The members of Auckland, New Zealand’s demoralizing trio, ULCERATE, are currently headed stateside, as their return to North America embarks this week with the Vermis North America MMXIV tour, beginning this Thursday, May 1st.  

UK bulldozers TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE have released their long-awaited debut full-length, A New Code of Morality, today on Comatose Music.  

Northern Ireland’s Darkest Era have released a lyric video for “Sorrow’s Boundless Realm,” the first track from the band’s forthcoming new album, Severance, which is due for release on June 3rd (US) and June 13th (Europe) via Cruz Del Sur.  

According to ancient lore, and cult of the antediluvian pagan deity, Ginsu the Magnificently Pointy, a Spirit Knife consists of a bone blade bonded to the souls of the Mud People. He or she that defended oneself or took the life of an enemy with the Spirit Knife became magically bonded to the blade and, thus, the only person who could touch or wield it in future battle. Spirit Knife is also the title of the new album by JEREMY IRON & THE RATGANG MALIBUS — aka JIRM  

For U.S. fans of Judas Priest that simply cannot wait for the July 15th release date of their latest classic metal album, ‘Redeemer of Souls,’ there is some relief on the way. On Tuesday, April 29th, the title track from the album will be available for purchase via iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/redeemer-of-souls-single/id863086125) and other digital service providers. And a clip of the song (plus the single’s artwork) is now available to sample at the band’s website, www.judaspriest.com.  

Sacramento rock band TESLA have announced an all new LP titled SIMPLICITY due out June 10th, 2014 via Tesla Electric Company Recording’s arrangement with Entertainment One Music and Distribution.  

Following the release of their Traverser LP via Toxic Assets in November, Austin’s caustic sludge metal trio, LIONS OF TSAVO, continue to tour the American landscape in support of the album. The band is currently embarked on their latest trek with another five cities still in its path, including Atlanta this evening, April 28th, and Birmingham, Jackson, Shreveport and Dallas next to get slammed this week LIONS OF TSAVO plow homeward.  

BEAUTY IN THE SUFFERING, the newly launched electronic-rock studio project from producer DieTrich Thrall (MARAZENE), have released a new lyric video for their track “Reveille (The Zombie Charge).” The track is also available for free download on their Bandcamp page.  

Midwestern metal cult, WOLVHAMMER, has put the final touches on their third studio full-length, and today unveils the album’s full info including the cover art and a short trailer.  

Tomorrow evening, the twisted noise merchants in New York’s beloved GNAW will lay waste to Belgium with their harrowing odes of tension, terror and torment. From there, the crude collective will march on to France where they will join unholy forces with the experimental sound serpents in Italy’s OvO for an eight-date incursion of audio indecency.  

Spanish thrash metallers CRISIX have uploaded a brand-new video for the title track off their sophomore release, Rise…Then Rest.  

Following a hugely successful debut last December, the bringers of DENVER BLACK SKY are pleased to announce their second edition of live debauchery! Crowned “Colorado’s Best Metal Festival” by Denver Westword, this year’s DENVER BLACK SKY event will take place August 2nd and 3rd again at the Gothic Theatre and Moe’s BBQ and feature another vicious lineup