Underground death metal cartel Dark Descent Records has made the highly-anticipated full-length debut from Swedish old-schoolers MIASMAL available for pre-order. The album will be released on CD by Dark Descent Records and given the vinyl treatment by Detest Records and Me Saco Un Ojo.  

Hourcast have just posted a teaser trailer for their new single “Attraction” on their YouTube Channel. The video features scantily clad adult film star Jessie Jane armed with a pistol, and firing at lead singer Patrick Mcbride. The full length video for “Attraction” will be premiering in the coming weeks, so be sure to check out the band’s Facebook page for all the latest updates and info.  

Hullking (sorry) out of Brooklyn onto The End Records’ roster of shitkickers, Hull have a post-metal sound that will rope in fans of ISIS and NEUROSIS, as well as those who find the former too ambient and the latter too jumbled.  

France’s BENIGHTED deliver their most adventurous album so far: 12 tracks of pure Death/Grind mixing brutality and groove, featuring guest vocals from Svencho (ABORTED) and Mike Majewski (DEVOURMENT). Ever since 2000’s self-titled debut, the band’s evolution between every album has been blatant, even though it was clear that BENIGHTED was promised to a brilliant future when “Psychose” came out in 2002.  

San Francisco Bay Area death metal legend, Autopsy, has completed recording its long-awaited fifth studio album, Macabre Eternal, due out May 31st on Peaceville Records.   

Chicago’s two hardest-rocking bands join forces for the ultimate celebration of Spring hormones when HIGH SPIRITS and BIBLE OF THE DEVIL hit the road together this May. Dubbed “Flying Tonight,” the tour will see HIGH SPIRITS spread their infectious and high-octane brand of heavy rock across fourteen cities. Do not miss the season’s most energetic tour!  

  Long-running Greek Pagan black metal outfit KAWIR have announced the addition of drummer Ormenos (aka Bornyhake – Enoid, Borgne) to their ranks. The band is currently preparing to release a 7″ split EP with UK-based blackened death metallers SCYTHIAN on Nuclear Winter Records and is hard at work on material for a new full-length album.  

Blackened thrash/punk bastards ANGREPP have recently announced a changing of the guard behind the drum kit as skinsman Fredrik Widigs has parted ways with the band and been replaced by Jakob Hallegren (Månegarm, Valkyrja). The announcement came in the form of a post on ANGREPP’s official myspace page and can be read below.    

Reunited metal-core purveyors Biohazard will make their New England Metal and Hardcore Festival debut this year. “It’s been years since we’ve played anywhere in New England – 15 years with the original Biohazard, so the show will be off the hook for our old school friends,” said guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei. “I’m looking forward to playing in front of those people who have never seen Biohazard before but have heard the stories from their older brothers or sisters about the shows back in the day. I’m looking forward to finally getting Biohazard back to New England with the ORIGINAL lineup!” The band plans to treat fans to a set full of Biohazard classics,... 

Originally recorded and released in 1997 OLD WAINDS’ Where the Snows are Never Gone features eight blistering tracks of absolutely heavy and ruthless Nordic black metal. Fourteen years later, Negative Existence is proud to make this highly sought-after classic available to a new generation of metal fans.  

  The gathering shall commence…..after the success of the band last and critically acclaimed opus, 2008’s “Communion”, the time has come for “The Great Mass”! The album is a result of intense soul searching and discovery at home in Greece as well as in Athens, Prague and Sweden.  

LAZARUS A.D. is the most recent casualty in a slew of unfortunate band robberies to claim theft of their personal items and money from their touring van.