SCOUR, the new extreme metal "supergroup" featuring Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) alongside members of CATTLE DECAPITATION and PIG DESTROYER, will headline next year's Blastfest, set to take place February 22-25, 2017 at USF Verftet in Bergen, Norway. The self-titled debut EP from SCOUR was released on July 15 via Anselmo's Housecore label. The six-track ...
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"Great Is Our Sin", the new album from the Boston, Massachusetts-based technical metal act REVOCATION, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. The CD will be released on July 22 via Metal Blade. Having delivered five killer albums boasting some of the most potent, technical and abrasive metal unleashed over the ...
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The self-titled debut EP from SCOUR, the new extreme metal "supergroup" featuring Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) alongside members of CATTLE DECAPITATION and PIG DESTROYER, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Due on July 15 via Anselmo's Housecore label, the six-track effort was mixed by Dave Otero (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATTLE ...
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Just in time for this year's Wacken Open Air festival that will see another 75,000 metalheads having the time of their lives this summer, UDR Music is pleased to announce the release of "Live At Wacken 2015 - 26 Years Louder Than Hell", a double CD/DVD (or Blu-ray) set hitting North American stores on August ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's June 21 performance at O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, United Kingdom can be seen below. KING DIAMOND's November 25, 2015 and November 28, 2015 live shows in Philadelphia and Detroit, respectively, were flmed for the band's forthcoming DVD. The set is being helmed by director Denise Korycki (CANNIBAL ...
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"Mark Of The Blade", the sixth full-length album from Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL, is being released today (Friday, June 24) via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the new record "remains true to the band's roots while venturing into previously unexplored territory, both sonically and lyrically." The official video for the song ...
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Boston, Massachusetts-based technical metal act REVOCATION will release its new album, "Great Is Our Sin", on July 22 via Metal Blade. The official lyric video for the song "Crumbling Imperium" can be seen below. Having delivered five killer albums boasting some of the most potent, technical and abrasive metal unleashed over the last decade, it ...
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SCOUR, the new extreme metal "supergroup" featuring Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT) alongside members of CATTLE DECAPITATION and PIG DESTROYER, has released another track, titled "Tear Gas". The song is taken from SCOUR's self-titled debut EP, which will be released on July 15 via Anselmo's Housecore label. The six-track effort was mixed by Dave Otero ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's entire June 11 concert at Metro Areena in Espoo, Finland can be seen below (filmed by Pumpkin Priest). The setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Out From The Asylum 02. Welcome Home 03. Sleepless Nights 04. Halloween 05. Eye Of The Witch 06. Melissa 07. Come To ...
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Boston, Massachusetts-based technical metal act REVOCATION will release its new album, "Great Is Our Sin", on July 22 via Metal Blade. The official lyric video for the song "Monolithic Ignorance" can be seen below. Having delivered five killer albums boasting some of the most potent, technical and abrasive metal unleashed over the last decade, it ...
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Former DEVILDRIVER drummer John Boecklin has launched a new project called I OF TONGUES. The group, which also features guitarist Max Karon, has entered Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with acclaimed producer Mark Lewis (WHITECHAPEL, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CANNIBAL CORPSE). Says Boecklin: "I've been working on this music a little over a year with ...
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Richmond, Virginia's speed metal punks MUNICIPAL WASTE have announced the addition of Nick Poulos on second guitar. Guitarist Ryan Waste comments: "Nick joining the WASTE is a big deal for us. We couldn't just add anyone to the fold. It had to be a close friend, and he's one of our best buds in fact. ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of KING DIAMOND's June 5 performance at the FortaRock festival in Nijmegen, The Netherlands can be seen below. KING DIAMOND's November 25, 2015 and November 28, 2015 live shows in Philadelphia and Detroit, respectively, were flmed for the band's forthcoming DVD. The set is being helmed by director Denise Korycki (CANNIBAL CORPSE, ...
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Austrian extreme metallers BELPHEGOR are hard at work in Abtenau, Salzburg on new material for their currently untitled brand new studio album — the follow-up to "Conjuring The Dead". The new CD will be released in April 2017 via Nuclear Blast. Comments BELPHEGOR frontman Helmuth: "We've just finished the fourth rehearsal session. The process consisted ...
