On the Friday the 13th pre-orders will be available for “Termination Redux,” the 20th anniversary EP release from Belgian death metallers ABORTED.  

Swedish master of melancholy, Katatonia, has confirmed details of its new band member, drummer Daniel ‘Mojjo’ Moilanen.  

The Los Angeles-based extreme shred quartet EXMORTUS will release “Ride Forth,” their sophomore Prosthetic full-length, on Jan. 8. The album, which features the above cover art by Philip Lawvere (Kreator, Celtic Frost), was recorded with producer Zack Ohren (Immolation, Suffocation) — who also helmed their acclaimed 2014 release “Slave To The Sword” — earlier this year. Described as “a blistering blend of European-influenced, neo-classical thrash metal” (LA Weekly), EXMORTUS delves even deeper on “Ride Forth” with their heaviest, speediest and shreddiest material to date. Today, EXMORTUS proudly unveils “Relentless,” a brand new track from the... 

To showcase some of the new recording products Toontrack is releasing this month, Rivers of Nihil‘s Brody Uttley (lead guitar) and Adam Biggs (bass) have created a new version of the song, “Ancestral, I”, taken from their new album, Monarchy. Featuring drum tones from the Toontrack Progressive EZX and guitar/bass tones from Toontrack Guitar Gods 3 expansion for Ez Mix 2, the demo video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/bF3uw3pTVlQ  

Cadabra Records, is preparing for the early February release of The Hound & The Music Of Erich Zann, two classic stories by celebrated author H.P. LOVECRAFT, marking the first time the author’s works have been read on vinyl in over thirty-five years.  

With the final mixes on their tenth studio album wrapped and ready for release in early 2016 (more info forthcoming), THE CULT is preparing for a run of six dates with spiritual cousins and legendary iconoclasts PRIMAL SCREAM. Kicking off on November 12th at Portland, OR’s Crystal Ballroom, both bands will be celebrating their unified solidarity and their forthcoming albums.  

Happy Halloween all you horror metal fans! THEM rises from the grave to announce the release of their first single from upcoming debut album, Sweet Hollow. “Forever Burns” is now streaming at this location.  

San Diego-based metallists Cage are set to return on October 30th, with the release of their latest metallic tour de force, ‘Ancient Evil’ (via SMG Records), and a little more than a week later, the band will be hitting the northeast of the U.S.  

Symphonic Metal Masters KAMELOT released their new album Haven last earlier this year (excl. Asia) on Napalm Records/Universal and Napalm Records/ADA/Warner as an exclusive licensing deal through the band’s KAMELOT MUSIC LLC.   

Three years after amicably parting ways with the Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated Flyleaf, Lacey Sturm is independently releasing her highly anticipated solo debut, Life Screams, in early 2016 on FOLLOWSPOT Records with The Fuel Music distribution. The first single from this self-produced set of urgent, anthemic and lyrically-timely rock, “Impossible,” debuts exclusively on SiriusXM’s Octane (channel 37) Sunday, Nov. 1, at 1:00 pm EST, and goes immediately into rotation thereafter. On Nov. 6, the single will be available on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon, and goes to rock radio for adds Nov. 9.  

For the fourth year in a row (the most by any artist human, Scumdog or otherwise), your masters GWAR returned to The A.V. Club to take part in the A.V. Undercover Series. The A.V. Undercover Series features artists covering other artists’ music. GWAR‘s first offering tackled the Kansas classic, “Carry on Wayward Son” – which was voted favorite performance of the year, to no surprise of GWAR.  

Parents, teachers and politicians, lock up yourselves! After the 2010 Future Shock tape, new barbarians INSTIGATOR have returned with the Bad Future 7″ vinyl EP. The black vinyl EP will be released December 11 on Gates of Hell Records (a Cruz Del Sur Music sub-label).