Progressive rock innovators CYNIC (guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal, drummer Sean Reinert, bassist Sean Malone) have announced a Soundrop chat session with Paul Masvidal on Wednesday, March 26th at 6 pm EST/ 3 pm PST. The musician will discuss their recently released new album ‘Kindly Bent to Free Us’ as well as future CYNIC plans.

NIGHTBRINGER just kicked off their black crusade through Europe. The American black metal underground activists are joined by SARGEIST, PSEUDOGOD, and IRKALLIAN ORACLE. The last rites on these shores will be performed on March 23rd in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Canadian technical death metal legends GORGUTS kicked off the 2014 Decibel Magazine North American Tour last night in Orlando, FL alongside CARCASS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, and NOISEM. The band will then proceed to hit various territories across the United States and Canada before concluding on April 13. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

‘Crystalline’, Welsh heavy rock power-trio HARK’s new album, is now out in North America! You can listen to it on Revolver’s website.

MENACE, the brainchild of NAPALM DEATH axeman Mitch Harris, just released debut full-length ‘Impact Velocity’ in North America. The album is streaming in its entirety on Allmusic.

Norwegian avant-garde metal pioneers VULTURE INDUSTRIES have announced a string of Eastern European dates. They will be joined by Romania’s pagan spirits DORDEDUH and Swiss urban mystics BLUTMOND. This darkly progressive tour will kick off on May 21st in Praha, Czech Republic at Modra Vopice and continue on long winding roads until a final show in Slowenia’s beautiful city of Maribor at MC Pekarna. All dates can be seen below:

Florida’s cult underground rock outfit FLOOR have released the third track off their highly anticipated new album ‘Oblation’. The new song, titled “Sister Sophia”, is streaming now at the following locations:

Norway’s black metal legends MAYHEM have returned! Following the release of the ‘Psywar’ 7” vinyl single scheduled for late April, new full-length ‘Esoteric Warfare’ will hit the stores on May 23rd (May 27th in North America). Here are the cover artwork and track listing of the album:

French / North African act ARKAN’s third album is entitled ‘Sofia’ and will be released on May 23rd (May 27th in North America). Simultaneously with the premiere of opening track “Hayati”, the Oriental Metal band unveiled the cover artwork and track listing of ‘Sofia’. See details below:

Swedish Gothic Metal act ORDER OF ISAZ, led by former TIAMAT bassist Johnny Hagel and fronted by Tobias Sidegård (ex-NECROPHOBIC), are currently premiering their forthcoming full-length ‘Seven Years of Famine’. See links below:

Canadian technical death metallers ARCHSPIRE are now premiering a new song from their forthcoming album ‘The Lucid Collective’. The track, entitled “Seven Crowns and the Oblivion Chain” is currently being premiered at the following locations:

Winnipeg’s, post-hardcore outfit KEN MODE (Jesse Matthewson – Vocals, Guitar; Shane Matthewson – Drums; Andrew Lacour- Bass) have released an animated video for “The Terror Pulse”. The Christopher Mills (MODEST MOUSE, INTERPOL, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE) created video is streaming now with VEVO.

MENACE, the brainchild of NAPALM DEATH axeman Mitch Harris are currently premiering their debut full-length ‘Impact Velocity’ in its entirety through these exclusive official media partners:

American death grind extremists MISERY INDEX’ forthcoming album is entitled ‘The Killing Gods’ and will be released on May 23rd (May 27th in North America). Here are the cover artwork and track list of the band’s fifth studio album:

As previously announced, Season of Mist will release a compilation entitled ‘One And All, Together, For Home’ on May 23rd (May 27th in North America). The 17-track, 2 CD set features international metal artists gathered by DRUDKH mastermind Roman Sayenko. See details below.

Satan Claus’ Christmas competition on Season of Mist’s website ended on December 31st, 2013. We are sorry it took so long to announce the answers and pick the winners, but there were so many entries this year that it took longer than it should have. Thanks to all contestants who participated and sent us their answers, but there could only be so many winners a day…

Underground German black metal band IMPERIUM DEKADENZ have announced a string of European summer festival dates. The festival run, which starts on April 12 in Austria, will see the band making stops at this year’s Black N’ Thrash Festival, Ragnarök, Party San Open Air, and Summer Breeze. A full list of confirmed festival dates can be found below.

Kings of experimental doom metal ESOTERIC return to Europe in support of their critically acclaimed double album ‘Paragon of Dissonance’. The English will explore new areas in Eastern and Central Europe as well as Scandinavia plus Central Europe. ESOTERIC will be joined on most dates by Swedish/Chilean epic doom masters PROCESSION. This powerful package will be completed by special guests ISOLE from April 11th to 22nd and INDESINENCE for the remainder of the dates, which can be viewed in full below:

Black metal storm to ravage the continent: ENDSTILLE have announced a European campaign in support of their latest full-length ‘Kapitulation 2013’. Support fire for the Germans will come from their Norwegian label mates KOLDBRANN and Swedish cultists ONDSKAPT.

Winnipeg’s, post-hardcore outfit KEN MODE (Jesse Matthewson – Vocals, Guitar; Shane Matthewson – Drums; Andrew Lacour- Bass) will see the release of the video for “The Terror Pulse” on Monday, March 10th. In anticipation of the Christopher Mills (MODEST MOUSE, INTERPOL, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE) created video, a trailer has been launched here