Sick Puppies Tease New Video

A trailer for Sick Puppies? “There?s No Going Back” music video can be streamed below. The full video will debut June 6th.

The band will release their new album ‘Connect’ on July 16th.

LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH announces tour with Melechesh!

- May 20th, 2013 ?

? LA-based black metal artists, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH, are arising for a North American tour this June. They will be supporting Melechesh along with Vreid and Reign of Lies. The tour starts on June 16th in LA at The Joint and will cover up on June 30th in Brooklyn, NY.

LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH’s “caustic yet otherworldly method” (Decibel Magazine) has earned the band high praise from fans and press worldwide with their most recent cd, Baphometic Chaosium. The band also recently released their first ever songs video. The video for Baphometic Chaosium and was directed by co-founder and prima donna, Autarch (aka the metal illustrator, Farron Loathing). The job, which also marks Autarch’s directorial launching, is the outcome of a collaboration between Farron Loathing and Mortichrome Movies. It is explained by its creator as “a psycho-dramatic interpretation of the Mass of Mayhem and the invocation of Baphomet as performed by a cumulative of ritual efficiency artists.” Watch the video now at metalblade.com/lightningswordsofdeath.

LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH
Tour w / Melechesh, Vreid, Reign of Lies
06/16 Los Angeles, CA The Joint
06/17 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
06/18 Portland, OR Hawthorne
06/19 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
06/21 Edmonton, ABDOMINAL Pawn Shop
06/22 Regina, SK The Exchange
06/23 Winnipeg, MB The Zoo
06/24 St. Paul, MN Station 4
06/25 Joliet, IL Mojoe’s
06/27 Toronto, ON WreckRoom
06/28 Montreal, QC Foufounes Electriques
06/29 Keene, NH Railway Pub
06/30 Brooklyn, NY Europa
End Trip
Trip w / Valdur
07/01 Rochester, NY Montage Songs Hall
07/03 Kansas City, MO Riot Space
07/05 Phoenix, AZ Joe’s Grotto

SKELETONWITCH ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER PUERTO RICO APPEARANCE

Ohio-based metal masters SKELETONWITCH have announced their first-ever concert in Puerto Rico, which will take place at La Respuesta in the city of Santurce on July 13.

Having just finished recording their fifth studio album — the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2011 release, “Forever Abomination” – at GodCity Studio in Salem, Mass. with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Kvelertak, High On Fire), the band will next be seen embarking on a short tour that kicks off tonight in their hometown of Athens. Full dates can be found listed below.

Catch SKELETONWITCH live
5/24     Athens, OH – Union Bar & Grill
5/26     Albany, NY – Bogies
5/27     Burlington, VT – Nectars
5/28     Quebec City, QC – Agitee
5/29     Trois-Rivieres, QC – Rock Cafe
5/30     Montreal, QC – Il Motore
5/31     Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
6/1       London, ON – Rum Runners
6/2       Toronto, ON – Wreckroom
6/6       Winnipeg, MB – The Zoo
6/7       Saskatoon, SK – Amigos
6/8       Calgary, AB – Calgary Metal Fest  @ Dickens Pub
6/9       Edmonton, AB – Pawn Shop
6/10     Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
6/11     Victoria, BC – V Lounge
6/12     Bellingham, WA – Shakedown
6/16     Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
6/17     Indianapolis, IN – The Sinking Ship
6/20     Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub and Billards (w/ Black Tusk)
7/13     Santurce, PR – La Respuesta

WARBRINGER commemorate 5th year anniversary of debut album, ‘War Without End.’

Just in time for the holiday weekend, California’s WARBRINGER will play four select ‘War Without End 5th Anniversary’ west coast dates starting tonight in Stockton, California at Plea for Peace with special guests VEKTOR and HATCHET. Following these not to be missed shows, the band will head to Anaheim, California where they will begin recording newly penned material with producer Steve Evetts. In addition to new tunes, this fall will see the mighty WARBRINGER back on the road supporting  KREATOR and OVERKILL on what will be the most thrash-tastic tour of the season! The complete list of dates are below, check out the latest video to promote the ‘War Without End 5th Anniversary’

WARBRINGER ‘War Without End 5th Year Anniversary’ tour dates feat. VEKTOR
May 24 Plea For Peace – Stockton, CA (w/ HATCHET)
May 25 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA (w/ HATCHET)**
May 26 Whisky A Go Go – West Hollywood, CA (w/ WITCHAVEN)**
May 27 Alex’s Bar – Long Beach, CA (w/ EXMORTUS)
**=shows feature War Without End in its entirety

WARBRINGER w/ KREATOR & OVERKILL
10/30/13  Soundstage – Baltimore, MD**
10/31/13  The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA*
11/01/13  The Palladium – Worcester, MA*
11/02/13  Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA**
11/03/13  Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA**
11/04/13  Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA  **
11/05/13  Al Rosa Villa – Columbus, OH*
11/06/13  Mojoes – Joliet, IL  *
11/07/13  Granada – Lawrence, KS **
11/08/13  Gothic Theater – Englewood, CO**
11/09/13  In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT*
11/11/13  Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, B.C. – CANADA**
11/12/13  El Corazón – Seattle, WA*
11/13/13  Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR**
11/14/13  Fillmore – San Francisco, CA**
11/15/13  The Grove – Anaheim, CA**
11/16/13  Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ**
11/17/13  Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM*
11/18/13  Trees – Dallas, TX*
11/19/13  Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX**
11/21/13  Diamond Pub & Billiards – Louisville, KY**
11/22/13  Empire – W. Springfield, VA*
11/23/13  Stage 48 – New York City, NY*
11/24/13  Stage 48 – New York City, NY  *Overkill headlines*

