witchsorrow main man Nick; "I think we sit on the outside. I've always had a bit of a distaste for... Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-24-10-01.html Starting today, Metal Underground will host the exclusive premier of the new, and first, production video from Tampa Florida melodic death metal act THE ABSENCE. Go HERE to check it out. The video is for the title track off the band's third full-length release Enemy Unbound, which just came out on Tuesday September 14 and hit #55 on the Billboard... Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:26:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-10-02.html FANGORIA is proud to announce that we will be working with GWAR on their next music video. The song "Zombies, March!" will be the first video from GWAR's new album, "GWAR's Bloody Pit of Horror", which will be released on Metal Blade Records on November 9th, 2010. The video will be shot in Richmond, Virginia during September and October. Expect... Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-21-10-01.html Armored Saint will be playing at The Avalon in Santa Clara, CA on Saturday, October 16th! The guys had planned on only playing one show this year but wanted to bring the Saint up to the bay area before the year was through. To make this event even more special, ARMORED SAINT will be doing a signing at the venue from 7:30pm until 8:15pm. Fans can... Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:06:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-10-02.html Before WHITECHAPEL hits the road on their headlining tour, with support coming from Impending Doom, Miss May I, Oceano, and I Declare War, the band will be taking over metal site SMNnews.com for a day. Make sure to head to SMNnews.com on Wednesday, September 29 as the members of WHITECHAPEL make their own posts letting fans know their thoughts... Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:13:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-17-10-01.html THE ABSENCE's Enemy Bound is available now for $6.99 at LoudTrax.com. Go HERE to download now! You can also enter to win one of the T's/CD package giveaways of Enemy Bound, go HERE for more info. One thing is clear from the get-go on Enemy Unbound – Peter Joseph and Patrick Pintavalle can still play the guitar like men who have sold a ball to... Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-15-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-15-10-01.html California's propagators of gore have just finished a new line of twisted merch designs for the California Blood Tour this Fall. The designs will be available EXCLUSIVELY at the band's merch booth throughout the tour and won't be available for purchase anywhere else until after the tour. Here are some of the designs the band will have in stock... Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-14-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-14-10-01.html After a very successful run on this summer's Ozzfest, New Orleans, Louisiana's sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll GOATWHORE will be once again hitting the road in support of their current album CARVING OUT THE EYES OF GOD, which came out in June 2009. Starting on September 22 in Raleigh, NC at Volume 11, GOATWHORE will be... Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-10-02.html As I Lay Dying will be meeting up with fans before every show on their headlining tour for a meet and greet/signing. The band will be signing autographs for 30 minutes as soon as doors open and will wrap up right before Carnifex hits the stage. As I Lay Dying will be signing a FREE poster for fans – so make sure to show up early to meet the band and... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-13-10-01.html Because this is a "CD Release" show for BLACK ANVIL, fans can only get in for free if they purchase a copy of the band's new CD by one of the three ways listed below: 1. Fans can buy "Triumvirate" on Bestbuy.com and bring in their receipt 2. Fans can go buy "Triumvirate" at Best Buy Union Square and get a wristband 3. Fans can buy "Triumvirate" at... Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:06:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-10-02.html In conjunction with the upcoming debut full-length release from SYSTEM DIVIDE, THE CONSCIOUS SEDATION, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with MetalUnderground.com to premier the extreme modern metal act's album THE CONSCIOUS SEDATION in its entirety. Be sure to head over to MetalUnderground.com, a metal site that provides fans with comprehensive metal... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-09-10-01.html Extreme horror metal act DAWN OF ASHES will be hitting the road this November with Norway's infamous symphonic black metalers Dimmu Borgir, Enslaved, and Blood Red Throne on a 32-date run across North America. The "Darkness Reborn Tour" kicks off on Friday, November 5th in Worcester, Massachusetts and finishes up on Tuesday, December 14th in Quebec City... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-10-04.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-10-04.html Los Angeles based METAL BLADE RECORDS, leaders and pioneers in heavy metal music for nearly 30 years now, has teamed up with Best Buy to offer metalers a Limited Edition FANPACK. The METAL BLADE RECORDS FANPACK includes a 19-track CD that features tracks from Cannibal Corpse, As I Lay Dying, The Ocean, Whitechapel, The Red Chord, Aeon and more, a METAL... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:51:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-10-03.html THE ABSENCE recently wrapped up filming and will soon be launching their music video for the title track from Enemy Unbound. Until then, fans can satiate their need for more footage of THE ABSENCE with a new behind the scenes video from the video shoot. Watch the guys goof around in that video now on MetalBlade.tv HERE. Also, make sure to check out... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:29:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-10-02.html The surviving inhabitants of Planet Earth breathed a collective sigh of relief as the halfway point of GWAR's two-year long victory lap came and went with only vague reports of minor atrocities being committed in the name of the Universe's most dangerous band. Speaking with a megaphone from a lofty parapet on the GWAR fortress, instead of proclaiming... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-08-10-01.html Metal Blade Records has teamed up with MetalSucks.net to exclusively premier a full stream of Tampa, Florida melodic death metal act THE ABSENCE's upcoming album Enemy Unbound starting today! Be sure to head over to MertalSucks.net to check out Enemy Unbound in its entirety before it even hits stores. If you like what you hear head over to the... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-10-02.html In conjunction with the upcoming debut full-length release from SYSTEM DIVIDE, The Conscious Sedation, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with BlankTV to premier the extreme modern metal act's single Hollow. Be sure to head over to BlankTV, the net's biggest punk and indie music channel, to check out the single Hollow and while you're there check... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-07-10-01.html Metal Blade Records has teamed up with premier horror site Bloody Disgusting to exclusively stream the extreme horror metal act DAWN OF ASHES' new album, titled Genocide Chapters, in its entirety starting today! Be sure to head over to BLOODYDISGUSTING.com, a leader in the online horror community delivering sought after content such as horror... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-02-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/09-02-10-01.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of New Haven, CT black metal band IPSISSIMUS. The band inked a worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records and will be entering Sonic Environments studio in Bloomfield, CT to record their first full-length album and Metal Blade debut. Longtime friend of His Emissary, Jeff Weed, is not only the... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-31-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-31-10-02.html Since news on Nergal's recent health issues has been released, the band, management, and label has received an overwhelming response from fans and bands all over the world asking how they can directly help Nergal. In response to everyone offering his or her help in terms of setting up benefits and shows to raise money for the frontman of the... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-31-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-31-10-01.html In conjunction with the upcoming full-length release from Tampa Florida's THE ABSENCE titled Enemy Unbound, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with MetalUnderground.com to premier the melodic death metal act's single Maelstrom. Be sure to head over to MetalUnderground.com, a metal site that provides fans with comprehensive metal news coverage... