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Listenable Records is offering fans a free 22-track sampler, which is now available for streaming and download at sampler.listenable.net. The album, which features tracks from many Listenable’s dynamic and diverse roster of artists – past and present – includes Gojira, Svart Crown, Sarah Jezebel Deva, 77, Hate, Serpent Cult and many more.  Full sampler tracklisting below:  

Earlier this year, San Diego’s brutal death metal/slam outfit Pathology completed a successful 3-week west coast headlining tour that also went down into Mexico for 4 shows.  

More than 20 years after they were originally recorded and for the first time packaged as a domestic release, Goomba Music is proud to offer, In Times of Solitude the pre-amble album from one of doom metal’s pioneering bands, Solitude Aeturnus.  

American black metal outfit ABIGAIL WILLIAMS’ latest tour is now currently underway. Billed as support for almighty death metal legion Deicide on the March Of Death 2012 tour, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS are performing all new material from their recently released third LP Becoming, released worldwide via Candlelight Records in January. With Jungle Rot and Lecherous Nocturne also providing support for the entire trek, this shall prove to be one of the year’s heaviest tours so far as it storms across the continent through the end of the month.  

Spanish death doers GRAVEYARD are pleased to unearth their latest EP, The Altar Of Sculpted Skulls, via Pulverised Records! Featuring present and past members of Morbid Flesh, Lux Divina, Asgaroth and Banished From Inferno, The Altar Of Scultped Skulls was recorded at Moontower Studios in Spain and produced by guitarist J. Bastard.  

Metallica has announced that its Beyond Magnetic EP, will be released on silver vinyl on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 21, 2012.  Fans can purchase the vinyl at indie record retailers and at www.metallica.com.  Originally released via all digital retailers on December 13th and on CD worldwide on January 30th, the EP features four tracks recorded during the sessions for 2008′s 2x-platinum Death Magnetic, the band’s fifth consecutive No. 1 album.  

After a few weeks off, following nearly three years of semi-constant touring, Cape Fear’s sludge-slingers WEEDEATER decided they have been off the road long enough, and that it’s time to go reap some more hard-partying souls.  

Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, P.O.D., Sevendust, Filter, Fuel, Black Stone Cherry, Lit, Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche), Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N’ Roses) and In This Moment are confirmed for the fourth annual ShipRocked, the ultimate rock music cruise vacation. ShipRocked 2012 embarks from Fort Lauderdale, FL November 27 and provides guests with four days and nights of music and mayhem—along with a little relaxation—onboard the MSC Poesia while sailing the Caribbean.  

The third North American tour of epic pagan & folk metal masters has been announced, beginning March 29th in Baltimore, MD. Comprised of all Nuclear Blast artists,  I think this will be a very metal journey into the past.  

Salt Lake City-based heavy rock duo EAGLE TWIN have completed their anticipated sophomore LP and are preparing to devastate forward-thinking riff-seekers once again in 2012.  

Chevelle returned to New York City last night in support of their latest release, Hats off to the Bull. Opening the sold out show were Janus, and Middle Class Rut. Janus played a decent set, but it was nothing compared to their headlining show.  

Get into some serious headbanging with a brand new track from God Forbid called “Don’t Tell Me What To Dream” off of the upcoming album, Equilibrium, out March 26th.  

In exactly 4 months the Epic Metal masters of MANILLA ROAD will headline the Friday night of the Warriors Of Metal Fest V Open Air on June 29th at the Frontier Ranch in Pataskala, Ohio (just 20 minutes East of Columbus, OH). Mark “The Shark” Shelton states: “We have not played in Ohio since 1988 or ’89 and we’re really looking forward to play at this American True Metal festival in Ohio!”  

Candlelight Records today confirms June 5 as the North American release date for FEAR FACTORY’s new album, The Industrialist. Produced by the band with Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly), the album was mixed by Greg Reely (Paradise Lost/Skinny Puppy/Machine Head). It features additional tracking by Logan Mader (Gojira/Divine Heresy/Five Finger Death Punch) and artwork by Anthony Clarkson (Devin Townsend).