On January 24th, Midnight will release their new album, Rebirth by Blasphemy, via Metal Blade Records. “‘Rebirth By Blasphemy‘ is a rebirth,” states Midnight‘s sole driving force, Athenar.  

Savannah, GA sludge rockers BLACK TUSK are kicking off their U.S. tour dates tomorrow, November 8 in Asheville, NC. The trek will conclude on November 16 in Wilmington, NC. The band will be supported by CHILD BITE for all dates, except tomorrow, in which they will instead be joined by label-mates BASK. The full itinerary is as follows:  

Mayhem, whose sixth album, Daemon, is available digitally, with a physical release arriving tomorrow, share a video for “Falsified & Hated”  

Portland, Oregon’s NIGHTFELL todaybegins a run of tour dates across the Western edge of the US this week in support of their third LP, A Sanity Deranged, which was released in September through 20 Buck Spin.  

Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome Surma to its worldwide roster! Founded in 2018 by Viktorie Surmová (Bohemian Metal Rhapsody) and Heri Joensen (Týr), Surma is symphonic, progressive heavy metal at its finest. Fans can expect the debut album from this group to be released in 2020 via Metal Blade Records. Surma comments: “We are overjoyed to announce that we have signed a contract with Metal Blade Records for three albums. We have been working on the music for a year now and we are very satisfied with the results. We take this great opportunity very seriously and we look forward to unleashing our music upon the world.” Viktorie Surmová is a member of the theater ensemble of Divadlo Na Vinohradech... 

Death metal legends OBITUARY announce the East Coast Rotting Run in December! Tickets are on sale this Friday, November 8th at 10am EST.  

Earlier this year, Italy’s Destrage released their fifth full-length, The Chosen One, via Metal Blade Records. Fans can get a taste of The Chosen One now by watching the video for “About That”  

Death/Thrash Metal quintet Crusadist will release debut album The Unholy Grail on November 29. A lyric video for the album’s first single, the title track, is available…  

Australian high-voltage rock juggernaut MAMMOTH MAMMOTH strikes back with their fifth studio album, Kreuzung, coming out this Friday, November 8, on Napalm Records! Only a few days ahead of release, today the band is sharing a brand new single for the heavy as hell track Lead Boots.  

Grammy-nominated and Gold-selling hard rock heavyweights Killswitch Engage have announced their Spring 2020 North American tour plans. The band, recently recognized by Forbes as “one of modern metal’s most cherished acts”, will return to the road to headline clubs and theaters across the US and Canada. The trek kicks off on March 10 in Cleveland and runs through April 12 in Boston. Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s own August Burns Red will serve as main support for all of the dates. Additional acts appearing on the tour will be announced at a later date. All tour dates are below.  

Industrial goth/rock quartet DAVEY SUICIDE will treat audiences across the West Coast to the first glimpse of new material from their upcoming album ROCK AIN’T DEAD-out January 24, 2020 via Out Of Line Music/InGrooves-as they join industrial acts Static-X and Wednesday 13 on a jaunt across the West Coast this winter. Kicking off Tuesday, December 10 in Salt Lake City,UT, the tour marks the 20th anniversary of Static-X’s debut album Wisconsin Death Trip featuring the late Wayne Static and includes two sold-out shows in Portland, OR on December 13 and Seattle, WA on December 14. Dates are listed below.  

Following the release of arguably one of the year’s best psych-stoner-metal releases, HOWLING GIANT will be delivering the goods live on a November tour. The band’s epic metaphysical sci-fi saga The Space Between Worlds, is out now from Blues Funeral Recordings. PURCHASE/STREAM THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS:  https://bluesfuneralrecordings.bandcamp.com/  “Cybermancer and the Doomsday Express” Music Video Also announced, HOWLING GIANT has launched a new website, which includes an embedded and ready-to-play 80s-inspired “Comet Rider” video game where players can maneuver a little pixelated truck through a little pixelated desert and try to avoid hitting little pixelated rocks and tumbleweeds and cacti...