WHITE WIZZARD has launched a new track, “Strike The Iron,” taken from their upcoming third full-length album, The Devils Cut. Due out on June 3rd in Europe via Earache Records and on June 25th in the USA via Century Media/Earache Records, The Devils Cut features artwork by Cameron Davis, who is known for his work as the lead character designer and illustrator for the Guitar Hero video game series. WHITE WIZZARD bassist and main-man Jon Leon comments about “Strike The Iron“:
“‘Strike the Iron’ is my favorite WHITE WIZZARD song I have ever written, along with ‘The Sun Also Rises’, which closes the new record. I am very proud of the arrangement. I had the verse melody in my head and chorus line before I even picked up the guitar and started writing it. It has stunning leads by Jake and Will, and Joseph interpreted the vocal melody fantastically and gave so much character to it. This song really exemplifies everything this line-up is capable of and everyone’s talents really came through on it. It never lets up and we are very excited to get this one out there live…I expect it to be our opening song for the next couple of years.”









The extended vinyl re-issue of ELIZABETH‘s 2012 EP Where Vultures Land is up for
ASG, the North Carolina quartet who will release Blood Drive, their first new album in nearly six years on May 28, are streaming the 12-song release via
BLACK SHEEP WALL has premiered a brand new EP on the band’s official
NOTHNEGAL have announced they will release a new self-titled EP on July 9, 2013. The EP was recorded at Vakaruge Studios in the Maldives with producer Shamheed, with additional production being handled by Matt Hyde (Slipknot, As I Lay Dying) and Paul Reeve (Muse). The EP will consist of four new tracks and will be released exclusively through digital retailers in North America and other parts of the world through Season of Mist. Regarding the new EP, the band issued the following statement:
Nihilistic West Coast instigators GEHENNA has been forced to postpone touring for the time being due to legal issues, forcing the legion to drop from their upcoming assault with INTEGRITY and FULL OF HELL set to begin next week. A brief collective statement from the band reads:
A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH will release their sophomore album Lay My Soul to Waste tomorrow in North America on Steamhammer/SPV. Once again the artwork was commissioned by Sam Shearon, who is also responsible for artwork on the band’s first release And Hell Will Follow Me.
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Below is the final mix of the track “Into Nothing” which will be appearing on the forthcoming NACHZEHRER full length CD The Path of the Impure, scheduled for a release in August via Graveless Slumber Records and Pagan Pride Records.
Riff-heavy Los Angeles Stoner/Doom/Thrash Metal band BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH have announced the ‘Desolization Tour 2013,’ which kicks off July 12th in Austin, TX and wraps up in Denver on July 24.
Finnish hardcore heroes UNKIND have posted an in-studio episode chronicling the making of their forthcoming album Pelon Juuret. Watch the episode after the jump.
KEN MODE have announced new tour dates with TORCHE and BLACK COBRA. The new dates include West Coast performances in Long Beach, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, CA and a new date in Brooklyn, NY. Additional support on these dates will come from LO-PAN. Additionally, KEN MODE‘s participation in this year’s Sled Island and Pitchfork Music Festivals have been announced. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
Critically-acclaimed Southern hard-rock quintet KYLESA are streaming their forthcoming Season of Mist record, Ultraviolet in it’s entirety. The album is streaming now via
Denver thrashers HAVOK today announce their first headlining tour of North America. Dates are set to commence July 22 and will see the band journey through the southern states, travelling up the eastern seaboard before making their debut performance at Montreal’s annual Heavy MTL festival on August 11. The tour will be in support of their forthcoming new album, Unnatural Selection, set for release June 25.
Candlelight Records launched the CD-only pre-order last week at the label’s official
Check out the new track “Sink“, which appears on the eponymous 7inch release as well as ALPHA & OMEGA‘s forthcoming full-length No Rest, No Peace, now from 
