INCANTATION Drummer Kyle Severn Featured In New Issue Of Sick Drummer Magazine     Are you ready for some fucking metal?!? INCANTATION / ACHERON skin-basher Kyle Severn is the subject of an in-depth feature in the latest edition of Sick Drummer Magazine. The article, which hit stands on March 8th, covers Kyle’s 25 years behind the kit as well as the 17 years he’s spent with death metal legends INCANTATION.  

There has been speculation about Scott Ian, member of Anthrax and his performing at the up coming Big 4 shows featuring Anthrax, Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth. Here is an official statement from Scott…  

Japan’s, Gallhammer, has completed work on its third studio album, titled The End, to be released April 25th on Peaceville Records.  

             The End evolves further from the foundations of Gallhammer’s previous effort, Ill Innocence, and its debut, Gloomy Lights, with an album of disturbing and dark drone music, consisting of a hypnotic bass and drum combination mixed with the band’s raw black metal and punk origins.     

  Los Angeles, CA – Following the announcement last week of their headlining “Raid the Nation” Tour, Papa Roach have announced a 2nd leg of the tour. With the first leg beginning on April 25th in Anaheim, CA with support from Finger Eleven and Pop Evil, the band will be beginning their 2nd leg on May 12th in Kearney, NE with support from Escape the Fate and Pop Evil (please see below for tour dates).  

Revolver Golden Gods Award nominees ACCEPT are returning to North America for 20 shows with Sweden’s SABATON kicking off their tour in Orlando, Florida on April 9th through May 7th in Houston, Texas.  

    West Coast Headlining Trek With Support FINGER ELEVEN and POP EVIL To Begin April 25th in Anaheim, CA  

Los Angeles extreme metal band DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS have released a third song, “Las Calaveras Del Terror,” from their upcoming new album Satánico Dramático on their Facebook page.  

Legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal photographers Brian Lew (Whiplash fanzine) and Harald “O.” Oimoen (D.R.I.) have joined forces to create the large-format hardcover photo collection MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Bay Area Bangers and the Birth of Thrash Metal.  

Too Late The Hero, the Portland, ME-based debut act signed to ReThink Records, run by Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler and manager Larry Mazer, have announced touring plans.  The band has been added to the bill of the Memphis May Fire tour, which kicks off on April 9th in Indiana.   

NORMA JEAN ANNOUNCE “EXPLOSIONS II PART DEUX” 2011 SPRING HEADLINING TOUR VIEW LIVE PERFORMANCE ON FUEL TV’S “THE DAILY HABIT”   After a successful 2010 and a strong start in 2011, Norma Jean have announced the “Explosions II Part Deux” Spring 2011 tour.  The tour will kick off in Ft. Lauderdale on May 6th at Culture Room and conclude in their home state of Georgia in Augusta on June 1st.   

DIABOLICAL will go on tour the second half of March to support their new album Ars Vitae. Most of the concerts will take place in Russia, and will be supported by DRAUGGARD.  

THE AMENTA, Australia’s most forward thinking extreme music collective, have made V01D available for FREE directly to the fans.