Nekrogoblikon, the Los Angeles-based band who describe their music as “goblin metal” and became internet sensations with their day-in the-life-of-a-goblin video for “No One Survives”, return with new album, Heavy Meta, on June 2.  

After their Summer 2014 US tour with BUDD DWYER, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION are one again invading Europe in support of 2014’s Monsters! split with TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION, C.O.A.G, MISERABLE FAILURE, UNSU. and INFECTED SOCIETY.  

South Florida’s ABIOTIC will kick off a lengthy North American tour next month alongside Boris The Blade, Alterbeast, and more. The live assault will officially commence on April 15th in Memphis, Tennessee and coil its way through nearly two dozen cities, drawing to a close on May 8th in San Francisco, California. The band will be touring in support of their Casuistry full-length, set to drop via Metal Blade Records next month.  

Italian black/doom metallers FORGOTTEN TOMB will release their new album “Hurt Yourself and The Ones You Love” on April 17th in Europe and April 21st in North America via Agonia Records. In anticipation, the band unveiled the album’s title track (and music video).  

GOATSNAKE is ready to unveil the details of their first full-length in fifteen years, entitled Black Age Blues, the album to be released via Southern Lord on June 2nd, 2015.  

Legendary death metal unit, SIX FEET UNDER, will release their eleventh studio recording this Spring via Metal Blade Records. Titled Crypt Of The Devil, the ten track slab of audio violence was composed by vocalist Chris Barnes and Cannabis Corpse bassist/vocalist Phil “Landphil” Hall.  

Finally! After waiting what felt like centuries, Dead Earth Politics, from my own backyard, Austin, Texas (ATX for the cool kids), rockers to the rolling hills paradise and usurpers to the metal throne, have allowed me to review their new masterpiece! The follow up to The Queen of Steel last year, a second album of their planned trinity, Men Become Gods! Transcend the mere mortality, and click further to read what self-made gods sound like!  

Fresh off their North American tour with Opeth and In Flames, Portland, OR hard rockers RED FANG have announced a headlining tour in Australia/New Zealand this May.  

Maryland doom/heavy rock statesmen IRON MANand Virginia’s energetic death-power metal upstarts YESTERDAY’S SAINTS have teamed up for an 11-city tour of destruction through New England and the Midwest that begins in Washington, DC on March 12. It’s a literal tour of death and doom.  

Corruption, Polish stoner metal masters have just revealed their brand new, build up from scratch line-up. Piotr ‘Anioł’ Wącisz, the band’s founding member: “I am really happy to announce that the new Corruption lineup is as follows: Jacek Hiro (Sceptic, Voodoo Gods), James Stewart (Vader, Divine Chaos), Robert Zembrzycki (ex- Saratan), Łukasz “Chuck Rebel” Adamczak, and me Piotr “Anioł” Wącisz. I am really excited about this and I can’t wait to play the first shows with these guys!”  

North Carolina’s one-man Death Metal Army BLOODSOAKED is offering the digital versions of all four albums as free downloads! It’s true and devoid of strings!  

Noise/Post Rock is by far a terrible genre, I don’t care if its your favorite, Jerry. It sucks, and you suck by association! However, a new batch of these records have been poppign up that are actual good! One such example is the new Fossils album, The Meatening. And yes, there is a bacon track. Its an album of prime cuts and tasty gristle!