Following their latest round of tour dates, which saw the band as a major highlight at Psycho California as well as Levitation (Austin Psych Fest), Seattle’s EARTH has scheduled several new live performances across the US for the Summer months, as the band continues to tour the planet in support of their mighty tenth album, Primitive And Deadly.  

Following the recent announcing of Watershed Between Earth And Firmament, the impending debut album from Italian blackened hardcore/metal solo outfit, THE CLEARING PATH, an exclusive stream of the record’s second movement has been released with the track “Sacred Mountain“.  

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 — Last week, SLAYER announced their heaviest release ever – the Metal Eagle Edition of their upcoming album Repentless,set for a 9/11/15 release.  Made of aluminum alloy, measuring 15″ X 17″ X 3″ and weighing in at a hefty 7.8 pounds (yes, the final version is heavier than previously announced), the Metal Eagle Edition will house a deluxe digipak of the new »Repentless« CD plus bonus material detailed below. The limited (only 3,000 copies worldwide) and numbered Metal Eagle Edition will be a direct-to-consumer item and available exclusively via the Nuclear Blast mailorder online stores.  

RIVERS OF NIHIL unveils “Monarchy“, their sophomore full length album. The record will be available worldwide on Metal Blade Records on August 21, 2015. A brand new track, along with pre-order bundles, are available online now.  

BLACK TONGUE will release their new full length ‘The Unconquerable Dark’ on September 4th via Century Media Records. ‘The Unconquerable Dark’ is a devastatingly bleak record that showcases the Hull Hate Crew’s trademark Downtempo sound to absolute full effect. From the opening Doom drenched riffs of “Plague Worship” to the Black Metal tinged “L’appel du Vide”, to the unfathomably heavy “Prince Of Ash” and “Vermintide” (featuring guest vocals from SUICIDE SILENCE’s EDDIE HERMIDA), the hatred spews out of the speakers.  

The Black Dahlia Murder have returned with the much-anticipated, new full-length album Abysmal, which is now officially set for a September 18th release. This vicious slab of unrelenting aggression showcases TBDM at their very finest with a meticulous, pin-point precise rhythmic assault mixed with ferocious speed and dynamic hooks. The group kicks off a tour of Australia next week with Psycroptic and Colossvs, so be sure to head over to facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial for all tour dates and look for brand new music to surface in the coming weeks.  

Kaotoxin Records has revealed details about the forthcoming debut EP from Bulgaria’s SOURCES OF I. Faces, a three-song offering of Melodic Dark Metal is set to be released worldwide on August 14th as a limited edition (500 copies) deluxe DigiSleeve CD and digital download.  

Prog metal outfit THIRD ION, featuring former members of THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND and INTO ETERNITY, are proud to announce the launch of their official merchandise store.  

The inaugural September installation of SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST, the new mid-Atlantic, open-air, camping-based metal fest, has moved slightly Southeast, from its initial placement in Southern Pennsylvania to White Hall, in Harford County, Maryland.  

Danish metal combo, RISING, has reformed with a new full-time studio and live lineup, and will return to the scene in 2015 with new live performances and the recording of their third LP.  

In the beginning, there was metal, and it was loud. There was also folk music, which wasn’t, and Swiss stuff like chocolate and watches and Emmental cheese. Eventually – as it was bound to – it all came together, in one unholy, unlikely death-metal-with-hurdy-gurdies mash-up called Eluveitie: Swiss folk-metal was born.  

The entire itinerary for the fourth edition of the annual SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST has been disclosed, as the 2015 installment is confirmed to consume Tucson, Arizona for four days once again this October! Below you’ll find links to tickets, dates, and rosters for those days.