Legendary punk’s D.O.A have travelled the globe almost continuously since they formed in 1978 and released their first snarling piece of vinyl, the “Disco Sucks” EP. That slab of plastic opened the door to international prominence, 14 studio albums and three generations of fans. 2013 marks the band’s 35th and final year as Canada’s godfather of punk Joe Keithley embarks on a political career seeking the New Democratic Party (NDP) nomination in Coquitlam, British Columbia.  

Zombified’s “Carnage Slaughter and Death” to be released in North America in February In continued partnership with Germany’s Cyclone Empire Records, Metal Blade Records will be releasing one of Cyclone’s most recent European releases in North America. Zombified’s Carnage Slaughter and Death will be released on February 5th via Metal Blade Records in North America.  

Germany’s most crushing extreme metal act NEAERA will release their new album Ours Is The Storm through Metal Blade Records on March 5th in North America, and on March, 1st/4th in Europe.  

CORRECTIONS HOUSE, the new collective featuring Mike IX Williams (Eyehategod), Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium) and Bruce Lamont (Yakuza), today confirm a string a rare live shows. The 19-date trek will commence on January 21, 2013 in Brooklyn, New York and wind its way through much of the of the East Coast before concluding in Denver, Colorado. Special solo sets by Parker, Lamont, Kelly and Williams will be performed prior to closing each night as CORRECTIONS HOUSE. Further info on CORRECTIONS HOUSE to be announced in the coming days. CORRECTIONS HOUSE Winter Tour 2013 1/21/2013 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY 1/22/2013 Great Scott – Boston, MA 1/23/2013 BAR – New Haven, CT 1/24/2013... 

Southern hard rockers NASHVILLE PUSSY have a headlining North American tour kicking off later this January. The run kicks off January 24th in Houston, TX and will run through February 24th in Nashville, TN.  

Colombian death/black metal assassins NEPENTE have inked a deal with Singapore-based independent record label Sonic Blast Media for the worldwide release on the band’s sophomore album, Suffering is the Seed.  

German classic Death Metal lunatics DEHUMAN REIGN have just signed with FDA REKOTZ for the release of one mini-album and two full-length albums. Be prepared for some fuckin’ harsh Death Metal somewhere between good old BRUTALITY, SUFFOCATION and DEATH !! The band’s first release, Destructive Intent MCD will be out in spring 2013. DEHUMAN REIGN was formed in 2011 with the intention to follow the path of original Death Metal. The band strives to create music without any modern influences or trends, pure, authentic and maleficent. After a few member changes, the final line-up was found in March of  2012. The band then recorded their debut MCD Destructive Intent later that summer and started... 

Grammy-nominated rockers Anthrax – Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Frank Bello and Joey Belladonna – have announced that Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais will step in for the departing Rob Caggiano.  Donais will temporarily fill in for Anthrax’s upcoming tour dates in India, the series of Soundwave Festival shows in Australia, and the North American Metal Alliance Tour  

The raw ferocity of the legendary Misfits captured DEA.D. ALIVE! in concert on All Hallows’ Eve, in the center of Times Square—New York City! Need we say more Fiends? The ‘Fits first proper live album since the 1980’s is entombed in the ultimate greatest hits live package for the next generation of horror kids…A.D. Stream “Shining” from the upcoming live album HERE, which just premiered on Rolling Stone.  

Queens based metal Band Dehumanized has been putting their time in since 1995 to bring fans the best of brutality. Composed of Michael Centrone, Anthony Cossu, Paul Tavora , Rich Nagasawa, and George Torres, this band through an unrelenting amount of hard work and dedication has released their long awaited second chapter, Controlled Elite. After their previous album, Prophecies Foretold was released in 1997, there has been a void in fans hearts awaiting the newest sound of grime to flow through their speakers and into their ears. Let there be no question that Controlled Elite was released just for that reason, and fans could not possibly be more thrilled.  

SAMOTHRACE has posted the confirmed routing for their upcoming Winter US tour, as the crew continue to support their acclaimed second LP, Reverence To Stone. The bedlam will unravel with a hometown show in Seattle on February 15th, then continues on a mangled, counter-clockwise loop through the Midwest, Gulf Coast, Southeast and up the East Coast on their way back westward, with eighteen cities confirmed to endure their slow motion turmoil during the venture. The majority of the dates will see SAMOTHRACE forging alongside Metal Blade doom trio Pilgrim.  

On January 25th, 2013 Dark Descent Records and Woodcut Records will unleash Poisoned Void, the debut full-length from Finnish death metal four-piece VORUM.