This year, Nefarious Realm is gearing up to present a documentary on the Massachusetts scene to give insight on how it was, how it changed, what it is now, and where it may be going. Transcendence: A Look Into Boston Metal and Hardcore will feature several guests telling their stories and sharing their moments including…
This February, FREYA and fellow New Yorkers in LETTER TO THE EXILES for a short Northeast trek. Both bands have recently entered the studio to record their respected forthcoming full lengths. Click here to view the dates!
This year, Nefarious Realm is gearing up to present a documentary on the Massachusetts scene to give insight on how it was, how it changed, what it is now, and where it may be going. Transcendence: A Look Into Boston Metal and Hardcore will feature several guests telling their stories and sharing their moments including...
Legendary Swedish grinders NASUM have announced a limited number of farewell performances for 2012 including their first ever tour on North American soil! NASUM was…
BERMUDA‘s new song “In Trenches” has been posted, listen below, which features a guest appearance from Kevin McCaughey vocalist for ION DISSONANCE. The song will appear on BERMUDA‘s new album…
The mighty CONVERGE will hit the road in April for a two-week tour with LOMA PRIETA and GIT SOME (ex-Planes Mistaken For Stars). Select dates will also…
REVOCATION released their new album Chaos of Forms in August, 2011 through Relapse Records. Today via UltimateGuitar.com the band exclusively premiere an unreleased song from the Chaos…
The Occupation Domination Tour has been officially announced featuring ORIGIN, CATTLE DECPITATION, DECREPIT BIRTH, ABORTED, RINGS OF SATURN, and BATTLECROSS. Dates below:
04/20 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
04/21 Wilmington, DE – Mojo 13
04/22 Trenton, NJ – Backstage @ Champs
04/24 Brooklyn, NY – Europa
04/26 Peoria, IL – The Brass Rail
04/27 Joliet, IL – Mojoes
04/28 Portage, IN – Camelot Arena
04/29 St. Louis, MO – Fubar
05/02 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theatre
05/04 San Diego, CA – Ruby Room
05/05 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
05/06 West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
05/07 Fullerton, CA – Slidebar
05/08 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
05/09 Stockton, CA – Plea For Peace Center
05/10 Sparks, NV – The Alley
05/11 Portland, OR – Branx
05/12 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
05/13 Boise, ID – The Venue
05/14 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
05/15 Denver, CO – The Summit
05/18 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre
Singapore grinders WORMROT have released a new music video for the song “Breed to Breed,” directed by Raul Gonzo. The track is from WORMROT‘s EP, Noise, which is available for free download at this here.
SPLIT CRANIUM, the hardcore/crust punk outfit led by ex-ISIS and current MAMIFFER and Aaron Turner and Jussi Lehtisalo of CIRCLE, are set to release their self-titled debut LP, out March 20 via Hydra Head. ”Tiny Me” and “Sceptres to Rust” are streaming below.
Split Cranium track listing:
1. Little Brother )
2. Tiny Me
3. The Crevice Within
4. Blossoms from Boils
5. Sceptres to Rust
6. Black Binding Plague
7. Yellow Mountain
8. Retrace the Circle
Brooklyn sludge rock ministers HULL are pleased to announce another stretch of tour dates this Spring. The short but epic run will commence on March 7 in Long Branch, New Jersey. From there the band will forge their path towards Austin to pillage their way through another SXSW Music Conference.
Commented the band in a collective statement:
“The fires of life boil our blood as we anticipate the rising of the moon. Sharpening our steel for the open road, the Earth’s tides overwhelm the coasts. With much doom, the salted sands part as tortured souls spread their heavy upon the cracked crust of our Mother. Brother and Sister traverse the scarred country side, elating the spirits of willing followers as the skies blacken with the sorrow that is expelled. Once again, packed neatly in their battered vessel, HULL burn this candle of life and light the roadside within the depths of night. Accompanied by true warriors upon the first leg are Black Tusk, Royal Thunder and East Of The Wall. Raise your fists in revelry. Stand side by side as we carve deep into the soil of this turbulent wasteland.”
