U.S. death metal legends AUTOPSY have completed work on their seventh studio album, "Tourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves", for an April 29 release via Peaceville Records (April 21 in Europe). The CD was recorded at Fantasy Studios with producer Adam Munoz, and sees a continuation of AUTOPSY's pursuit of the ultimate in metallic horror and extremity, ...
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Rock N Reel Reviews conducted an interview with Australia's hottest new extreme metal export THY ART IS MURDER when they played in Glasgow on January 31. You can now watch the chat below. THY ART IS MURDER's second album, "Hate", was released in the U.S. on April 2, 2013 and in Europe on April 5, ...
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CHIMAIRA's video for the song "Wrapped In Violence" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's seventh studio album, "Crown Of Phantoms", which sold around 7,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 52 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in ...
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Drummers From Hell has uploaded drum-cam footage of GRAVE's Ronnie Bergerstål performing the song "Turning Black" when the band played in Warsaw, Poland at the Progresja Club on December 21, 2013 during their European tour with MARDUK. Check out the clip below. GRAVE's latest five-song EP, "Morbid Ascent", was released as a limited 12-inch MLP ...
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San Francisco Bay Area death/doom outfit SCOLEX has merged forces with legendary death metal guitarist Eric Cutler of AUTOPSY. The newly formed lineup's initial goals include writing and recording a full-length album, to be released later this year. SCOLEX was formed in 2010 by bassist Erika Osterhout drummer/vocalist Justin Green. In 2011, the duo recorded ...
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"Underground Never Dies!", published by Doomentia Press, is a photo retrospective of the extreme metal underground through fanzines and the statements of those who were involved back in the 1980s and 1990s. "Underground Never Dies!" chronicles the underground metal explosion of the mid-1980s through early 1990s when a decentralized volunteer force created a parallel music ...
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A 2013 video roundup with Australia's hottest new extreme metal export THY ART IS MURDER can be seen below. THY ART IS MURDER's second album, "Hate", was released in the U.S. on April 2 and in Europe on April 5 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and ...
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"Morbid Shroud Of Sickness", the new video from German death metallers SLAUGHTERDAY, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "Nightmare Vortex", which will be released on December 6 via FDA Rekotz on CD, LP and digital formats. The follow-up to "Cosmic Horror" limited cassette demo features "insane cosmic death metal ...
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Drum-cam footage of Mike Miczek of reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE performing the song "The Flesh Mechanic" on October 18 at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California can be seen below. BROKEN HOPE's sixth album, "Omen Of Disease", sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. Issued ...
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Worcester, Massachusetts-based concert promotions company MassConcerts will again host the annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival in April 2014. Slated for April 17-19, the 2014 installment of the massive New England Metal & Hardcore Festival gathering will mark its sixteenth year. Since 1999, the multiple-day festival has been attracting dozens of bands and thousands ...
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On Black Friday (November 29), a special "vomit-inducing" LP reissue of CARCASS' debut album, "Reek Of Putrefaction", will be made available at participating retailers in the USA. Featuring the original banned artwork of autopsy photographs collected from medical journals, this "Reek Of Putrefaction" LP comes tastefully wrapped in "black body bag" shrink-wrap with an assortment ...
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Part one of the Nuclear Blast artist profile focusing on Australia's hottest new extreme metal export THY ART IS MURDER can be seen below. In the five-minute clip, the members of THY ART IS MURDER discuss the journey and struggles of being in a band and the importance of shotgunning beers while in America. THY ...
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GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with VALLENFYRE members Gregor Mackintosh (vocals and guitar; also of PARADISE LOST) and Hamish Glencross (guitar; also of MY DYING BRIDE) at the Damnation Festival on November 2 at Leeds University Union in Leeds, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. VALLENFYRE is the U.K. death metal ...
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"Nightmare Vortex", the debut album from German death metallers SLAUGHTERDAY, will be released on December 6 via FDA Rekotz on CD, LP and digital formats. The follow-up to "Cosmic Horror" limited cassette demo features "insane cosmic death metal that falls somewhere between AUTOPSY's 'Mental Funeral' and HYPOCRISY's 'Penetralia'," according to a press release. "Featuring stunning ...
