The mighty Machine Head have found a new label home: the newly launched arm of Nuclear Blast Records, Nuclear Blast Entertainment, headed by the band's longtime friend and former Roadrunner A&R guru Monte Conner. The band had been in talks with various labels and has now announced the decision. What is more interesting to the fans is that the Americans, now with new bassist Jared MacEachern, will enter the studio in late October to begin recording their eighth studio album for an early 2014 release, followed by a massive worldwide tour cycle.

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Machine Head

Fresh off the North American road with Katatonia, Cult Of Luna, TesseracT and Vattnet Viskar, post-metal/sludge creators Intronaut are pleased to announce that they will head out on a European headlining tour this November/December in support of their latest album Habitual Levitations. The run will feature direct support from Scale The Summit. A list of confirmed tour dates can be checked out below, with a few additional dates to be announced shortly.

Read more ››

Source:	centurymedia.com
Band profile:	Intronaut
Event:	Intronaut: European Fall Tour 2013

Canadian progressive metalcore outfit Protest The Hero have unveiled the complete artwork that will grace their upcoming album Volition, found underneath the O-card cover on the digipak CD version, and the vinyl cover. The band had invited fans to join an interactive website where they could uncover the artwork and later posted the complete NSFW artwork online. Take a look at it below. Moreover, the group is also streaming online another new track, "Drumhead Trial", and you can listen to it now. It features Kayla Howran on vocals and a guitar solo by Ron Jarzombek as well.

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Protest The Hero

The Temples Festival is taking place next year in the UK and it is boasting big names such as Neurosis and Anaal Nathrakh with an eclectic mix of bands. Today the organizers have confirmed other four bands that will also be part of the festival: Amenra, Gehenna, Jucifer and Oathbreaker.

Read more ››

Source:	templesfestival.co.uk
Event:	Temples Festival

Legion Of The Damned have finally shared the cover art that will grace their new opus Ravenous Plague. With the album set for release on December 20th, 2013 through Napalm Records, take a look below at the cover which was painted by Wes Bensecoter (Kreator). It is quite putrid.

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Legion Of The Damned

In the light of upcoming tour dates later this month, Sweden's stoner heavyweights Spiritual Beggars are now launching a new video for the song "Turn The Tide", coming off their 8th studio album, Earth Blues, released in April, 2013 via InsideOut. Check out the clip for "Turn The Tide'' down below.

Read more ››

Source:	insideoutmusic.com
Band profile:	Spiritual Beggars

American band Winds Of Plague has unleashed a new video for the new tune "Open The Gates Of Hell" from their upcoming Century Media release titled Resistance. The new album will only be out on October 29th but you can already have a taste of what is coming through the video here. "Open The Gates Of Hell" is the album opener. Did it make you want to listen to more?

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Winds Of Plague

Just days away from the release of their sophomore effort, The Tide, The Thief & River's End, Caligula's Horse have one final treat for us. You can now stream the album's closing track "All Is Quiet By The Wall" below. The album will hit the shelves on the 4th of October via Welkin Records. If you're a fan of progressive music and haven't heard of the band, you may now redeem yourself with your first experience. Below you also find the album sampler.

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Caligula's Horse

"Fields Of Dreams", the new video from Swedish melodic death metallers Eternal Oath, can now be seen below. The song comes off the band's comeback album, Ghostlands, which was released in June. The Swedes hadn't released new material since 2005's Wither. "Fields Of Dreams" is also the second single from the new album.

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Eternal Oath

This one is a two-in-one. A lot has been happening on the New Orleans sludge metal veterans Crowbar camp lately. The band has announced the addition of bassist Jeff Golden to the group's ranks. Jeff is from Bolton, Connecticut, but currently resides in Estero, Florida. Bassist Patrick Bruders quit the band two months ago. Furthermore, Crowbar's mastermind Kirk Windstein, who was also in Down, is focusing solely on Crowbar now and will be replaced by stage manager/Honky guitarist Bobby Landgraf in the band.

Read more ››

Source:	twitter.com
Band profile:	Crowbar

After revealing the details about their debut album, Avatarium, the new project of Candlemass bassist Leif Edling, has finally released music for us to hear. Apart from Leif, the band features Marcus Jidell (Evergrey) on guitar, Lars Sköld (Tiamat) on drums, keyboardist Carl Westholm and singer Jennie-Ann Smith. The doom metal band released a lyric video for their debut single "Moonhorse". Prepare yourself, it's a nine-minute song.

Read more ››

Source:

nuclearblast.de

Black metal duo Inquisition have debuted today another new song from their new album Obscure Verses For The Multiverse. The song is called "Infinite Interstellar Genocide", which is an interesting concept. Click play on the Soundcloud widget below to get another taste of the new album. "Infinite Interstellar Genocide" is described as one of the most aggressive songs on the record.

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Inquisition

The upcoming Monolithe opus promises to be an epic piece of music with just one 55-minute track. The band has now released the first six-minute extract of the full song and you can hear it right here right now. It should at least give you a perspective on some of the routes explored in this new journey that is Monolithe IV.

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Monolithe

Former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen will share the stage and perform a duet with the band's current touring vocalist Floor Jansen (ReVamp, ex-After Forever) at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest, set to take place from October 18th-20th at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. Tarja and Floor have released a video message regarding their upcoming collaboration which you can watch below.

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Tarja

TesseracT have posted online their new video for the single "Nocturne", taken from their most recent album, Altered State, only the second album of their career which followed the acclaimed debut One. The video was directed by Ben Thornley for Sitcom Soldiers and you can now watch it right here.

Read more ››

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	TesseracT