07:08 - Joe Zombie Sumac should be added to the database. Supergroup featuring members of Isis, Baptists, Botch, and Old Man Gloom. Heavier than an elephant.
06:09 - Redn1ght Yeah, sometimes I feel like I spend too much time on /X/ type shit, call me crazy but hey. We all are crazy by some standard of society nowadays. :)
06:04 - ScreamingSteelUS 4:03 am and I've got class + errands + homework + administrative shit to be sorted out tomorrow, but it's a night to be awake for.
06:00 - Redn1ght Sometimes life can be an ass. Not sleeping and you are supposed to have some kind of a class today? >.> Totally forgot.
Code announced last year that their upcoming full-length titled Mut would be released through Agonia Records, and they have now shared the second track on the album. The song is titled "Undertone", and clocks in at 3:37. The album is set for a February 27th release in Europe and March 10th in North America and will be released on a variety of formats, available for pre-order here. Enjoy!
Blackened hardcore metallers Hexis and friends This Gift Is A Curse are releasing a new split on six record labels, namely: Protagonist Music (USA), King Of The Monsters (USA), Monotonstudio Records (Germany), Farsot (Sweden), Grains Of Sand (Russia) and Shove Records (Italy). The release date for the physical copies hasn't been unveiled yet, but the record is available for pre-order, at this location. To celebrate, the two bands offered us a free stream of the entire release on CVLT Nation via Soundcloud. Alternatively, you can listen to it here. What do you think of the two new songs?
French black metallers Decline Of The I are giving us yet another brand new track entitled "Lower Degree Of God's Might" for streaming at this location. Alternatively, you can listen to it by using the Soundcloud player below. Tell us about your impressions. The song is taken from their upcoming new opus Rebellion which will see the light of day on February 27th via Agonia Records. You can pre-order your copy of the album on CD/LP right there.
Now that they have announced all about their new album, Negură Bunget prepare to embark on an extensive European tour starting in March, their lengthiest tour up to date. The trek happens in support of Tău (out February 27th) and the band will do more than 70 gigs all over the continent. Check out all the dates below. There will be plenty of opportunities to see the band live.
The Norwegian avantgardists Manes, who finally released a new album last year, Be All End All, have been confirmed for the Dark Bombastic Evening 2015. It seems like Transylvania will be the place to be this summer as Agalloch and Shape Of Despair will also perform at the festival in August 2015 in Alba Iulia, Romania.
Syn Ze Șase Tri will release their new album Stapîn Peste Stăpîni on the 16th of February, but you can already listen to the full record as it is streaming online at Bandcamp. The new album from the symphonic black metallers will drop via Aural Music. Go ahead and enjoy it and tell us what you think about it.
Apostate, the Ukrainian death/doom metal band, has some news to share. They will release their new album on March 2nd via Ferrrum. The group will unleash their hellish and horror inspired sophomore album Time Of Terror which, according to the label, will let fans of old Anathema, Hooded Menace and Eye Of Solitude salivating at the prospect of this unholy feast of doomed death metal fury!
Polish black metallers Outre have just premiered a brand new single called "Chant 3. - The Fall" and you can check it out by using the Soundcloud player below. The single comes off the band's upcoming debut album entitled Ghost Chants, whose release date and tracklist are still unknown at this point. But you can take a listen and share your thoughts about the new track.
Early last year, doom gothic metallers The Foreshadowing announced that they were in songwriting mode for their next album. Well, now the Italians have started the recordings for the successor to Second World (2012). The band has checking in now with an update. They are working at the Outer Sound Studios. Drummer Giuseppe Orlando has started recording his parts, the bass tracking is done and the guitars are next!
Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on Unholy Savior, the third studio album from Finnish heavy metallers Battle Beast, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The album has been released in Europe but it will only drop in North America on January 27th. For those that haven't heard the album yet, here's a 19-minute taste of what you'll get. Did it convince you to check out the record?
Original Trouble drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson has decided to leave The Skull. The doom metallers just released their debut record For Those Which Are Asleep last year. The band has also released a statement and apparently there is no bad blood between them. As for The Skull, the band promises to announce soon March and April U.S. and Europe tour dates.
UK's Subversion are streaming a new song from their second record. The tech metallers have unveiled a lyric video for the track "Imperfect" which will appear on Animi and this is the first song revealed so far. Go ahead and enjoy it below! The opus drops on March 3rd, 2015 through Rogue Records America.
A South African metal festival, Witchfest Festival Open Air 2015, has been forced to switch venues reportedly after complaints from a local Christian group. The festival is set to feature big names such as Epica, Cannibal Corpse, Septicflesh, Decapitated, Alestorm, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Kataklysm, Belphegor, Aborted, Hatebreed and more in April. It's self-proclaimed as the biggest metal festival ever to take place on African soil. Witchfest was due to take place on farmland in the North West Province town of Hartbeespoort from April 2nd-6th. But it's been moved to Lanseria, midway between Pretoria and Johannesburg. The organizers promise they will not give in to the protests.
Thrashers Testament are back in the studio! The follow-up to Dark Roots Of Earth released back in 2012 is finally shaping up. Vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson are demoing new material and have shared the first photos from the process. The new album will feature bassist Steve DiGiorgio, who returned to the band after the departure of Greg Christian. Their next record is expected to be released this year.
Back in March 2014, Soilwork performed a special show at Circus Club in Helsinki, Finland. Now they have announced the release of their anticipated first ever live DVD/Blu-ray, Live In The Heart Of Helsinki on March 13th, 2015 through Nuclear Blast Records. It will feature guest appearances by singers Floor Jansen (Nightwish, ReVamp) and Nathan J. Biggs (Sonic Syndicate). Find out all about it here. Are you interested?