HULL Tour 2012:
3/07/2012 Brighton Bar – Long Branch, NJ
3/08/2012 Annabells – Akron, OH
3/09/2012 Ultra Lounge – Chicago, IL w/ Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, East Of The Wall
3/10/2012 I Rock – Detroit, MI w/ Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, East Of The Wall
3/11/2012 Camelot Arena – Portage, IN w/ Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, East Of The Wall
3/12/2012 Fubar – St. Louis, MO w/ Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, East Of The Wall
3/13/2012 Stone Pony – Fayetteville, AR w/ Black Tusk, Royal Thunder, East Of The Wall
3/15/2012 SXSW Red Seven – Austin, TX
3/17/2012 SXSW Triple Crown Tattoo – Austin, TX
3/18/2012 The Lion’s Den – Denton, TX w/ Mutilation Rites
3/19/2012 Queen City Hall – Dallas, TX w/ Nachtmystium/Alcest/The Atlas Moth/Bruce Lamont
3/20/2012 Downtown Music – Little Rock, AK w/ Mutilation Rites
3/21/2012 Café CoCo – Nashville, TN w/ Mutilation Rites
3/22/2012 TBA – Richmond, VA w/ Mutilation Rites
3/23/3012 The Acheron – Brooklyn, NY w/ Mutilation Rites, Batillus, Trenchgrinder
Norwegian pioneers in Blackened Death metal, FESTER has risen from their grave to unleash the fury that is A Celebration Of Death. The band’s first offering of new material in 17 years, A Celebration Of Death is a whirlwind of dark musical flavors mixing Black, Death, Thrash, Heavy Metal and Jazz. FESTER returns to celebrate death with this vicious assault of old-school and sinister riffing. This truly is the band’s darkest offering to date.
Guitarist/vocalist Bjorn “Tiger” Mathisen elaborates, “FESTER has never made music to please a certain crowd and this dark anthem really proves that darkness and death can come in many different disguises.”
A Celebration Of Death is scheduled for a mid-March release date through Abyss Records.
A Celebration Of Death track listing: 01. Rites of Ceres
02. The Black Tower
03. March of Death
04. I’ll Hunt You Down
05. Metalized
06. Jeg Spytter På Deg
07. Last Day of Battle Pt.I
08. Last Day of Battle Pt.II
09. A Face for a Funeral (bonus)
10. Rites of Mortiis (Remix of Ceres by Mortiis)
In addition to core members Jon Bakker (bass), Thomas Andersen (vocals) and Bjorn “Tiger” Mathisen (guitar/vocals), A Celebration Of Death also features Audun Kleive (session drums), Raymond Pellicer (additional guitars, programming and synth), Eivind Aarseth (additional guitars), Guido Saint Roch (guest vocals on “Metalized”) and Mortiis (Dark Converter). The cover for A Celebration Of Death was painted by artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Sodom, Atheist, Sigh, Anacrusis). The rest of the layout was done by Joce of Industrie Chimere Noire (Portal, Ghäst, Total Holocaust). The CD release will include a 16-page booklet. Flooga Records will be issuing a vinyl version of the album with laminated gatefold and heavy inner sleeve. Total Holocaust Records will release a limited edition cassette version (100 copies only) with alternate, hand drawn cover and artwork.
American heavy metal juggernauts THY WILL BE DONE have posted an exclusive video teaser for their anticipated upcoming EP via their recently launched YouTube channel. The video features a sampling of new music from their forthcoming release combined with live footage and some familiar faces.
“We, as a band and as individuals, went through a lot during the writing process of this EP.”, comments rhythm guitarist Kurt Fraunfelter who also engineered the forthcoming release. “You can hear so many emotions and feelings throughout whether it be in the vocals, the guitar solos, or whatever.”
