FoR have always been a well honed and eclectic American black metal band, but as they have progressed, their art has taken on an even more impressive and beautiful atmosphere as their songs developed and writing style grown to carry the listener deep into the woods with classical and folk elements.  

      Metal fans rejoice: The goddess is back and better than ever. In support of the new release, Atavist, OTEP is set to embark on a full headlining tour making its way across the U.S. this summer.  

dredg–Gavin Hayes (vocals, guitars), Drew Roulette (bass, samples), Mark Engles (guitars) and Dino Campanella (drums, keyboards)-has added more shows to their in-progress worldwide tour in support of their new album, CHUCKLES AND MR. SQUEEZY, which was released May 3 on Superball Music. Starting July 22 in Portland, the band will launch a West Coast trek with Fair To Midland and Trophy Fire.  

Vancouver BC / Miami FL / Hanover, Germany- After greeting AMORPHIS and MOONSORROW on board and promising their Finnish friends that they will come back for more, 70000TONS OF METAL, The World’s Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival sailed across the Baltic Sea to Rostock, Germany where they dropped off a scouting party. Their first destination was Berlin… and from there they will go IN EXTREMO! Public Sales will start Tuesday May 31st, 2011 at 10AM PST with ticket prices starting at US$666 plus US$289 taxes and fees per person and include all on-board entertainment, all meals, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and 24 room service!  

BURY YOUR DEAD has made a new song titled “Slaughterhouse Five” available on their Facebook page, located here. The track comes from the band’s new album ‘Mosh N’ Roll‘, which is set to be released on August 2nd through Mediaskare Records.  

The consistently talented masterminds of metal are back and better than ever with their newest EP release Omen.  

California Bay Area death metal pioneer Autopsy has partnered up with Stereogum.com’s “Haunting The Chapel” to premiere a brand new track “Hand Of Darkness” from the band’s long-awaited fifth studio album Macabre Eternal.  

British madcap thrashers LAWNMOWER DETH have been confirmed for this year’s edition of Bloodstock Open Air festival in the UK. LAWNMOWER DETH were active in the late ’80s and early ’90s, before reforming in 2008. The band has since played a number of shows, including performances at Download festival and Damnation Festival.  

San Antonio’s masters of blackened death/thrash HOD are gearing up to hit the road with black metal legends MARDUK, along with AURA NOIR, BLACK ANVIL and PANZERFAUST as part of the Seven Bowls of Wrath Tour.  

On June 2nd, 2011, Chilean death metallers THORNAFIRE have the distinct honor of warming up the stage for the almighty SLAYER when the trash titans bring their World Painted Blood Tour to South America.  

After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, JUDAS PRIEST – one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour!!  

MALEFICE, are currently readying to unveil Awaken The Tides, the third full-length from one of the most exciting modern metal acts to come out of the U.K.