**KREATOR headlines
*OVERKILL headlines

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL Announcing the “Devil Of A Good Time” $66 6-Pack Ticket Offer

This Year Featuring:

ROB ZOMBIE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, MASTODON, AMON AMARTH, MACHINE HEAD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, BEHEMOTH AND MANY MORE

If you’ve been to Mayhem before, you know it’s a damn good time! Starting June 6^th, you and several friends can share that good time together for a very low price with the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL “Devil of A Good Time” offer! This offer features your choice of paying JUST $66 for a 6-pack of lawn tickets, or $69 for a pair of tickets in the reserved section (plus fees)! This offer begins on Thursday, June 6^th at 9:00am local time and ends on Sunday, June 9^th at 9:00am local time. NOT PARTICIPATING: Boise, ID / Mountain View, CA / Bangor, ME / Boston, MA. Check your local listings for more information.

Artists performing this year include main stage metal and horror legend, festival closer ROB ZOMBIE, plus, the triple gold certified FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and a monster lineup that includes additional main stage bands MASTODON and AMON AMARTH. The festival area is led by stage closers CHILDREN OF BODOM and MACHINE HEAD as well as BEHEMOTH, JOB FOR A COWBOY, EMMURE, BORN OF OSIRIS, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, BUTCHER BABIES, BATTLECROSS, HUNTRESS, THROWN INTO EXILE and CITY IN THE SEA.

The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL will stop in 26 cities across the United States and Canada as it makes its way to the Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas, Texas on August 4th, 2013. Dates and venues are listed below.

Date    City                                  Venue
6/29     San Bernardino, CA     San Manuel Amphitheater
6/30     Mountain View, CA    Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/2       Boise, ID                    Idaho Center Amphitheatre
7/3       Auburn, WA                White River Amphitheater
7/5       Phoenix, AZ                Desert Sky Pavilion
7/6       Albuquerque, NM        Isleta Amphitheatre
7/7       Denver, CO                 Fiddler?s Green Amphitheatre
7/10     Toronto, ON                Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
7/12     Burgettstown, PA         First Niagara Pavilion
7/13     Scranton, PA                Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
7/14     Darien Center, NY       Darien Lake PAC
7/16     Mansfield, MA            Comcast Center
7/17     Bangor, ME                 Bangor Waterfront
7/19     Camden, NJ                 Susquehanna Bank Center
7/20     Saratoga Springs, NY   SPAC
7/21     Hartford, CT                The Comcast Theatre
7/23     Holmdel, NJ               PNC Bank Arts Center
7/24     Bristow, VA                 Jiffy Lube Live
7/26     Noblesville, IN            Klipsch Music Center
7/27     Tinley Park, IL             First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/28     Clarkston, MI DTE      Energy Music Theatre
7/30     Atlanta, GA                 Aaron?s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
7/31     Tampa, FL                   Live Nation Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds
8/2       Austin, TX                   Austin360 Amphitheater
8/3       The Woodlands, TX    Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8/4       Dallas, TX                   Gexa Energy Pavilion

LOUDER THAN HELL – The Definitive Oral History Of Metal

LOUDER THAN HELL

The Definitive Oral History Of Metal

By Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman

Buy Your Copy NOW at Amazon.com – RATED #1 in Heavy Metal Books and #2 in History & Criticism Books!

Barnes & Noble Touts LOUDER THAN HELL as a Great Father’s Day Gift!

“…as indispensable as a skull-adorned leather jacket.”

-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“…no one’s gone quite as deep into the genre’s recesses as this 736-page oral history?”

- ROLLING STONE (4 star review!)

“It’s an aficionado’s delight.”

- NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

“…an amazing account of the four-decades-old genre?”

- LA WEEKLY

?If you want some debauchery and demonology to go with your gentle summer breezes, Louder Than Hell is the tome for you.”

 - YAHOO SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE, “ROCK?S BEST BEACH READS”

“…a flawless authoritative history of metal straight from the mouths of the men and women who lived it, and you?ll feel like you are right there beside them.”

-  LOUDWIRE

“Essential.”

 - REVOLVER (4/4 stars review!)

“An indispensable oral history of an often misunderstood musical genre.”

- KIRKUS REVIEWS (a starred review!)

“I?m not saying this just because I?m in the book, but . . . if you love metal, great stories, and music history told by the people who made it, then Louder than Hell is a must-read.”

- ALICE COOPER

“… the authors’ inclusiveness give this examination a weight that is just as heavy as the music.”

- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

LOUDER THAN HELL: The Definitive Oral History of Metal is in stores NOW! Compiled from over 400 interviews conducted by respected music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman, LOUDER THAN HELL: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (It Books; May 14, 2013; Hardcover; $32.50) is a chronological history of heavy metal, told through the words of the men and women who created it, played it, re-invented it, and continue to rock it. This week, the book is ranked at number #549 in the top books OVERALL on Amazon.com! The book is still ranked #1 in Heavy Metal Books and #2 in History & Criticism Books. LOUDER THAN HELL is also ranked #11 in 20th Century Books.