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"House Of War", the new video from long-running Canadian metallers INFERNAL MAJESTY, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "No God", due later in the year. A clip for the CD's title track will be released soon. "House Of War" is now available on all digital music services for ...
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Dez Fafara says that he decided to shelf COAL CHAMBER and focus on DEVILDRIVER after the former group's comeback album and tour revealed "some deep-seated shit that certain dudes in the band still need to work out." COAL CHAMBER existed for ten years before disbanding in 2003 to pursue other musical projects. They reunited in ...
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Norwegian death metallers EXECRATION have inked a worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. EXECRATION comments: "We're really excited to pen this deal with Metal Blade. Metal Blade is a legendary label, with legendary bands and releases from all the way back to the beginning, and joining the ranks is a true privilege. "After an eventful ...
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Boston, Massachusetts-based technical metal act REVOCATION will release its new album, "Great Is Our Sin", on July 22 via Metal Blade. The first song from the album, titled "Communion", is available for streaming below. Having delivered five killer albums boasting some of the most potent, technical and abrasive metal unleashed over the last decade, it ...
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"The Concrete Confessional", the new album from Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED, debuted at No. 25 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 17,112 equivalent album units in the week ending May 19. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums ...
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CANNIBAL CORPSE will headline this year's edition of "The Summer Slaughter Tour", set to take place between July 23 and August 21. The dates are as follows: Jul. 23 - Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live Jul. 24 - Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor Jul. 26 - Knoxville, TN @ The International Jul. 27 ...
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Veteran German power prog band MOB RULES returns following its "Timekeeper" compilation and 2012's "Cannibal Nation" prior to that. "Tales From Beyond" is as meticulous and grand-scoped as anything MOB RULES has attempted, including the self-contained trilogy based on Andy Weir's book "The Martian". The album opens with the eight-and-a-half-minute "Dykemaster's Tale", based upon Theodor ...
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On June 24, Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will release their sixth full-length album, "Mark Of The Blade", via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the new record "remains true to the band's roots while venturing into previously unexplored territory, both sonically and lyrically." The song "The Void", taken from "Mark Of The ...
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CANNIBAL CORPSE will headline this year's edition of "The Summer Slaughter Tour", set to take place between July 23 and August 21. The trek will feature the following acts: CANNIBAL CORPSE NILE AFTER THE BURIAL SUFFOCATION CARNIFEX REVOCATION KRISIUN SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL INGESTED "The Summer Slaughter Tour" is an annual event that began in 2007, ...
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Metal Life conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS in February. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for CARCASS's follow-up to 2013's "Surgical Steel" album, Walker said: "Well, I could bullshit you and tell you that we've already written ...
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The first in a series of track-by-track videos for HATEBREED's new album, "The Concrete Confessional", can be seen below. Due on May 13 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the follow-up to 2013's "The Divinity Of Purpose" was produced by longtime collaborator Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, SUICIDE SILENCE, WHITECHAPEL) and mixed by Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF ...
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Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE), who has lived in suburban Dallas, Texas for more than two decades, has weighed in on the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He told Metal Hammer magazine: "I never talk openly about my political beliefs. I am an entertainer, and don't believe I should ...
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On June 24, Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will release their sixth full-length album, "Mark Of The Blade", via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the new record "remains true to the band's roots while venturing into previously unexplored territory, both sonically and lyrically." The lyric video for the first single from "Mark ...
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Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL recently spoke to Music Choice about the group's second album, "Metal Resistance"; playing U.S. shows; and their latest single, "Karate". Check out the clips below. "Metal Resistance" debuted at No. 38 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 12,914 equivalent album units in the week ending April ...
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The official video for the song "Abandon" from progressive death metallers FALLUJAH can be seen below. The clip was directed by Robert Graves, who has previously worked with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and ABYSMAL DAWN. "Abandon" is taken from FALLUJAH's third full-length album, titled "Dreamless", which will be released on April 29 via Nuclear Blast ...
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HATEBREED's video for the song "Looking Down The Barrel Of Today" can be seen below. Directed by David Brodsky (CANNIBAL CORPSE, WHITECHAPEL, ALL THAT REMAINS) the performance piece was shot earlier this month at the band's rehearsal space in Connecticut. The video opens with the preface "Welcome To Two Minutes And Forty-Seven Seconds With Hatebreed," ...
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