Recently Knoxville, TN’s WHITECHAPEL and drummer Kevin Lane mutually decided to go their own ways and the internet is already abuzz with rumors as to the reasons behind the split. Kevin offered the following statement to answer fans questions as to why the drummer and the band parted ways:  

Finnish death metal outfit CORPSESSED has signed with Dark Descent Records for the CD release of their self-titled debut EP. Scheduled for an early 2011 release, the EP features six tracks of bludgeoning old-school death in the vein of Entombed, Incantation, Deicide, Immolation and Grave.  

Finland’s new wave prog/death metal supergroup has posted a video trailer in anticipation of its debut North American tour, “The Finnish Metal Tour 2”, which will kick off on January 31st in Orlando.   

The two-man Black Metal outfit known as HAT (Norwegian for Hatred) are releasing the follow-up to last year’s acclaimed The Demise Of Mankind this month on Abyss Records. Entitled Vortex Of Death, the band’s second full-length release promises to deliver the same razor-sharp aural nihilism as its predecessor.  

Swiss melodic-folk-death-metallers ELUVEITIE will return to North America this February, in support of their new latest masterpiece Everything Remains As It Never Was. Joining them will be 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL, SYSTEM DIVIDE. Vocalist and mastermind Chrigel Glanzmann had this to say about the bands much anticipated return to our continent:  

On Sunday, February 13th, Chilean death metallers THORNAFIRE will share the stage with PESTILIENCE, VULCANO and nearly 40 others as part of the Macabre Fest II in Concón on the coast of Chile . In preparation for the festival, THORNAFIRE will join Chilean death/thrash cultists PENTAGRAM for a pair of shows in Santiago and the port city of Valparaiso .  

I hope you all survived the holiday madness and are ready to move forward into a bigger and better 2011. Your buds here at Clawhammer PR were wondering if, by chance, you took the opportunity to escape from the lunacy via Quicksand Dream’s epic Aelin: A Story About Destiny.  

  BRONX CASKET CO. will be releasing their forthcoming record entitled “AntiHero” on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 via eOne Music. “This Bronx Casket record is the best we’ve done, and we are looking forward to getting out on the road and doing some shows,” says front man D.D. Verni.  

  Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, DevilDriver, Trivium) is slated to mix the album Unearth has entered Zing Studios with producer Adam D. of Killswitch Engage fame. This album will be the follow up to 2009’s The March, and will be followed by an intense touring schedule with a new, yet to be decided, full-time drummer in the lineup. Vocalist Trevor Phipps has posted the following update: “We wanted to let everyone know that tracking for the new album has officially begun! We’re currently at Zing Studios in Westfield, MA tracking drums with our sit in drummer for the album Justin Foley of Killswitch Engage/Blood Has Been Shed. Foley was an obvious choice for this album for many... 

The Pittsburgh Comicon has become one of the premier privately run Comic industry events on the East Coast over the years. We pride our selves on providing a great event for the fans and exhibitors every year.  

Swedish melodic death metal titan, Arch Enemy, has begun recording a new studio album, the long awaited successor to 2007’s acclaimed Rise Of The Tyrant album. After releasing the Tyrants Of The Rising Sun – Live In Japan live DVD/CD (2008) and the re-recordings album, The Root Of All Evil (2009), the band’s ninth studio album will mark a return to new, original material.  

Metal Mind Productions is proud to announce the release of the exclusive box containing the full discography of one of the best death metal bands around – Sinister.