ETHS are announcing a new drummer after recently parting ways with their long-time member Yom. The new man on the sticks is now revealed to be R.U.L. For a demonstration of his outstanding talent and skills, click here!

BLACK COBRA will kick of their European tour in the UK at London’s Desertfest tomorrow. The hardcore-fuelled sludge metal act will be joined by ACID KING for the first part of their road rage until Innsbruck, Austria on May 9th and then continues without the Californians for six more shows. A full list of concerts can be viewed below.

OBSIDIAN KINGDOM have just released a cover version of the NIRVANA classic “Breed” taken from the grunge heroes sophomore album ‘Nevermind’. The track has been produced on request of Spain’s leading webzine in matters of hard music, RockZone as a contribution to the compilation ‘Bipolar Sessions #2’ on the occasion of this year’s Record Store Day.

Enigmatic Icelanders SÓLSTAFIR have kicked off their North American tour last night in Brooklyn, NY. The rock band now continues across the US and Canada, where they will be hitting Montréal tonight, then Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Austin, and more, before concluding in Richmond, VA on May 20th. A full list of confirmed shows including European summer festivals can be found below.

CARACH ANGREN are highly acclaimed for their mindblowing orchestrations. The extraordinary talent as a composer of keyboarder Clemens “Ardek” Wijers has not escaped the newly forged alliance between RAMMSTEIN frontman Till Lindemann and Peter Tägtgren of HYPOCRISY and PAIN, which operates under the moniker LINDEMANN. Leading Dutch metal magazine AARDSCHOK has just revealed in its May issue that Ardek of CARACH ANGREN has contributed to this project.

KEN mode are now streaming the second new song taken from their forthcoming sixth full-length ‘Success’, due June 15th (and one day later in North America). The power trio from Winnipeg, Canada is exclusively premiering the song “These Tight Jeans” via NPR as official media partner here. All forthcoming KEN mode live dates in Europe and North America are listed below.

FLOOR are still touring Europe, after kicking this road-trip off with a celebrated show on the main stage of the renowned Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The revived stoner rockers have been joined by their compatriots Minsk and are performing in support of their latest album ‘Oblation’. A full list of remaining shows can be viewed below.

HARK will kick off their European in support of the band’s album debut ‘Crystalline’ as special guests of PRONG at Groningen’s Vera in The Netherlands tomorrow on the 17th of April! A full list of shows including a festival performance at Germany’s Summer Breeze can be viewed below.

BLACK COBRA, who recently signed to Season of Mist have announced a tour in Europe this spring. The hardcore-fuelled sludge metal act will be joined by ACID KING for the first part of their road rage. The tour will kick of at the Desertfest in London on April 24th and continues for 17 more gigs. A full list of concerts can be viewed below.

WEEDEATER are now premiering a new track taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘Goliathan’, which has been scheduled for release on May 18th (one day later in North America). “Claw of the Sloth” is exclusively streaming in the Americas via Lambgoat and in. Europe via Slam – Alternative Music Magazine. The notorious sludge outfit has also announced a European tour! See all dates below.

Ukrainian black metal legends DRUDKH are premiering their forthcoming album in full. ‘A Furrow Cut Short’, has been scheduled for release on April 20th (May 19th in North America) and is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.

SHINING are now premiering their forthcoming full-length ‘IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends’ in full exclusively through the official media partners below.

Fast-rising technical death metal force ARCHSPIRE have announced a North American tour. The month long journey sees the band kicking off on May 8th in Clifton Park, NYC, and travel throughout the US and Canada before concluding on June 7th in Rochester, NY. ARCHSPIRE will play alongside death metal stalwarts ABORTED, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, and DARK SERMON. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

Enigmatic Icelandic rock band SÓLSTAFIR have added new dates to their previously announced North American road trip. After performing two specials concerts at the famous Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, The Netherlands today and tomorrow, the Northerners will be touring across the US and Canada, adding shows to Elko NV, Portland OR, and Mesa, AZ. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

HARK are currently premiering a new video, which was created under the direction of Rhodri Thomas and vocalist/guitarist Jimbob Isaac. The clip for the song “Palendromeda” is taken from the Welsh trio’s album debut ‘Crystalline’. The video is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.

DRUDKH just revealed the second new song taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘A Furrow Cut Short’, which will hit the stores on April 20th, 2015 (May 19th in North America). The track “Cursed Sons II” is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners listed below.

SEPTICFLESH are now premiering a spectacular video for “Prometheus”, a song taken from the Greek demons’ latest album ‘Titan’. The clip has been created by the band and director Jon Simvonis and is now exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.

Power trio KEN mode recently revealed that their forthcoming sixth full-length is entitled ‘Success’. The release date has been scheduled for June 15th (one day later in the US) and the album can already be pre-ordered in various formats through the Season of Mist shop. View the brilliant artwork and a video for the opening track “Blessed” below!

SHINING are now revealing a brand new track taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends’. The soul crushing song “Framtidsutsikter” is exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.

NILE drummer extraordinaire GEORGE KOLLIAS is now unleashing the first new track taken from his forthcoming debut solo-album ‘Invictus’. The crushing song “Shall Rise/Shall Be Dead” (featuring George Emmanuel from ROTTING CHRIST) is exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.