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.
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.
Cincinnati, Ohio — Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization has announced that Philadelphia thrashers, FLESH ENGINE have been confirmed for the main stage of Warriors Of Metal Fest VII at O’Sheckys LIVE Bar & Grill in Columbus, Ohio on June 27 and 28. FLESH ENGINE was a promotional monster for last year’s fest, so we’re privileged to have them back to perform again this summer, especially since they have been planning something special for us in 2014!
As announced in late 2013, the legend of Polish hard & heavy scene – Turbo, return this Spring with a brand new studio album entitled “The Fifth Element”. It will be the first release since their 2009 release “Strażnik Światła” and we can expect solid heavy metal without any unnecessary intricacies. The release date of the album has been set for April, 7th in Europe and April, 15th in North America (via MVD).
After a debut EP, “This Is Oil” (Deadlight, 2008), an impressively massive full-length,”All Is One” (Slowburn, 2011) along the lines of Mastodon and Baroness, constant touring in Europe and a split EP with fellow French Stoner / Doomsters Hangman’s Chair (“Moodisorder,” 2012), DRAWERS decided in a wise move that doing killer music wasn’t enough and that being able to reinvent themselves was way more interesting than releasing the same album over and over, as killer that album could be.
Roadrunner Records group Stone Sour have reclaimed the #1 spot on the BDS Rock Chart with their latest single “Tired,” which is featured on House of Gold & Bones Part 1. This marks the band’s second #1 single from the House of Gold & Bones series – the other being “Absolute Zero” from House of Gold & Bones Part 1.
SUICIDE SILENCE is set to release ENDING IS THE BEGINNING: The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show on CD/DVD/digipack on February 18 in North America and European on March 17th 2014. A Blur-Ray/CD version will be exclusively sold at CM Distro and the band’s merch store. Suicide Silence will be donating all of the royalties earned from this purchase to the Kenadee Lucker Education fund.
Vermont-based progressive metallers BARISHI and PureGrainAudio.com are offering a free download of the song “The Waves,” from the band’s recently released self-titled debut album. Download the track free of charge at the link below. “The Waves” – puregrainaudio.com/audio/barishi-the-waves-free-song-download-exclusive Heaviness, eclecticism, and inventive melody are just a few of the descriptors one could use to begin dissecting this dynamic package of passion and creavity. The saxophone heard on “Sky Burial” and “Holy Mountain” is but one of the pleasant surprises in an album full of them. Barishi was recorded, mixed, and co-produced by the band and Brian...
