Razor & Tie announces the addition of newly formed, Orange County, CA based act, I Am War to its label and publishing rosters.   I Am War joins Razor & Tie for an exclusive, multi-album, North American deal.  The band is led by Atreyu front man Alex Varkatzas (on vocals) and Brandan Schieppati (on guitar and vocals).  I Am War is currently writing and demo’ing new material which will encompass their brutal debut album set for release in spring of 2012. “Brandan and I are extremely happy to sign with Razor & Tie. We feel like they fully understand the musical intentions of I Am War, and we couldn’t be more excited about our future. I am personally looking forward to making the most extreme... 

A Pale Horse Named Death (ft. members of Type O Negative, Life Of Agony & Biohazard) will pe playing Friday December 9th at The Studio, Webster Hall in NYC. For more info and to purchase tix…  

From Quebec, a proud raw black metal three piece awaits in the cold for war. Nevermind the lyrics & song titles, you can tell from just the music this band loves their native land. A couple songs even start with a small folk piece that sets the mood.  

A more guitar driven album than their previous ambient works, still just as heavy & still able to send you to his frozen realm.  

I think the French are a serious  rival for the Norwegians in black metal. Coming from the not so cold Vernouillet, Haemoth, a two man project, is raw black in its purest form. In Nomine Odium is their third full length album after a variety of demos, splits & compilations.  

Sounds from the South, Loincloth is a three piece instrumental progressive metal group. Iron Balls of Steel is their third attempt & they’ve cleaned up quite a bit. The bass player & drummer come from Confessor, a doom metal band with a vocalist. Dropping the vocals was a great idea for these two.  

Every note is deliberate. Each song simple yet complex, with a mind of its own yet so fitting & perfect with one another.  

Following what can only be described as the Rock’n’Roll comeback story of 2011, Anthrax will kick off 2012 with round two of a U.S. co-headline tour with fellow thrash titans, Testament.  The dozen-plus dates that come on the heels of the bands’ five-week Fall trek that packed venues from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, will kick off in Las Vegas on Sunday, January 22 and will take in some fifteen cities over a three-week period (dates listed below).  Anthrax will close all shows and Death Angel will again be main support on all dates.   

Female-fronted extreme metal band, WYKKED WYTCH has signed with Goomba Music for the release of their upcoming fifth full-length album, The Ultimate Deception. Coming back strong off 2008’s Memories of a Dying Whore – the group’s most successful and critically-acclaimed album – The Ultimate Deception continues where the previous album left off and continues to push the boundaries of extreme music as well as the legacy of WYKKED WYTCH.  

Pulverised Records is pleased to announce the addition of UK-based deathcrust extremos, WINDS OF GENOCIDE! Spawned in 2006, WINDS OF GENOCIDE is poised to inflict apokalyptic domination with their offensive d-beat onslaught. A bastardized fusion of Cianide, Amebix, Unleashed and Bolt Thrower, WINDS OF GENOCIDE  are working on their as-yet-titled debut full-length album, which should see the light of day in Armageddon 2012.  

Three decades after beginning its iconic journey of debauchery and decadence, MÖTLEY CRÜE has announced plans to invade Las Vegas with the city’s first-ever hard rock residency: MÖTLEY CRÜE IN SIN CITY.    

Canadian Metal road warriors, KITTIE have announced extensive touring plans to kick off 2012. Stretching from Canada, the US and a return appearance in Australia on the renowned SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL.