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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 [...]

Many people don’t realise it but it took 7 long years for Satyricon to return to Portugal. The last time was in 2006, promoting “Now, Diabolical”. So it was no surprise to see a big queue of people at the entrance of the Paradise Garage in Lisbon. The opening band was Chthonic, a Taiwanese Melodic [...]

It was on a very rainy night of November 1st, that the Northern city of Braga, Portugal hosted what could later be considered “a night to remember”. Norwegian Avantgarde Progressive Metal act Leprous brought Polish Blindead along with them, and Nebulous, a Portuguese Djent collective was responsible to be the first band to play. Apparently unknown [...]

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 / [...]

In a rainy night, one year after playing on the 15th anniversary edition of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest, the mighty Hypocrisy returned to Portugal once again. This time the venue was the Hard Club, Room #2. Along came Danish Grooving Thrash Metal Hatesphere and the Portuguese Death Metallers Theriomorphic were responsible for starting the hostilities [...]

Greek dark metalers Septicflesh have revealed some news concerning their forthcoming album. The band has entered the Devasoundz Studios in Athens to start recording their new effort, yet untitled. It has been revealed that the sucessor of The Great Mass will contain 10 songs and is expected to be released in North America via Prosthetic Records in early 2014. [...]