New York, NY — TRAPT, the multi-platinum rock band whose recent release (No Apologies via Eleven Seven Music) debuted as the #1 Rock and #5 Alternative album according to Soundscan, and #1 Rock and #8 overall album on iTunes have announced plans for their Sound Off Tour.   

  From the group that got everyone “Addicted” Saving Abel have returned with another sexually charged hit with “Sex Is Good.”  The song is currently sitting at #10 on the Rock charts and is continuing to fly up the charts.  

Old school goatraping death thrash, furious blackened savagery…it’s all there and comes with the ClawHammer guarantee to eviscerate on ABOMINANT’s Where Demons Dwell! The 9th album from the Kentucky murder squad is its most dynamically composed to date and comes with a production by the band and Scott Briggs (Velocity Studios) that is absolutely molten.  Where Demons Dwell will be released by Deathgasm Records on October 29th.  

    DANIEL LIONEYE, the band brought to you by Linde, Mige and Burton of HIM, are thrilled to announce their first ever North American tour.  The band, along with NACHTMYSTIUM and TURISAS, will be supporting CRADLE OF FILTH on their FEARnet and Decibel Presents: From The Black Abyss Tour in February.   

Doom resonated through the floors of Webster Hall Sunday night when High On Fire made their 3rd New York City appearance this year and brought along Kylesa and Torche. For almost 3.5 hours, distortion ruled, heavy was the norm and the power of the riff was unsurpassed.  

Spain’s UNCONSECRATED rise from the grave to deliver a brand new 7″ vinyl EP courtesy of Dark Descent Records.  Slave to the Grave delivers four original tracks of bludgeoning, skull-fracturing death metal with a thundering guitar tone and gut-ripping vocals reminiscent of the Swedish death metal glory days!  

Britain’s world-renowned extreme heavy metal act, Cradle Of Filth, has announced dates for the band’s first North American tour since 2009, a headlining run on the “FEARnet and Decibel Presents: Creatures From The Black Abyss Tour”, set to kick off in February.  Nachtmystium, Turisas, and Daniel Lioneye will round out the tour’s impressive package on Cradle Of Filth’s long-awaited return to North American shores.  

How about a hot shot of Death/Thrash metal? Profondo Rozzo from Italy’s SUBHUMAN has absolutely stunned the critics and left fans hungering for more, not to mention taking out a few innocent bystanders in the process.  With machine-gun like precision, SUBHUMAN hit the mark with nine songs of intense Death/Thrash Metal insanity with the release of Profondo Rozzo on Maple Metal Records.  

Not many bands can boast such accomplishments as Primal Fear can. In over twelve years, the group managed to release eight LPs and become one of the most important members of the contemporary power metal scene. This year, Metal Mind Productions is proud to bring back four classic Primal Fear albums – the self-titled debut (1998), “Jaws of Death” (1999), “Nuclear Fire” (2001) and “Devil’s Ground” (2004) – each of them proving that true metal is still alive and kicking!  

Detroit’s impending technical death metal juggernaut, As They Sleep, has posted a video blog update on their official MySpace and Facebook pages, as they gear up for the release of their Solid State Records debut, Dynasty, next month.   

How do you continue to celebrate the life of one of heavy metal’s true legends? You call on those who had the most admiration and respect to gather in one place and do what they do best to pay homage – which includes fellow musicians and fans alike. On October 29th at the Key Club in West Hollywood, CA,  

The 10th Annual MHK Metalfest is set to kick off next Thursday, October 28th in Manhattan, KS.  The 3-day event will take place at two separate venues; Thursday’s show happening at Mel’s Tavern with the Friday and Saturday shows taking place at the Wareham Opera House, both located within a block of each other.