Be sure to head over to MSN.com as the site hosts the worldwide premiere of SISTER’s upcoming album HATED, streaming in its entirety!  

Thrash metal quintet, WRETCHED, has officially announced a U.S. summer tour in support of the anniversary of their sophomore album, Beyond The Gate, bringing along two industry-veteran replacements to contribute to the band’s already superior musicianship; new vocalist, Adam Cody, whose GLASS CASKET performance was an early inspiration to the band, and new bassist, Andrew Grevey, formerly of LOCULUS.  

EGYPT CENTRAL fans have spoken.  They’ve been raving about the album on the band’s Facebook and Twitter pages since the May 31 release of the Memphis band’s highly anticipated WHITE RABBIT album.  And now, thanks to those devoted and outspoken fans, the album will make its debut on SoundScan’s “Current Hard Music Albums” chart at #5 next week.  It also debuts at #78 on Billboard’s “Top 200 Albums” chart.  

Dark Descent Records is proud to announce the CD reissue of Death Strike’s Fuckin’ Death. Active from 1984 to 1985, Fuckin’ Death represented one of death metal’s earliest recordings. Death Strike disbanded after 1985’s Fuckin’ Death demo and Paul Speckmann went    

Icon In Me puts out their third title release and pounds awe-inspiring music into the veins of their listeners, releasing an uncontrollable instinct to head bang right through the entire album. Head Break Solution provides a truly astounding definition of the metal genre and delivers the perfect amount of energy in each and every one of their songs.  

The two-man band Trillion Red releases their EP Two Tongues, and delivers some amazing music in each track. Patrick Brown and Max send the pulsating beats throughout your soul with a combination of riveting guitar playing and a profound baseline. Two Tongues clearly defines a new type of metallic rhythm with soft undertones that leave listeners head bobbing for hours.  

Universal Republic’s Volbeat has announced a Summer tour across North America that brings the band coast to coast, and in to Canada for multiple dates.  Following a near sold-out run in March and April of this year, the Danish metal band continues to sell-out larger venues with each tour of North America.   

Swedish progressive metal titan Katatonia has announced its return to North American shores this fall. Katatonia will join fellow countrymen Opeth on a six week run, dubbed the “Heritage Tour”, which will conquer over 30 cities across the US and Canada beginning in September.  

The members of seminal NYC Platinum hardcore/metal band Biohazard have announced that bassist/co-vocalist Evan Seinfeld has left the line-up.  “We have a long history together, but it’s time for a change,” said guitarist/co-founder Bobby Hambel.  “We wish Evan well.”  

Heavy Metal Warrior and powerhouse vocalist Veronica Freeman of BENEDICTUM offers her thoughts on each of the songs from the band’s masterpiece release, Dominion (Frontiers). Read on to get the inside scoop on these stunning anthems.  

As anticipation builds for their third rage-filled release, Head Break Solution, modern melodeath supergroup ICON IN ME (featuring current and former members of Soilwork, Hostile Breed, The Absolute and Transport League) has posted a clip from the video for “Un-Slaved”  

Limp Bizkit’s first single, “Shotgun,” rocketed to #1 on the iTunes Rock Chart upon its release. The single appears on their highly anticipated new album, GOLD COBRA, due out on June 28th!