The aggressively touring, doom-infused heavy rock outfit CASTLE will continue their live sieges throughout the summer on two West Coast treks. Leg one – which includes a performance at Utah’s CrucialFest (Goatsnake, Royal Thunder) – commences next Wednesday in San Diego, while the newly-announced second leg kicks off in Los Angeles on Aug. 15. Dates for both can be found below. Continuing to ride the success of their critically acclaimed 2014 release “Under Siege,” CASTLE were most recently seen trekking across Europe after spending a majority of the past year on the road with bands including Lord Dying, Anciients, Conan, Cauldron and more. Consisting of eight tracks of riff-driven melodic...
As with a choice few truly great bands, the first self-financed cassette recording by CATHEDRAL – made available in October 1990 – was a pioneering underground masterpiece in its own right; the sound of a young band exploring its newfound chemistry, finding confident variations on a flawless list of influences and cultivating a sound and style that would prove hugely inspirational throughout the 1990s and beyond, being a major influence on everyone from Electric Wizard through to Reverend
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.
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.
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.