The forthcoming release was mixed by acclaimed metal producer Zeuss (WHITECHAPEL, SUICIDE SILENCE, CHIMAIRA, SOULFLY) at Planet Z in Hadley, MA and features six brand new studio tracks, including “You, The Apathy Divine“, which the band debuted live on the Stillborn Fest tour with HATEBREED.
“Musically, it is still very much a THY WILL BE DONE release,” Kurt elaborates. “However, I think when this new EP is played from start to finish you will definitely hear a darker and far more ‘moody’ vibe than throughout our entire last album. Lyrically, I can assure you there is not one word on this EP that isn’t straight from (vocalist) J’s heart.”
THRICE will embark on a “farewell” tour of North America this spring, this past November the band has gave word that they are going on hiatus. ANIMALS AS LEADERS will be joining them.
5/4 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues-San Diego
5/5 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café
5/6 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
5/8 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
5/9 Dallas, TX @ The Door
5/10 Austin, TX @ Emo’s East
5/11 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
5/12 New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
5/13 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
5/15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
5/16 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
5/18 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
5/19 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
5/20 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
5/22 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon
5/23 Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
5/24 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre Times Square
5/25 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
5/26 Boston, MA @ Royale Night Club
5/27 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
5/29 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
5/30 Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
6/1 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
6/2 Chicago, IL @ Metro
6/3 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
6/5 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
6/6 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
6/7 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
6/9 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox @ The Market
6/10 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
6/12 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
6/13 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
6/14 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
6/15 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
6/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia LA Live
A WANTED AWAKENING has recently entered Steelhouse Studios where their are recording their as yet untitled full length. The effort will consist of 10 songs, including rerecorded versions of 5 songs from their Rebirth EP that was released this past July. Their very own bassist, Jason York, will be handling recording, mixing, and mastering duties.
Commented vocalist Rick Hardy:
“The album as a whole is a collection of a lot of hard work for the better part of 5 years where we have gone through many different evolutions in our sound.We are very proud of the product that we will be putting out and are very excited to get back on stage to showcase the new songs to our fans. It’s been a long time in the making.
Noisecreep and Gun Shy Assassin have each posted live tracks from the upcoming DEATH deluxe live 2CD collection entitled Vivus!Noisecreep is currently streaming the Scream Bloody Gore classic “Zombie Ritual” taken from Disc, while Gun Shy Assassin is streaming The Sound of Perseverance track “Flesh And The Power It Holds” also from Disc 1. Compiling two separate DEATH concerts, each recorded in 1998, Disc One features the band at the height of their prowess tearing the roof off of the infamous Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles while Disc Two is a brilliant recording of the band on the festival stage at Dynamo Open Air. The complete tracklisting for both discs can be found below.
Vivus! is set for a February 28th North American release date, March 2nd in the Benelux/Germany, and March 5th in the UK and rest of Europe. Vivus! follows the recent Relapse Records re-issues of Individual Thought Patterns, The Sound of Perseverance and Human. Like those reissues, this collection will contain extensive liner notes from previous members and never-before-seen photos of the band. Pre-order options, including a new line of exclusive DEATH merch and additional release information can be found on the Relapse Store.
Vivus! Tracklisting:
Disc 1 – Live In L.A. – 1998
1. The Philosopher
2. Spirit Crusher
3. Trapped In A Corner
4. Scavenger Of Human Sorrow
5. Crystal Mountain
6. Flesh And The Power It Holds
7. Zero Tolerance
8. Zombie Ritual
9. Suicide Machine
10. Together As One
11. Empty Words
12. Symbolic
13. Pull The Plug
Disc 2 – Live In Eindhoven – 1998
1. The Philosopher
2. Trapped in a Corner
3. Crystal Mountain
4. Suicide Machine
5. Together As One
6. Zero Tolerance
7. Lack Of Comprehension
8. Flesh and the Power It Holds
9. Flattening of Emotions
10. Spirit Crusher
11. Pull the Plug
In anticipation of their forthcoming new 2012 studio album, SHADOWS FALL are reaching out to fans to ask for help in designing their official new band logo. The design contest, presented by MetalSucks.net, is launching February 21st through Talenthouse where fans can submit their original designs through March 14th. Voting will be open from March 21st – March 27th with the winner set to be announced on April 5th. There will be a total of three contest winners. Visit TalentHouse.com to enter.