From the creation of Black Sabbath in the late 1960s, to Judas Priest?s development of the leather-and-studs look, to Metallica introducing the world to thrash, to the inception of Ozzfest, to Faith No More accidentally creating the first hybrid of rap and metal, to the provocative exploits of the Sunset Strip scene, to the death and destruction surrounding Norwegian black metal, LOUDER THAN HELL gets to the meat of the metal matter.

LOUDER THAN HELL explores the transformation of metal culture, with stories and anecdotes straight from the mouths of the most infamous and successful bands. Filled with hundreds of revealing interviews representing every type and era of heavy metal… from metal progenitors such as Blue Cheer, Led Zeppelin, and the MC5 to current day innovators including Slipknot, Mastodon, and Lamb of God.

LOUDER THAN HELL is the ultimate look behind the curtain at one of our most dynamic, controversial and enduring musical genres. With an introduction by Scott Ian of Anthrax and an afterword by Rob Halford of Judas Priest, and with two 16-page photo inserts, with some never-before seen candid shots by celebrated rock photographers Stephanie Cabral and Robert Matheu, this is the book metal fans have been waiting for.

EXUMER announces show in Brooklyn, NY!

- May 22nd, 2013 ?

? German surge veterans, EXUMER, have actually verified a New York City show on September 21, 2013. The show will be the just UNITED STATE appearance in 2013 for EXUMER and the band’s 2nd see to the United States. Main support for the evening will be Florida death metal act MALEVELONT CREATION. The program will be at The Paper Box in Brooklyn, NY.

Vocalist Mem V. Stein remarks: “We are beyond delighted to be finally playing in NYC. We have not used North American soils because the THRASHO DE MAYO festival in L.A., four years ago. New york city is close to mine and our bassist’s hearts, because both of us live right here and we have actually never ever brought the band to play in front our house group.”

Surge fans can catch a peek of exactly what EXUMER’s live show resembles in the band’s video for “Fire & & Damnation” on youtube.

Countess To Release New EP “Sermons Of The Infidel”

On June 17th, Dutch black metal veterans Countess will launch a new EP entitled “Sermons Of The Infidel.” The EP will be exclusively offered digitally through the group’s official Bandcamp site.

“Sermons Of The Infidel” includes 35 minutes of metal spread over 8 tracks: 6 brand brand-new versions of Countess classics and two brand-new tracks. The EP is the first Countess release because 2011′s full-length “On Wings Of Defiance,” and 2 tracks from that album will be included in brand-new performances.

The track listing is:1. Hymn To The Gods Of Yore
2. Trumpets Of Dawn
3. I Am The Infidel
4. Sermon Of The Devil Preacher
5. Son Of The Dragon
6. Child Of The Millennia
7. City Of Satan
8. Chosen By The God

“Sermons Of The Infidel” likewise marks the return of guitar player Zagan, who was last heard on the “Vengeance” cd over a decade ago.

Pop Evil Announce Tour Dates With Drowning Pool

Pop Evil have actually announced several new tour dates with Drowning Pool. Information are:

July 21st in Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
July 23rd in Marshalltown, IA @ Impala Ballroom
July 24th in Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Street
July 27th in Clarkston, WA @ Entrance Golf Method
July 30th in Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
July 31st in Cheyenne, WY @ Atlas Theater
August 1st in Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
August 2nd in Denver, CO @ Top Songs Hall

DEW-SCENTED RELEASE VIDEO TEASER FOR NEW TRACK

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have released an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the song, “Guided By The Dead Light,” one of the new tracks off of their upcoming 20th anniversary anthology “Insurgent.” Check out the studio footage below

Lauded as “one of the most determined and deadly thrash metal acts in recent history with one of the finest metal releases of 2013″ (Alibi), the band will release their 19-track, 76-minute compilation “Insurgent” in North America on Tuesday (28) via Prosthetic Records. The release celebrates over 20 years of deadly thrash metal with a mix of new original songs, live tracks and rare covers.

DEW-SCENTED were recently seen supporting thrash legends Testament on their European tour, after which they were featured on the Full Metal Cruise alongside Doro, Kreator, Sabaton and several others. The band will play a slew of European festival dates throughout the summer including the prestigious Wacken Open Air alongside Anthrax, Rammstein and Meshuggah, to name just a few.

Catch DEW-SCENTED live
6/07        Hauptmannsgrunn, DE – Chronical Moshers Open Air
6/16        Bremen, DE – Aladin w/ Testament
7/25        Munich, DE – Backstage Halle – Free & Easy Festival
7/26        Magdeburg, DE – Rock Unter Den Eichen Open Air
7/27        Obersinn, DE – Eisenwahn Festival
8/1 – 8/3  Wacken, DE – Wacken Open Air 2013
12/15      Geiselwind, DE – Christmas Metal Festival @ Eventhalle

CHILDREN OF BODOM video for “Transference” off new album Halo of Blood

“Transference” was directed by Grupa 13 and shot in Wroclaw, Poland this past March. The track comes from Halo Of Blood, the eighth studio album by this world renowned Finnish heavy metal band, due out in North America on June 11^th.

