Promoted by I.M.P. Presents, the same folks who put on the Virgin Mobile Free Fest, this year’s two-day blowout is almost like folding back the time-space concert-tinuum to the early days of MTV when the aforementioned bands were always in the cable music channel’s heavy rotation. Of course, that was back when MTV actually played videos.
Nevermind the bullocks, here’s The Eyes Of A Traitor! Britain’s rage-aholic melodeath act, The Eyes Of A Traitor have released their second full-length, Breathless, in North America today (February 8th, 2011) via French metal powerhouse Listenable Records. Heralded for it’s sonically progressive and technically proficient brand of melodic death metal, Breathless is tailor-made for fans of everyone from Children Of Bodom to Messhuggah.
French black metal label Debemur Morti Productions’ reissue of the BLUT AUS NORD classic The Mystical Beast of Rebellion is now available in North America. Debemur Morti is now taking orders for the 2xCD version of this black metal masterpiece, the second disc of which features brand new material, “The Fall (Chapters 7, 7 & 7).” A new T-shirt design is available as well.
French black metalists SVART CROWN invade North American shores with their latest brutal masterpiece, Witnessing The Fall. Out today (February 8th, 2011) in North America, Witnessing The Fall delivers nothing but the most creative and cerebral blend of blackened insanity and death metal fury to invade our airspace in quite sometime.
Legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act, Autopsy, has stepped back into the mighty Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA to begin recording its first full-length album since 1995’s, Shitfun, entitled, Macabre Eternal. The forthcoming record will be released in early June 2011 on Peaceville Records.
ROTTING CHRIST have return stronger than ever with a unique sound that is undeniably based on their black past, but forged in the fires of folklore and native elements. There can be no doubt that the ancient Gods must have inspired ROTTING CHRIST to create their divine album “AEALO.” Now these Greek Black Metal veterans are headed your way! Don’t miss out on your chance to see them demolish a town near you!
As announced earlier on Artillery, one of the best thrash metal bands around, returns with a brand new studio album. New material entitled “My Blood”. New material entitled “My Blood” is the follow up to the highly acclaimed album “When Death Comes” from 2009! And today you can hear two preview tracks (“Monster” and “Warrior Blood”) on MMP’s profile on Myspace:
The recently-released double-disc Dio CD, ‘Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987,’ is about to get a glorious vinyl makeover. On February 15, 2011, the album will be issued as a double vinyl set with deluxe gatefold packaging, and on 180 gram vinyl – the first-ever Dio album to be released in this high quality vinyl format.
Rock legend, Realistic Rock author, and Sabian’s World’s Greatest Rock Drummer Carmine Appice is now offering rare tracks and impossible to find, out of production albums available as digital downloads directly from his official web site. Some of Carmine’s best performances new and old are available along with a brand new track from King Kobra titled “Monsters and Heroes”.
