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Austrian outfit Dornenreich has revealed the album cover for new album “Freihei”, which can be viewed below. Further details on the release will be revealed shortly, and you can check out photos from the studio and recording updates at the band’s Facebook profile here. [...]

The German festival has announced some new bands to next year’s edition, starting with COUNTESS comeback, at their first live show since 1998. Also announced were blackened death metalers DEMONICAL, and polish black/punk thrashers VOIDHANGER. On the other hand, as sadly expected, BLAZE OF PERDITION and ORMEUS cancelation is now confirmed, following their tragic car [...]

The organizers of Hellfest have announced the poster with the an updated roster, you can check it below, by clicking the picture. You can check all the information about the festival at: http://www.hellfest.fr [...]

Legendary Death Metal pioneers Carcass have released a new video for the song “Unfit For Human Consumption”, introduced by Kirk Hammet himself. The track comes from Carcass’ new album, Surgical Steel out now on Nuclear Blast Records. Carcass will be hitting the road next spring with The Black Dahlia Murder, Gorguts and Noisem. [...]

According to a post by Periphery bassist and producer Adam Getgood, the band are recording with him at the West Hollywood, CA, recording studio Swing House Recording. The post was captioned: “Matthew Garstka is killing the Animals As Leaders drum sessions. Hardest hitter I’ve recorded for sure!” There are no further details currently on either the record or is [...]

Drummer Joey Jordison and Slipknot have parted ways. The shocking news was released via a statement from Slipknot on the band’s official website this evening (Dec. 12). During Slipknot’s break from heavy touring and writing new material, Joey Jordison has dedicated himself to the new band Scar the Martyr. Along with releasing a self-titled debut [...]

  The serbian organisation has announced that they have no intentions of organising this year the second edition of the extreme Darkness Rising Festival. On the festival official facebook page, they stated: Statement regarding Darkness Rising 2014 It is with much regret that we must say that Darkness Rising Festival is not going to happen [...]

The Finnish black / death metal festival is returning for its 2014 edition, already with a large first announcement, which includes the following bands: Primordial (IRL), Inquisition (USA), Deströyer 666 (NED), Vader (POL), Nokturnal Mortum (UKR), Aura Noir (NOR), Urfaust (NED), Aeternus (NOR), Baptism (FIN), Djevel (NOR), Desolate Shrine (FIN), Alghazanth (FIN), Raven Woods (TUR), [...]

The long established UTBS is already preparing next year’s edition, announcing the first names, which include polish dark black metalers MGLA and BLAZE OF PERDITION as well as the surprise concerning old school death metalers NUNSLAUGHTER, from Cleveland Ohio. Also confirmed are: THE GREAT OLD ONES (France); WILDERNESSKING (South Africa); OREMUS (Poland); NARBELETH (Cuba); KULT [...]

With the release of the new album Gators Rumble, Chaos Unfurls set for next Tuesday, October 29th, in Europe and November 12th in North America via Agonia Records, Southern black metalers GLORIOR BELLI are currently streaming the full new album online. So, if you still haven’t listened to it, waste no more time and click play [...]

After a couple of EPs and two albums released in 2007 (Origin Of Apparition and Languor Into Echoes, Beyond), in 2011 singer/guitarist Alex Poole decided to put CHAOS MOON to sleep forever. Later he joined KRIEG and gave birth to ESOTERICA and LITHOTOME. Then in 2013 Poole realized it was time to wake his oldest [...]

Portuguese black metal maniacs CORPUS CHRISTII will headline the next edition of Extreme Agression Fest, set to take place at Side B, Benavente, the 20 and 21 December 2013. Along them, prog death metalers DISAFFECTED and death metalers COLOSSO are already confirmed. There are still seven bands to be announced. [...]

French metal bassist LSK (a truncated form of her original nom de guerre, Hellsukkubus) has died at the age of 36. She was well-known in the European black metal underground, primarily as a member of notorious French acts like Antaeus, Hell Militia, and Vorkreist. Despite her fearsome pedigree, she also demonstrated her range and versatility [...]

Portuguese metal veterans RAMP have recently announced the release of a future best of album, to be entitled “XXV 1998-2013”. They have also confirmed some tour dates for the celebrating tour: Announced tour dates: 08/11 – Alverca / Edy Music Club – 22:00h 09/11 – Leiria / Beat Club – 22:00h 15/11 – Abrantes / [...]