Riding high from the success of their critically acclaimed album ‘The Great Mass’ and the recent reissues of their first four albums, Hellenic metallers SEPTICFLESH have completed the recordings of their upcoming full length, which title is yet to be unveiled. The new album will consist of 10 songs that were recorded once again at Devasoundz Studios Athens, Greece and in Prague, Czech Republic with the collaboration of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir. It was mixed and mastered in Los Angeles by acclaimed producer Logan Mader (CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, FEAR FACTORY, GOJIRA).

American black metal cult NIGHTBRINGER have announced a rare European tour, kicking off on March 14th at the Speyer Grey Mass Festival in Germany. The band will then proceed to hit various territories in France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and more before concluding on the 23rd. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.

OLD SILVER KEY, the collaborative project between members of DRUDKH and ALCEST main-man Neige, are streaming their debut album, ‘Tales of Wanderings’. You can listen to it on YouTube.

Technical death metal force ARCHSPIRE has announced details of their forthcoming Season of Mist debut. The new album is titled ‘The Lucid Collective’ and will be released on April 25th (April 29th in North America).

French brutal death metallers BENIGHTED just revealed a new song! Entitled “Noise”, the track is taken from forthcoming album ‘Carnivore Sublime’, due February 14th (February 18th in North America). It is premiered at those locations:

Legendary progressive rock innovators CYNIC have premiered “True Hallucination Speak”, the opening track of their forthcoming new album, ‘Kindly Bent to Free Us’ (due February 14th worldwide and February 18th in North America) in the shape of a lyric video, which is now streaming via the following media partners:

Ukrainian black metal pioneers DRUDKH are streaming their new singles collection, ‘Eastern Frontier in Flames’ on Metal Bandcamp. This CD gathers rare DRUDKH material taken from the long out of print ‘Anti Urban’ and ‘Slavonic Chronicles’ EPs, as well as ‘Thousands of Moons Ago /The Gates’, their latest split vinyl with WINTERFYLLETH.

Having finally completed an extensive tour in support of their latest album ‘III’, French metallers ETHS recently recorded an EP with their new vocalist Rachel Aspe. The new release is entitled ‘Ex Umbra In Solem’ and will come out on March 14th. See details below!

Gothic act ORDER OF ISAZ’ debut full-length is finally in sight! Led by bassist Johnny Hagel (of TIAMAT fame) and fronted by former NECROPHOBIC vocalist Tobias Sidegård, the Swedish band named their forthcoming album ‘Seven Years of Famine’ and will release it on March 14th (March 18th in North America). See cover artwork and track list below:

Reactivated underground rock band FLOOR have announced ‘Oblation’ as the title of their forthcoming new album. The full-length will hit the stores on April 25th (April 29th in North America). Track listing and cover artwork will be unveiled soon.

Welsh heavy power-rock trio HARK, featuring former TAINT frontman Jimbob Isaac on guitars and vocals, are now premiering the first track taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Crystalline’. The song “Palendromeda” is currently streaming via the following media partners:

American stoner / sludge act WEEDEATER is kicking off a California mini-tour with BLACK COBRA today. See dates and venue below:

ANCIIENTS have announced the dates of their European co-headliner tour with fellow rockers ASG. The Canadian stage juggernauts will present their highly acclaimed full-length debut ‘Heart of Oak’ for the first time in Europe. The tour will be kicking off with a show at the prestigious Roadburn Festival on April 14th in Tilburg, Netherlands and ending at the Desertfest in London, UK on April 26th. See the full list of dates below:

MENACE, the brainchild of NAPALM DEATH axeman Mitch Harris, just released a video clip for the song “I Live With Your Ghost”, a number from their debut album ‘Impact Velocity’. You will find the links below. ‘Impact Velocity’ will hit the stores on March 14th (March 18th in North America). Here are the cover artwork and track listing:

American experimental black metal band MURMUR are currently streaming their forthcoming new and self-titled album ‘Murmur’ exclusively via these media partners:

Legendary progressive rock innovators CYNIC have premiered the title track of their forthcoming new album, ‘Kindly Bent to Free Us’ (due February 14th worldwide and February 18th in North America) in the shape of a lyric video, which is now streaming via the following media partners:

Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of the sci-fi focused technical death metal masters WORMED. Fresh off the heels of 2013’s critically-acclaimed album ‘Exodromos’, the Madrid-based band is currently writing for their first Season of Mist full length.

Due to the success of our grab bags campaign in December and by popular demand, your loyal mailorder team decided to make a brand new batch! From now on, you can grab a Death Metal CDs selection, a Black Metal vinyl selection, and a mix of various Season of Mist CDs.

Next spring, Black metallers SETH will embark on a European tour with technical death metal legend PESTILENCE, kicking off on April 24th in Drachten, The Netherlands to end on May 10th in Trier, Germany. See all dates and venues below!

In December, Dutch progressive powerhouse EXIVIOUS launched a guitar contest on their Facebook page. The competition, which saw 100+ incredibly skilled guitar players give their best on YouTube, is now over.