CHILDREN OF BODOM will be headlining the Musicians Institute Stage at this years Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which launches its 5-week trek on June 29th in San Bernardino, California.

Mayhem Fest tour dates + COB off-date shows
06/29/13   San Manuel Amphitheater – San Bernardino, CA
06/30/13   Shoreline Amphitheater – Mountain View, CA
07/02/13   Idaho Center Amphitheater – Nampa, ID
07/03/13   White River Amphitheater – Auburn, WA
07/05/13   Desert Sky Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
07/06/13   Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM
07/07/13   Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater – Englewood, CO
07/09/13  Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI**  *COB off-date with Behemoth, JFAC, Battlecross, and Huntress*
07/10/13   Molson Canadian Amphitheater – Toronto, ON ? CANADA
07/12/13   First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA
07/13/13   Susquehana Bank Center – Camden, NJ
07/14/13   Darien Lake Performing Arts Center – Darien Center, NY
07/16/13   Comcast Center – Mansfield, MA
07/17/13   Bangor Waterfront – Bangor, ME
07/19/13   Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA
07/20/13   Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY
07/21/13   The Comcast Theatre – Hartford, CT
07/23/13   PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
07/24/13   Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
07/26/13   Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, IN
07/27/13   First Midwest Bank Amphitheater – Tinley Park, IL
07/28/13   DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkson, MI
07/29/13   Expo 5 – Louisville, KY**  *COB off-date with Amon Amarth, Behemoth, JFAC*
07/30/13   Lakewood Amphitheater ? Atlanta, GA
07/31/13   1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater – Tampa, FL
08/02/13   Tower Amphitheater – Austin, TX
08/03/13   Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Woodlands, TX
08/04/13   Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
08/05/13  Cricket Wireless Amphitheater – Bonner Sprint, KS  *COB off-date with Rob Zombie, Machine Head, and Amon Amarth*
08/07/13  Pop’s  – St. Louis, MO  *COB off-date with Amon Amarth, Battlecross, and Huntress*
08/08/13  Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN**   *COB off-date with Amon Amarth, Battlecross, and Huntress*
08/09/13  Peabody?s  – Cleveland, OH**   *COB off-date with Amon Amarth, Battlecross, and Huntress*
08/11/13  HEAVY MTL 2013 Festival @ Parc Jean Drapeau – Montreal, QC – CANADA

** headlining show

CARCASS Sign to Nuclear Blast Records!

Disinterred British extreme metal legends CARCASS have signed to Nuclear Blast Records for the world excluding Japan! Surgical Steel, the band’s first studio release since their 1996 LP Swansong, was produced by Colin Richardson (NAPALM DEATH, BOLT THROWER, GOREFEST, CANNIBAL CORPSE, SINISTER, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA) and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ACCEPT, EXODUS, TESTAMENT). Joining guitarist Bill Steer and bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker in the band’s current incarnation are new drummer Dan Wilding (ABORTED, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED) and guitarist Ben Ash (PIG IRON, DESOLATION, LIQUEFIED SKELETON). Expect some guest vocals from original sticksman Ken Owen as well, when Surgical Steel is released this Fall world-wide.

CARCASS has released several classic albums over the years, including Decibel Magazine “Hall of Fame” inductees Heartwork and Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious, and their influence has changed the face of extreme metal with every consecutive release. Whether it was inventing gore-grind (i.e. Reek of Putrefaction, Symphonies of Sickness) or creating the template for melodic death metal (i.e. Heartwork), CARCASS has always made records by which bars were set and rules were broken. Upon the band’s dismantling in 1996, fans mourned the loss of the seminal act and longed that the group would return again one day. In 2007, the metal world got its wish as CARCASS reformed to play several  sold-out reunion shows around the globe. Once again re-motivated to administer a shot of cynicism and infectious riffs into the arm of a sickly metal scene, founding members Bill Steer and Jeff Walker began writing what would become the latest output of their highly influential career, Surgical Steel. Only the choicest of cuts were made, and blood sweat and tears were shed to bring us a record worthy of the CARCASS legacy. In short, Surgical Steel is just what the doctor ordered.

SIX FEET UNDER: VIP Bundles For The Hell In July Tour Available Now

SIX FEET UNDER are currently preparing for their next round of tour dates in support of Unborn. As previously announced, Decrepit Birth and Cannabis Corpse will be joining them on this tour. Additionally, up-and-coming act Dealey Plaza will open the show. The tour begins July 10th in Houston  and VIP bundles are currently available. Bundles include a ticket to the show, SIX FEET UNDER shirt, a limited “Hell In July” poster, and a back stage pre-show hang with founding vocalist, Chris Barnes.

Mixed and mastered by Zeuss at Planet Z, SIX FEET UNDER’s latest album, Unborn, was released on March 19th via Metal Blade Records, and features tracks written in collaboration with Ben Savage (Whitechapel) and Jari Laine (Torture Killer).

