Converge last released new music in 2012. That’s a long time for any band, and Converge’s loyal fan base are surely going to eat up anything the band throws their way. That dry spell may have been broken, as the band have released two new songs, their first offering of material since All We Love We Leave Behind.
Ne Obliviscaris are one of the most hyped progressive metal acts of the past few years. Making the news with either impressive musicianship or their crowdfunding goals, the band has gone from Australian music act to national metal icons in a matter of years. With 2014’s Citadel setting up their global takeover, it was only evident that their eventual follow up would be monumental.
Images and Words is not only a notable album for Dream Theater, but one for progressive metal and the greater metal scene. Widely agreed upon as a classic, the album sparked an interest in Dream Theater when “Pull Me Under” became a hit single. Now, in celebration of the album, Dream Theater are bringing over their tour to North America, playing it in it’s entirety live.
New Jersey-based progressive death metal outfit UNCURED have unveiled a brand new track, titled “Stygian Valley” as the band prepares for a heavy touring schedule through the rest of 2017. Led by 17 year-old guitar prodigy Rex Cox, alongside his 19 year-old brother, Zak Cox (lead guitars), plus the dynamic rhythm section of Jon Kita of Diecast (bass) and Liam Manley (drums) to round out the group, UNCURED will kick-off a lengthy US tour alongside DevilDriver, 36 Crazyfists and Cane Hill on August 18th.
Hiss Spun is turning out to be an interesting album for Chelsea Wolfe. Building off of the dark nature of her previous release, Abyss, the album goes from there yet builds an identity of its own, with an undeniably metal aesthetic draped over it. To up the ante, Chelsea Wolfe has released the next single, “Vex,” from the forthcoming album, and it’s a weird one.
Today, Thrice is pleased to announce their fall co-headline tour with Circa Survive. The band recently wrapped their summer dates, sharing the stage with Deftones and Rise Against. After a short break and two performances at the Sonic Boom and Louder Than Life festivals, Thrice will be back in November playing their last shows before returning to the studio to start recording their tenth album.
Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Washington, D.C.’s GENOCIDE PACT. Hailing from the chaotic realm that is our nation’s capital, GENOCIDE PACT has been making pulverizing, relentless death metal since their inception in 2013. Praised by No Clean Singing as “titanically heavy” and Cvlt Nation as “suffocating in the highest, complimentary form of the word, Genocide Pact craft death metal that harkens to the greats while pushing forward to something even greater.” GENOCIDE PACT recently completed recording their sophomore full-length entitled Order of Torment. The album will see its release in early 2018 via Relapse.
Long Beach, California’s RIVAL SONS are kicking off their European summer tour today at Les Nuits de la Guitare festival in France. The band are playing a number of festivals across the continent, including Lollapalooza Paris and the UK’s Ramblin’ Man Fair and Steelhouse Festival. RIVAL SONS recently wrapped up a monumental tour supporting heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH for the band’s last ever shows.
Swedish thrash metallers THE HAUNTED will soon unleash their upcoming ninth studio album entitled, “Strength In Numbers”, on August 25, 2017 worldwide via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. In celebration, the band is excited to reveal the music video for the second single, “Spark”. Watch the blazing video, produced by Oscar Dziedzela (OD Visual)