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-30-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-30-10-01.html In conjunction with the upcoming debut full-length release from DAWN OF ASHES titled Genocide Chapters, Metal Blade Records has teamed up with Revolver Magazine to premier the extreme horror metal act's single Seething the Flesh in the River of Phlegethon. Be sure to head over to RevolverMag.com, the digital home to the world's loudest rock... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:27:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-27-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-27-10-01.html System Divide, featuring Aborted's Sven De Caluwe, entrenched themselves in the scene with their own brand of melody-haunted metal on last year's EP, 'The Collapse,' mixing a wall of dissonance with grit well beyond just a myriad of blast beats. On 'Vagaries of Perception,' the worldwide act (U.S., Belgium and Israel are all represented) takes a... Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-26-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-26-10-01.html Having just returned from a successful tour in Europe with Despised Icon including a devastating set at Germany's Summer Breeze Festival, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER are ready to hit the road again in the US in support of their fourth crushing opus Deflorate. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's headlining tour begins Tuesday September 28 in Columbus, OH at Skully's... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-25-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-25-10-02.html BEHEMOTH leader Nergal has just found out he needs a marrow transplant to fight the sickness he has recently been diagnosed with (leukemia). In light of this he wants to remind everyone about the need to be on the marrow registry. The more people get tested and donate, the more of a chance for life there is for him and people in the same situation... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-25-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-25-10-01.html "We are going to rape the shit out of some hobbits," declared GWAR "singer", Oderus Urungus. "And I don't even care if they are humans dressed up in hobbit costumes, that shit turns me on." Traveling to Australia and New Zealand for the first time, GWAR will join punk rock legends NOFX, thrash titans Megadeth, Dropkick Murphys and a... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-10-02.html On September 28, 2010 Metal Blade Records will be releasing the re-issue of super group OSI's self-titled 2003 release OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE. The album was album, which was recorded in June 2002 and mixed in August 2002 at the Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, will contain the following tracks and a Multimedia section. Fans can listen... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-24-10-01.html Armored Saint will be playing at The Avalon in Santa Clara, CA on Saturday, October 16th! The guys had planned on only playing one show this year but wanted to bring the Saint up to the bay area before the year was through. Joey Vera adds; "We know we said that our Los Angeles show in May was going to be our only show this year, but some things changed... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:58:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-10-02.html Greek Metal Gods NIGHTFALL have launched the first video clip for their upcoming new album Astron Black And The Thirty Tyrants on their landing page. Click HERE to check out the video for the song "Ambassador Of Mass"! NIGHTFALL singer Efthimis Karadimas comments the clip: "The story depicted is inspired by the Greco-Persian wars in the 5th century BC... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-23-10-01.html SYSTEM DIVIDE, the extreme modern metal act featuring Sven De Caluwe (Aborted), Miri Milman, Michael Wilson (ex-Abigail Williams), Cole Martinez (ex-Years of Fire, Antenora), Andrew Lenthe (Antenora), and Mike Heller (Malignancy), has recently completed their first music video for the single The Apex Doctrine, which is being debuted today exclusively... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:38:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-19-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-19-10-02.html The Ocean are currently in the process of mixing their upcoming album Anthropocentric at Studio Mecanique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the same place where Heliocentric was recorded and mixed. The album will be mastered on August 25th by Svante Forsbäck in Helsinki. Musically, the album feels somehow heavier than Heliocentric. "The sound is... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-19-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-19-10-01.html Dutch Death Metal Masters HAIL OF BULLETS have announced On Divine Winds as the title of the band's upcoming full-length studio album to be released October 12th via Metal Blade Records! HAIL OF BULLETS' debut album 'Of Frost and War' was a concept album about the Eastern front war of Germany. 'On Divine Winds' is another concept album, this time... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-18-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-18-10-01.html Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING has recently announced their fall U.S. tour for North America and Europe. The group will kick off the tour September 14 in El Paso, TX in support of their latest release THE POWERLESS RISE (Metal Blade) which debuted this spring on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #10. The tour—with support acts All That... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-16-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-16-10-03.html Knoxville, TN's WHITECHAPEL, who just finished devastating audiences across North America as a part of the Vans Warped Tour Twenty Ten, are pleased to announce their upcoming headlining tour that kicks off in Macon, GA on October 1st. Joining WHITECHAPEL on the road are Impending Doom, Miss May I, Oceano, and I Declare War. Before the tour kicks... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-16-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-16-10-01.html Swedish Viking Folk death metallers KING OF ASGARD have uploaded a professionally filmed video clip for the album opener 'Einhärjar' on the Metal Blade landing page! Surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/kingofasgard/ to check out the video clip and the order deals for the band's debut album 'Fi'mbulvintr'! KING OF ASGARD comments on the video... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:57:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-16-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-16-10-02.html Slovenian Kings of Thrash NEGLIGENCE have revealed the artwork and track listing for their new album Coordinates Of Confusion! Coordinates Of Confusion has been mixed by Ruzz (drums) in their own Negligence studio in late spring of 2010 and was mastered at West West Side Music in New York by Alan Douches. The band comments, "We're stunned by the... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:54:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-13-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-13-10-01.html On Fridays, Metal Blade Records will be releasing a classic production video from the vaults on MetalBlade.tv. First up on Metal Blade TV'sFlash Back Fridays is Cannibal Corpse's video for "Sentenced to Burn" off the album Gallery of Suicide, which was released April 21, 1998. Seeing as the label has been around for almost 30 years now, we have... Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:46:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-11-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-11-10-01.html Fans can now head over to MetalBlade.tv and BEHEMOTH's official YouTube Channel to check out the brand new production video for the track "Alas, Lord Is Upon Me" off the group's latest release Evangelion. The video for "Alas, Lord Is Upon Me" was produced and directed by Rafal Szermanowicz and Grupa 13 who also shot BEHEMOTH's videos for Ov Fire... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:27:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-11-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-11-10-02.html Fresh off the amazing experience that was the 2010 GWAR-B-Q, intergalactic snuff-rockers GWAR continue their relentless assault upon all humanity with the announcement of their first run of dates for this fall's "Bloody Tour of Horror". Make sure you catch GWAR this fall in support of their newest and sickest album yet, "Bloody Pit of Horror", on... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-10-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-10-10-01.html CANNIBAL CORPSE will be hitting the road for a 17 date run that takes the band through the east coast, south, and Midwest. The mighty CANNIBAL CORPSE will be kicking things off on Friday November 5th in Wilmington, NC at The Soapbox Laundrolounge and will finish things up on Monday November 22nd in Asheville, NC at The Orange Peel. Joining CANNIBAL... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-09-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-09-10-01.html The following excerpt is a statement from BEHEMOTH's frontman and guitarist Nergal regarding his health and the canceling of upcoming tour dates. "Dear All, I'd like to announce that Behemoth won't be able to tour for the foreseeable future. I don't wanna bore you with details here, but I'm sick and am receiving some serious medical treatment... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-06-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-06-10-01.html Grammy-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING has just announced a new set of fall tour dates in North America and Europe. In support of their latest release THE POWERLESS RISE--which debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #10--the band will kick off the run September 14 in El Paso, TX with support from All That Remains, Unearth, and Carnifex... Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-10-02.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce it has inked an imprint deal with Alan Averill 'Nemtheanga' of Primordial to handle distribution of his label POISON TONGUE RECORDS. Alan's POISON TONGUE RECORDS has already begun to gain notice as a promising label in the underground scene in Europe and now with distribution being handled by Metal Blade... Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-10-03.html A benefit and memorial show has been planned for Makh Daniels, vocalist of EARLY GRAVES, who tragically passed away on Monday in a van accident, while on tour in Oregon. Everyone is encouraged to come and show support for someone who dedicated his life to touring and the metal scene, and help his family with the costs involved with this tragedy... Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-05-10-01.html Jersey-based aggressive hard rock outfit RETURN TO EARTH, featuring the talents of Ron Scalzo, Brett Aveni, and Chris Pennie (Coheed and Cambria, ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan), are pleased to announce that their song Night Of The Exploding Razors will have its WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE premiere this weekend (Aug 6th – Aug 8th) on the acclaimed syndicated... Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:19:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-04-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-04-10-02.html Dutch Death Metal Masters HAIL OF BULLETS have finished the recordings for their long-anticipated second full-length to be released this October! Comments drummer Ed Warby: "I don't think I've ever worked this hard on anything in my entire life, but it sure has paid off! Although 'Of Frost And War' is a tough act to follow, my ringing ears tell me... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:56:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-04-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/08-04-10-01.html Masters of blackened death metal, BEHEMOTH, will be unleashing the group's second-ever DVD titled Evangelia Heretika this fall, 2010. More details, such as DVD content, video clips, and preorder information will be made available in the coming weeks. Vocalist and guitarist Nergal comments; "We've been through hell and back to make this release happen... Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:37:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-30-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-30-10-01.html Legendary LA based metal band ARMORED SAINT recently shot a video in their hometown on July 1st for the track Left Hook From Right Field off their current release La Raza with director Jeremy Schott of Mental Suplex. To check out the video head over to SMNnews.com where the video will be premiered and housed exclusively throughout the weekend. Be sure... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-30-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-30-10-02.html Fresh off a run of 27 sold-out US dates out of 27 tries, New York's indie-prog-metal-storytellers, Coheed and Cambria, announce their newest leg of dates, this time with legendary British prog-rock-masters Porcupine Tree. On tour in support of their latest CD/Novel release, Year of the Black Rainbow, the band will continue to play material to 3,000... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:03:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-29-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-29-10-01.html Pre-orders are now available for KING OF ASGARD's 8/17 release Fi'mbulvintr HERE and NIGHTFALL's 8/31 release Astron Black and the Thirty Tyrants HERE. Each page also houses a track off each bands' upcoming album for those not already familiar with their music. NIGHTFALL's first single off Astron Black and the Thirty Tyrants is 'Astron Black' and KING... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:03:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-28-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-28-10-01.html Metal Blade Records has teamed up with MetalSucks.net to give metalers a chance to check out the experimental death metal act FLESHWROUGHT's debut full-length album, Dementia/Dyslexia, in its entirety before it is even released. Make sure to go to MetalSucks.net starting today to check out Dementia/Dyslexia and if you like what you hear, head over to... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-28-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-28-10-02.html Lazarus A.D. is currently in the studio and Belle City Sound in Racine, WI recording their follow up to The Onslaught. While recording their newest material, the band and Metal Blade Records have launched a contest where fans can create the music video for one of the band's oldest songs, Last Breath. This song was featured on the band's original 3 song demo... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-27-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-27-10-01.html A landing page that houses pre-orders and one song from each reissue is now live at the following location: http://www.metalblade.com/hammersofmisfortune/. The San Francisco based, groundbreaking progressive metal outfit HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE joined the Metal Blade Records roster in early 2010 and is currently at work writing their new studio album, which is... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-26-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-26-10-01.html After a triumphant European tour that included appearances at the With Full Force and Dour Festivals, Antarctic rock gods GWAR have returned to their ice-bound fortress, to drink blood and begin work on their newest and most gut-crushing album yet. That's right, right now, at the sorta halfway point of GWAR's special two-year long 25th Anniversary Slay-a-Bration... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:03:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-21-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-21-10-01.html In conjunction with the upcoming release Enemy Unbound from Tampa, FL area natives THE ABSENCE, Metal Blade Records is pleased to release the track-listing, cover art, pre-order packages, and the first single from Enemy Unbound. The title track can be heard on metalblade.com/theabsence. In other news; original drummer and one of the founding members of THE ABSENCE... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-20-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-20-10-01.html The East Vancouver based band BISON b.c., who have been called "heavy as fuck" by Thrasher Magazine, have just confirmed a two-week plus tour with legendary alternative metal band Helmet, who are known for fusing Zeppelinesque riffing with a vehement post-hardcore precision, augmented by dense chords and offbeat time signatures. BISON b.c. will join Helmet when the... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:43:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-16-10-01.html Metal Blade Records has just launched a landing page for experimental death metal act FLESHWROUGHT's upcoming album Dementia/Dyslexia. The landing page provides metalers with music, specially low-priced offers available for preorder. The first single, Mental Illness, is currently streaming with more tracks to come before the album is released on August 3rd. Preorder... Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-15-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-15-10-02.html Knoxville, TN's WHITECHAPEL, who are currently crushing audiences across North America as a part of the successful Vans Warped Tour Twenty Ten, have just launched their brand-new official website WhitechapelBand.com. The band comments; "We are excited to announce the release of our brand new official website. Here you will be able to find tons of info and media and it... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:18:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-15-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-15-10-01.html In conjunction with the upcoming release Automata from the alternative metal act RETURN TO EARTH, Metal Blade Records has launched a landing page where fans can go to check out music, two teaser videos that showcase music from the upcoming album, specially low priced preorder packages, an in-the-studio-video, and video footage of Chris Pennie (ex-Dillinger/current Coheed... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:34:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-13-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-13-10-01.html Portland, Oregon melodic metal act, Across The Sun, has signed with Metal Blade Records. Across The Sun has spent the last four years touring across the US and promoting their three EPs: This War (2006), Storms Weathered (2008), and their most recent effort, Pestilence and Rapture (2009), which was released via indie label, Authentik Ink. Across The Sun vocalist Brandon... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:03:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-12-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-12-10-01.html CATTLE DECAPITATION is pleased to announce they will be back out on the road in the US on a headline run dubbed the CALIFORNIA BLOOD TOUR as it features bands mostly hailing from CA. Joining the mighty grind metalers CATTLE DECAPITATION is DEVOURMENT (TX) plus searing acts such as KNIGHTS OF THE ABYSS, fellow San Diegans BURNING THE MASSES and newcomers SON OF AURELIUS... Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:01:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-02-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-02-10-01.html Recently, Brian Slagel and Primordial's AA Nemtheanga had a chance to talk about some of their favorite classic metal albums from the Metal Blade vault. The conversation has been broken up into a four part series to focus on each of the four albums that they discussed. In part 1, the metal connoisseurs reminisce about Cirith Ungol's King Of The Dead. Nemtheanga talks... Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:26:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-01-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/07-01-10-01.html Whitechapel have posted footage that was filmed at the Ventura, CA date of Warped Tour 2010. Fans can catch a glimpse of Whitechapel's experience so far and check out some live footage from their set on the Altec Lansing stage. The video can be seen now HERE on MetalBlade.tv! Whitechapel are on Van's Warped Tour all summer, so make sure not to miss them on the Altec... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:14:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-29-10-01.html In conjunction with the upcoming release The Conscious Sedation from the extreme modern metal act SYSTEM DIVIDE, Metal Blade Records has launched a landing page where fans can go to check out music, album artwork, a teaser for the upcoming music video, and specially low priced preorder packages for the album. The first single, The Apex Doctrine, is currently streaming... Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-24-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-24-10-01.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the addition of experimental death metal band FLESHWROUGHT to its family. FLESHWROUGHT features Navene Koperweis (former drummer of Bay area grind band Animosity, currently in Animals As Leaders) and Jonny Davy (vocalist of Arizona's Job for a Cowboy); Navene performing all instruments on the band's debut album Dementia/Dyslexia... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-23-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-23-10-01.html Masters of blackened death metal, BEHEMOTH, just shot a new production video for the track Alas, the Lord Is Upon Me off their latest release Evangelion, which was released August 11, 2009. The video was produced and directed by Rafal Szermanowicz and Grupa 13 who also shot BEHEMOTH's videos for Ov Fire and the Void and At the Left Hand ov God. The "making of" video... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:23:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-22-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-22-10-01.html In a new video on Metal Blade TV, Richard Christy discusses his new drum set from Ddrum and the rest of his gear from Sabian, Aquarian, Vater, Axis and Gator Cases. The video can be seen HERE. Fans will see Richard's new orange and black Ddrum kit on the first ever Charred Walls Of The Damned tour this July. Support on this tour will come from comedian and co-host... Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-21-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-21-10-01.html Los Angeles based metal label METAL BLADE RECORDS is currently home to two of the year's heaviest titles to break this week's Billboard Top 200 Chart. Knoxville Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL debuted this week in Billboard Magazine's Top 200 Chart at #43 with the band's highly anticipated album A New Era of Corruption and San Diego California's Grammy-nominated group AS I... Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:52:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-10-03.html Masters of blackened death metal, BEHEMOTH, just shot a new production video for the track Alas the Lord Is upon Me off their latest release Evangelion, which was released August 11, 2009. The video was produced and directed by Rafal Szermanowicz and Grupa 13 who also shot BEHEMOTH's videos for Ov Fire and the Void and At the left hand ov God. Vocalist and guitarist... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-10-02.html The perpetually-hilarious members of Evergreen Terrace recently returned from touring in Australia with Casey Jones on the "Cheer Up Emu Kid" tour. In what has become an Evergreen Terrace tradition, a side-splitting tour wrap up video has been posted that highlights some of the more ridiculous moments of the tour. Among other things, they eat Kangaroo shit, almost get... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-18-10-01.html The technical death metal band AEON, who formed in ostersund, Sweden in 1999, are pleased to release their first production video from the band's new release Path of Fire that just dropped in the states on May 25. The video made for the track Forgiveness Denied was directed, filmed and edited by Standard Film Team Umeå HB and was shot in April in two different locations... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-17-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-17-10-01.html WHITECHAPEL's first production video for the track The Darkest Day of Man, directed by David Brodsky of MyGoodEye and featuring animation by David Brodsky and Tim Kellen, is now live on Metal Blade TV and ANewEraOfCorruption.com! Be sure to catch WHITECHAPEL this summer as they tour across the United States on Warped Tour Twenty Ten alongside bands like Every Time I... Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-16-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-16-10-01.html Knoxville's sons of death metal, WHITECHAPEL, have entered Billboard Magazine's Top 200 Chart at #43 with just under 10,700 albums sold of the band's highly anticipated album A New Era of Corruption. WHITECHAPEL's A New Era of Corruption also debuted at #2 on the Hard Music Core Stores Chart, #3 on the Independent Albums Chart, and #5 on the Hard Music Albums Chart... Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-10-02.html As the 25th Anniversary of the world's most dangerous band plunges onwards towards it's halfway point, GWAR is continuing its assault on humanity with relentless aplomb. This past weekend saw GWAR descend upon the traditionally hippy--fied Bonnaroo music festival to play a late-night Saturday set in front of 15,000 screaming fans. It was good enough to garner the... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:32:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-14-10-01.html San Diego's Grammy-nominated group AS I LAY DYING are pleased to release their first production video from the band's latest release The Powerless Rise, which just hit streets on May 11. AS I LAY DYING chose the song "Parallels" for the band's first music video off their new album, which was shot in Pittsburgh, PA on May 18 with director David Brodsky of MyGoodEye... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:57:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-08-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-08-10-02.html Cincinnati, OH's Rose Funeral recently shot a video with up-and-coming director, Justin Beasley (http://kotkproductions.com/). The video is for what has become a fan favorite, God Demise, from their second album, and Metal Blade debut, The Resting Sonata. Rose Funeral spent much of 2008-2010 touring the US and Canada on numerous amounts of tours, including tours... Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-08-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-08-10-01.html Tampa, FL death metalers HATE ETERNAL are teaming up with Cannabis Corpse and Order of Ennead for a quick string of dates on the east coast before the band heads back home to begin writing the follow up to 2008's Fury and Flames, which was received with praise by both fans and critics alike. The tour kicks off on August 24 in Atlanta, GA at the Masquerade and... Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:19:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-04-10-01.html In honor of WHITECHAPEL's June 8th release, A New Era of Corruption, Metal Blade Records and WHITECHAPEL have teamed up to bring you an exclusive stream of the entire album via ANewEraOfCorruption.com. Fans still have time to pre-order A New Era of Corruption on iTunes, which includes the exclusive bonus track Animus. Go HERE to pre-order your copy now. While on... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:41:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-03-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-03-10-01.html Charred Walls Of The Damned has released their cover of Powermad's Nice Dreams on iTunes. The track is available now for $.99 HERE. Previously, the song was not available in North America. Charred Walls Of The Damned's Richard Christy is a huge Powermad fan and adds, "I've been a huge Powermad fan since I first heard the classic album Absolute Power back in 1989... Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-01-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-01-10-01.html The Jersey-based alternative rock meets metal outfit RETURN TO EARTH are currently gearing up for the band's upcoming release of Automata, which is due out in stores and online August 17. In honor of the band's second full-length album and Metal Blade debut, RTE has just released the track listing and artwork for Automata and will be launching a redesign of the... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-28-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-28-10-01.html Wisconsin's champions of thrash, Lazarus A.D., are unleashing their new video for the track 'Absolute Power' off the critically acclaimed debut album, The Onslaught, this Monday when the band hosts Headbangers Ball*. The video, like their other two, was directed by Jason Meudt and Emmet Austin of Vision 4 Films and features a brutal underground street fight; if... Fri, 28 May 2010 09:48:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-26-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-26-10-01.html Colorado's ALLEGAEON have unveiled the cover art for their Metal Blade Records debut, Fragments of Form and Function. The art was done by none other than Colin Marks, who is known for his intense artwork for the likes of: Scar Symmetry, Nevermore, Strapping Youn Lad, etc. Fragments marks the band's first full length release and was produced by Dave Otero (Cephalic... Wed, 26 May 2010 09:45:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-25-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-25-10-01.html The Grammy-nominated group AS I LAY DYING will be joining host Dr. Drew Pinksy live to discuss their new album THE POWERLESS RISE. For stations/times in your area, visit: http://www.lovelineshow.com/site. AS I LAY DYING--whose last four albums' combined sales exceed one million copies--entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #10, marking their second Top Ten debut... Tue, 25 May 2010 13:06:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-24-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-24-10-01.html AS I LAY DYING--whose last four albums count combines sales in excess of one million copies--have entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #10 with over 38,000 copies sold of their much anticipated THE POWERLESS RISE album. THE POWERLESS RISE also reached #2 on Billboard's Independent Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard's Hard Music Albums Chart. In Canada, the new album... Mon, 24 May 2010 09:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-21-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-21-10-01.html MetalBladeTV covers the Revolver Golden Gods Awards; new video footage featuring members of AS I LAY DYING, WHITECHAPEL, Korn, Slayer, Devildriver, Lemmy of Motorhead, Vinnie Paul of Hell Yeah, Damage Plan, and Pantera, Marilyn Manson, and more! Be sure to tune into VH1 Classic this Saturday, May 22nd, starting at 10pm as the channel airs highlights from the Golden Gods... Fri, 21 May 2010 13:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-19-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-19-10-01.html In honor of WHITECHAPEL's June 8th release, A New Era of Corruption, Metal Blade and AOL's Noisecreep have teamed up to bring you the exclusive premier of the new track 'Breeding Violence.' The brand new song off the upcoming release will stream exclusively on Noisecreep for the next 24 hours so be sure to head over to the site (HERE), check it out, and leave a comment... Wed, 19 May 2010 15:17:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-10-02.html WHITECHAPEL is about to release their third album (second on Metal Blade), entitled A New Era Of Corruption. In celebration of that release, SiriusXM's Liquid Metal will be unleashing the broadcast premiere of the first single, The Darkest Day Of Man, on Tuesday, May 18th at 5:00pm, 9:00pm and 2:00am EDT before adding it into regular rotation. Not a subscriber? Head... Tue, 18 May 2010 12:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-18-10-01.html Sweden's ISTAPP, comprised of three warlords (Mordechai von Renvaktar, C. Ashuck von Renvaktar and Fjalar) who have set out on a campaign to destroy the sun and all of its followers, are giving the metal site StereoKiller.com the exclusive premier of the track I väntan på den Absoluta Nollpunkten off their upcoming Metal Blade debut, Blekinge. The new track I väntan... Tue, 18 May 2010 07:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-17-10-01.html Colorado's ALLEGAEON (pronounced: uh-lee-juhn) are giving the metal site StereoKiller.com the exclusive premier of the first single and title track off their upcoming Metal Blade debut, Fragments of Form and Function. The track is currently live and streaming HERE so be sure to check it out and leave a comment for the band. Fragments of Form and Function marks the... Mon, 17 May 2010 11:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-10-02.html Jersey-based aggressive hard rock outfit RETURN TO EARTH, featuring the talents of Ron Scalzo, Brett Aveni, and Chris Pennie (Coheed and Cambria, ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan), are pleased to announce the release date of their sophomore release titled Automata which will be hitting streets this summer on August 17. Drums and vocals for Automata were tracked in Dover... Fri, 14 May 2010 12:37:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-14-10-01.html Richard Christy's Charred Walls Of The Damned is hitting the road! Fans will FINALLY have the chance to watch Richard Christy and Tim "Ripper" Owens perform the songs from Charred Walls Of The Damned's debut album love this July. They'll be touring from Chicago, through Canada and up to Worcester, MA for a massive show with Dream Theater! The tour will also feature... Fri, 14 May 2010 12:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-13-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-13-10-02.html OSI (Office Of Strategic Influence), the hard rock duo formed by Jim Matheos (Fates Warning) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, Dream Theater), has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records! The band has gained a strong underground following since its inception in 2003. OSI already has 3 full length records and an EP in its catalogue of music. Their 2009 album, Blood and... Thu, 13 May 2010 08:53:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-13-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-13-10-01.html New Orleans, Louisiana's sons of American no-frills black metal meets death and roll, GOATWHORE, are confirmed to play the second stage on the infamous OZZFest summer tour alongside Black Label Society, Drowning Pool, Kingdom of Sorrow, Skeletonwitch, Saviours, and Kataklysm. OZZFest 2010 will kick off August 14 in San Bernardino, CA (the birthplace of the first... Thu, 13 May 2010 07:29:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-12-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-12-10-01.html Fans can now pre-order Whitechapel's upcoming release A New Era of Corruption on iTunes, which includes the exclusive bonus track Animus. Go HERE to pre-order your copy now. Also, don't forget to check out the new website ANewEraOfCorruption.com which is dedicated to upcoming album and a place where fans can view studio videos from the recording process, a live... Wed, 12 May 2010 13:28:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-07-10-01.html AS I LAY DYING's new album THE POWERLESS RISE (out