SIX FEET UNDER
6/01/2013 Scion Rock Fest – Memphis, TN
6/20/2013 Metalfest  – St. Goarshausen, DE
6/22/2013 Dokk?em Open Air – Dokkum, NL
6/23/2013 Hellfest – Clisson, FR
SIX FEET UNDER
w/ Decrepit Birth, Cannabis Corpse, Dealey Plaza
7/10/2013 Fitzgerald?s – Houston, TX
7/11/2013 Dirty Dog -  Austin, TX
7/12/2013 Chameleon Room – Oklahoma City, OK
7/13/2013 Trees – Dallas, TX
7/14/2013 Sol – Santa Fe, NM
7/15/2013 Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff, AZ
7/16/2013 The Whisky – West Hollywood, CA
7/17/2013 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
7/19/2013 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
7/20/2013 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
7/21/2013 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
7/22/2013 Marquis Theater – Denver, CO
7/23/2013 Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS
7/24/2013 Fubar – St Louis, MO
7/25/2013 Rogue – Fayetteville, AR
7/26/2013 Exit/In – Nashville, TN
7/27/2013 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA

REVOCATION Reveal Album Art + Tracklisting; Announce Additional Tour Dates

REVOCATION have confirmed an August 6^th release date for their new self-titled album via Relapse Records.  This is their 4^th full-length release and the first featuring new bassist Brett Bamberger.  Today the band has unveiled the artwork and tracklisting for the album.  The artwork was created by Orion Landau (Dying Fetus, Obscura, Nile).

REVOCATION will be taking part in this year’s Summer Slaughter Tour, alongside the likes of Dillenger Escape Plan, Cattle Decapitation and others.  The tour starts July 19^th in San Francisco, CA and runs through August 20^th in Portland, OR.  In addition to the Summer Slaughter dates, the band has announced a handful of headline shows leading up to the Summer Slaughter and immediately following the tour.  All dates are listed below.

REVOCATION Headline Dates
7/14 Reading, PA @ Reverb
7/15 Peoria, IL @ Brass Rail
7/18 Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory

***THE SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR. All Dates from July 19 – Aug 16 with/ The Dillinger Escape Plan, Animals as Leaders, Periphery, Norma Jean, Cattle Decapitation, The Ocean, Revocation, Aeon, Rings of Saturn, Thy Art is Murder***
7/19-San Francisco, CA @ The Regency
7/20-Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
7/21-Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
7/24-Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
7/26-Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
7/27-Houston, TX @ House of Blues
7/29-Orlando, FL @ House of Blues (NO CATTLE DECAPITATION)
7/30-Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
7/31-Knoxville, TN @ Old City Courtyard
8/01-Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
8/02-Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
8/03-Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (NO NORMA JEAN)
8/04-Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
8/07-New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
8/08-Toronto, ON @ The Sound Academy
8/09-Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL
8/10-Albany, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
8/11-Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre (NO DEP)
8/12-Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
8/13-Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
8/14-Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4
8/16-Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
8/17-Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
8/19-Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
8/20-Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom

REVOCATION Headline Dates
8/21 Richland, WA @ Ray’s Golden Lion
8/22 Spokane, WA @ The Center
8/23 Billings, MT @ Railyard
8/24 Cheyenne, WY @ Ernie November Record Store
8/25 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews

BornBroken Offer FREE DOWNLOAD ‘Control’; Releasing New Album ‘The Healing Powers of Hate’ June 4th

Canadian death thrashers BornBroken are streaming their heavy hitting single ‘Control’. The band will be unleashing their debut album ‘The Healing Powers of Hate’ on Tuesday, June 4th.

HOUR OF PENANCE ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN TOUR

Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE will embark on a European tour this fall alongside Australian tech-death act Psycroptic and UK death outfit Dyscarnate. Prior to the tour — which kicks off in Belgium on Sept. 20 — the band will be seen appearing at several of the summer’s heaviest international festivals. All upcoming dates are listed below.

HOUR OF PENANCE are also excited to reveal that they have begun working on their next release, expected out in early 2014.

Come see HOUR OF PENANCE live

SHAI HULUD announces shows with Earth Crisis, Early Graves, and more

- May 22nd, 2013 ?

? After finishing an extremely successful trip of Europe in support of Propagandhi, followed by a headlining tour, SHAI HULUD have actually returned to the states and are preparing for their next set of confirmed programs. In July, fans on the east coastline will be treated to a handful of programs including Earth Crisis as part of their Firstorm 20th Anniversary Trip. Added support for the east coastline portion of the tour will be from Thy Will Be Done and White Widows. Additional SHAI HULUD shows have been verified for June, and July, consisting of an appearance at Amnesia Rockfest in Montebello, QC. For the complete listing, see below, or check out facebook.com/shaihulud.

SHAI HULUD’s Matt Fox reviews 2013: “2013 has been a banner year for Shai Hulud, and it’s not even summer yet. Seeing the launch of “Reach Beyond The Sun,” touring Australia as a part of the Soundwave Festival (headlined by Metallica ? ? practically the reason we play heavy songs) and having just returned from Europe after a trip with among our favorite bands, Propagandhi, has made this year so far both a blur and a dream, or one and the same relying on how well you remember your dreams, if you can remember them at all. 2013 is one dream we won’t soon forget, etched further into our memory receptors ? ? if there are such things ? ? with the dates we confirmed with Earth Crisis, a substantial and direct influence on the development and presence of Shai Hulud. This is a special year for us, and we’re grateful not just to share it with those who find something in our music that contacts them, but also with numerous of the bands whose songs has spoken, and still talks to us.”

