Swedish black metallers ASTROPHOBOS has inked a deal with Abyss Records for the release of the band’s forthcoming debut full-length album. The band is set to enter the studio this month with producer Erik Nilsson (A Swarm of the Sun, Aoria, Kausal) to record the album, which is expected to see the light of day this winter. ASTROPHOBOS has enlisted the services of Fredrik Widigs (Demonical, The Ugly) as a session drummer for the recording. Check www.astrophobos.com for updates.
Oh where the time goes. 18 years ago, Metal Machine was born and all we could remember was going from club to club, show to show and absorbing as much metal as possible. The good old days of the music biz..where you could go and buy your metal at Tower Records, the music industry was selling a bajillion CD’s every year and Metalblade records. o celebrate the labels super staying power in a fragmented music atmosphere, Metalblade is pleased to announce another event has been set up in celebration of the record label’s 30 Anniversary, which included a packed showcase at this year’s SXSW in Austin, TX, the Metal Blade Scion A/V Club showcase in Pomona, CA on 9/15, and the recently announced Los...
Montreal extreme metal veterans CRYPTOPSY have announced November 20th as the U.S. release date for their forthcoming self-titled album. Already a contender for many a critic’s top ten of 2012 list, Cryptopsy marks a furious return to the band’s tech-minded roots. Cryptopsy will be released in the U.S. by Cryptopsy/Defen Society in association with Revulotion Harmony/Candlelight Records. Pre-orders for the album are available through the band at www.Cryptopsy.ca or by visiting this location.
Reprise Records’ Green Day announced today that they are working with Nokia and AT&T to launch Nokia Music, a new music streaming service offering consumers free and unlimited access to playlists and songs from a global catalogue boasting 17 million tracks. To celebrate the launch of Nokia Music, the multi-platinum selling and Grammy® Award-winning band have created a series of exclusive playlists and will shortly announce a very special kick-off concert.
Grammy-winning alternative rock band Deftones have announced the November 13th release of their seventh studio album, entitled KOI NO YOKAN. To support the release they will hit the road on a nationwide headlining tour, with special guest Scars On Broadway, which kicks off October 9th in Ventura, CA and will conclude on the West Coast mid November. Tickets on sale next Friday, September 7 via Ticketmaster.com.
While LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe is back home in America after five weeks in prison in the Czech Republic, his legal problems are far from over. Manslaughter charges are still hanging over Blythe and at some point over the next few months he will have to return to Prague and stand trial. Faced with continuing massive legal bills, LAMB OF GOD has decided to create an eBay auction of equipment and memorabilia to raise money for Randy’s legal bills. All equipment was either used on tour or in the recording studio or in a video. The auction features items provided by all five members of LAMB OF GOD.
Kylesa is set to release From The Vaults, Vol. 1, a twelve-song collection featuring unreleased, new and alternate versions of songs spanning their catalogue including one entirely new song (“End Truth“) as well as the band’s legendary cover of Pink Floyd’s “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” on Nov. 20 (Nov. 16 in Europe).