May 11 on Metal Blade) is now streaming live on their MySpace page: www.myspace.com/asilaydying. From today at 12:00pm PST through Monday, May 10 at 6:00pm PST the entire 11-song disc including the furious new single "Parallels" will be unlocked and streaming live. The group will be featured act on the MySpace... Fri, 07 May 2010 14:25:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-06-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-06-10-01.html Over the past 2 years the Lizzy Borden Appointment With Death Show produced spectacular performances in 11 countries (from North America to Europe) and on the main stages of some of biggest festivals like, Sweden Rock (Sweden), Bang Your Head (Germany), Kobetasonic (Spain), and Rocklahoma (USA) all to rave reviews, unanimously declaring Lizzy Borden the hit... Thu, 06 May 2010 10:10:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-10-02.html LA metal fans - win tickets to see Armored Saint! Listen to Full Metal Jackie and head to the show's facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/fullmetaljackie666) to find out how you can win a personal meet and greet with the guys of Armored Saint after their show in LA on May 28th at the House Of Blues. Five (5) lucky winners and their guests (one each) will... Wed, 05 May 2010 14:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-05-10-01.html Boston, Mass grind metalers THE RED CHORD are confirmed for this summer's Summer Slaughter Tour featuring Decapitated, The Faceless, All Shall Perish, Veil of Maya, Cephalic Carnage, Decrepit Birth, Carnifex, Animals As Leaders, and Vital Remains. The tour kicks off in San Diego, CA on Saturday July 17 and finishes up in San Francisco, CA on Monday August 23... Wed, 05 May 2010 14:03:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-04-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/05-04-10-01.html SKYFORGER are currently featured in a BBC special on Latvia's love of folk music. The band is captured live at a Latvian Music Awards Ceremony and is interviewed by the BBC's correspondent Damien McGuinness. This BBC News series focuses on aspects of life in countries and cities around the world. What may seem ordinary and familiar to the people who live there... Tue, 04 May 2010 09:26:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-30-10-01.html Glendale, AZ heavy metal powerhouse JOB FOR A COWBOY (JFAC) premieres its brand new music video – for the track "Ruination" – today via its label's new multimedia web hub Metal Blade TV. The engaging clip presents a visual interpretation of JFAC vocalist Jonny Davy's end-time lyrics via vintage atomic bomb testing and Cold War propaganda films. Check out the... Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-28-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-28-10-01.html Florida's kings of death metal, CANNIBAL CORPSE, are set to film the following shows with director Denise Korycki (Wild Wind Productions) who also shot and directed Centuries of Torment – The First 20 Years. Centuries of Torment was released on July 8th 2008 and entered the Billboard Music Video Charts at #8 in its first week of release. CANNIBAL is currently... Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:08:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-27-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-27-10-01.html Metal Blade Records has just launched the new website dedicated to the forthcoming album, A New Era of Corruption, from Knoxville, Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL. On ANewEraOfCorruption.com fans will be able to view studio videos from the recording process of A New Era of Corruption, a live video of the band in Australia performing at Soundwave Festival 2010... Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-26-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-26-10-02.html Head over to Metal Blade's online store HERE to pre-order your copy of Quantum Catastrophe, which hits streets May 11th for a special, low pre-street date price. Fans can also check out the new music video for the track 'Beyond Bludgeoned,' filmed back in February out in the San Joaquin Delta/Rio Vista, CA area and was directed by Nikko DeLuna and shot... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:15:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-26-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-26-10-01.html LA underground black metal act, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH are pleased to release the track listing and cover art for the band's upcoming Metal Blade debut The Extra Dimensional Wound, out May 25th. The Extra Dimensional Wound was recorded in Corona, CA at Trench Studios with Roska from the band producing and John Haddad handling engineering duties, and... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:05:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-22-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-22-10-01.html Forced to miss its European tour with Rotten Sound and Aborted due to the effects of the recent volcano in Iceland, The Red Chord has lined up an amazing weekend's worth of shows for fans on the East Coast. Saturday, April 24, The Red Chord will play the main stage at the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest in Worcester, MA, alongside Cannibal Corpse, Amon... Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:20:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-21-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-21-10-01.html Hailing from Blekinge, Sweden, one of the traditional provinces of Sweden situated in the south of the country bordering Smaland, Scania and the Baltic Sea, are the three warlords that form ISTAPP; Mordechai von Renvaktar, C. Ashuck von Renvaktar and Fjalar. Setting out on a campaign to destroy the sun and all of its followers, ISTAPP is currently preparing... Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:40:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-20-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-20-10-02.html AS I LAY DYING will be premiering their first single, Beyond Our Suffering, from The Powerless Rise tonight on Liquid Metal (Sirius 27, XM 42). Along with the premiere, fans will also hear Liquid Metal's Jose Mangin interview guitarist Nick Hipa. Tune in this evening to hear the song and the exclusive interview! The song and interview will air starting... Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:55:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-20-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-20-10-01.html After wrapping up their headlining run with the hugely successful Atticus Metal Tour II, UNEARTH are taking their show overseas. First, they'll conquer Japan, Australia and New Zealand with label mates, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Once that run is over, the guys are taking what will be one of the longest flights ever to the United Kingdom for a European... Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:04:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-02.html Head over to premier horror movie site Bloody Disgusting to check out technical death metalers BRAIN DRILL's brand new music video for the track Beyond Bludgeoned off the band's upcoming sophomore release Quantum Catastrophe. The video for Beyond Bludgeoned was filmed back in February out in the San Joaquin Delta/Rio Vista, CA area and was directed... Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#gwar http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#gwar FOX News has confirmed GWAR lead singer Oderus Urungus to appear on their late-night gab-session, Red Eye, for the 10th time on Monday the 12th of April. Oderus, "reached" in New York City while preparing for the debut of his webTV fund-raising event, The Crack-a-Thon, (which starts this Friday the 16th, 7:00 pm e.s.t. at crackathon.tv) had this to... Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#laz http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#laz Lazarus A.D. is finally winding down touring to promote their debut album, The Onslaught. They've been touring on that album now for over 3 years. During that time, they've gone from being an independent local band to becoming one of the premiere heavy metal acts in North America, having played Loud Park in Japan, and joining forces on tour with the... Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#aeon http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#aeon Satanic Death Metallers AEON from Sweden have posted the first song of their upcoming new album Path Of Fire on MySpace. Please check out the bands MySpace (HERE) to stream the song Kill Them All! Comments guitarist Zeb Nilsson the song: "This is kind of funny, cause I actually dreamt that we were performing this song live and it sounded so cool that... Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#oc http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#oc Heliocentric, the highly anticipated and incredibly daring new album from The Ocean is available now in stores, on iTunes, Amazon.com and every other digital and physical music retailer. To celebrate the album's release, The Ocean's Robin Staps has filmed short video clips that describe in detail the lyrical and musical concepts behind each song on... Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#nemf http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-master.html#nemf The twelfth installment of the New England Metal and Hardcore fest is taking over the Palladium in Worcester, MA this week from Thursday through Saturday. Festivities kick off with the Atticus Clothing pre-party on Thursday night. Admission to the pre-party is free with your metal fest ticket. The fest officially kicks off at noon on Friday. That night's... Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:50:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-19-10-01.html Female fronted Spanish symphonic gothic metallers DIABULUS IN MUSICA have uploaded the first new song of their much anticipated debut album Secrets! Please surf over to the bands MySpace (HERE) to check out Come To Paradise! Frontlady Zuberora comments the song as follows: "This is one of our favourite songs from the album. Actually, is the second one... Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-12-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-12-10-01.html Knoxville, Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL have just released the new track 'The Darkest Day of Man,' off of the bands 3rd full-length release (second for Metal Blade), A New Era of Corruption due out June 8th. "The first single we have released from the new album A New Era of Corruption is titled 'The Darkest Day of Man'. We played it live during our overseas... Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:35:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-08-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-08-10-01.html MetalSucks.net, in addition to being one of the premiere destinations on the web for metal-centric commentary and articles, are huge supporters of The Ocean. They're teaming up with Metal Blade Records and The Ocean to exclusively stream Heliocentric in its entirety on Thursday, April 8th through Friday, April 9th. This will be the first chance for fans to... Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:42:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-10-03.html Woodstock, NY's 3, one of the world's most innovative rock bands, has signed a new deal with Metal Blade and is working on their new album. Previously, they have released Wake Pig (2005), The End Is Begun (2007) and Revisions (2009) on Metal Blade. 3's entire discography now spans over a decade, going all the way back to Paint By Number (1999) and Summercamp... Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:00:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-10-02.html Los Angeles, CA's Lizzy Borden has lined up more shows for 2010, including shows in Europe and throughout the United States. They continue to support their critically acclaimed 2007 release, Appointment With Death. Videos for songs from that album, including: Tomorrow Never Comes, Under Your Skin and Abnormal can be seen on MetalBlade.tv. You'll also find a... Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:44:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/04-05-10-01.html Beyond Our Suffering - the fast-paced single off the Grammy -nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING's upcoming CD THE POWERLESS RISE (out May 11 on Metal Blade)--is now streaming live (70% of the track is available) on their MySpace page www.myspace.com/asilaydying. Starting today, fans have options for THE POWERLESS RISE as a variety of special pre-order packages... Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:17:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-31-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-31-10-02.html Full Metal Jackie, North America's largest syndicated metal radio show, is premiering a new track from The Ocean's new album, Heliocentric. Jackie will spin the song the weekend of April 2nd, so make sure to tune in to the rock radio station nearest you to listen! Full Metal Jackie airs on over 25 rock radio stations across the US, including: The Hog 102.9 in... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-31-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-31-10-01.html Knoxville, Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL is pleased to release the cover art and track listing for their 3rd full-length release (second for Metal Blade), A New Era of Corruption due out June 8th via Metal Blade Records. "The album is finally 100% complete and we couldn't be more excited. I think this record truly represents where we are as musicians at this point... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:51:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-10-02.html In honor of The Ocean's upcoming opus Heliocentric, Metal Blade Records is offering two pre-order packages. Fans can now pre-order Heliocentric as just the CD or in a CD/t-shirt package. Go HERE for details and prices. The packaging for Heliocentric is quite amazing, featuring a black digipak with silver foil and black embossed designs as well as tarot cards... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:33:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-26-10-01.html Highly distinguished Dutch death metal greats, God Dethroned, have recently released what is being heralded as one of the best albums of their long career in Passiondale. On the heels of this release, Metal Blade has extended God Dethroned's contract yet again to continue putting out some of the most intense and unique death metal albums from one of the genre's... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:02:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-10-03.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of San Francisco's progressive metal outfit HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE. Metal Blade Records will release four of the band's previous releases in late summer 2010 with a new studio album expected in 2011. "Metal Blade contacted us in April of 2009. After some back and forth we came to an agreement that will allow... Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:30:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-10-02.html Full Metal Jackie, North America's largest syndicated metal radio show, is premiering a new track from Woe Of Tyrants' new album, Threnody. Jackie will spin the song the weekend March 26th, so make sure to tune in to the rock radio station nearest you to listen! You can find the station nearest you that carries the show as well as broadcast time on... Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:22:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-25-10-01.html 'Priests of Sodom,' the new video from Tampa, FL death metalers CANNIBAL CORPSE off their current album Evisceration Plague is now exclusively playing at BloodyDisgusting.com. The video for 'Priests of Sodom' will also go live on the Horror Movie Community on MySpace.com that BD just took over HERE on Thursday March 26. The video for 'Priests of Sodom'... Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:49:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-24-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-24-10-01.html Los Angeles California's ARMORED SAINT has entered the Billboard charts with La Raza, the band's latest and first release since 2001's Revelation. La Raza debuted at #49 on the Hard Music Albums Chart, #18 on the Heatseekers chart, #52 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and #2 on the Hard Music Core Stores chart. ARMORED SAINT´s La Raza also entered the... Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:11:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-23-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-23-10-01.html Hailing from Blekinge, Sweden, one of the traditional provinces of Sweden situated in the south of the country bordering Smaland, Scania and the Baltic Sea, are the three warlords that form ISTAPP; Mordechai von Renvaktar, C. Ashuck von Renvaktar and Fjalar. Setting out on a campaign to destroy the sun and all of its followers, ISTAPP is currently preparing... Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-22-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-22-10-01.html Tampa, FL death metalers CANNIBAL CORPSE are gearing up to hit the road in the band's first headline run since the band headlined the Hot Topic stage on 2009's Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Joining CANNIBAL CORPSE on The Evisceration Plague Tour is 1349 (on select dates), Skeletonwitch and Lecherous Nocturne. Decibel and Metal Sucks Present: The Evisceration... Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:39:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-17-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-17-10-01.html Santa Cruz, CA technical death metalers BRAIN DRILL have just released the track listing for their upcoming sophomore release, Quantum Catastrophe, which hits streets on May 11th and will undoubtedly be met by great praise by fans and media alike. In preparation for the release of Quantum Catastrophe and the band's first music video for the album, BRAIN DRILL... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:12:00 PDT http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-12-10-01.html Their first Metal Blade release, Quiet Earth, showed what that earth's last sound might be like. It was heavy, sick, and crazy; stomping and banging, elegiac with cello. Just beneath the rock they described a bad trip through a devastated world where resigned dignity and camaraderie with the friends that remain are the only consolations. This mixture of... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:14:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-11-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-11-10-02.html Forerunners in the heavy metal scene since its humble beginnings in the early eighties, Metal Blade Records is once again spreading the word of Heavy Metal to the world now through the label's brand new site, Metal Blade TV. Metal Blade TV will be a place for metalheads to go and see video interviews and segments from some of their favorite Metal Blade... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:23:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-11-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-11-10-01.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of Jersey-based aggressive hard rock outfit RETURN TO EARTH featuring the talents of Ron Scalzo, Brett Aveni, and Chris Pennie (current drummer of Coheed and Cambria and former drummer of The Dillinger Escape Plan). RETURN TO EARTH has already finished writing and recording Automata, the follow-up to... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-10-03.html Vancouver's BISON B.C. is set to release their 3rd album, and 2nd with Metal Blade Records, titled Dark Ages on April 13 and prepare for their upcoming tour with High on Fire, Priestess, and Black Cobra by playing a batch of dates with Shadows Fall and Baptized in Blood including two shows at the infamous SXSW festival. BISON B.C. also has plans set for... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:17:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-10-02.html Woe Of Tyrants' new album, Threnody, will be in the hands of fans by April 14th. To quench metal heads' collective thirst for quality shredding, our friends at MetalSucks.net will be hosting the exclusive premiere for the album's fourth track, Tempting The Wretch. The song is one that is likely to become a favorite and contains a new element for the band... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:13:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-05-10-01.html This Friday, horror movie site Bloody Disgusting will be running the exclusive premier of PRIMORDIAL's HD trailer for the bands upcoming, first ever 2-disc DVD All Empires Fall, which will be available March 16th through Metal Blade Records. Head over to Bloody Disgusting starting this Friday to check out the high definition trailer and if you like what... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:58:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-03-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/03-03-10-01.html In an announcement given to a "bunch of penguins", from the bowels of their Antarctic fortress, the world's sickest band, the mighty GWAR, has announced the continuation of their 25th Anniversary with a public event of colossal proportion - The Crack-a-Thon! "We are trying to raise money for the kids…not just muscular dystrophy, but retards as well, all.... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:55:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-25-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-25-10-01.html Wisconsin's champions of thrash, Lazarus A.D., have unleashed their new video for the track Absolute Power from their critically acclaimed debut album, The Onslaught. The video, like their other two, was directed by Jason Meudt and Emmet Austin of Vision 4 Films. The video features a brutal underground streetfight; if you're a fan of metal and/or the movie... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:19:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-18-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-18-10-01.html Attention! Attention! What follows is an official transmission from GWAR's middle-level, not-so-secret, hulking Antarctic fortress of eternal joy and torment - O.K. here it is! "What's up freaks, it is your lord and master, Oderus Urungus, lead (and rear) singer of the world's (and indeed, all things) foremost schlock rock group band splat-tak-u-lar... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:20:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-16-10-01.html Woe Of Tyrants spent the entirety of 2009 criss-crossing the US on a multitude of tours. After the grueling schedule came to a close, did they head home to rest and take some time off? NOPE! They dove right into songwriting for the follow up to their sophomore album and Metal Blade debut, Kingdom Of Might. This time around, the guys have seriously turned... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:26:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-15-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-15-10-02.html Tampa, FL death metalers CANNIBAL CORPSE are gearing up to hit the road in the band's first headline run since the band headlined the Hot Topic stage on 2009's Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Joining CANNIBAL CORPSE on The Evisceration Plague Tour is Skeletonwitch, Lecherous Nocturne, and 1349 on select dates. Decibel and Metal Sucks Present: The Evisceration... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:13:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-15-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-15-10-01.html Quebec City melodic death metallers Aeternam played to 450+ people, last Friday, February 12th at the Imperial in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Only days before the actual street date for Disciples of the Unseen, Aeternam's debut album on Metal Blade Records, the band treated their fans by performing the album in its entirety. Pictures from the evening... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:44:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-12-10-03.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-12-10-03.html Boston, Mass grind metalers THE RED CHORD are set to unleash the video for the track Demoralizer this weekend on BloodyDisgusting.com or on the Horror Movie Community on MySpace.com that BD just took over HERE. Demoralizer, off the band's latest release Fed Through the Teeth Machine, was shot on vocalist Guy Kozowyk's property in abandoned ceramics... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:15:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-12-10-02.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-12-10-02.html In preparation for their recently completed, second full-length album Quantum Catastrophe, Santa Cruz, CA technical death metalers BRAIN DRILL have completely redesigned their MySpace page to feature the cover art created by Par Olofsson (www.parolofsson.se). In addition to the complete overhaul of the band's page, BRAIN DRILL have also posted the new... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:18:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-12-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-12-10-01.html Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce that CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, featuring the talents of Richard Christy (ex-Death and Iced Earth), Tim "Ripper" Owens, infamous metal producer Jason Suecof, and Steve Digiorgio (Death, Autopsy, Control Denied, Testament, Vintersorg, Iced Earth, Sadus), has entered the Billboard Charts with their debut, self... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:18:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-10-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-10-10-01.html Fort Collins, CO's Allegaeon are currently recording their Metal Blade debut album, Fragments Of Form And Functions, with Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Martriden, Incinerate) at Flatline Audio in Denver. The band will be posting updates to their myspace throughout the recording process with videos to follow, so keep an eye out for more to come! Vocalist... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:02:00 PST http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-09-10-01.html http://www.metalblade.com/news/02-09-10-01.html The Red Chord will be performing with original drummer, Michael Justian at all upcoming shows. Justian has not publicly performed with the group since the Maryland Deathfest of 2004, and replaces recently departed drummer, Brad Fickeisen. Justian left The Red Chord at the end of 2003, joined Unearth in 2004 and also spent time filling in for Trap Them... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:43:00 PST