Legendary former PANTERA frontman PHILIP ANSELMO and his backing band THE ILLEGALS just kicked off their first European tour, which will bang heads through eleven countries until the final show in Denmark at the famous Roskilde Festival on July 4th. All remaining dates can be viewed below:
Weedy Death Metal act CANNABIS CORPSE are premiering their forthcoming new album ‘From Wisdom to Baked’ in its entirety! It is now streaming via the media partners below:
Canadian extreme metallers RAGE NUCLÉAIRE unleashed a new track taken from their vitriolic new full length ‘Black Storm of Violence’. The skull-crushing song entitled “A Sino-American Chainsaw War” is now streaming at the websites below:
SEPTICFLESH, the Greek giants of dark symphonic metal are now streaming their forthcoming full-length ‘Titan’, which will hit European stores on June 20th via Season of Mist. You can listen to the album in its entirety by clicking the following links:
Icelandic heathens SÓLSTAFIR recently announced the release of their forthcoming new album, ‘Ótta’. The highly anticipated follow-up to 2011’s much praised ‘Svartir Sandar’ has been scheduled for an August 29th release (September 2nd in North America). You can listen to the title track and discover the cover artwork and track list of ‘Ótta’ below:
As previously announced, Season of Mist will reissue the whole back catalogue of American stoner / sludge act WEEDEATER, namely ‘…And Justice For Y’All’, ‘Sixteen Tons’, ‘God Luck And Good Speed’, and ‘Jason… The Dragon’. Originally released in 2001 and long out of print, ‘…And Justice For Y’All’ will be made available again in a remastered version with its original cover artwork on August 29th (September 2nd in North America).
US death metal extremists MISERY INDEX have premiered a video for “The Calling”, streaming now here. The video was assembled by director David Hall at Handshake Inc. (RWAKE, GRIDLINK, DRAGGED INTO SUNLIGHT, and more).
Ukrainian black metallers BLOOD OF KINGU have unveiled the cover artwork and tracklisting of forthcoming album ‘Dark Star on the Right Horn of the Crescent Moon’, as well as a brand new track. See details and listen to “Enshrined In the Nethermost Lairs Beneath the Oceans” below:
Grinding UK act CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR are premiering the second new track taken their forthcoming album ‘Mechanical Tides’, scheduled to hit the stores on July 18th (July 22nd in North America). The sludgy hardcore band presents their kick ass song “Line Check” via the websites below:
French brutal death metallers BENIGHTED are now premiering a new video for the song “Spit” taken from their current album ‘Carnivore Sublime’, which was released last February. The clip featuring label-mate and SHINING mastermind Niklas Kvarforth is now streaming via the media partners below:
Reactivated US trio FLOOR successfully released their new album ‘Oblation’ late April. Twelve year in the making, ‘Oblation’ got raving reviews from the press and led to a US tour that is ending tonight. In order to quench the fans’ never-ending thirst for more FLOOR material, Season of Mist will release a brand new vinyl EP with a non-album track and an etched side.
As previously announced, Season of Mist will reissue the whole back catalogue of American stoner / sludge act WEEDEATER, namely ‘And Justice For Y’All’, ‘Sixteen Tons’, ‘God Luck And Good Speed’, and ‘Jason… The Dragon’. Originally released in 2001 and long out of print, ‘And Justice For Y’All’ will be made available again in a remastered version with its original cover artwork on August 29th (September 2nd in North America).
BLOOD OF KINGU, one of DRUDKH mastermind Roman Sayenko’s many creations, announces a new album! The Ukrainian band’s third full-length is entitled ‘Dark Star on the Right Horn of the Crescent Moon’ and has been scheduled for an August 29th release (September 2nd in North America).
Extreme metal/sludge act BASTARD FEAST (formerly known as ELITIST) have unveiled the cover artwork and track listing of their forthcoming new album ‘Osculum Infame’, which you can see below. The American powerhouse are also premiering new song “Bloated City” via the following media partners:
French brutal death metallers BENIGHTED have recently shot a video for the song “Spit”, a number from their new album ‘Carnivore Sublime’, released last February. The video features label-mate and SHINING mastermind Niklas Kvarforth, and will be premiered on June 3rd. In the meantime, you can watch a video trailer on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
Icelandic heathens SÓLSTAFIR are back with a new album! The highly anticipated follow-up to 2011’s much praised ‘Svartir Sandar’ is entitled ‘Ótta’ and has been scheduled for an August 29th release (September 2nd in North America).
SEPTICFLESH, the Greek giants of dark symphonic metal are now premiering the third new track taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘Titan’, which will hit European stores on June 20th via Season of Mist. The song entitled “Prototype” is now streaming via the following official media partners
Norwegian legends MAYHEM are now premiering their long-awaited full-length ‘Esoteric Warfare’, due June 6th (June 10th in North America). You can listen to the album in its entirety via the following partners’ websites:
Dutch black metallers CARACH ANGREN are currently putting the finishing touches to the pre-production of their upcoming fourth full-length, which title and release date are yet to be unveiled. The band will enter Tidal Wave Studio on June 10th to record the album together with Patrick Damiani (FALKENBACH, ROME, UMBRA ET IMAGO). The follow-up to 2012’s ‘Where The Corpses Sink Forever’ will be mixed by acclaimed producer Peter Tägtgren (DIMMU BORGIR, IMMORTAL, SEPTICFLESH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, AMORPHIS, and many others).
Norwegian avant-garde metal pioneers VULTURE INDUSTRIES will hit the rocky roads of Eastern Europe tomorrow, May 21st in Praha, Czech Republic at Modra Vopice. They will be joined by Romania’s pagan spirits DORDEDUH and Swiss urban mystics BLUTMOND. This darkly progressive tour continues until a final show in Slovenia’s beautiful city of Maribor at MC Pekarna.