Trond "Trondr Nefas" Bråthen, guitarist and vocalist of Norwegian black metal band Urgehal has passed away, reports Season Of Mist, the band's label.
The following statement was posted on the label's official Facebook page: "We are deeply sorry to announce that Urgehal guitarist / vocalist Trondr Nefas just passed away. More news and official statement to follow soon. RIP."
German death/thrash metallers Dew-Scented have announced new line-up changes. The band comments: "The new line-up (re-)introduces Marvin Vriesde (Severe Torture, ex Blo.Torch) as main guitarist and songwriter."
Bay-area thrash legends Testament have revealed more details about their upcoming full-length titled Dark Roots Of Earth, including the album cover, tracklist and release date.
Phil Anselmo (Down, Pantera) is currently working on his first solo album. In a recent interview, Anselmo talked about his upcoming solo project where he did not just write all of the songs, but also produced them in his studio Housecore Records. Anselmo states that the most probable time of release is at the end of this year. He also calls his debut solo effort "one of the most intense things I've done, ever". Musicians that helped him with the album are Marzi Montazeri on guitar, with whom Anselmo played in Superjoint Ritual, on drums Jose Manuel Gonzales of Warbeast and on bass Bennett Bartley.
Turkish heavy metallers Mezarkabul (aka Pentagram) have released a new video for the song "Geçmisin Yükü", taken from the band's latest album MMXII. The video was directed by Ketche and has premiered at the Turkish channel Dream TV, where you can watch it. Alternatively, you can watch the video at the band's Facebook page.
Paris-based sludge/doom act Eibon has recently released a new video clip for "Entering Darkness", the title track off the band's latest album released through Aesthetic Death Records in 2010. Check out the video below. Eibon features former members of death metal act Drowning and pioneering French doomers from Garden Of Silence and Astral Rising.
Guitarist Slash has just released his new video taken off his second solo album, Apocalyptic Love. The new album is due to be released on May 22nd via his own label Dik Hayd International and distributed through EMI. The new video, "You're A Lie", was filmed in early April at Lot 28 at Universal Studios in California with director Anthony Leonardi III. The video can be seen below.
US symphonic black metallers Vesperian Sorrow have recently released their new album Stormwinds Of Ages in partnership with The Path Less Traveled Records. The band is streaming the title track from the album on their website.
Metal Blade Records announces the signing of epic heavy metallers Raven Black Night from down under!
Raven Black Night formed in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia to start their campaign to bring their traditional metal sound to a worldwide audience. After numerous gigs throughout their home country they recorded and released their debut album Choose The Dark in 2005.
"Let The Clown Rise", a brand new song from French death metallers Trepalium has premiered exclusively at this location. Alternatively, you can listen to the song on the video below. The song comes off their upcoming effort H.N.P., set for release on June 8th through Season Of Mist.
"Isolated", a new live video from German death metal band Morgoth is now available for viewing below. The song and video are taken from the band's upcoming live album/DVD, Cursed To Live, which will be released on June 25th via Century Media. More details about the DVD were earlier detailed here.
"Take My Bones Away", the first single off Yellow & Green, the upcoming new album from US sludge metallers Baroness is now streaming online and you can listen to it below. Yellow & Green will be a double album and is set for release on July 17th through Relapse Records. More details about the album were previously reported here and here.
Lillie: F-65, the new album from US doom metal veterans Saint Vitus, which will be released in North America on May 22nd via Season Of Mist, is now streaming online in its entirety at this location. The album was released in Europe on April 27th and was their first full-length album since 1995's Die Healing. More album details were previously reported here.
Aural Music has made available for streaming two new songs from Summoning The Bygones, the upcoming new album from Jordanian death/doom metallers Bilocate, available at this location. The songs are "The Tragedy Within" and "Hypia", which will be featured on the new album, set for release on May 28th. The track "Hypia" is a fully modified version of "Days Of Joy", one of the tracks from the band's debut album Dysphoria, and features the metal icon Dan Swanö as guest vocalist. More album details here and here.
