1349 have announced the second leg of their North American “Chaos Raids” tour in support of their latest album ‘Massive Cauldron of Chaos’. The Norwegian black metal tyrants will kick off in Baltimore, MD on May 30th and will be joined by label mates NECROPHAGIA, and VATTNET VISKAR. See below for a complete list of shows.
WEEDEATER are currently premiering a brand new song taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘Goliathan’, which has been scheduled for release on May 18th (one day later in North America). The smoking hot piece “Bow Down” is exclusively streaming now via a most appropriate outlet: High Times Magazine.
SHAPE OF DESPAIR have revealed a new song taken from their forthcoming full-length ‘Monotony Fields’, which has been scheduled for release on June 15th (and one day later in North America). The atmospheric funeral doom track “Descending Inner Night” is exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.
Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of IMPURE WILHELMINA! The Swiss rock and post-core veterans have already begun working on their next album, which title and release date will be announced later on.
HATE ETERNAL have announced new North American live dates as part of this year’s Metal Alliance tour. The death metal legends begin their brutal crusade on May 26th in Montréal and continue to trek across the US and Canada alongside DEICIDE, ENTOMBED A.D., SVART CROWN, and more. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
MISERY INDEX have released a new video for the track “The Harrowing” via Lambgoat.com in advance of their ongoing US-tour in support of their latest album ‘The Killing Gods’, which is available here. You can find all remaining dates below.
INQUISITION have unveiled the new artwork for the reissue of their 2011 masterpiece ‘Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm’, which has been scheduled for release on the 18th of May 2015 (North America in January 2016). The American black metal icon also reveals the fantastic concept behind Paolo Girardi’s paintings. You can read about the details 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)e. The intoxicating crusher “Bully” is exclusively streaming via these official media partners:
NILE drummer extraordinaire, GEORGE KOLLIAS is now presenting another brand new track taken from his forthcoming debut solo-album ‘Invictus’. The epic song “Buried under the Flames” (featuring guitarist Mike Papadopoulos) is exclusively streaming via the official media partners below.
SHAPE OF DESPAIR have unveiled the artwork and tracklist as well as the first new song and title track of their forthcoming full-length ‘Monotony Fields’, which has been scheduled for release on June 15th (and one day later in North America). The atmospheric funeral doom jewel ‘Monotony Fields’ is exclusively streaming via these official media partners below.
Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of ABBATH! Having recently departed from IMMORTAL to form a new band under his own name, the iconic Norwegian black metal legend is currently working on his debut album for Season of Mist, which is expected to be ready early 2016. Abbath is also revealing his new line-up and live dates below.
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.