In various other news, French metal singer Rachel Aspe, understood throughout the internet for her look on France’s Got Skill, has actually uploaded a vocal cover of SHAI HULUD’s “Reach Past the Sun.” The track can be heard on Aspe’s youtube network ? ? youtube.com/rachelaspemetal. Fans can also see Rachel Aspe live as the new vocalist of French Metal band Eths. For more info, check out facebook.com/EthsPage.

Stay up to date with SHAI HULUD’s updates from the roadway by means of their newest official social network, instagram! Fans can find them merely at instagram.com/shaihuludofficial.

SHAI HULUD
06/14 Poughkeepsie, NY The Loft
06/15 Montebello, QC Amnesia Rockfest
07/11 Albany, NY Bogie’s
Tour w / Earth Crisis, Thy Will Be Done, White Widows
07/12 Philadelphia, PA Ukie Club
07/13 Syracuse, NY Lost Horizon
07/14 New york city, NY Santo’s Party Residence
07/20 St. Louis, MO Fubar
Tour w / The Overseer
07/21 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
07/22 Fort Defiance, AZ Chapter House
07/23 Mesa, AZ Underground
Trip w / Early Graves
07/24 Anaheim, CA Chain Response
07/25 Tijuana, MX Revolucion
07/26 Camarillo, CA Rock City
07/27 Sacramento, CA Old Ironsides
07/28 Oakland, CA Metro Side Space
07/31 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep * Shai Hulud ONLY
08/01 Des Moines, IA Vaudeveille Mews * Shai Hulud ONLY

Available Today

The following releases are now available:

Single Releases

Mindset Evolution – “Burn It Down” (Prospect Park) – Amazon MP3
Nonpoint – “That Day” (Razor & Tie) - Amazon MP3
Toadies - “Rattler’s Revival” (Kirtland) - Amazon MP3

Album Releases

30 Seconds to Mars - “Love Lust Faith + Dreams” (Virgin/Capitol) - Amazon MP3
Airbourne - “Black Dog Barking” (Roadrunner) - Amazon MP3

AMON AMARTH reveals trailer for their forthcoming documentary Forging Mjölnir

AMON AMARTH has revealed a trailer for their forthcoming mini documentary. Entitled Forging Mjölnir, the short film will appear as a three-part series with each official segment slated to premiere via the band’s microsite at http://deceiver.amonamarth.com.

The Forging Mjölnir documentary comes in anticipation of AMON AMARTH’s ninth studio offering, Deceiver of the Gods. Recorded at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, UK, and produced, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap (Opeth, Megadeth, Exodus, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage), the follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed 2011 Surtur Rising full-length delivers ten fiery battle hymns made of buzzsaw riffs and epic harmonies all driven by vocalist Johan Hegg’s commanding Viking roar and absorbing accounts of Norse crusades and treachery. Deceiver of the Gods comes adorned with another outstanding Tom Thiel-created cover portraying a mythical battle between the Norse Gods Loki and Thor. As an added bonus,Messiah Marcolin (Candlemass) makes an appearance as guest vocalist on eighth track, “Hel.”

Check out the title track “Deceiver of the Gods”

Deceiver of the Gods will be released in North America via Metal Blade Records June 25th, in Europe June 21st/24th and Japan on June 26th.

Following a run of European festival dates next month, AMON AMARTH will be opening the mainstage of this year’s edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest set to commence June 29 in San Bernardino. See confirmed dates below.

AMON AMARTH Summer 2013 European Festival Tour
6/01/2013 Forta Rock Festival    Nijmegen, NL
6/06/2013 Sweden Rock Festival   Solvesborg, SE
6/07/2013 Rock Am Ring           Nurburgring, DE
6/08/2013 Sonisphere             Sonisphere, FR
6/09/2013 Rock Im Park           Nurenberg, DE
6/11/2013 MeetFactory            Prauge, CZ
6/12/2013 Eter Club              Wroclaw, PL
6/14/2013 Copenhell              Copenhagen, DK
6/15/2013 Noval Rock             Nickelsdorf, AT
6/16/2013 Download Festival      Donington, UK
6/21/2013 Nummirock              Nummijarvi, FI

