HEILUNG Unleash Primal Rituals on Albion, Eiru ok Erop Ferdhast 2025 EU Spring Tour

Posted on July 16, 2024

With the resounding chants of Christopher Juul, Maria Franz, and Kai Uwe Faust, HEILUNG does not merely perform; they invoke. Their rituals, veiled in the essences of forgotten landscapes, pull you into a realm where the primordial and the modern collide. Their sonic enchantments, crafted with ancestral breath and iron’s cold kiss, transcend the mere act of listening, pulling you into a communal trance born of earth and stars.

Anciients Announce Tour of Western Canada

Posted on July 15, 2024

When they announced the long-awaited follow-up to their last JUNO Award-winning album, Anciients assured us that after eight years of soul-searching deep within the Canadian wilderness, they were ready to hit the road hard and fast.

Hellfest Donate One Million Euro to Savage Lands

Posted on July 15, 2024

Savage Lands are still buzzing after their performance on the main stage at Hellfest. Today, the musician-run 501(c) 3 non-profit is thrilled to announce that the festival is donating one million Euro to support their ongoing reforestation efforts in Costa Rica and Europe!

SETH Stream Full Album La France des Maudits Ahead of July 14 Release

Posted on July 11, 2024

From the crucible of France’s shadowed past, where the streets once echoed with the shrieks of the condemned, emerges an album that summons the spirit of insurrection and rebellion. SETH, the heralds of French black metal, return with their seventh full-length opus, La France des Maudits. This is no mere collection of songs; it is a revolutionary symphony that calls upon the echoes of fallen angels and the flame-lit guillotine.

FUNERAL’s Ethereal Offering – My Own Grave Reclaims the Throne of Despair

Posted on July 10, 2024

In the shivering, twilight-stained expanses of Norway, where the frost gnaws at ancient stones and shadows linger under perpetual twilight, FUNERAL weaves their sorrowful tapestry with the unveiling of their harrowing new single, My Own Grave. This is the first elegy from their impending album, Gospel of Bones, a cavernous exploration of grief and resilience that promises to echo within the hollow voids of the hearts of doom metal aficionados.

Vestige Release Swelling “Corrosion”

Posted on July 9, 2024

VESTIGE are fresh on the scene, but the French band are made of raw emotions. Formed amidst a tumultuous period in the life of vocalist and guitarist Théodore Rondeau, the band weave intense layers of feeling into evocative, atmospheric post-metal on their debut album. “Corrosion”, the second single off Janis, is an anthem for those who have lost their way but still have faith that they will find themselves again.

1349 Announce New Album

Posted on July 9, 2024

Born from the frost-bitten landscapes of Norway, 1349 are returning to claim the throne of black metal supremacy. Their upcoming eighth album, The Wolf and The King, is proof of their unwavering dedication to the genre’s darkest depths. Lead single “Shadow Point” captures the raw, unfiltered sound that has defined the band’s legacy.

Black Lava Streaming New Album

Posted on July 8, 2024

Just two years removed from their smoldering debut, Black Lava are once again ready to erupt. The Savage Winds to Wisdom spills from the band’s sacred cauldron of influences. Blackened countermelodies and hexing prog rhythms boil amidst old-school death metal. Only this time, these Australian sorcerers have added a heavy dose of atmosphere, conjuring medieval fantasies that are bound to whisk metalheads straight into the pit.

WORMED Release New Album Omegon

Posted on July 5, 2024

Dimensional rifts tear asunder; the primordial echoes rend the silence of the cosmos. From the uncharted depths of Sci-Fi Tech Death Metal ascends a leviathan of sound and fury—WORMED. This ensemble of cosmic architects now heralds the arrival of Omegon, a journey that defies the constraints of space-time and thrusts listeners into the heart of ancient interstellar conflict.

KINGCROW Embark on a Midnight Journey with Night Drive

Posted on July 3, 2024

Night Drive, the latest single from KINGCROW‘s highly anticipated new album, Hopium. This single marks a pivotal point in the band’s illustrious journey, weaving a tapestry of progressive rock, ambient echoes, alternative vibrations, and the metallic threads that have defined their evolving sound.

Abysmal Dawn Headlining Armstrong MetalFest

Posted on July 3, 2024

Abysmal Dawn are a fine-tuned machine. Internal combustion, back-to-back tours throughout the U.S. and Europe and a global pandemic couldn’t stop this band of hedonistic cyborgs from releasing one of the best albums of their career.

Necrofier Add Dates with Goatwhore and Vitriol

Posted on July 1, 2024

Necrofier are joining their Satanic brethren in Goatwhore and Vitriol this September for a dark and fiery month-long run across North America. The Venomous Evocation tour includes stops for face-melting performances at Full Terror Assault and Metal Injection, plus five new dates in Indianapolis, Cleveland, Ottawa, Syracuse and Mechanicsburg.

DEFILED Announce New Album

Posted on June 27, 2024

When it comes to Japanese death metal, there is no shrewder sensei than Defiled. Since they started their training in the world’s most vulgar of art forms back in the early ’90s, the band have toured everywhere from their native Tokyo to Milwaukee Metal Fest with the likes of Mayhem, Incantation, Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse.

TEMIC Release Remix with Zardonic

Posted on June 26, 2024

TEMIC prove that there really is strength in numbers. Eric Gillette (Neal Morse) and Diego Tejeida (Devin Townsend, ex-Haken) had already toured the world together with Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress. But after they joined forces with Maraton’s Fredrik Klemp and Simen Sandnes from SHINING, they formed a new supergroup. The Prog Report was so impressed by TEMIC’s debut, that they dubbed Terror Management Theory one of the best albums of last year.

GRAVENOIRE Release First Single France de l’Ombre

Posted on June 25, 2024

In an era where the essence of black metal has been diluted by the sands of time and commercial ambition, GRAVENOIRE stands as the unyielding monument to its original, uncompromising spirit. Today, GRAVENOIRE is proud to announce the first beacon from their much-anticipated album, Devant La Porte Des Étoiles – the premiere single, France de l’Ombre.

ROTTING CHRIST Awaken the Ancient Spirits on Primal Resurrection

Posted on June 21, 2024

Brothers and sisters of the sacred metal conclave, the hour is upon us to unite under the blackened banner of ROTTING CHRIST once more. With hearts ablaze and spirits untamed, the Tolis brothers proudly present to you the bonus single ‘Primal Resurrection’ from the recently released full-length album, Pro Xristou.

Archspire Release New Video

Posted on June 20, 2024

The U.S. is in the midst of a brutal heatwave, but thankfully, Archspire are burning rubber across the Southwest and up and down the West Coast to distract everyone from just how much everything totally f#*!ng sucks.

Replacire Flex All Their Muscles on New Album

Posted on June 20, 2024

The idea behind Replacire’s new album was simple. Write some straight-ahead chuggers to feed the mosh pit the next time these tech-death brainiacs went on tour.

Black Tusk Announce North American Tour

Posted on June 19, 2024

Black Tusk came roaring out of the Savannah swamplands nearly twenty years ago, but they aren’t looking back anytime soon. The sludge metal veterans just released their seventh album of heavy, no-frills riffs behind the strength of their new-yet-familiar lineup. Now, they’re blazing ahead with a tour of North America to support The Way Forward.

Savage Lands Performing on Main Stage at Hellfest

Posted on June 19, 2024

Loud buzzing is music to the ear of most metalheads. But Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren and guitarist Sylvain Demercastel are so enraged by the sound of chainsaws destroying Costa Rica’s ecosystem that they’ve started Savage Lands, a musician-run 501 (c) 3 non-profit.