Norway’s ICS Vortex have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records for the launch of the versatile “Storm Seeker” debut album, to be released on August 22nd, 2011 in Europe and August 23rd, 2011 in North America.  

A re-mastered version of DEATH’s “Lack Of Comprehension”, taken from the forthcoming re-issue of Human, has been posted online now via the official DEATH Facebook page.  

UNKIND has completed work on their brand new full-length album Harhakuvat. Harhakuvat was recorded and mixed by Kari Nieminen at Noisecamp Studios in Turku, Finland.  

Relapse Records will release the brand new, long-awaited album from southern metal band HAIL!HORNET this summer. The album, Disperse The Curse, follows-up the band’s self-titled 2007 debut and has been set for a July 19th North American release date.  

It is with great pleasure that Century Media announces the worldwide signing of Swedish progenitors, VILDHJARTA! One of the most respected bands in the scene today, VILDHJARTA mixes ambient, peaceful moments with brutal and dark music to create some of the most awe inspiring and unique musical output in modern metal.  

Miami’s emerging hard rock sensation Black Tide has posted a brand new track “Walking Dead Man” for download on iTunes at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=437572945.  

***** Annual Concert Series to Celebrate 10th Anniversary with 40+ Date U.S. Tour Launching August 5th. Celebrating 10 years of bringing the hottest acts in music across the country, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is proud to present the 2011 Honda Civic Tour featuring blink-182 and My Chemical Romance.   

Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover take viewer questions via Yowie.com this evening at 6 pm pacific/9 pm eastern. Fans can login to the chat at this link: http://www.yowie.com/show/308.  

Swedish folk metallers FALCONER have launched their second single ‘O, tysta ensamhet’ taken off their brand new studio album Armod via German Metal Hammer.  

Jersey-based warmongers ENTRENCHED have paired up with StereoKiller.com to premier the track “Anesthetic Death” from their wholly devastating underground masterpiece Preemptive Strike. Crafted in the tradition of BOLT THROWER, INVASION and HAIL OF BULLETS, Preemptive Strike offers memorable songwriting, hellacious grooves, and a world war’s worth of firefights.  

TOMBS has posted the title track from their forthcoming album Path Of Totality online now at MetalSucks.net. The band has previously posted “To Cross The Land” at Stereogum.com, “Silent World“ online at NPR.org, and “Vermillion” via the TOMBS’ Facebook and at BrooklynVegan.com.  

TRILLION RED is pleased to introduce a unique blend of hammering ambiance and dark metallic rhythms – the band’s self-released debut EP Two Tongues. Within the EP lie four sonic stories that pulsate a heavy, ambient and dark vibe. Those wishing to take a trip with TRILLION RED are strongly advised to get in touch at clawhammerpr@gmail.com.