AMON AMARTH
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest 2013
6/29/2013 San Manuel Amphitheater            San Bernardino, CA
6/30/2013 Shoreline Amphitheatre             Mountain View, CA
7/02/2013 Idaho Center Amphitheatre          Nampa, ID
7/03/2013 White River Amphitheatre           Auburn, WA
7/05/2013 Desert Sky Pavilion                Phoenix, AZ
7/06/2013 Isleta Amphitheatre                Albuquerque, NM
7/07/2013 Fiddler?s Green Amphitheatre       Englewood, CO
7/09/2013 The Intersection                   Grand Rapids, MI w/ Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
7/10/2013 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre       Toronto, ON
7/12/2013 First Niagara Pavilion             Burgettstown, PA
7/13/2013 Toyota Pavilion                    Scranton, PA
7/14/2013 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Darien Center, NY
7/16/2013 Comcast Center                     Mansfield, MA
7/17/2013 Bangor Waterfront                  Bangor, ME
7/19/2013 Susquehanna Bank Center            Camden, NJ
7/20/2013 Saratoga Performing Arts Center    Saratoga Springs, NY
7/21/2013 The Comcast Theatre                Hartford, CT
7/23/2013 PNC Bank Arts Center               Holmdel, NJ
7/24/2013 Jiffy Lube Live                    Bristow, VA
7/26/2013 Klipsch Music Center               Noblesville, IN
7/27/2013 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre    Tinley Park, IL
7/28/2013 DTE Energy Music Theatre           Clarkston, MI
7/29/2013 Expo Five                          Louisville, KY w/ Children of Bodom, Behemoth, Emmure, Motionless In White, Born of Osiris, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
7/30/2013 Lakewood Amphitheatre              Atlanta, GA
7/31/2013 Live Nation Amphitheatre           Tampa, FL
8/02/2013 Austin 360 Amphitheatre            Austin, TX
8/03/2013 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion    The Woodlands, TX
8/04/2013 Gexa Energy Pavilion               Dallas, TX
8/05/2013 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre      Kansas City, MO w/ Rob Zombie, Machine Head, Children Of Bodom
8/07/2013 Pop’s                              Sauget, IL w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/08/2013 Marathon Music Works               Nashville, TN w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/09/2013 Peabody’s                          Cleveland, OH w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/11/2013 Heavy MTL Festival                 Montreal, QC

AMON AMARTH: Three-Part Mini Documentary Trailer Revealed

- May 20th, 2013 ?

Today melodic death metal legion AMON AMARTH reveals a trailer for their forthcoming mini documentary which can be viewed at http://www.metalblade.com/amonamarth . Fittingly titled Forging Mjölnir, the short film will appear as a three-part series with each official segment slated to premiere via the band?s microsite at http://deceiver.amonamarth.com.

The Forging Mjölnir documentary comes in anticipation of AMON AMARTH?s ninth studio offering, Deceiver of the Gods. Recorded at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, UK, and produced, mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap (Opeth, Megadeth, Exodus, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage), the follow-up to the band?s critically acclaimed 2011 Surtur Rising full-length delivers ten fiery battle hymns made of buzzsaw riffs and epic harmonies all driven by vocalist Johan Hegg?s commanding Viking roar and absorbing accounts of Norse crusades and treachery. Deceiver of the Gods comes adorned with another outstanding Tom Thiel-created cover portraying a mythical battle between the Norse Gods Loki and Thor. As an added bonus,Messiah Marcolin (Candlemass) makes an appearance as guest vocalist on eighth track, ?Hel.?

View the black and white Forging Mjölnir trailer where the band discusses their earliest musical influences,  as well as a stream of opening title track and first single, ?Deceiver of the Gods? and special preorder info at this location: http://www.metalblade.com/amonamarth.

Deceiver of the Gods will be released in North America via Metal Blade Records June 25th, in Europe June 21st/24th and Japan on June 26th.

Following a run of European festival dates next month, AMON AMARTH will be opening the mainstage of this year?s edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest set to commence June 29 in San Bernardino. See confirmed dates below.

AMON AMARTH Summer 2013 European Festival Tour:
6/01/2013 Forta Rock Festival ? Nijmegen, NL
6/06/2013 Sweden Rock Festival ? Solvesborg, SE
6/07/2013 Rock Am Ring ? Nurburgring, DE
6/08/2013 Sonisphere ? Sonisphere, FR
6/09/2013 Rock Im Park ? Nurenberg, DE
6/11/2013 MeetFactory ? Prauge, CZ
6/12/2013 Eter Club ? Wroclaw, PL
6/14/2013 Copenhell ? Copenhagen, DK
6/15/2013 Noval Rock ? Nickelsdorf, AT
6/16/2013 Download Festival ? Donington, UK
6/21/2013 Nummirock ? Nummijarvi, FI

AMON AMARTH
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest 2013
6/29/2013 San Manuel Amphitheater ? San Bernardino, CA
6/30/2013 Shoreline Amphitheatre ? Mountain View, CA
7/02/2013 Idaho Center Amphitheatre ? Nampa, ID
7/03/2013 White River Amphitheatre ? Auburn, WA
7/05/2013 Desert Sky Pavilion ? Phoenix, AZ
7/06/2013 Isleta Amphitheatre ? Albuquerque, NM
7/07/2013 Fiddler?s Green Amphitheatre ? Englewood, CO
7/09/2013 The Intersection ? Grand Rapids, MI w/ Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
7/10/2013 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre ? Toronto, ON
7/12/2013 First Niagara Pavilion ? Burgettstown, PA
7/13/2013 Toyota Pavilion ? Scranton, PA
7/14/2013 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center ? Darien Center, NY
7/16/2013 Comcast Center ? Mansfield, MA
7/17/2013 Bangor Waterfront ? Bangor, ME
7/19/2013 Susquehanna Bank Center ? Camden, NJ
7/20/2013 Saratoga Performing Arts Center ? Saratoga Springs, NY
7/21/2013 The Comcast Theatre ? Hartford, CT
7/23/2013 PNC Bank Arts Center ? Holmdel, NJ
7/24/2013 Jiffy Lube Live ? Bristow, VA
7/26/2013 Klipsch Music Center ? Noblesville, IN
7/27/2013 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre ? Tinley Park, IL
7/28/2013 DTE Energy Music Theatre ? Clarkston, MI
7/29/2013 Expo Five ? Louisville, KY w/ Children of Bodom, Behemoth, Emmure, Motionless In White, Born of Osiris, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress
7/30/2013 Lakewood Amphitheatre ? Atlanta, GA
7/31/2013 Live Nation Amphitheatre ? Tampa, FL
8/02/2013 Austin 360 Amphitheatre ? Austin, TX
8/03/2013 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ? The Woodlands, TX
8/04/2013 Gexa Energy Pavilion ? Dallas, TX
8/05/2013 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre ? Kansas City, MO w/ Rob Zombie, Machine Head, Children Of Bodom
8/07/2013 Pop?s ? Sauget, IL w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/08/2013 Marathon Music Works ? Nashville, TN w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/09/2013 Peabody?s ? Cleveland, OH w/ Children of Bodom, Battlecross, Huntress
8/11/2013 Heavy MTL Festival ? Montreal, QC