Winning prize packages are as follows:
One Grand Prize Winner (chosen by Shadows Fall)
-$250.00 Cash Prize
-Artist profile editorial feature and Logo design featured on MetalSucks.net
-VIP pair of tickets (2 tickets) and meet/greet to a local Shadows Fall tour date
-Designed Logo featured as Shadows Fall’s default image on band social media accounts for 2 weeks
-Signed copy of new Shadows Fall album
One First Prize Runner Up (chosen by fan vote)
-$100.00 Cash Prize
-Logo design featured on Shadows Fall’s Facebook page
- Pair of tickets (2 tickets) and meet/greet to local Shadows Fall tour date
-Shadows Fall merchandise package
-Signed copy of new Shadows Fall album
One Second Prize Runner Up (chosen by fan vote)
-Logo design featured on Shadows Fall’s Facebook page
- Pair of tickets (2 tickets) and meet/greet to local Shadows Fall tour date
-Signed copy of new Shadows Fall album
In other news, SHADOWS FALL will hit the road for a string of headlining tour dates this February where they will play intimate warm up shows and new music in select cities. The band will then head to Australia for Soundwave 2012, dates below.
SHADOWS FALL has just wrapped recording their seventh official studio album at Zing Studios. Slated for a late spring 2012 release, the new record reunites the band with long-time friend, producer/engineer and Killswitch Engage/Times Of Grace guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz. Adam D., who has previously helmed the boards on albums for All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, Unearth, The Devil Wears Prada, and Every Time I Die, is also intimately involved in the writing of the new SHADOWS FALL material.
SHADOWS FALL has a new album coming out later this year through Razor & Tie, more details on the album and tours dates are expected to be announced soon. Enter . In the video below, vocalist Brian Fair speaks about the contest where a clip of a new song follows.
SHADOWS FALL Headlining Shows:
Feb 16 – Rochester, NY – Montage
Feb 17 – Syracuse, NY – Station 58
Feb 18 – Clifton Park, NY – Trickshots
Feb 19 – Turners Falls, MA – Shea Theatre
SOUNDWAVE 2012:
Feb 25 – Brisbane, AUS – Soundwave
Feb 26 – Sydney, AUS – Soundwave
Feb 28 – Melbourne, AUS – The Palace (Sidewave w/Machine Head, Chimaira, Times of Grace)
Feb 29 – Sydney, AUS – UNSW Roundhouse (Sidewave w/Machine Head, Chimaira, Times of Grace)
Mar 2 – Melbourne, AUS – Soundwave
Mar 3 – Adelaide, AUS – Soundwave
Mar 5 – Perth, AUS – Soundwave
With just days before the release of Recurring Themes the new album from Detroit’s progressive metal band IMMINENT SONIC DESTRUCTION, the band has released a new video for the track “Monster“. The video features the full-length track combined with video content created by ISD fans and can be viewed below:
Recurring Themes was produced by Roy Z (Halford, Bruce Dickinson), and features nine original tracks that showcase the band’s vocal harmonies soaring over original progressive-metal riffing, melodic compositions and the rhythms of ex-Tiles drummer, Pat DeLeon. The album is set to be released this Friday, February 24th and will be available via the band’s website, iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, Lasers Edge, Dearborn Music as well as many other online music outlets.
AURA NOIR have debuted the track, “Abbadon,” exclusively, at Brooklyn Vegan. Listen to the first taste from the self-proclaimed “ugliest band in the world’s” upcoming album, Out to Die!
