In April 2012 Mexico’s INFINITUM OBSCURE will set sail towards European soil for their first time since the band’s inception 12 years ago.  

Bury the Light, the highly-anticipated fifth album from US melodic/power metal champions PHARAOH, is now available in North America via Cruz Del Sur Music.  

Chaos Records has announced the signing of Mexico City’s THE SUFFERING. Forming in 1996 for the express purpose of crossing Mexican ancient and Swedish old school Death Metal, THE SUFFERING released one well received self-titled demo in 1998, but are now prepared to unleashed Hell with their full-length debut via Chaos Records later this year.  Featuring ex and current members of CENOTAPH and DENIAL, THE SUFFERING’s long await debut is guaranteed to set the world aflame. We’ll keep you posted on all the evildoings.  

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.