AS I LAY DYING–whose last four albums count combines sales in excess of one million copies–have entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #10 with over 38,000 copies sold of their much anticipated THE POWERLESS RISE album. THE POWERLESS RISE also reached #2 on Billboard’s Independent Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard’s Hard Music Albums Chart.
In honor of WHITECHAPEL’s June 8th release, A New Era of Corruption, Metal Blade and AOL’s Noisecreep have teamed up to bring you the exclusive premier of the new track ‘Breeding Violence.’ The brand new song off the upcoming release will stream exclusively on Noisecreep for the next 24 hours so be sure to head over to the site (HERE), check it out, and leave a comment.
Swedish heavy metal sensations ENFORCER are due to release their new album, DIAMONDS, in Europe on Monday (24th May). DIAMONDS is ENFORCER’s second album and features ten tracks of pure, classic-sounding heavy metal, with soaring vocals, galloping riffs and catchy melodies. DIAMONDS features the following tracks:
“Nightmare,” the new single from Southern California’s Avenged Sevenfold, is the No. 1 Most Added track at Active Rock Radio in the United States this week. It is also the No. 1 Rock Song on iTunes in the United States selling over 23,666 units in its first day. Additionally, across the pond in the United Kingdom, “Nightmare” is the No. 1 Rock Song on iTunes.
Boston video game metal masters POWERGLOVE have signed a North American deal with E1 Music. The band will be releasing a new full-length album this fall. “We are all extremely proud to announce E1 as our new label. And really, what better label for us than one who is home to both In Flames and the Sesame Street catalogue?” says POWERGLOVE.