Featuring members of IMMORTAL, MAYHEM, VIRUS and AVA INFERI, AURA NOIR has announced their latest masterpiece Out to Die. More intense and aggressive than ever, with an increasingly stark and raw vibe to it all, the bar is once again raised and another milestone of putrid black thrash metal is born! Out to Die, their fifth album overall, and first with Indie Recordings, will see a release on March 23rd in Europe and March 27th in North America. The new album sees the return of Blasphemer to AURA NOIR‘s ranks! Pre-order is now available in North America. Order the CD on its own, or with an exclusive shirt design here.
Check out the track listing of Out to Die:
1. Trenches
2. Fed To The Flames
3. Abbadon
4. The Grin From The Gallows
5. Withheld
6. Priest’s Hellish Fiend
7. Deathwish
8. Out To Die
In it’s third year, the Midwest’s premiere hardcore/punk/metal festival, The Rumble, will be taking place on April 27th and 28th at The Bottom Lounge in Chicago. This year’s lineup is the festival’s best yet, featuring bands like NEGATIVE APPRAOCH, MURPHY’s LAW, 100 Demons, CRUEL HAND, COLISEUM, HARMS WAY, and over a dozen others. The full list of bands can be found below, and two-day festival passes are available now for $55, single day at $25 for Friday and $35 for Saturday via www.ticketweb.com.
The Rumble is presented by Empire Productions, whose founder, Shane Merrill, has been booking hardcore shows in the Chicagoland area since 1997. While both coasts have had no shortage of music festivals, the Midwest had been lacking a solid hardcore/punk/metal festival, and Shane took it into his own hands to create just that. He commented,
“The Rumble is growing each year and we’re digging into a lot of different subgenres of hardcore. From Negative Approach to 100 Demons to Cruel Hand to Coliseum to Murphy’s Law and so many more, this year’s lineup is one of our most diverse yet. It will be great to see some amazing newer bands that are making their first trips to Chicago like Rock Bottom and Empire of Rats among others. I’m personally looking forward to taking in all the different styles on the fest, both new and old. Should be a great weekend.”
For more information, check out The Rumble online at www.Facebook.com/TheRumbleChicago and stay tuned for more information, including after-parties at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago, to be announced soon.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Negative Approach
Murphy’s Law
Coliseum
Sweet Cobra
Ensign
Rotting Out
Focused Minds
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
100 Demons
Death Threat
Trapped Under Ice
Cruel Hand
Wisdom in Chains
The Mongoloids
Harms Way
Palehorse
Rock Bottom
Wrong Answer
Empire of Rats
Argonauts
Agitator
Beware
WIthdrawal
Everything Went Black
No Regrets
DOWNSPIRIT, the German/Swiss bluesy/hard-rocking-metal-oriented band formed by ex-SYMPHORCE/ex-FREEDOM CALL guitarist Cedric “Cede” Dupont, will enter the studios in mid-march to record their second album. A release is expected for late summer via Metalville Records, followed by a tour in fall/winter.
DOWNSPIRIT‘s debut album, Point Of Origin, was received well with much positive feedback all over the world, and brought the band’s touring schedule to include more than 60 shows around Europe.
“We can’t wait to let you hear what our second album will sound like. Being on the road a lot and having so much fun together as a band certainly made it’s inspiration to the songwriting process. We’re gonna have a lot of killer tunes on that album, that’s for sure!! We’re looking forward to get to the studio in mid-march!”
February 21st 2012 Last Witness - Mourning After (Holy Roar) Pallbearer - Sorrow And Extinction (Profound Lore)
February 24th 2012 Davidian - Our Fear Is Their Force (Massacre) Elmsfire - Thieves of the Sun (Massacre) Imminent Sonic Destruction - Recurring Themes (self release) Nightqueen - For Queen and Metal (Massacre)
