Dave Witte, drummer of Virginian crossover thrash kings MUNICIPAL WASTE has written his thoughts about METALLICA for SLAM Magazine Austria:  

“Miracle”, the debut single from Ft. Lauderdale hard rock quartet Nonpoint’s forthcoming new album will be available for download on iTunes and online music retail sites on March 30th. The forthcoming album, also titled Miracle, will be released April 27th. via their own 954 Records in partnership with Rocket Science Ventures / RED/ Sony.  

Get ready for Ankara, Turkey’s Since Yesterday! After years of honing its craft with a handful of well received demos and split releases, and numerous ferocious live shows with a range of world renowned acts, the band has just unleashed The Artificial Truth, the album that has breathed new life into the international metalcore scene.  

The self-titled, full-length debut from Austin, Texas-based Metalcore titans DIE AMONG HEROES is now available for streaming in its entirety via the newly-launched GeekRadio functionality of BigMusicGeek.com The CD, which was recorded at Monster Music studios in San Antonio, focuses on lyrical themes such as war, personal loss and overcoming tragedy.  

The highly diverse post-rock/folk/thrash/metal outfit, GRAYCEON, are pleased to announce their highly anticipated first tour abroad to play 30 shows in Europe with their US pals of legendary status, JUCIFER.  

Candlelight Records, this year celebrating nine years of operations in North America, is enjoying its most successful early year sales launch with the recent release and Billboard chart entries with new albums from Ihsahn and Fear Factory.  

British thrashers EVILE have released a digital-only single of the band’s cover of PANTERA’s “Cemetery Gates”. EVILE recorded “Cemetery Gates” in 2009 for a special Metal Hammer Dimebag tribute album.  Tragically, it was also the last song the band recorded with their late bassist, MIKE ALEXANDER.  

   Check out the list of bands scheduled to play this years maryland Death Metal Fest in Baltimore.  

While still in his teens in the mid 1990s, Jonny Lang exploded onto the national scene with a combination of highly developed blues guitar chops and a powerful voice that rivaled some musicians more than twice his age. And that was just the beginning. Fifteen years and a half-dozen studio albums later, he has evolved into a seasoned musician and a road-savvy showman capable of delivering powerful live performances on his home soil and just about every other continent on the globe.  

Heavy metal pioneers MOTÖRHEAD are marking the world premiere of the eagerly anticipated documentary, “Lemmy”, with a special performance in Austin, Texas, on the final night of the South by Southwest Film Festival.  

Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Dallas, TX’s KILL THE CLIENT. KILL THE CLIENT formed in 2004 and has previously released two full-length albums in addition to split releases with AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED and THOUSANDSWILLDIE. The band has also appeared on For The Sick – A Tribute To Eyehategod and 2008’s This Comp Kills Fascists. Audio samples taken from these releases can be heard now via the band’s MySpace page: MySpace.com/KillTheClient.  

Eulogy Recordings are very proud to announce the signing of New Jersey’s ENDER. Their debut album “This Is Revenge” was recently recorded at Treehouse Studios (Jersey City, NJ) and produced by Weston Kleinknecht. “This Is Revenge” will be released on Eulogy Recordings this spring. They are currently planning tours to support the album.