SÓLSTAFIR have announced that their regular drummer, Guðmundur “Gummi” Óli Pálmason, will not be performing during their upcoming shows. He will be replaced by Karl Petur Smith during this period.

INQUISITION have embarked on their black headlining campaign through Europe. The American black metal duo is joined by Finland’s ARCHGOAT, the Swedes ONDSKAPT and BLACKDEATH from Russia – except for the last four eastern dates. A list of all remaining dates can be viewed below.

Technical death metal innovators BEYOND CREATION have announced new US dates. The tour starts on March 27th in Michigan and sees the band traveling throughout the East Coast before concluding on April 12th in Rhode Island. BEYOND CREATION will be joined for the first three shows by REAPING ASMOPDIEA and in Philadelphia by label mates CANNABIS CORPSE. A full list of shows can be found below:

BLACK SHEEP WALL have unleashed their crushing new album ‘I’m Going to Kill Myself’ in full and it can be ordered here. This brutal sonic assault is still streaming via the following official media partners:

ROTTING CHRIST have announced a string of festivals shows all over Europe and slightly beyond starting at Norway’s Blastfest in Bergen on February 19th and running through nine more countries with prestigious festivals such as With Full Force (DE), Metal Days (SI), and Party.San Open Air all summer long until coming to a northern final in Trondheim, Norway on the 1st of October. Watch this space for more concerts!

DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT just premiered “Requiem”, the first new track taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘Stellar’. The German black metal progenies also unveiled artwork and tracklist, which are shown below together with the links of the official media partners for the song “Requiem”:

THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT are now premiering the first new track taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Bloodcvlts’, which can be pre-ordered here. The Dutch death dealers are streaming a lyric video for the song “Reign of Hell” exclusively via these official media partners and reveal the artwork and tracklist:

Season of Mist are proud to announce the blood inking of a new deal with TSJUDER! The Norwegian black metal cult act has already entered studio to record a new album to be released later this year.

SHINING have announced the title and release date of their forthcoming full-length. ‘IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends’ will hit the streets on the 20th of April via Season of Mist. Pre-sale is scheduled to begin on February 4th.

HARK have announce new European dates as special guests of PRONG. In this role, the Welsh heavy rockers will be joined by Belgian sludge-heads STEAK NUMBER EIGHT. A full list of shows can be viewed below.

Fast-rising, technical death metal force ARCHSPIRE have announced a new US tour! The road trip starts on March 3rd and sees the band perform alongside FALLUJAH across the Western US, and playing select dates across Seattle, Denver, Portland, San Francisco, Austin, and more. The band will also perform at South By Southwest as part of the Metalsucks Showcase and more. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

SÓLSTAFIR are streaming the video of their fantastic KEXP radio session here. This outstanding performance was exclusively recorded at and for the station on location in Seattle during the eclectic Icelandic rockers’ recent US tour in December 2014.

BENIGHTED are now premiering the second new song taken from their forthcoming live album and DVD ‘Brutalive the Sick’. “Experience Your Flesh” is exclusively streaming via these official media partners:

CARACH ANGREN are now unveiling their new dark tale “Killed and Served by the Devil” taken from the forthcoming horror masterpiece ‘This Is No Fairytale’. The track is exclusively streaming via these official media partners:

HARK’s set at Roadburn Festival 2014 is now streaming courtesy of Dutch National Radio 3Voor12 here. The show of the Welsh heavy-rock trio at Roadburn was recorded during the launch tour for their debut album ‘Crystalline’ in April last year. The band has also just released a tour recap clip entitled “Hounded By Callous Decree”, which is showing here.

German black metallers IMPERIUM DEKADENZ have released a pro-shot of their performance of the song “Striga” taken from the band’s latest album ‘Meadows of Nostalgia’, which was recorded live at Germany’s Summer Breeze Open Air 2014. The high-quality clip can be viewed here.

Australian progressive metal standouts NE OBLIVISCARIS have announced a range of 2015 festival dates. In addition to their previously announced Soundwave Festival inclusion, the band has already confirmed numerous European performances at prestigious festivals including Hellfest (France), Tuska Open Air (Finland), Summer Breeze (Germany), Resurrection Fest (Spain), and more. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.

INQUISITION have announce further headlining shows in Latvia, Estonia and Russia in February in addition to the dates already published for their European tour in winter 2015. A list of all concerts can be viewed below.

DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT are now revealing the final teaser clip for their forthcoming new full-length ‘Stellar’, which has been scheduled for release on the 23rd of March. Pre-sale will begin on the 21st of January. The video, which allows a glimpse into the vocal recording is streaming here.

Legendary gothic, death rock and post-punk pioneers CHRISTIAN DEATH will have two of their trail-blazing early albums reissued on deluxe vinyl! To celebrate their 30th anniversary, milestones ‘Catastrophe Ballet’ and ‘Ashes’ will be released on black and limited edition coloured vinyl by Season of Mist on January 19th (March 24th in North American shops). All editions can already be pre-ordered from our shop.