BLEED FROM WITHIN Supporting Megadeth in the UK

After supporting Testament in March and doing their own, highly successful UK headlining tour BLEED FROM WITHIN have just been confirmed as direct support for the upcoming Megadeth tour in the UK in June.

BLEED FROM WITHIN supporting Megadeth
03.06.2013 (UK) Newcastle – O2 Academy Newcastle
04.06.2013 (UK) Glasgow – O2 Academy Glasgow
05.06.2013 (UK) Manchester – Manchester Academy
06.06.2013 (UK) London – O2 Academy Brixton

Festivals / shows:
01.06.2013 (UK) Dundee – Upload Festival
14.06.2013 (UK) Interlaken – Greenfield Festival
16.06.2013 (UK) Donington Park – Download Festival
06.07.2013 (D) Münster – Vainstream Rockfest
20.07.2013 (B) Dour – Dour Festival
23.07.2013 (SLO) Tolmin – Metaldays
27.07.2013 (UK) Redhill, Surrey – Robin Cooks Farm, Redfest
10.08.2013 (UK) Oxford – O2 Academy 2
11.08.2013 (UK) Bridgend – Throwfest
24.08.2013 (AT) Kapfenberg – Overdrive Encore Festival

BLEED FROM WITHIN are touring their latest album “Uprising” that was released via Century Media Records in March.

Official video for “Uprising”

Metallica Inspired The Backstreet Boys

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LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH Announces North American Tour With Melechesh

LA-based black metal legion, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH, are emerging for a North American tour this June. They will be supporting Melechesh alongside Vreid and Reign of Lies. The tour begins on June 16th in Los Angeles at The Joint and will wrap up on June 30th in Brooklyn.

Additionally, the band recently released their first ever music video for the title track from their most recent album Baphometic Chaosium.

LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH
w/ Melechesh, Vreid, Reign of Lies
6/16/2013 The Joint – Los Angeles, CA
6/17/2013 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
6/18/2013 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
6/19/2013 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
6/20/2013 TBA – Vancouver, BC
6/21/2013 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB
6/22/2013 The Exchange – Regina, SK
6/23/2013 The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB
6/24/2013 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
6/25/2013 Mojoe’s – Joliet, IL
6/27/2013 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON
6/28/2013 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
6/29/2013 Railroad Tavern – Keene, NH
6/30/2013 Europa – New York, NY w/Valdur
07/01/2013 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
07/03/2013 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
07/05/2013 Joe?s Grotto – Phoenix, AZ
07/06/2013 Cheyenne Saloon – Las Vegas, NV

AUTOPSY “THE HEADLESS RITUAL”

July 2 will mark the return of Autopsy, the U.S. masters of brutality, with the band’s sixth studio opus of horror and all-out madness, The Headless Ritual, on Peaceville Records.

BRUTAL TRUTH Announce European Tour Dates + Festival Appearances

The godfathers of grindcore, Brutal Truth, have announced a run of summer and fall European festival appearances and tour dates.  Kicking off July 24th at Metal Camp in Slovenia, the grind veterans will perform a string of 10 dates before heading back in September for another run.  A complete listing of dates is included below with more to be announced shortly.

Brutal Truth released their last full-length End Time in 2011 to immense critical acclaim. The band recently remixed a track from End Time featuring numerous high-profile guests which will be released in the near future via Relapse as a split with powerviolence / noise vets Bastard Noise.  Details on this split will be announced shortly. 

Brutal Truth Tour Dates
July 24        Tolmin, Slovenia     Metal Days Festival w/Mayhem, In Flames, Meshuggah
July 25        Bratislava, Slovakia        FUGA
July 26        Chemnitz, Germany        Rock Im Betonwerk Festival
July 27        Steenwijk, Netherlands        Stonehenge Festival
July 28        Maxéville, France        T.O.T.E.M
July 29        Paris, France            Glazart
July 30        Brussels, Belgium        Magasin 4 w/ Eyehategod
July 31        Berlin, Germany            Spartacus Potsdam
Aug 01        Prague    Czech Rep        Modra Vopice
Aug 02        Spital am Semmering      Austria    Metal Invasion Open Air Festival
Aug 03        Krakau,    Poland            Off Festival
Sep 19        Groningen, Netherlands        Vera
Sep 20        Tilburg, Netherlands        Incubate festival
Sep 21        Wermelskirchen Germany    NRW Festival
Sep 22        London, UK            Electrowerkz