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"Purest Strain Of Hate", the new video from Australia's hottest new extreme metal export THY ART IS MURDER, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's second album, "Hate", which was released in the U.S. on April 2 and in Europe on April 5 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between ...
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Jägermeister U.K. conducted an interview with MY DYING BRIDE and VALLENFYRE guitarist Hamish Glencross at the Damnation Festival on November 2 at Leeds University Union in Leeds, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. VALLENFYRE is the U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside members of ...
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Reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE have issued the following statement: "BROKEN HOPE and DEICIDE have reached out to each other, have made apologies, and mended their friendship after the debacle at the end of the 'No Salvation Tour'. "Glen Benton [DEICIDE], Shaun Glass [BROKEN HOPE] and Jeremy Wagner [BROKEN HOPE] have been good friends ...
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"In The Vault With Shanda Golden" conducted an interview with guitarists Jeremy Wagner and Chuck Wepfer of reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE when the band played at Whiskey Dick's Saloon in South Lake Tahoe on October 19. You can now watch the chat below. BROKEN HOPE's sixth album, "Omen Of Disease", sold around 1,000 ...
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Reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE and Bloody-Disgusting.com have unveiled the brand new, gore-tastically horrific new music video for the track "The Flesh Mechanic". The clip was helmed by acclaimed video director Corey Soria (DANZIG, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD) and features amazing, gore-laden traditional horror FX by FX wizard Jamie Grove who handles makeup and creature effects ...
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A trailer for "Omen Of Disease", the sixth album from reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE, can be seen below. The CD sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. Issued on October 1 (September 30 internationally) via Century Media Records. The album's drum tracks were laid down at ...
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On October 6, Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with guitarist Jeremy Wagner of reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE at Gramercy Theater in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. BROKEN HOPE's sixth album, "Omen Of Disease", sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first ...
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"Omen Of Disease", the sixth album from reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. Issued on October 1 (September 30 internationally) via Century Media Records, the CD's drum tracks were laid down at Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin with engineer Chris ...
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"Omen Of Disease", the sixth album from reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE, is available for streaming using the SoundCloud widget below (courtesy of Loudwire.com). Released on October 1 (September 30 internationally) via Century Media Records, the CD's drum tracks were laid down at Belle City Sound in Racine, Wisconsin with engineer Chris ...
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Norwegian death metal upstarts OBLITERATION will release new album, "Black Death Horizon", on November 12 via Relapse Records. The record will be made available in North America on CD, LP, and digital formats, and takes the malignant form of a raging slab of filthy death metal in the tradition of DISMEMBER, AUTOPSY, and fresher meat ...
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Reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE are filming a video for the song "The Flesh Mechanic" today (Saturday, September 14) in the Los Angeles area. The clip is being directed by Cory Soria of Zynderia Productions and will feature the acting debut of guitarist Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY, ASESINO, DIVINE HERESY) as the gory antagonist. ...
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Norwegian death metal upstarts OBLITERATION will release new album, "Black Death Horizon", on November 12 via Relapse Records. The record will be made available in North America on CD, LP, and digital formats, and takes the malignant form of a raging slab of filthy death metal in the tradition of DISMEMBER, AUTOPSY, and fresher meat ...
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"The Docking Dead", a brand new song from reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE, is available for streaming below. The track comes off the band's sixth album, "Omen Of Disease", which will be released on October 1 (September 30 internationally) via Century Media Records. The drums for the CD were laid down at Belle City ...
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After a long sojourn, splat metal heroes AUTOPSY returned to much favor in 2010 with "The Tomb Within" EP followed by their fifth full-length, "Macabre Eternal", a year later. This year, Chris Reifert brings back his clatter and his pukes along with guitarists Eric Cutler and Danny Corrales plus current bassist Joe Trevisano for the ...
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"Ghastly", a brand new song from reformed Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE, is available for free download the official Century Media web site (e-mail sign-up required). The track comes off the band's sixth album, "Omen Of Disease", which will be released on October 1 (September 30 internationally) via Century Media Records. The drums ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Venial Sin" from Swedish death metal veterans GRAVE can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new five-song EP, "Morbid Ascent", which will be released as a limited 12-inch MLP (with full-color, 180-gram vinyl and full-color inlay) as well as digital download. Both formats will be ...
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