Season of Mist are proud to announce the signing of LICE. The brand new avant garde black metal outfit, including members of SHINING and TEITANBLOOD, will release their brand new album, ‘Woe Betide You,’ on May 10. The first song, “Layers of Dirt,” can be heard HERE.  

“Pioneer,” an adjective to be used carefully. Many wish they were, most are not. DIAMOND HEAD – the Stourbridge, England-born New Wave Of British Heavy Metal pioneers – return to the world stage with a new album. The Coffin Train is at once fresh and exuberant while also being a stone-cold classic slice of old-school heavy metal excellence. Is it packed with the sort of riff-fueled power that founding member (and riff lord) Brian Tatler led a genre and influenced the odd band or two with? It’s electric for sure… and then some.  

Last year Phil Mogg confirmed that this year’s 50th anniversary tour with UFO will be his last as the frontman of the long-running hard rock band. Consequently, it seems almost certain that at that point they will cease to exist. UFO were formed in London in 1969 and Mogg is their only ever-present member, performing on all of the group’s 22 studio albums.  

Eddie Van Halen store has released a commemorative shoe, the 1978 High Top, honoring the occasion of Eddie’s groundbreaking debut to the world stage with the release of the first Van Halen album, some 40 years ago. Adding to the growing collection of footwear offered by the EVH™ brand, the 1978 High Tops are a black and white classic high-top sneaker.  

Swedish melodic death/doom metallers OCTOBER TIDE, feat. ex-Katatonia members Fredrik and Mattias Norrman, announce details surrounding their sixth studio album, follow-up to “Winged Waltz” from 2016. The new album is titled “In Splendor Below” and will be released on May 17th via Agonia Records.  

Oh boy, here we go.  

Ska-punk trio Sublime With Rome (a.k.a. Sublime) are gearing up for the release of their full-length album Blessings on April 26th via 5 Music/RED MUSIC and I would love to discuss any feature opps. to promote the forthcoming release. The album was produced by Rob Cavallo  

Philadelphia’s DEVIL MASTER stake their claim as one of the most venomous, twisted entities in the underground with their hellish debut, Satan Spits on Children of Light. Today they’ve shared “Her Thirsty” Whip” just before it sees its release this Friday on Relapse.  

Queensrÿche release their new music video for “Blood Of The Levant” today. The track is off of the band’s forthcoming album The Verdict out March 1st via Century Media Records.  

The world’s fastest growing independent record label, Golden Robot Records, continues it’s upward trajectory into 2019. Golden Robot Records is pleased to welcome guitar legend John Sykes to their already impressive roster of artists. John recently signed a worldwide deal with Golden Robot Records, which will see his long anticipated forthcoming new album released later this year.  

Swedish atmospheric doom/sludge metallers THE MOTH GATHERER, are streaming their new album “Esoteric Oppression”, ahead of its Febraury 22nd release date on Agonia Records.  

Jesse James Dupree will be on-site in Indianapolis, IN this Thursday, February 21 when the trucking community stages a peaceful and professional protest.  His interests are two-fold.  First, to support those assembled as an independent voice. Says Dupree, “All of the Johnny Cash’s are gone, and somebody needs to step up here.” Secondly, to continue filming a documentary in production tentatively titled Last American Cowboy.