Month:February 2017
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 8, 2017
Maryland doom legends The Obsessed will unleash “Sacred” on April 7th, 2017.
This is the band’s first studio album in over 20 years.
Stream the band’s new song “Razor Wire”, below.
Guitarist Scott “Wino” Wenrich commented on the new album: “I can honestly say, I think this is the best… Read More
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 8, 2017
Gridfailure will release the “Hostile Alchemy” EP on March 24th, 2017, as the experimental outfit acknowledges one year of auditory disrupt.
Conceived in the final weeks of the 2016 election cycle in protest to the profoundly destructive and misinformation-fueled current style of politics we’re… Read More
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 8, 2017
The Swedish metal force Pain, led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Lindemann), will return to the road with their Coming Home Tour Part II upcoming April.
Peter states:
“Great to be back soon on the road again! More tour dates will follow for 2017. See u soon… Read More
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 7, 2017
London's premium Old School Extreme Metal force Craven Idol unleash their second album of ruthless first wave blackened thrash in the vein of early Bathory, Gospel Of The Horns, Manilla Road and Inquisiton.
After four years of toil, the U.K. four-piece present: “The Shackles of Mammon”, an… Read More
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 7, 2017
Meditative dark trance/ambient/shamanic act Shibalba, featuring Acherontas V.Priest (Acherontas), Karl NE/Nachzehrer (Nåstrond) and Aldra-Al-Melekh in its ranks, has revealed details surrounding the upcoming album “Psychostasis - Death of Khat”.
The album will be released on April 30th, 2017,… Read More
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 7, 2017
The name Byzantine is synonymous with a band thriving in the underground for its whole existence. Heralded as the most underrated band from the New Wave of American Heavy Metal Movement, Byzantine has slowly gained a cult-like following after releasing 5 genre-bending albums.
Now, Metal Blade… Read More
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 7, 2017
Desecrator are a 4-piece Thrash Metal band based in Melbourne, Australia. With a sound that has been compared to early Testament, Death Angel and Sacred Reich, Desecrator's twin guitar attack, punishing rhythm section and blood soaked vocals have won over the old guard of staunch metal fans as… Read More
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 7, 2017
Following the critical success of last year's “Midnight Cometh” album on Ripple Music, Wo Fat will sling their Texas-sized psychedelic doom across the East Coast of America this June.
Over the course of a sonic odyssey which spans six studio albums, one live recording and two splits, they… Read More
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 7, 2017
This March, Leeds based indie quartet Deadwall will release their second studio album, “The Zero Cliff”, via Hatch Records.
Following on from their impressive debut released in 2014, the band have spent the intermittent period rediscovering their potential as a group. “It’s the best band… Read More
Submitted by newseditor on Feb 7, 2017
A new metal event will be raised in the middle of Germany. The first Metal Crash Festival will take place on Saturday, October 7th, 2017, in the Hessenhalle in Gießen.
The billing already is completed: Primal Fear, Kissin' Dynamite, Mystic Prophecy, Rebellion, Spitefuel and Mercury Falling are… Read More