The long-awaited return to action for BIGELF was recently announced, with the album INTO THE MAELSTROM slated for a April 1 release in North America. Now the cover artwork, track-listing and full format details can be revealed.  

Shawn “Clown” Crahan from the band Slipknot showed up in full Clown gear at this years Grammy’s. as his guest his beautiful wife and daughter… Full Story….HERE!  

Metal, Rasta, Punk infused heavyweights(hed)pe have just inked a worldwide deal with Pavement Entertainment. The band’s 9th studio album aptly titled “Evolution” is currently being finished and mixed for a summer 2014 release. “Evolution” sees(Hed)pe returning to its heavier roots that fans have come to admire over the band’s lengthy career.  

Detroit, Michigan-based metallers BATTLECROSS will be joining Canada’s Protest The Hero as direct support on the band’s spring US tour, set to commence March 1st in Buffalo. Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 24th.  

SEVENDUST didn’t waste any time getting 2014 started the best way they know how:  being holed up in the recording studio to create their long-awaited and highly-anticipated acoustic album.   

Oliver Withöft, co-owner of independent record label Century Media, passed away on January 20, 2014 after falling ill several months ago. He was 49.  

UK Progressive rock band TesseracTwill once again be returning to North America. It will be TesseracT’s third tour supporting their critically acclaimed Altered State album.  Former touring partners, Intronaut, who will be coming fresh off a tour of their own with Between The Buried and Me and Deafheaven will be direct support. To make these events even more special, instrumentalists, DIY prog artist, Cloudkicker, will be touring for the first time ever with the members of Intronaut as his backing band.  

‘PLAGUES OF BABYLON’, the new studio album from American metal legends ICED EARTH, is on-sale today in North America via Century Media Records. The album is now available worldwide, and can be streamed in its entirety on Spotify. ICED EARTH will bring the new album to their North America homeland when their headlining WORLDWIDE PLAGUES TOUR hits our shores April 4 for a six-week run with SABATON and REVAMP in support. See complete tour dates below.  

Six Feet Under founding throat/death metal icon, Chris Barnes, is pleased to bring fans his latest work of sonic deviance in the form of the fittingly christened, IHATE. A venture inadvertently launched between Barnes and multi-instrumentalist/fellow horror enthusiast Bob Taggett, their as-yet-untitled debut promises to deliver eight violent tracks of raw, unrepentant, death metal brutality and lyrical depravity.  

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY have released the album art, track listing and first single from their forthcoming LP due later this year. “Catacombs of the Black Vatican” is available immediately for iTunes preorder and the brand new single “My Dying Time” is also available for purchase.  

Deepsend Records will release AGIEL‘s Dark Pantheons on February 18. The album is a re-introduction to the metal masses of the unique blend of brutal death metal and symphonic black metal of AGIEL. Imbued with chaotic energy and aggression, Dark Pantheons transcends the familiar like an occultist stepping beyond the boundaries of existence. A new sound saturated in complexity and power marks their return.  

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